Our People

Russell Custer has been with Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd. since 1980 and is an owner of the firm. A former title and escrow officer of the Chicago Title Insurance Company, Russ specializes in real estate law, title insurance law, including claims res… Read More

David M. Gower concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, estate and trust-related litigation, and probate litigation. David has extensive experience in the drafting of wills, trusts, powers of attorne… Read More

Angela M. Iaria joined Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd. in 2010 and specializes in the areas of civil litigation, family law, child custody and support, estate administration, foreclosures, real estate transactions and real estate litigation in DuPage, K… Read More

Daniel L. Johnson joined Lillig & Thorsness in 2017 and practices in the areas of business law and real estate. He has experience in forming new business entities, advising established businesses on a wide variety of governance and transactional… Read More

Martin Lillig is one of the co-founders and owners of the firm. He has extensive experience in counseling business owners regarding all aspects of formation and operation, including selection of business entity, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder… Read More

As managing partner of Lillig & Thorsness, Adrian Mendoza concentrates his complex civil and commercial litigation practice in the areas of business, tort, employment, as well as estates and trusts. Clients trust his analytical insights, creative… Read More

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Thomas Oddo is a trial and appellate attorney with over 25 years of experience. Tom has tried many cases to verdict and resolved numerous complex and high stakes cases through arbitration, mediation, and settlement. Tom represents clients throughout… Read More

Gintare Radvila joined Lillig & Thorsness in 2021 and practices in general civil litigation with a focus on personal injury law, commercial litigation, and construction litigation. Gintare began her law career as an Assistant State’s Attorn… Read More

David Rice joined Lillig & Thorsness in 2020 and practices in the corporate law and real estate practice groups. He has experience in forming new business entities, advising established businesses on a wide variety of governance and transactional… Read More

Joe Robinson is senior counsel to Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd. and brings over forty (40) years of experience to estate planning, estate and trust administration, business succession planning, real estate transactions and general business law for ind… Read More

Francesco Roselli is a partner in the firm and concentrates his practice in the areas of family wealth planning, business succession planning, estate planning, wills and trusts, estate and trust administration, and federal estate and gift taxation. P… Read More

Edward Sherman was admitted to practice in the State of Iowa in 2000, and the State of Illinois in 2004. He has also been admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois, the United Sta… Read More

With more than four decades of experience, Gregory F. Smith concentrates his practice in real estate, business, and corporate law. As the leader of the firm’s commercial real estate practice, he represents owners and developers in complex commercia… Read More

David Stallter joined Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd. in 1997 and is a partner in the firm’s corporate law practice group. He has extensive experience in the areas of corporate transactions, commercial and residential real estate, estate and business… Read More

William W. (“Bill”) Thorsness is one of the co-founders and an owner of the firm. He has over four (4) decades of extensive experience in successfully representing individuals, business owners, professionals, executives, retirees and their famili… Read More

Jonathan joined Lillig & Thorsness as an associate in 2014 and concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning, real estate, family wealth planning, and title insurance. Prior to joining the firm as an associate, Jonathan had worked as… Read More