
Private Wealth Law
High Net Worth Guide 2025 : Illinois
Rankings

Ranked Individuals
Ranked Individuals
About
Provided by Katten
Wealth management is an ongoing, ever-evolving service for our private clients, which include domestic and international high-net-worth individuals, family-owned businesses, trusts and trustees, personal investment vehicles, other closely held business entities, and family offices. The complex problems confronting individual clients involve local, federal and international tax, estate planning, trust and estate administration, and litigation and alternative dispute resolution laws, rules and regulations. We focus on creating and implementing an integrated structure that will accomplish the client’s business and personal objectives in a tax-efficient and predictable manner, with sufficient flexibility to address unanticipated change. High-net-worth individuals and their family offices turn to us for unique, holistic solutions that respond to their wealth, business and estate planning needs and to their particular wishes for family governance and succession.
Our Private Client Services attorneys work seamlessly with other Katten industry and practice teams, including Trusts and Estates, Corporate, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Tax Planning, Antitrust and Competition, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Environmental, Financial Services, Insolvency and Restructuring, and Intellectual Property, to provide private clients with creative and comprehensive representation in all areas integrated with their wealth, business, succession and estate planning.
Industries (6)
- Private Clients / Individuals
- Banks
- Charities / Not for Profit
- Financial Services
- Health Care
- Media
Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
The Katten team has incredible attention to detail, they quickly turn around work products and are very customer-oriented. The team handles complex matters very well.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthThe Katten team has a deep expertise in trust and estate law as well and deep knowledge in residency transfer and wealth transfer between generations.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthKatten is very strong in their ability to understand complex items and provide on-the-go advice as such. The team is very strong and knowledgeable in many areas.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthThe Katten team is really strong and growing still, with a really sophisticated clientele.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthKatten's trusts and estates attorneys are extremely knowledgeable and experienced.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
Notable Practitioners
Provided by Chambers
Band 2 
Band 2 
Michael O. Hartz
Michael Hartz is experienced in business succession and estate planning and administration. He is very easy to work with, very collaborative and knows about tax really thoroughly. He is wise beyond the legal.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthMichael is very knowledgeable and very thoughtful.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthMichael is fantastic and very diligent.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
Band 2 
Band 2 
Tye Klooster
Tye Klooster is experienced in complex estate planning and trust administration matters. He is well known for his skill in private equity-related planning. Tye is an expert in his field and has been a trusted adviser to my family.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthI thoroughly enjoy working with Tye and he is a real advocate for our family.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthTye is extremely good at communication. His technical expertise is amazing. His ability to communicate complex ideas in a simplified manner is great.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
Band 3 
Band 3 
Adam Damerow
Adam Damerow works with high net worth individuals on non-contentious and contentious matters relating to trusts and estates. I enjoy working with Adam as I know the clients will be given great service.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
Band 3 
Band 3 
Charles Harris
Charles Harris works closely with wealthy clients on tax and estate planning issues. Charles Harris is technically extraordinarily gifted. Charles is excellent with clients and is an excellent estate planner.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
Ranked Individuals at Katten (4)
Members
Provided by Katten

Andrew L. McKay

Michelle R. Canerday

Nicholas J. Heuer

Tye J Klooster

David M Allen

Philip J Tortorich

Charles Harris

Adam Damerow
View profile of Adam Damerow
Charles Harris
View profile of Charles Harris
Michael O. Hartz
View profile of Michael O. Hartz
Tye Klooster
View profile of Tye Klooster
Katten has rankings in the following guides
Band 2 High Net Worth 2025
Practice area: Private Wealth Law
Location: California: Southern
View department profile for High Net Worth 2025Band 2 High Net Worth 2025
Practice area: Private Wealth Law
Location: North Carolina
View department profile for High Net Worth 2025Band 2 High Net Worth 2025
Practice area: Private Wealth Law
Location: New York
View department profile for High Net Worth 2025Band 2 High Net Worth 2025
Practice area: Private Wealth Law
Location: USA - Nationwide
View department profile for High Net Worth 2025
What success is built on
Chambers is the leading data and intelligence partner for the legal sector.