Illinois Legal Price Report

This report covers 204 published prices from 64 Illinois law firms across 12 practice areas: 180 flat fees, 18 hourly rates and 6 contingency fees. The most recent price was captured Sep 26, 2026.

Every figure is calculated from the prices firms publish on their own websites, and it changes whenever a price is added, corrected, disputed or withdrawn. A flat fee is never compared with an hourly rate or a percentage. A median is shown only when at least 5 firms publish a price for the same service, and each firm counts once per service, at its lowest price. Read the methodology.

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Real estate

Flat fees

Service	Unit	Firms	Median	Range
Residential real estate closing	per closing	8	$575	$350 to $750
Quitclaim deed	per deed	3	Fewer than 5 firms
New construction closing	per closing	2	Fewer than 5 firms
Transfer on death instrument (TODI)	per instrument	2	Fewer than 5 firms
Commercial eviction	per case	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Commercial real estate closing	per closing	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Early occupancy or holdover agreement	per agreement	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Estate, trust or nonstandard title closing	per closing	1	Fewer than 5 firms
For-sale-by-owner attorney representation	per matter	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Multi-unit or investment closing	per closing	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Power of attorney for a closing	per document	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Residential eviction	per case	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Residential lease drafting	per lease	1	Fewer than 5 firms

Residential real estate closing (per closing)

Lowest $350Median $575Highest $750

Each dot is one firm's lowest published price; the shaded band is the middle half ($436.25 to $706.25). Prices: $350, $395, $450, $500, $650, $700, $725, $750. 8 firms, as of Sep 26, 2026.

Estate planning

Flat fees

Service	Unit	Firms	Median	Range
Revocable living trust package, couple	per couple	6	$3,750	$1,500 to $6,000
Revocable living trust package, one person	per person	6	$2,750	$1,075 to $6,000
Will package, one person	per person	6	$1,000	$275 to $1,500
Estate plan package, one person	per person	3	Fewer than 5 firms
Estate plan review or checkup	per review	3	Fewer than 5 firms
Will package, couple	per couple	3	Fewer than 5 firms
Estate plan package, couple	per couple	2	Fewer than 5 firms
Power of attorney, single document	per document	2	Fewer than 5 firms
Powers of attorney package, one person	per person	2	Fewer than 5 firms
Probate avoidance package, couple	per couple	2	Fewer than 5 firms
Probate avoidance package, one person	per person	2	Fewer than 5 firms
Small estate affidavit or administration	per estate	2	Fewer than 5 firms
Estate planning session	per session	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Estate tax planning	per plan	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Healthcare directive (living will)	per document	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Irrevocable trust	per trust	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Land trust package	per package	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Powers of attorney package, couple	per couple	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Special needs planning	per plan	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Trust funding guidance	per trust	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Trust restatement, couple	per couple	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Trust restatement, one person	per person	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Will amendment, couple	per couple	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Will amendment, one person	per person	1	Fewer than 5 firms

Hourly rates

Service	Unit	Firms	Median	Range
Estate planning and probate attorney hourly rate	per hour	1	Fewer than 5 firms

Revocable living trust package, couple (per couple)

Lowest $1,500Median $3,750Highest $6,000

Each dot is one firm's lowest published price; the shaded band is the middle half ($2371.25 to $4,750). Prices: $1,500, $1,995, $3,500, $4,000, $5,000, $6,000. 6 firms, as of Sep 26, 2026.

Revocable living trust package, one person (per person)

Lowest $1,075Median $2,750Highest $6,000

Each dot is one firm's lowest published price; the shaded band is the middle half ($1971.25 to $3,375). Prices: $1,075, $1,795, $2,500, $3,000, $3,500, $6,000. 6 firms, as of Sep 26, 2026.

Will package, one person (per person)

Lowest $275Median $1,000Highest $1,500

Each dot is one firm's lowest published price; the shaded band is the middle half ($487.50 to $1437.50). Prices: $275, $400, $750, $1,250, $1,500, $1,500. 6 firms, as of Sep 26, 2026.

Business

Flat fees

Service	Unit	Firms	Median
LLC formation	per LLC	2	Fewer than 5 firms
Beneficial ownership (BOI) filing	per filing	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Business formation package	per package	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Corporation formation	per corporation	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Foreign entity registration	per filing	1	Fewer than 5 firms
LLC formation, two or more owners	per LLC	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Professional LLC (PLLC) formation or conversion	per filing	1	Fewer than 5 firms

Hourly rates

Service	Unit	Firms	Median	Range
Business attorney hourly rate	per hour	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Contract drafting and negotiation hourly rate	per hour	1	Fewer than 5 firms

Litigation

Flat fees

Service	Unit	Firms	Median	Range
Judgment enforcement task	per task	1	Fewer than 5 firms

Family

Flat fees

Service	Unit	Firms	Median
Uncontested divorce, no minor children	per case	4	Fewer than 5 firms
Uncontested divorce, with minor children	per case	4	Fewer than 5 firms
Prenuptial agreement review	per review	2	Fewer than 5 firms
Prenuptial agreement, drafting or full representation	per agreement	2	Fewer than 5 firms
Unbundled family-court filing or task	per task	2	Fewer than 5 firms
Uncontested divorce (children not stated)	per case	2	Fewer than 5 firms
Emergency or single family-court motion	per motion	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Family-court trial day	per day	1	Fewer than 5 firms

Hourly rates

Service	Unit	Firms	Median	Range
Family law attorney hourly rate	per hour	8	$325 per hour	$250 per hour to $400 per hour
Family law associate attorney hourly rate	per hour	2	Fewer than 5 firms

Family law attorney hourly rate (per hour)

Lowest $250 per hourMedian $325 per hourHighest $400 per hour

Each dot is one firm's lowest published price; the shaded band is the middle half ($298.75 per hour to $388.75 per hour). Prices: $250 per hour, $295 per hour, $300 per hour, $300 per hour, $350 per hour, $385 per hour, $400 per hour, $400 per hour. 8 firms, as of Sep 26, 2026.

Criminal defense

Hourly rates

Service	Unit	Firms	Median	Range
Criminal defense attorney hourly rate	per hour	1	Fewer than 5 firms

Personal injury

Contingency fees

Service	Unit	Firms	Median	Range
Personal injury contingency fee, settlement or pre-suit	percent of recovery	5	33%	33% to 33.3%

Personal injury contingency fee, settlement or pre-suit (percent of recovery)

Lowest 33%Median 33%Highest 33.3%

Each dot is one firm's lowest published price; the shaded band is the middle half (33% to 33.3%). Prices: 33%, 33%, 33%, 33.3%, 33.3%. 5 firms, as of Sep 26, 2026.

Tax

Contingency fees

Service	Unit	Firms	Median	Range
Property tax appeal, contingency fee	percent of first-year tax reduction	1	Fewer than 5 firms

Bankruptcy

Flat fees

Service	Unit	Firms	Median	Range
Chapter 7 bankruptcy, one person	per case	6	$966	$561 to $1,000
Chapter 13 bankruptcy attorney fee	per case	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Chapter 7 bankruptcy, joint filing	per case	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Creditor call stop letter	per letter	1	Fewer than 5 firms

Chapter 7 bankruptcy, one person (per case)

Lowest $561Median $966Highest $1,000

Each dot is one firm's lowest published price; the shaded band is the middle half ($684.25 to $998.75). Prices: $561, $600, $937, $995, $1,000, $1,000. 6 firms, as of Sep 26, 2026.

Mediation

Hourly rates

Service	Unit	Firms	Median	Range
Mediation hourly rate	per hour	4	Fewer than 5 firms

Immigration

Flat fees

Service	Unit	Firms	Median
Deportation defense	per case	2	Fewer than 5 firms
Adjustment of status	per case	1	Fewer than 5 firms
U visa application or certification	per case	1	Fewer than 5 firms
VAWA petition	per case	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Work permit application	per case	1	Fewer than 5 firms

Intellectual property

Flat fees

Service	Unit	Firms	Median
International or national-stage patent filing	per filing	2	Fewer than 5 firms
Trademark application, first class	per class	2	Fewer than 5 firms
Copyright application	per application	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Moderately complex or complex non-provisional utility patent application	per application	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Other patent filing or appeal	per matter	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Patent office action response	per response	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Patentability search or opinion	per search	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Provisional patent application, moderately complex or complex	per application	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Provisional patent application, simple or not rated	per application	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Simple non-provisional utility patent application	per application	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Trademark search	per class	1	Fewer than 5 firms
Trademark statement of use, declaration or renewal (first class)	per class	1	Fewer than 5 firms

Fees that aren't in these prices

Government, court and recording fees are charged on top of a firm's price. Official sources:

Prices not included in the statistics

10 published prices aren't compared: add-ons and per-additional charges, promotional prices for one group, court and filing fees, and prices whose label doesn't say which service they cover. They're on each firm's profile.