Getting ready to retire or take down your shingle? Looking to expand your practice or relocate within Illinois? Use the listings below to see what opportunities are available to purchase an existing practice. The service is available to all lawyers—rural or urban, boutique or general, solo practice or firm.
For Sellers
If you are selling your practice and wish to include it in this listing, click on the button below to fill out a form detailing your practice. After payment of a small listing fee, the form will be posted on this webpage in its entirety. However, the seller’s name will remain confidential. If a prospective buyer is interested in purchasing the practice, they will contact the ISBA and the ISBA will provide them with the seller’s name and contact information. The seller and prospective buyer are then free to communicate with each other (or not) with no other involvement of the ISBA.
For Buyers
If you are looking to purchase an existing practice, review the available listings below. If you are interested in pursuing an available opportunity, contact the ISBA at practiceforsale@isba.org or call 800-252-8908 and you will be given the seller’s information so you may contact them directly. There is no financial obligation to you for making the call.
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ISBA Reference Number: 52
County: Cook Circuit: Cook
Geographic area served by the practice: Chicago and surrounding suburbs (Cook/Lake/DuPage Counties).
Practice Area(s): Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Trust Administration, Deed Preparation, Family LLCs.
More information about this practice
Approximate monthly cash flow: 20,000
Gross revenue for each of the last three years: 2025 - $275,000, 2024 - $244,000, 2023 - $213,000
Number of currently employed nonlawyer office staff: 0
Number of currently employed lawyers: 1
Year when practice established: 2010
Reason for selling: Considering transitioning out/retirement planning for my solo law practice. I have an extensive network of referral sources and 800 client files. I have built the practice over 17 years without any advertising. Rather than hiring an associate to take over the practice, my clients and referral sources would benefit from a merger or acquisition.
Is transition assistance available? Yes, while I am happy to sell outright, the real value would be in transitioning my work from myself to the purchasing firm over the next 2 - 5 years.
Please provide any additional information you would like a prospective purchaser to know: Open to an outright sale, "of counsel" relationship or a descending referral fee for work transitioned to the acquiring firm.
ISBA Reference Number: 50
County: Cook Circuit: Cook
Geographic area served by the practice: Chicago and the collar counties.
Practice Area(s): Business Organizations, Business Litigation, Estate Planning, Employment (for employers)
More information about this practice
Approximate monthly cash flow: $80,000
Gross revenue for each of the last three years: 2023 - 760,000; 2024 - $1,300,000; 2025 - $816,000
Number of currently employed nonlawyer office staff: 3
Number of currently employed lawyers: 1 on payroll; 3 on contract basis
Year when practice established: 1982
Reason for selling: Looking to slow down and gradually turn over the practice to someone who wants to continue the litigation practice.
Is transition assistance available? Yes; Seller intends to continue to actively work in the practice for as long as possible.
Please provide any additional information you would like a prospective purchaser to know: I don't foresee this as a purchase, but a gradual surrender of ownership.