Chicago Family Law Attorneys

Illinois Adoption Lawyers | Estate Planning | Business Law | Real Estate Family Law | Probate and Estate Administration

Jill M. Metz & Associates provides legal services to individuals, families and businesses in Chicago for personal and business matters and throughout Illinois for adoptions and estate planning. For more than 30 years, our attorneys have been providing professional legal services in a warm and friendly environment. We pride ourselves on providing effective legal services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and couples.

Our areas of concentration include adoption, family law, estate planning and probate, with an emphasis on matters of particular importance to the gay and lesbian community. We also offer extensive experience in business and real estate law, including representation of condominium boards, individuals who are buying or selling a home, and business owners who require help with contracts, incorporation and litigation.

Find out more about our areas of focus and the recently enacted Illinois Civil Union Act.

Proactive Problems Solvers

Attorney Jill M. Metz and our associates are well known in the community for a solution-oriented approach to legal issues, as well as for extensive involvement in the community. When litigation is necessary, our attorneys have extensive litigation experience and are prepared to vigorously defend our clients' rights in the courtroom.

Throughout the course of each case, we take time to listen to our clients, understand their objectives and put in place a legal strategy designed to actively pursue those objectives. We work diligently to seek the best possible outcome on behalf of our clients, while striving to exceed client expectations for quality service.

Contact Jill M. Metz & Associates

We look forward to meeting with you and learning more about how we can be of assistance to you. To contact our Chicago law office, call 773-878-4480 or contact us by e-mail.

Victory! Civil Union Bill Passes the Illinois House & Senate

On December 1, 2010, the Illinois Senate followed the lead of the Illinois House of Representatives in passing Senate Bill 1716, the Illinois Religious Freedom and Protection and Civil Union Act. The measure creates civil unions in Illinois, permitting couples - including same sex couples in our state - to enter into a relationship that provides all the basic legal state protections and responsibilities currently offered only to heterosexual couples who marry.

This is an historic and proud event for Illinois. The Illinois General Assembly, in a step toward basic fairness, recognized the essential dignity of gay and lesbian relationships in our state by authorizing civil unions. The votes in the House and Senate reflect the triumph of hope and fairness over division and hate. In a bi-partisan vote, legislators rejected the divisive and hate-filled language of opponents to SB1716, who sought to elevate their ideology over the best interests of same-sex couples - and their families - across Illinois. Thousand of couples will now breathe a bit easier and enjoy fewer worries in facing everyday life complications because of the courage and decency of every legislator who voted yes on SB1716.

Of course, this is only one step on the way to fairness. We look forward to the day when Illinois joins other states across the nation who enacted equal marriage for all persons. The action of the General Assembly reminds us that the day of equality is not far away in the Land of Lincoln.

Sincerely,
Jill M. Metz, Esq.