KEVIN C. LICHTENBERG
PARTNER
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kevin@heflerlaw.com
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EDUCATION
Loyola University
Chicago School of Law
MA & JD
Boston College
BA
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
- Probate Litigation
- Guardianship Matters (Adults, Minors and Children with Disabilities )
- Adoptions
- Decedents' Estates
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITIONS
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Kevin (he/him/his) is a founding partner at firm HeflerLichtenberg in Chicago and concentrates his practice on guardianship and probate, elder law, mental health and risk management, and child welfare and adoptions. He is regularly appointed as Guardian ad litem (“GAL”) and counsel for respondents in guardianship proceedings before the probate court. He is also a member of DCFS' Statewide Adoption Attorney panel.
Kevin is an active member of the legal community, volunteering his time to multiple legal service agencies that assist individuals of low-income. In 2016, Kevin was appointed to Loyola University Chicago School of Law's Board of Governors for his first term and most recently was elected as President. He teaches at Loyola University Chicago School of Law for the school’s pilot course Professional Identity Formation for all first-year law students since 2018. He served as Chair for the Chicago Bar Association’s Committee on Elder and Disability Law last year. He participates in the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS) pro bono program and serves on the Illinois State Bar Association Standing Committee on Judicial Evaluations for Cook County. He previously served on the Misericordia Emerging Leaders Board.
Kevin received both his master's degree and juris doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where he earned a Certificate in Health Law and served as Publications Editor of the Annals of Health Law and as Vice President of the Student Bar Association. He has a master's degree in political science from Loyola University Chicago and received his undergraduate degree from Boston College, where he participated in the honors program and graduated magna cum laude.
Kevin lives in Chicago with his partner of twelve years and their two four-legged dependents (pet dog and cat). He enjoys jogging (especially along the lakefront path), golf, skiing, spending time with his siblings and ‘army’ of nieces and nephews and of course, travelling.