Hoogendoorn and Talbot LLP

What Hoogendoorn and Talbot LLP does

Hoogendoorn and Talbot LLP is a Chicago-based limited liability partnership law firm founded in 1985 by Case Hoogendoorn and Earl Talbot after their departure from Kirkland & Ellis. The firm employs 33 people across two offices (Chicago headquarters at 122 South Michigan Avenue and a Wheaton office opened in November 2019) and serves individuals, families, business owners, and charitable organizations throughout the Chicago metropolitan area and western suburbs. Its practice is organized into eight core service areas: Estate Planning, Tax and Family Business Planning (the dominant group, comprising more than half of the firm's attorneys); Business Law; Litigation, Mediation and Dispute Resolution; Estate and Trust Administration; Real Estate Law; Family Law; Guardianship; and Not-for-Profit, Charitable and Religious Organizations.

Estate planning is positioned as the firm's center of gravity, with sophisticated offerings including revocable trusts, joint trusts for married couples, gift trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, special needs trusts, and generation-skipping planning. Business law services cover entity formation, governance, financing, M&A, employment matters, and succession planning. Litigation and dispute resolution spans trust/estate contests, commercial, construction, insurance, constitutional, and personal injury matters. Real estate practice covers transactions, leasing, zoning, and 1031 exchanges across residential, commercial, and institutional (including church) properties.

The firm generates revenue through billable professional services on an hourly or fixed-fee basis, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Distribution is entirely direct-to-client across two physical locations, augmented by community board service, professional speaking engagements, and thought-leadership content. Ownership is held by the partner members of the LLP, with no external institutional investors or parent entity. The firm has accumulated multiple industry recognitions, including Illinois Super Lawyers, Leading Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell AV ratings, and Fellows of the American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel.

Name

Hoogendoorn and Talbot LLP

Legal name

Hoogendoorn & Talbot LLP

Website

https://htlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hoogendoorn and Talbot LLP is a Chicago-based mid-sized law firm founded in 1985 that serves individuals, families, businesses, and charitable organizations across eight practice areas, with estate planning as its core focus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Estate Administration & Probate Services (FSAAANAE), Estate & Probate Administration Services (FSAEAKAD)

Keywords

• Estate planning services
• Business law advisory
• Trust and estate administration
• Commercial litigation
• Not-for-profit legal counsel

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: The firm generates revenue through billable legal services including estate planning, business law, litigation, real estate transactions, tax planning, and not-for-profit advisory services. Services are provided to individuals, families, businesses, and charitable organizations on an hourly fee basis or fixed fee arrangement for specific matters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hoogendoorn and Talbot LLP is a Chicago-based law firm providing legal counsel across eight core practice areas: estate planning, tax and family business planning (the firm's primary focus), business law, litigation and dispute resolution, estate and trust administration, real estate law, family law, guardianship, and not-for-profit advisory services. The firm represents individuals, families, business owners, and charitable organizations, with estate planning described as the heart and core of the practice, employing more than half of the firm's attorneys. Services are delivered on an hourly fee basis or fixed fee arrangement across two Illinois office locations.

Product overview

Hoogendoorn & Talbot LLP is a Chicago-based law firm offering a comprehensive suite of legal services organized into eight core practice areas: Estate Planning, Tax & Family Business Planning (the firm's core focus and heart of the practice); Business Law; Litigation, Mediation & Dispute Resolution; Estate & Trust Administration; Real Estate Law; Family Law; Guardianship; and Not-For-Profit, Charitable & Religious Organizations Services. The firm serves individuals, families, businesses, and charitable organizations with an emphasis on building long-term client relationships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Estate Planning, Tax & Family Business Planning Services

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and key.

• Oak Park-River Forest Community FoundationcoreOthersCase Hoogendoorn serves as General Counsel to the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation, providing legal counsel on foundation matters and governance.
• Barnabas FoundationcoreOthersCase Hoogendoorn serves as General Counsel to Barnabas Foundation, a community foundation serving national church communities in the Reformed tradition.
• Chicago Community TrustkeyOthersCase Hoogendoorn serves on the Professional Advisory Board of the Chicago Community Trust, one of the largest community foundations in the Chicago area.
• Lurie Children's Hospital FoundationkeyOthersCase Hoogendoorn serves on the Legacy Partners Executive Committee of Lurie Children's Hospital Foundation, providing ongoing advisory support.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Day Pitney LLP: National firm with one of the largest trusts and estates practices in the U.S. Comparable in estate planning service line, but operates at a far larger scale and broader geography.
• McDermott Will & Emery LLP: Large international law firm headquartered in Chicago with a substantial private client and trusts & estates practice. Overlaps in estate planning but serves larger clients with broader geographic reach.
• Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP: Chicago-founded national law firm with a trusts and estates practice. Comparable in Chicago presence but broader industry coverage and larger scale.

Direct peers

• Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa: Chicago mid-sized firm with similarly focused estate planning, business, and litigation practices serving closely held businesses and individuals. Directly comparable in size and service mix.
• Momkus LLP: Chicago-area boutique firm with an estate planning, business law, and litigation practice. Comparable to H&T in the DuPage County/Chicago western suburbs geography where H&T's Wheaton office competes.
• Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. Chicago-based boutique law firm of comparable size with a strong trusts and estates, business law, and not-for-profit practice. Directly comparable in niche, scale, and client base to Hoogendoorn & Talbot.
• Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC: Chicago-based mid-sized firm serving closely held businesses, families, and high-net-worth individuals in estate planning, business, and real estate matters. Closest by practice mix and Chicago location.
• Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered: Chicago boutique firm with strong trusts and estates, business succession, and tax planning practice. Comparable boutique scale and estate planning focus.

Others

• Northern Trust: Chicago-based wealth management and trust company that hires estate planning attorneys and competes for HNW client relationships. Not a direct competitor but an adjacent institution that overlaps with H&T's HNW client base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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