Rhoades Levy Law Group P.C.

What Rhoades Levy Law Group P.C. does

Rhoades Levy Law Group P.C. (RLLaw) is a privately-held Illinois professional corporation operating as a boutique law firm focused on three integrated practice areas: estate planning, trust administration and probate, and business law encompassing mergers and acquisitions and commercial real estate. Founded by Michael P. Rhoades and William B. Levy, the firm serves families and individuals seeking wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, family limited partnerships, dynasty trusts, and charitable planning, alongside small to mid-sized businesses and their owners requiring entity formation, outside general counsel, M&A, commercial real estate transactions, and business succession planning. The team also addresses estate planning needs specific to LGBT and non-traditional couples. Headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois with additional offices in Chicago and Lake Forest, the firm holds multi-state bar admissions spanning Illinois, Florida, Arizona, and Wisconsin.

The firm's technology stack is described only at a high level as "state-of-the-art technology and electronic libraries" used to deliver practical, prompt, and cost-effective services; there is no disclosed proprietary platform, AI/ML capability, or software product. Practice is delivered through scheduled consultations at firm offices, with no digital marketplace or third-party distribution channel. Pricing is fee-for-service, structured as hourly rates or flat fees depending on matter complexity, with rates not publicly disclosed.

RLLaw's go-to-market is primarily sales-led and community-led, relying on direct client consultations, referrals from existing clients, and coordinated relationships with clients' tax professionals, financial advisors, and other professional advisors. The firm invests in brand through active membership in bar associations (Illinois State Bar, Chicago Bar Association, Florida Bar, Arizona State Bar, Wisconsin State Bar) and professional councils (Greater North Shore Estate & Financial Planning Council, Lake County Estate Planning Council, Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago), supplemented by educational content such as Corporate Transparency Act client alerts published in 2023 and 2025. The firm operates approximately 15 staff, including 8 attorneys and 5 paralegals plus support, and is actively hiring additional paralegal and legal administrative assistant capacity.

Name

Rhoades Levy Law Group P.C.

Legal name

Rhoades Levy Law Group P.C.

Website

https://rhoadeslevylaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rhoades Levy Law Group P.C. is a Northbrook, Illinois-based boutique law firm providing estate planning, trust administration and probate, and business, M&A, and commercial real estate legal services to families, individuals, and small to mid-sized businesses across multiple U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE)

Keywords

• Estate planning
• Trust administration
• Probate services
• Business law
• Commercial real estate

Headquarters

HQ city

Northbrook

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Estate Planning: Fee-based legal services for estate planning including wills, revocable trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, family limited partnerships, dynasty trusts, and spousal lifetime access trusts.
2. Legal Services - Trust Administration and Probate: Legal assistance with trust administration and probate matters including estate tax planning, income tax planning, retirement account planning, and disclaimer planning.
3. Legal Services - Business and Corporate: Business and corporate legal services including entity formation, outside general counsel, employment matters, commercial real estate transactions, loan/lender arrangements, mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution, and regulatory compliance.
4. Legal Services - Commercial Real Estate: Legal counsel for acquisition, development, construction, leasing, financing, management, and sale of commercial and industrial real estate, including Section 1031 tax-deferred exchanges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Rhoades Levy Law Group P.C. (RLLaw) is a professional law firm providing estate planning (wills, revocable trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, family limited partnerships, dynasty trusts, spousal lifetime access trusts), trust administration and probate services (estate tax planning, income tax planning, retirement account planning, disclaimer planning), and business/corporate legal services (entity formation, outside general counsel, employment matters, commercial real estate transactions, M&A, dispute resolution, and regulatory compliance). The firm serves both families/individuals and small-to-mid-sized businesses in the greater Chicago metropolitan area and across Illinois, Florida, Arizona, and Wisconsin.

Product overview

Rhoades Levy Law Group P.C. (RLLaw) is a law firm providing legal services across three main practice areas: Estate Planning (including wills, trusts, and wealth transfer planning), Trust Administration and Probate, and Business/Mergers and Acquisitions/Commercial Real Estate law. The firm offers these as interconnected legal services rather than software products or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Estate Planning Comprehensive estate planning for individuals and families covering fully coordinated wills and revocable trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, family limited partnerships, irrevocable dynasty/gift trusts, spousal lifetime access trusts (SLATs), pre-marital agreements, charitable giving structures (gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, gifts of fractional interests and closely held stock), and preparation of gift and estate tax returns.
• Trust Administration and Probate Post-death legal assistance providing prompt, tax-efficient, and cost-efficient estate and trust administration, including probate administration, estate tax planning, income tax planning, retirement account planning, and disclaimer planning. Includes fiduciary representation of executors and trustees.
• Business, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Commercial Real Estate Full-service business legal counsel covering entity formation (corporations and LLCs), outside general counsel, employment matters, commercial real estate transactions (acquisition, development, construction, leasing, financing, management, sale, and Section 1031 tax-deferred exchanges), loan/lender arrangements, mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution, regulatory matters, and strategic planning.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Trust & Will: Digital estate planning platform offering wills, trusts, and related documents online. Targets the same end-customer (families needing basic estate planning) as RLLaw but through a self-service technology channel, representing a structural competitive threat to commoditized estate planning work.

Direct peers

• Lavelle Law, Ltd. Suburban Chicago law firm (Palatine, IL) providing estate planning, business law, and commercial real estate services to individuals, families, and small-to-mid-sized businesses. Most directly comparable by size, geography, and practice mix.
• SmithAmundsen LLC: Chicago-area full-service law firm serving businesses and individuals with trusts/estates, corporate, and real estate practices. Comparable size and multi-disciplinary suburban Chicago footprint.
• Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC: Chicago-based mid-sized firm advising businesses and high-net-worth families on corporate, real estate, and wealth planning matters. Comparable multi-disciplinary model and SMB/owner focus.
• Neal Gerber & Eisenberg: Chicago-based mid-sized law firm offering trusts and estates, business law, and real estate services to closely-held businesses and families. Closely comparable in scope, client base, and Chicago market positioning.
• Goldberg Kohn, Ltd. Chicago-based law firm serving middle-market businesses and families with corporate, real estate, and trusts/estates practices. Comparable in scale, geographic market, and client profile.
• Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Gancman: Chicago-based mid-sized firm with trusts and estates, business, and real estate practices serving closely-held businesses and high-net-worth families. Comparable client base and Chicago market presence.

Broad incumbents

• McDermott Will & Emery LLP: Major global law firm headquartered in Chicago with a significant private client and trusts/estates practice alongside corporate and real estate. Provides an established, full-service alternative in the same Chicago market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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