Michael S. Guilfoyle

Michael S. Guilfoyle is an attorney with Guilfoyle & Stevenson, LLP in Mendota, Illinois. His areas of concentration include real estate, probate, and estate planning. He has practiced law in the Mendota community since 1980 and works with clients on residential, commercial, and farm real estate matters, along with estate planning and probate needs. His long local practice supports clients dealing with property transfers, title-related issues, and the administration or planning of family assets.

Michael earned a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University and a Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. After completing his education, he returned to Mendota to practice law. His academic preparation, combined with decades of work in the same community, provides a foundation for reviewing property documents, addressing ownership and title concerns, and guiding clients through estate planning and probate processes that can involve significant financial and family interests.

Michael began serving the community as a solo practitioner in 1980. He formed Guilfoyle Law Firm in 2005, and the practice later became Guilfoyle & Stevenson, LLP in 2019. His real estate work includes transactions involving residential, commercial, and farm property, as well as 1031 exchanges and title insurance matters. He also assists with wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, probate, and related estate administration concerns.

Michael S. Guilfoyle brings decades of real estate and estate-related experience to clients in Mendota and surrounding Illinois counties. His work connects transactional real estate services with planning and probate guidance, which can be valuable when property ownership and estate issues overlap. By maintaining a practice centered on real estate, probate, and estate planning, he helps clients address important transactions and legal documents with knowledge developed through many years of community-based practice.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Guilfoyle & Stevenson, LLP
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Illinois

Education

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Illinois State University
  Bachelor’s degree

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