Brooke A. Didier Starks

Brooke A. Didier Starks is an esteemed estate planning attorney specializing in wills, trusts, and probate law in east-central Illinois. She provides comprehensive legal counsel on estate planning and administration, assisting clients with decisions such as appointing guardians for minor children, establishing trusts for special-needs children, and planning for education expenses.

Brooke has a particular passion for working with farm families, helping them preserve their businesses for future generations while minimizing tax implications. Her extensive experience in administering estates ensures she offers careful, timely advice during challenging transitions following the loss of a loved one. She has directed numerous probate proceedings and trust administrations, collaborating closely with executors and trustees to achieve satisfactory outcomes for fiduciaries and beneficiaries alike.

Beyond drafting wills, Brooke advises on wealth preservation, estate, inheritance, and gift taxes, powers of attorney, living wills, advance directives, life insurance, and gifts to minors. She serves clients throughout Champaign County and surrounding areas, including DeWitt, Douglas, Effingham, Iroquois, Jasper, Kankakee, Macoupin, Moultrie, McLean, Piatt, and Vermilion counties.

Brooke is also proficient in advising on irrevocable trusts, charitable giving, business succession, asset protection planning, wealth transfer to non-citizen spouses, and elder law issues.