Elizabeth A. Lawhorn - Chicago, IL
Attorney at Monahan Law Group, LLC
Probate & Estate Administration Lawyers in Chicago, IL
55 West Monroe St. Suite 3700 Chicago, IL 60603
Chicago Probate & Estate Administration Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Probate & Estate Administration
- Child Welfare/Juvenile Law
- Community Based Services
- Elder Law
- Guardianship
- Health Care Law
- Litigation & Appeals
- Mental Health & Confidentiality Law
- Risk Management
Attorney Information
Overview
Ms. Lawhorn focuses her practice on guardianship and probate litigation, mental health, and child welfare and juvenile law. She represents individuals, hospitals, and social service agencies in addressing all of their mental health, surrogate decision making, and related needs.
Ms. Lawhorn has litigated many cases before the probate court and other divisions of the circuit court. She has also served as principal brief writer in many of the firm’s most complex and novel cases. She is a former Adjunct Professor of Law, teaching Legal Writing at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She also co-authored a chapter on confidentiality of mental health records for the Illinois Practice Series and was selected to co-author an article on life sustaining treatment and advance directives for a special edition of the Loyola University Chicago School of Law’s Annals of Health Law.
Ms. Lawhorn earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she graduated magna cum laude and served as an Executive Editor of the Law Journal. She was selected for a Civitas Child Law Fellowship and received a Certificate of Specialization in Child and Family Law.
Education
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Legal Education
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Loyola University Chicago School of Law,
Chicago,
Illinois
Juris Doctor
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Civitas ChildLaw Fellowship
Honors: Certificate of Specialization in Child and Family Law
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: CALI Awards for receiving the Top Grade in Advocacy, Pretrial Litigation, Legal Writing, Family Law, Special Education Law, Class Actions, and Child, Parent, and State
Law Journal: Loyola Law Journal, Executive Editor
Law Journal: Loyola Law Journal, Member
Law Journal: Children’s Legal Rights Journal, Senior Editor
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Loyola University Chicago School of Law,
Chicago,
Illinois
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Non Legal Education
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University of Nebraska,
Lincoln,
Nebraska
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Dean's List
Major: Psychology
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University of Nebraska,
Lincoln,
Nebraska
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Past Positions
- Illinois Appellate Defender's Office, Summer Intern
- Honorable Ronald A. Guzman in the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Judicial Extern
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Professor of Law, Legal Writing, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2010 - 2011
Published Works
Articles
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Author, Powers and Duties of a Guardian of the Person: Guardianship for Disabled Adults, Advance Directives, and Mental Health Law, Chapter 3, IICLE, 2011
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Author, Confidentiality of Mental Health Records, Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, (Illinois Practice Series)
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- Supreme Court of the United States of America
Other Affiliations
- Illinois State Bar Association (Member )
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Contact
55 West Monroe St.
Suite 3700
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 312-419-0252
Fax: 312-419-7428
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.monahanlawllc.com
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