Stephen J. Tillman - Louisville, KY
Attorney at Tillman Law Office, PLLC
Estate Planning Lawyers in Louisville, KY
8604 Smyrna Parkway Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40228
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Louisville Estate Planning Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Estate Planning
- Domestic Law
- Family Law
- Real Estate
- Bankruptcy
- Tax Law
- Probate Law
- General Civil Litigation
- Commercial and Banking Law
Attorney Information
Overview
Steve Tillman is a native of Louisville, Kentucky. He graduated from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law in 1975. He began his legal career as a law clerk in 1973 with the law firm of Segal, Isenberg, Sales & Stewart and eventually became a senior partner. In 2000 he became a founding senior partner of the law firm Sales, Tillman, Wallbaum, Catlett & Satterley, PLLC. Steve practiced law with this firm until 2012. Steve founded and worked at Tillman, Cade & Schoen, PLLC through 2018. Steve Tillman founded Tillman Law Office, PLLC, with his son, Sean P. Tillman in 2018.
He is currently admitted to practice in all Kentucky state courts. His primary focuses are Estate Planning Law, Domestic and Family Law, Real Estate Law, Bankruptcy Law, Tax Law, Probate, and General Civil Litigation.
Steve currently resides in Mount Washington, KY with his wife, Linda, to whom he has been happily married for over forty years. They have three adult children, and thre grand children.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Judge - High School Mock Trial Competition
- Public Speaker- Sponsored by the Louisville Bar Association, Estate Planning and Elder Law
Education
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Legal Education
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Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville,
Louisville,
Kentucky, 1975
J.D.
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Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville,
Louisville,
Kentucky, 1975
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Non Legal Education
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Bellarmine College, 1971
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
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Bellarmine College, 1971
Classes and Seminars
- Public Speaker - sponsored by the Louisville Bar Association, Estate Planning and Elder Law
Bar Admissions
- Kentucky, 1975
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
Other Affiliations
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Louisville Bar Association
Contact
8604 Smyrna Parkway
Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40228
Phone: 502-968-7554
Fax: 502-589-0099
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.tillmanlawoffice.com
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