Estate Planning team

Rodney H. Piercey, Partner

Rodney H. Piercey, Partner

Email: rodney@pierceyassociates.com*
Direct Phone: 224-848-4644
Since 1973, Rodney H. Piercey has been serving affluent and high net worth clients with estate planning, asset protection and tax elimination planning. For more than half of his career, he has been designing customized plans for cutting and/or eliminating taxes for this same client base. As a leader in developing unprecedented legacy strategies for protecting wealth and assets, he received the AV Preeminent™ rating by Martindale Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ – the highest rating for an attorney’s legal ability and professional ethics. Full Bio >

Kenneth Adam Piercey, Partner

Kenneth Adam Piercey, Partner

Email: kenneth@pierceyassociates.com*
Direct Phone: 224-848-4645
Kenneth Adam Piercey assists high net worth clients with proper estate planning, estate tax elimination, asset protection, special needs planning and probate. His approach to client relationships is one of simplifying the overall choices available to them. As such, they make the best decisions for themselves and their heirs. As a Christian attorney, Ken is one of the few Qualified Member Attorneys of Kingdom Advisors – a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing Biblical wisdom to financial and estate planning. He represents clients for probates and guardianship in both Illinois and Wisconsin. Full Bio >

Janice D. Romanowski, Senior Paralegal

Janice D. Romanowski, Senior Paralegal

Email: jan@pierceyassociates.com*
Direct Phone: 224-848-4643
Jan has long-term experience in estate planning and has been a paralegal with Piercey & Associates, Ltd. since 2007. She has a BBA degree from Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois.

John Schoeneberger, Corporate Clerk

John Schoeneberger, Corporate Clerk

Email: john@pierceyassociates.com*
Direct Phone: 224-848-4647
John assists with requests for client documents, case management, probate, corporate filings and document production, as well as research and data analytics. He holds a BA in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Donna Gibbons, Paralegal

Donna Gibbons, Paralegal

Email: donna@pierceyassociates.com*
Direct Phone: 224-422-2431
Donna has been with Piercey & Associates since 2015 and assists clients with their estate planning document review and execution, and the funding of trusts. She provides clients with after-signing support as well as scheduling and general office assistance. She has a BSBA from Elmhurst College.

  Emma McCumber, Paralegal

Emma McCumber, Paralegal

Email: emma@pierceyassociates.com*­
Direct Phone: 224-228-6766
Emma works primarily with probates, trust administrations, and guardianships. She also assists with estate planning document review as well as hourly invoicing. She received her BA in Business at Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California.

Bradley Comer, Paralegal

Bradley Comer, Paralegal

Email: bradley@pierceyassociates.com*
Direct Phone: 224-385-3435
Bradley joined Piercey & Associates in 2019 and works primarily with trust administrations and estate planning, primarily document explanation and signing. He received his BA from Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, IL.

Maria Dlask, Administrative Assistant

Maria Dlask, Administrative Assistant

Email: maria@pierceyassociates.com*
Direct Phone: 224-323-6850
Maria has been with Piercey & Associates since January 2022. She covers telephone calls, schedules appointments, provides general office assistance, and offers exceptional client service.  She has an Associate in Applied Science from Harper College.

DOROTA PIORKOWSKA-GAGAT, LEGAL ASSISTANT

DOROTA PIORKOWSKA-GAGAT, LEGAL ASSISTANT

Email: dorota@pierceyassociates.com*
Direct Phone: 224-848-4410
Dorota is a Legal Assistant, working in Estate Planning and Probate. With over 10 years of legal experience and a strong law background, she is assisting Rodney and applies her real estate expertise to enhance her role. Fluent in English and Polish, Dorota is skilled in legal research, document preparation, and client support, ensuring smooth legal services. Dorota received her MBA in Law at the University of Law & Administration in Wroclaw, Poland.

TRACEY CROY, PARALEGAL

TRACEY CROY, PARALEGAL

Email: tracey@pierceyassociates.com*
Direct Phone: 224- 633-1932
Tracey joined Piercey & Associates in 2023 and assists with Probate, Guardianship, and Estate Planning matters. She received her B.S. in Psychology from Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois.