About Reda | Ciprian | Magnone, LLC

"What's Best for you, not what's best for the attorney"

We concentrate our practice in the areas of estate planning; asset protection; wills and trusts; probate and guardianship; commercial and residential real estate, including closings; tax, including income tax, gift and estate tax; and corporate law, including business formations and commercial transactions.

Ed Reda obtained a Law Degree, magna cum laude, from DePaul University in 1976 and a B.S. in Finance from DePaul University in 1973.

My mission - to be an effective counselor to my clients, sensitive to their needs, while practicing in a compassionate way. Our firm motto: "What's best for you, not what's best for the attorney" summarizes my view of the practice of law.

Ed Reda is a member of the Illinois and Chicago Bar Associations as well as a Justinian Society of (Italian) Lawyers.

John Ciprian obtained a Law Degree from DePaul University in 1993 and a B.A. in Theatre from Miami of Ohio in 1988.

John practices primarily in the areas of probate, real estate and estate planning. His goal is to provide professional services to his clients without compromising his own values.

John Ciprian is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association.

Richard Magnone obtained a Law Degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1996 and a B.S. in Accounting, magna cum laude, from Marquette University in 1993.

My goal is that my law practice be more than a typical law office. In an era of large, "stuffy" firms, clients can get lost in the shuffle. I choose to be a counselor who keeps the client in mind with personal legal service and "big firm" quality as my main goals.

Richard Magnone is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association.

Click here to see a reported decision from a case where Richard acted as "amicus attorney", providing an opinion brief to assist the court, in an appeal before the 7th Circuit of the Federal Court - Collins v. Gorman
 
James Tozzi obtained a Law Degree from DePaul University in 1998, a masters degree in Library Science from Dominican University, and B.A. from DePaul University in 1994 in Education.

Jim spent two years as a clerk for an Illinois Appellate Court Judge before joining the firm as an associate about three years ago. He is an adjunct professor of appellate advocacy at Loyola University School of Law.

James Tozzi is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association.
 
Carla Fiessinger obtained a Law Degree from Loyola University in 2004 and a B.A. from Indiana University in 2001.

Carla was a trainer for the Loyola Law School prob bono guardian ad litem project. She has served as guardian ad litem on a number of cases in Cook County.

Carla is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association.
 
Robert Cooper is the newest addition to the firm, having joined us in December, 2009.

Our clientele is international. We have served clients with Illinois based legal issues here in Chicagoland, across America and as far away as India, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Croatia.