My name is Cory Bagby and I'm the founder of Chosen Estate Planning, a Chicago-based law firm focused on helping modern families create clear, inclusive estate plans that reflect their real lives.
Chosen Estate Planning exists because of three things that happened around the same time: my father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, I had a health scare of my own, and when I went looking for resources to navigate estate planning for my parents and my own family, I found there weren't many that fit our situation. That gap is what led me to this work.
I'm particularly focused on serving blended families, LGBTQ+ individuals, and others often overlooked by traditional estate planning — because I know firsthand what it feels like to need a plan and not know where to start.
Every family, in all the ways families are defined, deserves a plan that actually reflects their life.