My broad range of life and legal experiences has prepared me well to serve as Judge. After over 27 years of being entrusted by over a thousand clients, I have the experience necessary to serve as a knowledgeable and well-prepared Judge. I am not part of the political establishment, so I can be counted on to pursue the truth tirelessly and be a thoughtful, fair and impartial Judge. I care deeply about the dignity and respect of everyone and will bring that same caring to the bench and all who appear before me.
I am an experienced litigation, business and estate planning attorney with the experience and integrity necessary to serve as a fair and impartial Cook County Judge.
I run a successful and long-established law practice that focuses on estate planning and probate, corporate and transactional, real estate, litigation, and charitable matters. An attorney since 1988, my firm is based 100% on referrals from satisfied clients and attorneys who value my tireless determination, creativity, and business judgment.
In my 27 years of practice, I have a great deal of litigation experience of the very sort needed to be a successful Judge. My civil litigation experience is broad, covering work for plaintiffs and defendants in Law, Chancery, Domestic Relations, Municipal, Probate, Mechanic’s Lien, Traffic, Criminal, and Mandatory Arbitration divisions. I have handled OSHA and Department of Labor matters, zoning board hearings, real estate and income tax challenges, private arbitrations, and even helped with a workers compensation matter. I have been involved in everything from small claims to multi-party complex litigation with millions of dollars at stake. I have strong appellate experience and have won on appeal for both appellant and appellee. I am a court approved mediator in Cook County after successfully completing the number one program in the nation at the Pepperdine School of Law.
I am admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. I have practiced in the courts of the Cook, Lake, and DuPage counties and have also pursued cases for unpaid business owners in the Federal Bankruptcy courts in Chicago and Rockford. I have been admitted to our local Federal District Court and United States Tax Court. I am a Member of the Northwest Suburban, Chicago, and Illinois State Bar Associations. I worked his way through college, working nights managing a staff at Dominick’s to earn my tuition, and earned my Juris Doctor and Bachelors of Science from DePaul University.
I have prioritized community service. I am trusted to be Executor and Trustee for numerous estates, and served as Chairman of the Chicago Bar Association Probate Practice Committee, a pre-eminent practice committee for probate practitioners. I organized Chicago’s first Fire Museum, which honors first responders, and have been the pro-bono attorney to its 1,000 plus members since inception over 17 years ago. I organized and represent the Chicago Fire Department Charities, and made it possible for city employees to donate through payroll deductions. I serve as a volunteer attorney for Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind in honor of my mother who lost her sight in her later years. I also volunteer for PADS, served as Director and President of the Sherwood Improvement Association, and have been a youth coach for many years in the Arlington Heights Youth Athletic Association.
I come from a big Irish family, as one of six children. I learned the value of keeping confidences from my father, who served in Army intelligence and counter-intelligence with top secret clearance. My mother, the source of much inspiration, went back to school after raising her children to become a CPA and start her own practice at the age of 50. My wife Cindy and I celebrated our 25th anniversary last year, and are the proud parents of three daughters. We have raised our daughters to be contributing citizens and high-achievers, and as a result they earned top grades and top scores on their ACTs which led to all being accepted to the University of Notre Dame. Our rescue dog, Lucky, is a Beagle mix named after the dog in our daughters' favorite children’s book. I am a faithful member of St. James Catholic Church, and was sought out to serve as Chairman for the Human Resources Committee for Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, a large neighboring congregation.
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