and Transactions Committee, 1991-1995; Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 2000-2001; Local Government Committee, 2000-2001), McHenry County, Winnebago County, Illinois State (Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Law Section Council, Member, 1991-1998, Secretary, 1994-1995, Vice Chair, 1995-1996, Chair, 1996-1997; International and Immigration Law Section Council, Member, 1998-, Secretary, 2000-2001, Vice Chair, 2001-2002, Chair, 2002-2003) and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Illinois Township Attorneys Association (Director, 1995-; Vice President, 1995-1997; President, 1997-1999); miscellaneous civic organizations.

 

 LEWIS F. MATUSZEWICH, born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1966, Illinois; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court, EDUCATION: DePauw University (B.A., 1963); Northwestern University (J.D., 1966). Deputy Midwest Regional Director, United States Small Business Administration, 1969-1972. Author: articles on financial transactions, government programs and business organizations. Frequent Lecturer concerning financing, business organization,

Partners

 

 MICHAEL J. CHMIEL, born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. EDUCATION: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1987); University of Illinois (J.D., 1990). Member, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. Member, University of Illinois Law Review, 1989-1990. Recipient, Rickert Scholarship Award for Excellence in Legal Writing. Law Clerk to the Honorable Richard N. DeGunther, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois, Western Division, 1990-1992. Author: "The Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988: Codifying a Private Right of Action." 1990 University of Illinois Law Review 645, 1990; Recent Decision, 78 Illinois Bar Journal 99, 1990. Co-Author: "A Preferential Classification in Chapter 13: How Unfair Discrimination Has Created a Murky Body of Case Law," 98 Commercial Law Journal 486, 1993; miscellaneous other articles. Lectures on matters involving local government law, commercial law, and bankruptcy law. Township attorney: Algonquin, 1994-; Richmond, 1996-; Coral, 2002-; Marengo, 2003-; miscellaneous others as special counsel. Township road district attorney: Algonquin, 1994-; Richmond, 1996-; Dunham, 1997-; Aurora, 1999-2001; Northfield, 2000-; Nunda, 2000-; Rockford, 2000-2001; Marengo, 2001-; Chemung, 2001-; miscellaneous others as special counsel. Municipal attorney: Village of Greenwood, 1995-2001; Village of Trout Valley, 1996-; miscellaneous others as special counsel. Fellow, Illinois State Bar Foundation, 2000-. MEMBER: Chicago (Member: Bankruptcy and Reorganization Committee, 1991-1995; Commercial Finance

directors and officers liability issues, not-for-profit organizations, and use of governmental and other alternative financing and governmental contracting programs. MEMBER: Illinois State Bar Association (Past Chair: International and Immigration Law Section Council and currently the editor of The Globe; Past Chair: Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Law; Twining Committee with the National Bar Association of Poland; past Chair, Membership and Bar Activities Committee; member Agricultural Law Section Council); Chair: Economic Development Council based in Chicago. PRACTICE AREAS: Business Organization; Finance; Business Transactions; International; Real Estate.

 

 JAMES P. KELLY, born Buffalo, New York; admitted to the bar, 1991, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1995. EDUCATION: Canisius College (B.A., 1977); IIT Chicago-Kent (J.D., 1991). Director of Public Safety, National-Louis University, 1992-1995, Assistant State's Attorney, McHenry County, Illinois, 1995-2002, McHenry County Board Parliamentarian, 1999-2002, Assembly member, Illinois State Bar Association, 1997-1999,  U.S. Army Officer, 1977-1989, MEMBER: Illinois State Bar Association, McHenry County Bar Association, and Illinois Attorney General's Environmental Network. PRACTICE AREA: Litigation, Government Law, Land Use, Real Estate, Criminal Defense, and Probate.

 

Associate

 

WENDI N. VINEYARD, born El Paso, Texas; admitted to bar 2003, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.  EDUCATION: New Mexico State University (B.A. Crimson Scholar, 2000); Northern Illinois University College of Law (J.D. 2003) MEMBER: Illinois State Bar Association, American Bar Association, Winnebago County Bar Association, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity.  PRACTICE AREA: General Practice.

 

Of Counsel

 

 MAURA K. McKEEVER, born Southfield, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. EDUCATION: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987); Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1990). MEMBER: Illinois State Bar Association. PRACTICE AREA: Litigation, Appeals.

 

 SIRAT K. ATTAPIT, born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar 2002, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. EDUCATION: University of Illinois (B.S., 1997); Illinois Institute of Technology (M.B.A., 2001); IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2001). MEMBER: Chicago, Illinois State (Business Advice & Financial Planning Section Council, Member, 2003- ), American and Asian American Bar Associations; Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity.  LANGUAGES: Thai. PRACTICE AREA: General Practice.

 

 

Effective through December 31, 2004