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Gutzke, John Dirk

Rolewick & Gutzke, P.C.
1776 South Naperville Road
Suite 104 A
Wheaton, IL 60187
Phone: (630) 653-1577
Fax: (630) 653-1579
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Summary
Current Employment Position(s)
Principal
Lawyer Overview
10% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
West Practice Categories
Estate Planning, Trusts, Real Estate Law, Business Organizations, Family Law, Probate & Estate Administration, Contracts
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1984
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1987
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association (ABA), 2000 - 2003 (Member)
- Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), 1984 - Present (Member)
- ISBA Trusts and Estates Section Council, 1992 - 2001 (Member)
- ISBA Trusts and Estates Section Council, 1997 - 1998 (Vice Chairman)
- ISBA Trusts and Estates Section Council, 1998 - 1999 (Chairman)
- DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA), 1984 - Present (Member, Sections on Litigation Trust and Estates)
- DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA), 1987 - 1994 (Member, Business Law Committee)
- DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA), 1998 - Present (Member, Probate and Estate Planning Committee)
- DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA) (Vice Chairman, Probate and Estate Planning Committee, 1998-99, 2004-05)
- DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA) (Chairman, Probate and Estate Planning Committee, 1999-00, 2005-06)
- DuPage County Estate Planning Council, 1988 - Present (Member)
- Theather of Western Springs Board of Governors, 1993 - 1995 (Member)
- First Congregational Church of Downers Grove, 1998 - 2001 (Lay Moderator)
Classes and Seminars
- Panelist, Illinois State Bar Association "Estate Planning" Seminar, Cable Access TV, 1995
- Speaker, "Planning for Small Estates", Illinois State Bar Association Law Ed Series, 1995
- Speaker, "Planning with Family Limited Partnerships", Illinois State Bar Association and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, 1997
- Speaker, "Individual Retirement Accounts and Other Retirement Plans", Illinois State Bar Association and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, 1998
- Speaker, "Estate Planning and Administration", Practice Skills for New Lawyers, Illinois State Bar Association, October 2001, 2003, 2005
Past Employment Positions
- Rolewick & Kenny, P.C., Associate Attorney, 1984 - 1991
- Standard Oil Company, Law Department, Summer Clerk, 1982 - 1983
Education
- University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois,
1984
JD - University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, Chicago, Illinois,
1981
BA - Franklin College, Lugano, Switzerland, 1978
- Shimer College, Mt. Carroll, Illinois, 1977
Articles
Published Works
- "A Procedural Guide to Self-Help Repossession", DuPage County Bar Journal, 1984
Office Information
Address
1776 South Naperville Road
Suite 104 A
Wheaton, IL 60187
Phones
(630) 653-1577
Faxes
(630) 653-1579