Previous Law Firm Name

• Smith Tucker & Brown

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Smith & Strauss, June, 2000
• Tucker & Brown, June, 2000

Law Firm Overview

From its office in Sycamore, Illinois, Smith & Tucker, through its experienced staff, provides services to its clients in the following core areas: corporate, and business law, municipal and non-profit law, real estate development (including zoning, land use, and planning), commercial and residential real estate sale and leasing transactions, employer labor law, banking practices and loan review, creditor's rights and bankruptcy, collections and mortgage foreclosures, wills and trusts, probate, estate planning and health care directives, plaintiff's personal injury, and civil litigation arising from the foregoing.

Areas of Practice

• Banking
• Bankruptcy
• Collection/Repossession
• Corporate Formation/Alteration
• Criminal Defense
• Estate Planning/Probate/Wills/Trusts
• Labor Relations
• Litigation-Non Criminal
• Real Estate
• Securities
• Taxation
• Municipal

Representative Clients

• DeKalb County Housing Authority
• DeKalb Park District
• DeKalb Township
• Sandwich Township
• National Bank & Trust Company of Sycamore
• Castle Bank N.A.
• American National Bank of DeKalb County
• DeKalb Forge Company
• Elmer Larson, L.L.C.

West Practice Categories

Agribusiness, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Trade Regulation, Deceptive Trade Practices, Unfair Competition, Banking & Finance Law, Commercial Banks, Credit Unions, Lending & Secured Transactions, Loan Workouts, Foreclosure & Alternatives, Savings & Thrifts, Venture Capital, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Bankruptcy, Foreclosures, Reorganizations & Restructuring, Workouts, Business & Commercial Law, Collections, Commercial Leasing, Consumer Protection, Debtor/Creditor, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Secured Transactions, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Warranties, Business Organizations, Closely Held Businesses, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Business Successions, Trade Associations, Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Housing & Construction Defects, Criminal Law, Employment Law -- Employer, Affirmative Action -- Employer, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Municipal Employment -- Employer, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Family Law, Adoption, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Prenuptial Agreements, Intellectual Property Law, Copyrights, Technology Licensing, Trademarks, Labor Law, Collective Bargaining, Litigation & Appeals, Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Products Liability Law, Food & Agricultural Products, Medical Products & Devices, Professional Malpractice Law, Dental Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Other Professionals Malpractice, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Eminent Domain, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, Title Insurance, Science & Technology Law, Computer Law, Electronic Commerce, Internet, Securities Law, Private Placements, Securities Fraud & Insider Trading, State, Local & Municipal Law, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Employment, Municipal Liability, State & Municipal Bonds & Financing, State Government, Taxation Law, Corporate Taxation, Estate & Gift Taxation, Income Taxation, Payroll Taxes, Sales & Use Taxes, Agriculture Law, Administrative Law