Current Employment Position(s)

Managing Partner

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Commercial Litigation
• Probate and Trust Litigation
• Personal Injury Litigation

Representative Cases

• Diederich v. Walters, 357 N.E.2d 1128 (Ill. 1976)
• Lein v. Pietruszewski, 335 N.E. 2d 772 (Ill 1975)
• Lein v. Pietruszewski, 321 NE 2d 442 (1974)
• Briarcliffe West Townhouse Owners Ass'n v. Wiseman Const. Co., 454 N.E.2d 363 (Ill.App. 2 Dist. 1983)
• Braircliffe West Townhouse Owners Ass'n v. Wiseman Const. Co., 480 NE 2d 833 (1985)
• Sohaey v. Van Cura, 607 NE 2d 253 (1992)
• Sohaey v. Van Cura, 634 NE 2d 707 (1994)
• Galasso v. KNS, 845 NE 2d 857 (2000)

West Practice Categories

Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1963
• U.S. Federal Court, 1964
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1973

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Illinois Super Lawyer, 2006
• DuPage Bar Association, 1991 - 1992 (President)
• Illinois Bar Foundation, 1986 - 1999 (President (1996 - 1998))
• Illinois State Bar (Distinguished Service to the Law and Society Award (2000))

Education

• Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1963
  J.D.
• Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, Illinois, 1960
  B.S.

Address

1737 South Naperville Road
Suite 100
Wheaton, IL 60189

Phones

(630) 665-7300

Faxes

(630) 665-7609

Emails

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Websites

http://www.matrimoniallawdupagecounty.com