Current Employment Position(s)

Sole Practitioner, since 1993

Year Joined Organization: 1993

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law
• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations
• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Family Law
• Labor Law

Representative Clients

• Aurora University
• City of Aurora
• Dayspring, Inc.
• Harris Bank Aurora, N.A.

Representative Cases

• In re Marriage of Fredricksen, 512 N.E.2d 1080 (Ill.App. 2 Dist. 1987)

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Family Law, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Labor Law

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1981
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1981

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Mental Health & Mental Retardation Services, Inc., 1988 - Present (Director)
• Fox Valley Concert Band, 1985 - Present (Member)
• Kane County Bar Association, 1981 - Present (Member)
• Illinois State Bar Association, 1981 - Present (Member)
• National Employment Lawyers Association, 1994 - Present (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Volunteer Award, City of Aurora, 1984

Pro Bono Activities

• Kane County Bar Association Pro Bono Program, 1985 - Present
• Aurora YWCA Legal Aid For Women, 1992 - Present
• CASA, Volunteer Attorney, 1994 - Present

Education

• Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
  J.D.
• University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
  B.A.
  Major: Political Science

References

• Harris Bank Aurora, N.A.
• City of Aurora Law Department
• Aurora University
• Dayspring, Inc.

Address

563 W Galena Blvd
Aurora, IL 60506-3854

Phones

(630) 896-6860
(630) 896-1020

Faxes

(630) 892-7184

Emails

dfklaw@sbcglobal.net

Websites

http://www.aurorafamilylawyer.com