Current Employment Position(s)

Sole Practitioner

Lawyer Overview

I have been engaged in the General Practice of Law for the last fifteen years, since leaving the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Bench as a Judge.  I am recognized by my peers as a highly competent, effective trial lawyer.  I am well versed in the issues of Criminal Constitutional Law and Procedure as well as Municipal Law.  I am frequently consulted by other members of the profession on such topics.  I am actively involved in mentoring young attorneys and law students.

My practice consists of Civil and Criminal trial work and Municipal Law.  In April 1990, I was appointed the Village Attorney and the Village Prosecutor for the Village of Round Lake Park and served until April 1993.  Upon the election of the current Village President, Mrs. Ila M. Bauer, I returned again in that capacity as Prosecutor and Corporate Counsel.  As such, I conduct periodic seminars with Municipal Officials relating to Code Enforcement, Land Use, Municipal Administrative Procedures and similar topics.   I have been able to guide officials and officers in practices designed to increase municipal revenues.  I am involved in all aspects of TIF District issues, Municipal Code drafting and revisions, legal opinions and the representation of the Villages as Chief Legal Counsel.  I have two associate attorneys working for me and a paralegal and investigator.  

Areas of Practice

• Adoption
• Child Support
• Criminal Law
• Custody & Visitation
• DUI/DWI
• Divorce
• Eminent Domain
• Estate Planning
• Family Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Real Estate Law
• Traffic Violations
• Trusts
• White Collar Crimes
• Wills

Representative Clients

• Village of Round Lake Park (Village Attorney)
• City of North Chicago (Counsel for Electoral Board)
• Village of Hainesville (Municipal Prosecutor)
• Village of Lake Zurich (Village Attorney)
• Village of Round Lake Heights (Village Attorney)
• Village of Tower Lakes (Special Counsel)
• Village of Island Lake (Special Counsel)
• Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 (School Board Attorney)
• Village of Round Lake Beach (Counsel to the Police Commission)

West Practice Categories

Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Traffic Violations, White Collar Crimes, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills, Family Law, Adoption, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Litigation & Appeals, Probate & Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Eminent Domain

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1977

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Jefferson Inns of Court (Member)
• Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
• Lake County Bar Association (Member, Municipal Lawyers Section)
• Illinois Municipal League (Member)
• Illinois Institute for Local Government Law (Member)
• The Lawyers Club of Chicago (Member)
• Rising Sun Lodge 115 A.F. & A.M. (Member)
• Round Lake Area Exchange Club (Member)
• The Tavern Club, Chicago (Member)
• St. Bede Church, Ingleside (Member)
• St. Joseph's Church, Round Lake (Past President, Parish Council)
• Round Lake Community School District 116 (Past Board Member)
• Grayslake High School P.T.A. (Past Charter member)
• Avon Township Youth Baseball Organization (Past Director)
• Avon Township Youth Baseball (Past League President/Coach)
• Lake Villa Youth Baseball (T-Ball) (Past Manager)

Classes and Seminars

• Criminal Law and Procedure Seminars, Criminal Procedure to/from Pre-arrest through and including Criminal Prosecution and Sentencing, Illinois Institute For Continuing Lega Education
• Participant, Municipal Lawyers Section Conference, Illinois Municipal League
• Attended seminars in Municipal Law, Municipal Finance, Zoning, Administration, Code Enforcement, TIF Districts, Illinois Institute for Continuing Education
• Attended annual judges seminars as required by Supreme Court Rule, Illinois Judicial Conference
• Attended seminars in the areas of Civil Trial Practice, Discovery, Special Remedies, etc., Illinois Trial Lawyers Association

Past Employment Positions

• Lynch, Lumber & Wysocki, Partner, 1990 - 1996
• Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court, Associate Judge, 1986 - 1990
• Private Practice, 1981 - 1986
• Lake County Public Defender's Office, Assistant Public Defender, 1977 - 1981
• Sheriff's Office of Lake County, Chief Deputy, 1979 - 1980
• Sheriff's Office of Lake County, Deputy Sheriff, 1972 - 1974
• Federal Bureau of Investigations, Fingerprint Analyst, 1968

Education

• Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
  J.D. with honors
• University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
  B.A. with honors
  Major: Criminal Justice
• College of Lake County
  Associate of Arts
• University of Illinois, Police Training Institute, Champaign Urbana, Illinois, 1972
  Basic Law Enforcement Officers Training Course
  Honors: Graduated 1st in class of 32
• University of Houston, National College of Criminal Defense Attorneys, Houston, Texas
  Completed 2 week curriculum for Trial Attorneys
• University of Nevada, National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada
  Completed 3 week General Jurisdiction curriculum
• Illinois Wesleyan University, Illinois Civil Trial Attorneys Association College of Advocacy
  Completed 2 week curriculum on Civil Trial Advocacy

Address

325 Washington Street
Suite 200
Waukegan, IL 60085-5509

Phones

(847) 244-3030

Faxes

(847) 244-3003

Emails

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Websites

http://www.albertwysocki.com