Meet the Team
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Lewis F. Matuszewich, born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to practice law in Illinois and admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.
PRACTICE AREA: Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts, Business Organization, Finance, Business Acquisition and Transactions, Successor Management, International, Real Estate, Municipal and Township Law, Not-For-Profit Organization and Operations.Lewis F. Matuszewich
Partner
Lewis F. Matuszewich, born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to practice law in Illinois and admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.
PRACTICE AREA: Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts, Business Organization, Finance, Business Acquisition and Transactions, Successor Management, International, Real Estate, Municipal and Township Law, Not-For-Profit Organization and Operations. -
James P. Kelly, has extensive experience in representing local governments, financial institutions, small corporations and individuals. He has extensive experience in representing individuals in divorce, custody, juvenile matters, probate and estate planning, criminal and DUI cases, personal injury cases and zoning maters. He has represented corporations and local governments in complex litigation concerning land use, civil rights defense, and breach of contract and commercial litigation. Jim has a broad base of practical experience in working on complex legal issues.
James P. Kelly
Partner
James P. Kelly, has extensive experience in representing local governments, financial institutions, small corporations and individuals. He has extensive experience in representing individuals in divorce, custody, juvenile matters, probate and estate planning, criminal and DUI cases, personal injury cases and zoning maters. He has represented corporations and local governments in complex litigation concerning land use, civil rights defense, and breach of contract and commercial litigation. Jim has a broad base of practical experience in working on complex legal issues.
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Janet Byrne Thabit graduated from DePauw University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts (in Mathematics and Business Administration) and from Loyola University (Chicago) School of Law in 1995 with a Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude. At Loyola, she was a member and editor-at-large of the Loyola Law Journal. Ms. Thabit was admitted to practice law in Illinois in 1995, in the United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1998. Ms. Thabit was also admitted to practice before the United State Supreme Court in 2009.
Janet E. Byrne Thabit
Partner
Janet Byrne Thabit graduated from DePauw University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts (in Mathematics and Business Administration) and from Loyola University (Chicago) School of Law in 1995 with a Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude. At Loyola, she was a member and editor-at-large of the Loyola Law Journal. Ms. Thabit was admitted to practice law in Illinois in 1995, in the United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1998. Ms. Thabit was also admitted to practice before the United State Supreme Court in 2009.
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Gerald P. Lenzen is a graduate of the Loyola University of Chicago School of Law. He has been in private practice for the last 37 years. He has tried jury trials to verdict in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the Cook County Circuit Court and the McHenry County Circuit Court.
He has practiced extensively in the areas of creditor’s rights, mortgage foreclosure, personal injury defense, criminal defense, traffic law, family law and, most recently, municipal law.
Gerald P. Lenzen
Associate Attorney
Gerald P. Lenzen is a graduate of the Loyola University of Chicago School of Law. He has been in private practice for the last 37 years. He has tried jury trials to verdict in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the Cook County Circuit Court and the McHenry County Circuit Court.
He has practiced extensively in the areas of creditor’s rights, mortgage foreclosure, personal injury defense, criminal defense, traffic law, family law and, most recently, municipal law.
