Meet the Team
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Richard has been a resident of McHenry County since 1984, growing up in Arlington Heights, Illinois. He is a 1974 graduate of Prospect High School in Mount Prospect Illinois, a graduate of Bradley University 1977, Bachelor of Arts in History, and received his Doctor Of Jurisprudence from John Marshall School of Law in 1980.
Upon graduation Richard worked as an Assistant States Attorney for the Champaign County States Attorney’s Office eventually switching over to work for the Champaign County Public Defender’s office and ultimately going to work for the private practice firm of Johnson, Frank and Frederick in Urban Illinois.
Being born and raised in the Chicago land area, Richard and his family moved back to the area, moving to Crystal Lake in 1984. Richard was a partner in the law firm of O’Donnell and Van Den Bussche, Palatine Illinois, which provided legal services in the Cook County and surrounding suburbs. Richard decided to focus his practice in the McHenry county area and split off from O’Donnell and Van Den Bussche opening his own practice in McHenry County in 1988. Richard is associate as special counsel to Matuszewich & Kelly, LLP.
Richard is a general practice attorney capable of handling most of your legal needs, a substantial portion of his practice relates to Residential and Commercial Real Estate Transactions.Richard Vanden Bussche
Richard has been a resident of McHenry County since 1984, growing up in Arlington Heights, Illinois. He is a 1974 graduate of Prospect High School in Mount Prospect Illinois, a graduate of Bradley University 1977, Bachelor of Arts in History, and received his Doctor Of Jurisprudence from John Marshall School of Law in 1980.
Upon graduation Richard worked as an Assistant States Attorney for the Champaign County States Attorney’s Office eventually switching over to work for the Champaign County Public Defender’s office and ultimately going to work for the private practice firm of Johnson, Frank and Frederick in Urban Illinois.
Being born and raised in the Chicago land area, Richard and his family moved back to the area, moving to Crystal Lake in 1984. Richard was a partner in the law firm of O’Donnell and Van Den Bussche, Palatine Illinois, which provided legal services in the Cook County and surrounding suburbs. Richard decided to focus his practice in the McHenry county area and split off from O’Donnell and Van Den Bussche opening his own practice in McHenry County in 1988. Richard is associate as special counsel to Matuszewich & Kelly, LLP.
Richard is a general practice attorney capable of handling most of your legal needs, a substantial portion of his practice relates to Residential and Commercial Real Estate Transactions. -
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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A resident of McHenry County since 1976, Peter G. Knapp, received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Creighton University, Omaha, NE, in May 1993, where he also received his BA in human psychology in 1990. Peter began in the private practice of law in 1993, focusing his legal practice largely on wills and probate, real estate, business transactions and contracts.
Peter will meet with clients at the firm’s office in Crystal Lake or his office on Throop Street in Woodstock, Illinois. Peter may be reached through the firm’s phone number, 815-459-3120, or his direct line, 815-338-9211.Peter G. Knapp
Of Counsel
A resident of McHenry County since 1976, Peter G. Knapp, received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Creighton University, Omaha, NE, in May 1993, where he also received his BA in human psychology in 1990. Peter began in the private practice of law in 1993, focusing his legal practice largely on wills and probate, real estate, business transactions and contracts.
Peter will meet with clients at the firm’s office in Crystal Lake or his office on Throop Street in Woodstock, Illinois. Peter may be reached through the firm’s phone number, 815-459-3120, or his direct line, 815-338-9211.
