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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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 is an active member of St. Marks Masonic Lodge #63, Woodstock, Illinois and a past President of the McHenry County Shrine Club.
He has been a member of the ROTARY Club of Woodstock since 2002, and a member of the Board of Directors since 2015. He was an original member and served on the Board of Directors for The Renewal Center a 501c(3) non-for profit corporation formed for the benefit of cancer survivors.
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 is an active member of St. Marks Masonic Lodge #63, Woodstock, Illinois and a past President of the McHenry County Shrine Club.
He has been a member of the ROTARY Club of Woodstock since 2002, and a member of the Board of Directors since 2015. He was an original member and served on the Board of Directors for The Renewal Center a 501c(3) non-for profit corporation formed for the benefit of cancer survivors.
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.
