Kevin G. Drendel Cornell College, cum laude, and a 1991 graduate of Northern Illinois University College of Law, magna cum laude. While at Northern Illinois University, he was a member of the Law Review, and published an article in the University’s scholarly (NIU Law Review 73, 1990). He also received the West Publishing Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement. He is admitted to practice in front of all Illinois State Courts and the U.S. District Court, the Northern District of Illinois. Kevin is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Kane County Bar Association. He was a...

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William F Bochte

St. Charles, IL Real Estate Law Lawyer. 48 years experience

(630) 377-7770 2580 Foxfield Road
Suite 200
St. Charles, IL 60174

Free ConsultationReal Estate, Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
The John Marshall Law School

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William ("Bill") F. Bochte is a graduate of Fenwick High School, obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Mary's University (formerly Saint Mary's College) in Winona, Minnesota in 1965. Bill went on to receive his Juris Doctor degree from The John Marshall Law School in 1969 and has been in the private practice of law serving his client's needs ever since. Mr. Bochte practiced in the city of Chicago for approximately 10 years before relocating to Kane County and the Fox Valley area. Mr. Bochte has received a United States of America Presidential Commendation in "recognition of exceptional...

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Marissa R. Hanson

Geneva, IL Real Estate Law Attorney. 7 years experience

(630) 844-8781 431 Williamsburg Avenue
Geneva, IL 60134

Real Estate, Criminal and Family
Northern Illinois University

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Marissa’s main areas of concentration are family law matters such as Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Paternity, Visitation and Adoption. Marissa is also a court approved family Mediator and Guardian ad Litem in Kane and Dekalb County. In addition, Marissa is one of the few Kane County foreclosure mediators for the sixteenth judicial circuit.

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Stephanie K. Low

Geneva, IL Real Estate Law Lawyer. 16 years experience

(630) 844-8781 431 Williamsburg Ave
Geneva, IL 60134

Free ConsultationReal Estate, Bankruptcy and Landlord Tenant
University of Denver

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Attorney Stephanie K. Low started her legal career at a Spanish Speaking firm on 18th Street, in Pilsen, Chicago, Illinois, where she focused on defending clients charged with murder, attempted murder, rape, predatory criminal sexual assault, felony drug offenses, domestic violence, DUI and other traffic matters. Moreover, she represented clients in residential real estate closings, evictions and family law matters. Today, Stephanie continues to concentrate her practice in residential real estate, closings, bankruptcy, foreclosure defense and landlord tenant matters. Occasionally she will fill in for the City of Aurora as a Local Prosecutor at Aurora Branch Court. Attorney...

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Brian J. Banahan

Geneva, IL Real Estate Law Lawyer. 19 years experience

(630) 653-4300 22 S. 4th Street
Suite 5
Geneva, IL 60134

Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, Family and Probate
Northwestern University School of Law

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Brian J. Banahan has been practicing law in DuPage, Kane and Cook County Illinois for 18 years. He began his legal career and learned his way around the courtroom in 1997 as a full time 711 prosecutor with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office. From there, Mr. Banahan moved to serve as chief legal counsel and Deputy Public Administrator for DuPage County for 17 years. In that job, Mr. Banahan managed, administered, litigated, settled, and closed hundreds of decedent’s estates and an extensive number of related legal matters in nearly every area of the law. In the process, he has...

(630) 868-3910 330 S. Naperville Road
Suite 210
Wheaton, IL 60187

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Todd Andrew Benison

Crystal Lake, IL Real Estate Law Lawyer.

(847) 899-8788 65 South Virginia Street
Crystal Lake, IL 60014

Free ConsultationReal Estate, Criminal, Family and Foreclosure Defense
The John Marshall Law School

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Mr. Benison earned his Juris Doctorate degree from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago. While attending Law School, Mr. Benison achieved the JMLS best oralist award for his participation in the 2L Herzog Moot Court Competition. He was selected for a student externship with the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office during his final year of law school. Prior to entering Law School, Mr. Benison was in private practice as an accountant, working with local business in Northern Illinois. In his free time, Mr. Benison enjoys spending time with his wife, Erika, and their three children.

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Michael Thomas Navigato

St. Charles, IL Real Estate Law Attorney. 24 years experience

(630) 377-7770 2580 Foxfield Road
Suite 200
St. Charles, IL 60174

Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, Divorce and Family
The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law and Loyola University Chicago School of Law

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Michael Navigato, a 1986 graduate of Addison Trail High School, received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Loyola University, Chicago in 1990. Thereafter, Mr. Navigato attended law school at Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law where he earned his law degree with distinction. He began his practice as a sole practitioner in November 1993 and in August 1994, he became an associate in the law firm of Laraia & Hubbard, P.C. in Wheaton, Illinois, In February 2003, Michael joined his current partners, William Bochte and Theodore Kuzniar where he has been practicing to the present date. In...

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Julie Pirtle

Elgin, IL Real Estate Law Attorney. 5 years experience

(847) 426-1866 2205 Point Boulevard
Suite 130
Elgin, IL 60123

Real Estate, Divorce and Family
Northern Illinois University

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Julie M. Pirtle has been a partner at Pucci Pirtle since our formation in April of 2013. Ms. Pirtle began her career as an attorney at Schwarz & Pucci, LLC with Attorney Julia Pucci. She concentrates her practice in the areas of family law, including divorce and custody matters, and residential real estate transactions. Ms. Pirtle graduated cum laude from Northern Illinois College of Law. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Northern Illinois University. During law school, Ms. Pirtle was active in the Dooley Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, serving as the vice...

(630) 945-8807 100 Illinois Street
Suite200
St. Charles, IL 60174

(224) 249-3200 Algonquin, IL 60102

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Lauren Jackson

Elgin, IL Real Estate Law Lawyer. 14 years experience

(847) 714-2866 136 Kimball Street
Elgin, IL 60120

Free ConsultationReal Estate, Estate Planning and Probate
Northern Illinois University

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Lauren Jackson focuses her practice primarily in the areas of real estate and estate planning, although her background includes probate, contracts, corporate formation and business succession planning. Lauren’s unintimidating, caring approach has garnered her a respectable reputation all over Northern Illinois. With her dedication for efficient cost effective services, you will learn that with Lauren on your side you have a reachable attorney with your best intentions in mind. Lauren prides herself on quality work over quantity and it has proved she is a success based on past customer positive reviews. Lauren eagerly represents...

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Bridget C. Trainor

Freeport, IL Real Estate Law Attorney. 9 years experience

(815) 233-1022 1005 West Loras Drive
P.O. Box 1149
Freeport, IL 61032

Real Estate, Business, Collections and Consumer
University of Iowa

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Stephany L. Impson

St. Charles, IL Real Estate Law Lawyer.

(630) 606-8914 103 N. 11th Avenue
Suite 106B
St. Charles, IL 60174

Free ConsultationReal Estate, Arbitration & Mediation, Family and Landlord Tenant
University of Illinois College of Law

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Stephany L. Impson received her law degree from the University of Illinois. In addition, she has an MBA with emphases in Marketing and Finance from Northwestern University, is a certified Illinois Administrative Adjudicator, and has been appointed a mediator by the Illinois Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court. For over three decades, Stephany worked in the title insurance industry. For much of that time, she was a national underwriting counsel. In that capacity, she underwrote and closed transactions for properties located in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Canada. In the...

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Van A. Larson

Batavia, IL Real Estate Law Lawyer. 39 years experience

(630) 879-9090 233 W. Wilson Street
Batavia, IL 60510

Real Estate, Criminal and Family
John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL

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Van A. Larson is the President of and principal/sole attorney at the Law Office of Van A. Larson, P.C. in downtown Batavia, Illinois. Van received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and later received his Juris Doctorate from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois. Van A. Larson was admitted to the Illinois Bar and the U.S. District Court of Northern Illinois in 1978. Since then, he has gained more than 35 years of litigation experience in nearly all courts throughout Kane, Kendall, DuPage and DeKalb counties. Van’s career began...

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Edgar Petti

Geneva, IL Real Estate Law Lawyer. 59 years experience

(630) 232-9303 22 S 4th St Ste 2
Geneva, IL 60134

Free ConsultationReal Estate, Bankruptcy, Construction and Personal Injury
The University of Chicago Law School

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Mr. Petti is a resident of Elburn, IL. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, and grew up in Pittsburgh PA and Evanston IL. He has acted as legal counsel for both small and large businesses. He has been associated with private law practice firms in Chicago and the Chicago Suburban area. For the past twenty two years, he has maintained his principal law office in Kane County, Illinois. Mr. Petti's corporate law work includes serving as staff counsel for Motorola and General Counsel of Andrew Corporation, two international electronic businesses. His trial work has taken him from Connecticut to...

(708) 403-5500 10660 W 143rd St Ste A
Orland Park, IL 60462

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Ryan R. Stodden

Freeport, IL Real Estate Law Lawyer.

(815) 235-1212 Suite 300
Freeport, IL 61032

Real Estate, Agricultural, Business and Estate Planning
Northern Illinois University

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