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David Rolewick
Attorney and Founder of Rolewick & Gutzke, P.C.
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Biography
David F. Rolewick graduated from Loyola University School of Law in 1971. He worked as a clerk to Illinois Supreme Court Justice Daniel Ward, then as Assistant Director of the Administrative Office of Illinois Courts. He has been in private practice since 1979.
He has served in numerous positions in the Illinois State Bar Association and has served as Chairman of the Hearing Board, Review Board and Vice Chair of Commission for Attorney Registration and Discipline of the Illinois Supreme Court. In 2001, he was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to serve as Chairman of the Special Supreme Court Committee On Professionalism, and he was then named as Chairman of the Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism.
He has tried and arbitrated commercial disputes in state and federal courts in Illinois, Indiana, and Pennsylvania, and he has authored several articles on business law. In 2006, he was elected to serve as a Director of the Illinois Bar Foundation.
Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law
- J.D. (1971) | Law
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- Loyola University Chicago
- B.S. (1968)
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Professional Experience
- Attorney and Founder
- Rolewick & Gutzke, P.C.
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- Special Assistant Attorney General for Condemnation
- State of Illinois
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- Private Practitioner
- Law Offices of David F. Rolewick, P.C.
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- Associate Attorney
- O'Reilly & Cunningham, P.C.
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- Assistant Director
- Administrative Office of Illinois Courts
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- Clerk/Secretary to Justice Daniel Ward
- Illinois Supreme Court
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct 2010 - Focus on Estate Planning, Estates, and Trusts
- Asset Protection Techniques: How Well Do Subchapter S Corporations and LLCs Work?
- Illinois State Bar Association Corporation Securities & Business Law Forum Newsletter
- Planning for Business Disputes and Financial Difficulties: Asset Protection for Shareholders
- Illinois Bar Association Corporation and Securities Section Council Newsletter
- Can Employers Prevent Former Workers from Hiring Current Employees?
- Illinois Bar Journal
- Estate Planning Practice Do's and Don'ts
- DCBA Brief
Awards
- Peer Rated 2018 - Preeminent Lawyer
- Martindale-Hubbel
- Selected Leading Lawyers
- Leading Lawyers
- Selected to Super Lawyers 2006-2011
- Super Lawyers
- Law Alumni Award
- Loyola University
- National Honor Fraternity
- Alpha Sigma Nu
Professional Associations
- DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA)
- Member
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- Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
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- American Inns of Court
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- Institute of Illinois Business Law
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- ISBA Committee on Business & Securities Law
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- Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois
- Vice-Chairperson
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- DuPage County Estate Planning Council
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- Illinois State Bar (ISBA) # 2368641
- Member
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- American Bar Association (ABA)
- Member
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- Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois
- Commissioner
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- ISBA Trusts and Estates Section Council
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- Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois
- Review Board Chairman
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- Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois
- Review Board Member
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- First National Bank of Brookfield
- Board of Directors
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- Supreme Court of Illinois, Commission on Professionalism
- Chairperson
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- DCBA - Judiciary Committee
- Member
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- DuPage County Chapter
- Member
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- Illinois Bar Foundation
- Board of Directors
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- Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois
- Hearing Board Chairman
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- Supreme Court of Illinois, Special Committee on Professionalism
- Chairperson
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- ISBA Corporations/Securities Law Section Council
- Newsletter Co-Editor - 1996, 2002, 2003
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- ISBA Corporations/Securities Law Section Council
- Member
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- Supreme Court of Illinois, Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar
- Character and Fitness Committee Member
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- ISBA Mutual Insurance Company
- Claims Committee
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- ISBA Task Force on Multi-Disciplinary Practice
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- ISBA Committee on Professional Responsibility
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- ISBA Task Force on Public Protection From the Unauthorized Practice of Law
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- DCBA - Law Practice Management Committee
- Chairman
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- DCBA - Law Practice Management Committee
- Vice Chairman
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- DCBA Lawyer Referral Service
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- ISBA Corporations/Securities Law Section Council
- Vice Chairman
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- ISBA Liaison to ABA Committee on Uniform State Corporation Law
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- Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois
- Inquiry Board Member
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- ISBA Corporations/Securities Law Section Council
- Secretary
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- DCBA - Tax and Practice Committee
- Chairman
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- DCBA - Tax and Practice Committee
- Vice Chairman
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- ISBA Corporations/Securities Law Section Council
- Newsletter Editor
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- DuPage County Estate Planning Council
- President
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- Loyola University Law Journal
- Notes Editor
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- Loyola University Law Journal
- Staff member
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Illinois Supreme Court
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- U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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- U. S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
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- U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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Fees
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Free Consultation
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Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Additional Practice Areas
- Wealth Transfers
- Trust, Probate and Estate Administration and Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
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