MEMBER OF FIRM
Ronald J. Broida (Principal) born Louisville, Kentucky, March 30, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and Trial Bar; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; Certified Arbitrator, Circuit Court, DuPage County (Chair Qualified); Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, Certified Mediator, Circuit Court, DuPage County. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969). Phi Delta Phi. Author: Lincoln Award Winning Article, the "History of the Development of the Remedy of 'Piercing the Corporate Veil,'" Illinois Bar Journal, April, 1977; "Recent Developments in Practice and Procedure or What Real Estate Lawyers Should Be Aware of Before Going to Court," Illinois State Bar Association Real Property Newsletter, March, 1987. Co-Author: "Tortious Interference With Contract and Prospective Advantage in Illinois," DePaul Law Review, Winter, 1983; "When Can a Divorce Be Appealed?" DuPage County Bar Association Brief, November, 1993; "The Trial Court Always Loses Jurisdiction After a Notice of Appeal is Filed-Not," DuPage County Bar Association Brief, June, 1995; "ADA Update," DuPage County Bar Association Brief, November, 1999; "The Statutory Custodial Claim as a Sword or Shield in a Contested Decedent's Estate," DuPage County Bar Association Brief, May 2007; Fire Commissioner, Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District, 1994-1995; Senior Counsel, The College of Master Advocates and Barristers. Former Member: Chicago Bar Association; American Bar Association. Former Member and President, 1979-1980, West Suburban Bar Association. Member: DuPage County (Chair, Appellate Law and Practice Committee, 1992-1993; Editor of the Brief, 2000; Director, 2001-2007), Will County, Illinois State (Member, Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council, 1988-1991) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Labor and Employment Litigation; Divorce; Family Law; Personal Injury; Municipal Law; Appellate Practice; General Practice; Business Transactions; Arbitration; Mediation; Chancery Practice; Construction Law; Contested Trusts and Estates.Email: Ronald J. Broida
ASSOCIATE
Joseph K. Nichele (Associate) born Lockport, Illinois, March 19, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2009, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 2002); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Associate Editor of Law Review. Former Judicial Extern to the Honorable Lee Preston, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois; Former Judicial Extern to the Honorable William Alexa, Porter County, Indiana Superior Court. Member: American, Illinois and DuPage County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Family Law; Civil Litigation; Municipal Law; Personal Injury; Business Law; Commercial Law; Labor and Employment; Plaintiffs Personal Injury.Email: Joseph K. Nichele