(Main Office)

The firm was founded in 1957 by Harris W. Fawell, U.S. Congressman from the Illinois 13th Congressional District. The firm was known as Fawell, James and Brooks from 1974 until January 1, 1990. The firm's partners and associates continue their professional leadership by active participation in continuing legal education seminars, professional education activities and state and local civic affairs.

Statement of Practice

General Practice including Trial and Appellate Litigation. General Business, Business/Commercial Litigation, Employment, Corporation, Municipal, School, Park, Condemnation, Real Estate, Environmental, Land Developments, Zoning, Probate, Wills, Trusts, Special Needs Trusts, Adoptions, Estate Planning, Banking, Commercial, Personal Injury, Condominium Law and Civil Rights Law, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Litigation, Family Law, Divorce, Matrimonial Law.

Clients

COUNSEL FOR: Park Districts: Bartlett
Bloomingdale
Glen Ellyn
LaGrange Park
Naperville
Wheeling, North Berwyn
Wards Creek
Northbrook
Skokie
School District: Naperville 203
Naperville Township
South East Association for Special Parks and Recreation
Western DuPage Special Recreation Assn.
Winfield Township.

Representative Clients:

MCI Telecommunications Corporation
Browning-Ferris Industries
Monarch Life Insurance
Crampton, Inc.
Harris Bank Naperville
Mid-America Development Corp.
Meritor Academies
A.A. Rose Construction
Waste Management, Inc.
Inland Electric Corp.
Rehtmeyer Design, Inc.
Kipling Development Corp.
Premier Capital, LLC
Kemper Insurance Company.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available

Address

101 North Washington Street
Naperville, IL 60540, (DuPage & Will Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 630-355-2101
Fax: 630-355-7843

Website

http://www.napervillelaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Steven B. Adams (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, October 13, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Elected 84th Precinct Committeeman, Lisle Township Republican Organization, 1994-2004. Board of Directors, Naperville Chamber of Commerce, 1995-1999. Chairman, Legislative Committee, Naperville Chamber of Commerce 1993-1996. Member, Illinois Fire and Police Commissioner's Association. Appointed, Naperville Board of Fire and Police Commissioners, 1997-2003. Member: DuPage County (Member, Local Government Law Committee), Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Institute of Local Government Law. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Local Government Law; School Law; Eminent Domain; Zoning and Development Law; Construction Law.Email: Steven B. Adams

David N. Schaffer (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana (B.A., 1981); Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington (J.D., 1984). Frequent national author and lecturer on matrimonial law topics. Editor of the Family Law Newsletter as well as a member of the Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board. Member: Illinois State (Former Chair of the ISBA Family Law Section Council and an elected member of the ISBA Assembly), American (Family Law Committee), Will County (Family Law Committee) and DuPage County (Family Law Committee) Bar Associations. Fellow: American and International Academies of Matrimonial Law. Practice Areas: Family Law; Complex Domestic Relations Issues; Divorce/Dissolution of Marriage; Prenuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Child Custody and Visitation; Spousal Support; Alimony; Maintenance; Matrimonial Law; Matrimonial Litigation; Appeals; Marital Settlement Agreements; Separation Agreements; Property Rights; Financial Discovery and Analysis Related to Divorce; Tax Considerations Related to Divorce.Email: David N. Schaffer

Richard J. Tarulis (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, July 27, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2007, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S., 1983); Northern Illinois University (J.D., 1987). Phi Alpha Delta (Treasurer, 1985-1987). Member, Moot Court. Local Counsel, Cantigny War Museum, 1988—. Treasurer, Naperville Veterans Memorial Wall Committee, 1989—. Extended Member, DuPage County Board of Review, 1990-1991. Member, Finance Committee, Illinois Senator Chris Lauzen, 1993—. Elected Lisle Township Republican Precinct Committeeman, 1994—. Treasurer, Illinois Rep. Cowlishaw Campaign Committee, 1995—. Parliamentarian, Lisle Township Republican Organization, 1996—. Trustee, Lisle Township, 2000-2002. Lisle Township Clerk, 2002—. President, Township Officials of DuPage County, 2007—. Member: DuPage County (Member: Local Government Committee, 1988—, Chairman, 1995-1996; Probate Law Committee, 1989-1992, Secretary, 1990), Illinois State and American (Member, Land Use Committee, State and Local Tax Committee) Bar Associations; Illinois Township Attorneys Association. [Sgt., USMC, 1976-1983]. Reported Cases: Allegis Realty Investors v. Naperville, Township Road District, 223 Ill.2d 318 (Ill. 2006); City of Warrenville v. John Lotus Novak and Naperville Community Unit School Dist. 203, 355 Ill.App.3d 714 (2nd Dist. 2005); Allegis Realty Investors v. Naperville Township Road District, 356 Ill.App.3d 887 (2nd Dist. 2005); Estate of Smida v. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, 353 Ill.App.3d 551 (2nd Dist. 2004); Ceres One Corp. v. Naperville Township Road District, 343 Ill.App.3d 382 (2nd Dist. 2003); ABN Ambro Services, Inc. v. Naperville Park District, 325 Ill.App.3d 7 (2nd Dist. 2001); Board of Library Trustees of the Village of Westmont v. Cinco Construction, 276 Ill.App.3d 417 (1st Dist. 1995); Forest Preserve District of DuPage County v. Department of Revenue, 266 Ill.App.3d 264 (2nd Dist. 1994). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Local Government Law; Land Use; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Probate Law.Email: Richard J. Tarulis

ASSOCIATES

Nicole L. Karas (Associate) born Paoli, Pennsylvania, October 7, 1970; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., cum laude, International Relations, 1992); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Dean's List; Order of the Coif. Recipient: Excellence for Future Award in Advanced Legal Research and Constitutional Law II, Computer Assisted Learning Institute; "Top Scholar" Scholarship, 2002. Associate Editor of Articles, Notes and Comments, DePaul Law Review, 2003-2004. Author: "EEOC v. Luce & the Mandatory Arbitration Agreement," 53 DePaul L. Rev. 67, 2003. Member: Chicago, Du Page County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Local Government Law; Real Estate.Email: Nicole L. Karas

Andrew S. Paine (Associate) born Evanston, Illinois, May 16, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: Beloit College (B.A., English, cum laude, 2003); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2007). Dean's list. Recipient, Computer Assisted Legal Institute Award Winner, Payment Systems Law, 2007. Staff Editor, The John Marshall Journal of Computer and Information Law, 2005-2006. Member: DuPage County, Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Local Government; Civil Litigation.Email: Andrew S. Paine

OF COUNSEL

Douglas C. Tibble (Of Counsel) born Joliet, Illinois, May 26, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois. Education: DePaul University (B.A., with honors, 1974); Syracuse University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1977). Order of the Coif. President, Justinian Honor Society, 1976-1977. Member, Syracuse Law Review, 1975-1976. Member: Chicago, DuPage County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Business Law; Corporate Law; Appellate Practice; Mediation; Arbitration; Construction Law.Email: Douglas C. Tibble

David G. Wentz (Of Counsel) born Elmhurst, Illinois, February 4, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois. Education: Augustana College (B.A., 1985); University of Illinois (J.D., 1989). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award, International Law and World Politics, 1988; DuPage County Bar Association Scholarship, 1986. Elected Naperville Township Trustee. Elected State President, Lincolnland Exchange Club, 2007-2008. Elected Naperville Exchange Club Secretary, 1996-1997, Board of Directors, 1996— and President, 2001-2003. Member, National Exchange Club Jurisprudence and Laws Committee, 2003-2004, 2006-2007. Member, DuPage County Workforce Development Board, (Chairman, Membership Committee, 1999). Appointed Special Appellate Public Defender, 1995. Naperville Chamber of Commerce (Chairman, Legislative Committee 1997-1999). Member: DuPage County Bar Association (Member, Civil Practice, Business Law, Children's Rights, and Appellate Law Committees; Arbitrator Mandatory Arbitration Program, 1993—) and Illinois State Bar Association (Member, Commercial Litigation and General Practice Committees). Reported Cases: Galvin v. Olysaw, 212 Ill.App.3d 399 (5th Dist 1991); Illinois Municipal League Risk Management Associaton v. Seibert, 223 Ill.App.3d 864, (4th Dist. 1992). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Consumer Fraud; Employment Law; Condemnation and Eminent Domain; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Collections; Business/Corporate Law; Real Estate; Adoptions; Professional Malpractice; Appeals.Email: David G. Wentz