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| | Address | | Suite 300, Waterside Center, 124 North Water Street, P.O. Box 4749 | | Rockford, Illinois 61110-4749 | | (Winnebago Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Oliver, Close, Worden, Winkler & Greenwald practices in the following areas of law:
Business Transactions, Corporate and Commercial Real Estate, Banking, Labor and Employment, Probate and Estate Planning, Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State, Federal, and Bankruptcy Courts, and General Practice. | | Year Established: 1908 | Firm Profile:
The firm, which is Rockford's oldest continuous law firm, traces its beginning to 1908. It has been in its current location in the Waterside Center since May of 1983. The firm also maintains offices in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Many of the attorneys are licensed in both Illinois and Wisconsin. | | Firm Size: 9 | Representative Clients:
Chase Bank; Rockford Bank & Trust; First National Bank of Beloit; Commercial Mortgage & Finance Co.; Aqua-Aerobics Systems, Inc.; Seiberling Associates, Inc.; Bourn & Koch, Inc.; Rockford Pubic Library; Quality Metal Finishing co.; Smith Oil corp.; Great American Insurance Companies; Dial Machine, Ins.; Rochelle Travel Plaza; Nelson Carlson Mechanical Contractors Co.; Pierce Biotechnology, Inc.; Kasper Trucking, Inc.; YMCA of the Rock River; Rockford Health System; Rockford Memorial Hospital; SupplyCore, Inc.; Rollette Oil Co., Inc. |
LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc.; Casio, Inc.; America Online, Inc.; CBL (Cherryvale Regional Shopping Center). |
REPRESENTATIVE LABOR/EMPLOYMENT CLIENTS: Streator Dependable Manufacturing Co.; Wahl Clipper Corp.; Modern Metal Products Co.; Zion Development Corp. | 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
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Robert J. Oliver (Member) born Rockford, Illinois, March 11, 1932; admitted to bar, 1956, Illinois; 1989, Wisconsin. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1953; J.D., 1956). Phi Delta Phi. Secretary to Appellate Court Justice, 1965-1971 and Supreme Court Justice, State of Illinois, 1971-1975. Attorney, Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, 1956-1958. Member: Winnebago County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law; General Business Law; Estate Planning. Email: Robert J. Oliver | | Curtis D. Worden (Member) born Racine, Wisconsin, April 22, 1936; admitted to bar, 1961, Wisconsin; 1962, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S. and J.D.). Lecturer, Northern Illinois University School of Law, 1983-1987. Former Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Illinois. Commissioner, Greater Rockford Airport Authority (Chairman). Member, Board of Directors: Rockford Health System; Rockford Memorial Hospital; Rockford Clinic; Rockford Health Plans (Chairman); YMCA of Rockford (Past President). Member: Winnebago County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate; Estate Planning; Probate. Email: Curtis D. Worden | | Karl F. Winkler (Member) born Oak Park, Illinois, January 15, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1964); University of Illinois (J.D., 1967). Frederick Green Moot Court Competition Finalist. Author, "Libel in the Soviet Press: The New Civil Remedy in Theory and Practice," 41 Tulane Law Review 55, 1966. Chapter in Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2006, Contracts. Co-author: "Local Rules of Practice," Winnebago County Bar, 1985. Certified Mediator, Major Civil Litigation, 17th Judicial Circuit State of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois Federal Court. External Mediator, U.S. Postal Service. Airplane Owners and Pilots Association Legal Panel Member. Trustee, Boone County Conservation District, 2006—. Member and 2nd Vice President, Board of Directors, United Way, 1990-1997. Named a Leading Lawyer in Illinois. Member: Winnebago County (President, 2000-2001), Illinois State and American Bar Associations. [Captain, Air Defense Artillery, active duty, 1967-1969]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law; Corporate Law. Email: Karl F. Winkler | | Thomas E. Greenwald (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 25, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Wisconsin; 1975, Illinois. Education: Dominican College (B.A., 1967); Marquette University (J.D., 1970). Delta Theta Phi. Lead Article Editor, Marquette Law Review, 1969-1970. Author: "Examination of the Basis of the Uninsured Motorist Endorsement," 53 Marquette Law Review 320, 1970. Co-author: "Legal and Practical Problems Arising from Subrogation Clauses," 54 Marquette Law Review, 255, 1971. Member: Walworth County, Winnebago County and Illinois State Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Thomas E. Greenwald | | John Rearden, Jr. (Member) born Reading, Pennsylvania, October 5, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia; 1985, Illinois; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court; 1995, Wisconsin. Education: Eastern Illinois University (B.A., with high honors, 1978); University of Illinois (M.S., 1980; Ph.D., 1985); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1984). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Judge E. Grady Jolly, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1985-1986. Lecturer, Labor and Employment Law For Sterling Education Services and Lorman Education Services, 1992—. Member: Winnebago County and Illinois State (Member, and Labor Law Section Council, 1990-1998, Vice-Chair, 1995; Chair, 1996-1997) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (inactive). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor Law; Employment Relations (Management) Law. Email: John Rearden, Jr. | | Ann T. Dempsey (Member) born Rockford, Illinois, December 5, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Wisconsin; 1991, Illinois; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1987; J.D., 1990). Member: Winnebago County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Civil Litigation; Debt Collection. Email: Ann T. Dempsey | | Timothy A. Miller (Member) born Freeport, Illinois, May 23, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois, New York, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1999, Wisconsin. Education: Loras College (B.A., cum laude, 1983); University of Alabama (J.D., 1987). Lecturer, Commercial Litigation, Lorman Education Services. Member: Winnebago County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Crusader Central Clinic Association (Former Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Banking Law; Creditor Bankruptcy; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Probate; Civil Litigation. Email: Timothy A. Miller | | Debra A. Delia (Member) born Rockford, Illinois, October 8, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: Marquette University (B.A., Honors, cum laude, 1984); University of Illinois (J.D., 1987). Lecturer, Lorman Education Services. Illinois Assistant Attorney General, 1987-1989. Member, Board of Directors, YWCA of Rockford, 2000-2006. Member: Winnebago County (Member, Board of Directors, 2005-2008), Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Banking Law; Creditors Bankruptcy; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Probate; Civil Litigation. Email: Debra A. Delia | | OF COUNSEL | | Henry J. Close (Of Counsel) born Washington, D.C., March 4, 1936; admitted to bar, 1961, Illinois; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Regis College (A.B., 1958); Loyola University (J.D., 1961). Chapter Author: "The Labor Law Handbook," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1980-2001. Lecturer, "Labor and Employment Law," National Business Institute, 1987-2001. Council on Education in Management, 1994-1996. Member: Winnebago County (Secretary, 1970-1971), Illinois State (Member, Labor Law Section Council, 1973-1978; Chairman, 1976-1977) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Relations (Management) Law; General Business Law; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Probate. Email: Henry J. Close | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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