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| | Address | | 1958 Aberdeen Court, Suite 1 | | Sycamore, Illinois 60178 | | (DeKalb Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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(Main Office)
| Smith & Tucker LLC practices in the following areas of law:
From its offices in Sycamore, Illinois, Smith and Tucker LLC provides services to its clients in the following core areas: civil litigation, corporate and business law, municipal law, real estate development (including zoning, land use, and planning), commercial and residential real estate sale and leasing transactions, employer labor law, creditor's rights and bankrupt-cy, collections and mortgage foreclosures, wills and trusts, estate planning and health care directives, probate and will contests, personal injury law including motor vehicle accidents, brain injury and wrongful death and employment law. | | Firm Size: 2 | Representative Clients:
The American Natinal Bank of DeKalb County; Castle Bank N.A.; The National Bank & Trust Company of Sycamore; Old Second National Bank; Cortland Fire Protection District; DeKalb Public Library; Virgil Solid Waste Disposal District; Lost Lake Utility District; The Daily Chronicle; Elmer Larson Inc.; L & S Venture; Shepard Construction DK, Inc.; Pappas Real Estate Development LLC; Hoffman Development; Midlands Office Park; Algus Realty, LLC; Advantage Capital Financial Service, Inc.; Maple Terrace Subdivision; M&L Joint Venture; Nicomm, Inc.; Midwest Sports Medicine; The Knolls Subdivision; Northfield Farm Subdivision; Prairie Ridge Subdivision; Brickville & Peace Roads Developemnt LLC; DeKalb County Packing Co., Inc.; Digital Network Communications Inc.; Midwest Imaging Consultants, Inc.; Medical Outsourcing Solutions, Inc.; Northern Illinois Cardiology, Ltd.; Kishwaukee Community Hospital. | Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | MEMBER | | Peter Thomas Smith (Member) born Red Wing, Minnesota, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia (inactive); 1972, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1977, Illinois; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Loyola University (B.S., with honors, 1968); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1971). Phi Alpha Delta. Associate, Keller & Heckman, Washington, D. C., 1974-1977. Private Practice, Sycamore, Illinois, 1976-1979, 1984-1990. Partner: Minnihan & Smith, 1980-1984; Smith & Strauss, 1990-2000; Smith Strauss Tucker & Brown, 2000-2001; Smith Tucker and Brown, 2001-2005; Smith & Tucker, 2005-2006; Smith Tucker Coghlan & Smith LLC, 2007-2008. City Attorney, City of Sycamore, 1990-2003. Treasurer, DeKalb County Republicans, 1980. Chairman: Sycamore United Givers Fund, 1985; DeKalb County Unit, American Cancer Society, 1992-1996; St. Mary's School Foundation, 1997—. President, Sycamore Kiwanis Club, 1990. Member: DeKalb County (President, 2002-2003), Kane County and Illinois State Bar Associations. [Officer, 1968-1976 Capt. and Judge Advocate, U.S. Marine Corps, 1971-1974]. Reported Cases: Laue v. Leifheit, 105 Ill.2d 191 (1984); Minnesota v. Cloverleaf Creamery, 449 U.S. 456 (1981); Society of the Plastics Industry v. OSHA, 589 F.2d 2362 (2nd Cir. 1975); Natick Paperboard v. Weinberger, 524 F 2d 1103 (1975); Falkner v. Hinckley Parachute, 533 N.E. 23 941 (1988); Eckhardt v. Kirts, 179 Ill.App.3d 863, 534 N.E.2d 1339 (2d Dist. 1989). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Organization; Contracts; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Elder Law; Municipal Law; Personal Injury Law; Probate Law; Real Estate Law; Brain Injury; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Wrongful Death; Probate Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Contested Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Decedents Estates; Fiduciary Law; Wills; Contested Wills; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: Peter Thomas Smith | | ASSOCIATE | | Jeffrey A. Meyer (Associate) born Elgin, Illinois, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois; 2008, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.A., 2004; J.D., 2007). Member: DeKalb County, Kane County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Collections; Civil Litigation; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Wills. Email: Jeffrey A. Meyer | | RETIRED | | Watson B. Tucker (Retired Partner) born Dobbs Ferry, New York, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., Speech, 1962; J.D., magna cum laude, 1965). Partner, Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw, Chicago, Illinois, 1965-1999. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1985. (Retired). Reported Cases: HS Services, Inc. v. Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co., 109 F.3d 642 (9th Cir. 1997); Pierce v. F.R. Tripler & Co., 955 F.2d 820 (2d Cir. 1992); In re Nucorp Securities Litigation, 661 F. Supp. 1403 (S.D. Cal. 1987); In re Uranium Antitrust Litigation, 473 F. Supp. 393 (N.D. Ill. 1979); Teachers Ins. v. LaSalle Nat. Bank, 691 N.E. 2d 881 (Ill. App. 2d Dist 1998); FDIC v. Brants, 2 F.3d 147 (5th Cir. 1993); Brunswick Corp. v. Sheridan, 582 F.2d 175 (2d Cir. 1978); Weit v. Continental Bank, 535 F.2d 1010 (7th cir. 1976); Velle v. Sanders, 518 F.Supp. 512 (C.D. Cal. 1981); Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Auth., 436 F.2d 306 (7th Cir. 1970). Practice Areas: Federal Litigation; State Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Corporate Law. Email: Watson B. Tucker |
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