Attorney Profiles

John Dirk Gutzke 
Wheaton, Illinois
Principal
phone (630) 653-1577
fax (630) 653-1579
email Email Me

Litigation Percentage:
10% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1984
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1987
Education:
University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, 1984
JD


University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, Chicago, Illinois, 1981
BA


Franklin College, Lugano, Switzerland, 1978


Shimer College, Mt. Carroll, Illinois, 1977


Published Works:
"A Procedural Guide to Self-Help Repossession", DuPage County Bar Journal, 1984


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Panelist, Illinois State Bar Association "Estate Planning" Seminar, Cable Access TV, 1995


Speaker, "Planning for Small Estates", Illinois State Bar Association Law Ed Series, 1995


Speaker, "Planning with Family Limited Partnerships", Illinois State Bar Association and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, 1997


Speaker, "Individual Retirement Accounts and Other Retirement Plans", Illinois State Bar Association and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, 1998


Speaker, "Estate Planning and Administration", Practice Skills for New Lawyers, Illinois State Bar Association, October 2001, 2003, 2005


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association (ABA), 2000 - 2003
Member


Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), 1984 - Present
Member


ISBA Trusts and Estates Section Council, 1992 - 2001
Member


ISBA Trusts and Estates Section Council, 1997 - 1998
Vice Chairman


ISBA Trusts and Estates Section Council, 1998 - 1999
Chairman


DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA), 1984 - Present
Member, Sections on Litigation Trust and Estates


DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA), 1987 - 1994
Member, Business Law Committee


DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA), 1998 - Present
Member, Probate and Estate Planning Committee


DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA)
Vice Chairman, Probate and Estate Planning Committee, 1998-99, 2004-05


DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA)
Chairman, Probate and Estate Planning Committee, 1999-00, 2005-06


DuPage County Estate Planning Council, 1988 - Present
Member


Theather of Western Springs Board of Governors, 1993 - 1995
Member


First Congregational Church of Downers Grove, 1998 - 2001
Lay Moderator


Past Employment Positions:
Rolewick & Kenny, P.C., Associate Attorney, 1984 - 1991


Standard Oil Company, Law Department, Summer Clerk, 1982 - 1983


Contact a lawyer from
Rolewick & Gutzke, P.C.
to arrange a consultation.
630.653.1577
State-Wide Representation

Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser - in fees, expenses, and waste of time. As a peacemaker, the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.

~ Abraham Lincoln, 1850

Flexible Office Hours

1776 South Naperville Road Suite 104 A
Wheaton, IL 60187

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