John Dirk Gutzke

Bar Admissions:

• Illinois Supreme Court - 1984
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois - 1987

Education:

• University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois - J.D. - 1984
• University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, Chicago, Illinois - B.A. - 1981
• Franklin College, Lugano Switzerland - 1977-1978
• Shimer College, Mt. Carroll, Illinois - 1976-1977

Past Employment Positions:

• Rolewick & Gutzke, P.C., Principal - 1991-Present
• Rolewick & Kenny, P.C., Associate Attorney - 1984-1991
• Standard Oil Company, Law Department, Summer Clerk - 1982-1983

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• American Bar Association (ABA) - 2000-Present
• Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) - 1984-Present
  • ISBA Trusts and Estates Section Council
    • Member - 1992-2001
    • Vice chairman - 1997-1998
    • Chairman - 1998-1999
  • ISBA Business Advice and Financial Planning Section Council
    • Member - 2008-Present
    • Vice chairman - 2011-2012
• Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Illinois Supreme Court Hearing Board
  • Member - 2011-Present
• DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA) - 1984-Present
  • DCBA Business Law Committee - 1987-1994
  • Probate and Estate Planning Committee - 1998-Present
    • Vice Chairman - 1998-1999, 2004-2005
    • Chairman - 1999-2000, 2005-2006
• DuPage County Estate Planning Council - 1988-Present
• Theater of Western Springs Board of Governors - 1993-1995
• First Congregational Church of Downers Grove - Lay Moderator - 1998-2001

Honors and Awards:

• Avvo, Top Attorney
• Martindale-Hubbell, Peer Rated 2018

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, November 1995
• Speaker, “Planning for Small Estates”
  • Illinois State Bar Association Law Ed Series, Fall 1995
• Speaker, “Planning with Family Limited Partnerships”
  • Illinois State Bar Association and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, January 1997
• Speaker, "Individual Retirement Accounts and Other Retirement Plans"
  • Illinois State Bar Association and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, January 1998
• Speaker, "Estate Planning and Administration"
  • Practice Skills for New Lawyers series sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association, October 2001, October 2003, and October 2005