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Philip J. Piscopo

  • Partner

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Practice Areas:

  • Civil Litigation
  • Appeals
  • Business Transactions
  • Corporate Organization
  • Others

Biography

Philip J. Piscopo has been with the firm for over 25 years. While he especially enjoys taking on appeals, he also maintains an extensive trial court practice. Philip also handles transactional matters and helps clients form and maintain corporations, LLCs, and other entities. His litigation experience helps him spot issues in his transactions before they turn into expensive court battles. Before joining our firm, Philip served as a staff attorney to the judges of the Kane County Circuit Court in criminal, family and civil matters.

Education

  • Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
    • J.D. - 1997
  • University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
    • B.A. - 1993

Bar Admission

  • Illinois, 1997
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1997
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2018

Representative Cases

  • Dancor Construction, Inc. v. FXR Construction, Inc., 2016 IL App (2d) 150839
  • Doe v. Catholic Diocese of Rockford, 2015 IL App (2d) 140618
  • Kovac v. Barron, 2014 IL App (2d) 121100
  • Collins v. Bartlett Park District, 2013 IL App (2d) 130006
  • Stackman v. City of Geneva, 395 Ill. App. 3d 489 (2009)
  • In re Parentage of A.I.G-K., 2018 IL App (2d) 170601-U
  • In re Marriage of Brunke, 2019 IL App (2d) 190201
  • In re Estate of Ostrom, 2019 IL App (2d) 180602-U
  • Young v. Wieland, 2020 IL App (2d) 191042
  • Bear Valley Partners v. McDonald’s Corp., 2024 IL App (2d) 23045-U

Professional Associations

  • Appellate Lawyers Association, Member
  • Illinois State Bar Association, Member
  • Du Page County Bar Association, Member
  • Kane County Bar Association, Member
  • Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association, Member