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Suite 1200
Chicago, Illinois 60606
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2800 West Higgins Road
Suite 425
Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
P 847.843.2900
F 847.843.3355

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Hon. Arthur L. Janura, Jr. (Ret.)
Partner

Mr. Janura is a partner in the Firm's Chicago and Hoffman Estates offices. His practice focuses on litigation and municipal law.

Professional Activities and Achievements

Mr. Janura has recently retired from the bench after serving 23 years as a Trial Judge for the State of Illinois. During that time he handled both criminal and civil matters including the motion call and jury trial call in the Law Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County. He has also served as a lawyer in private practice, and has represented a wide variety of companies and cases.

He is a Court-Certified Mediator in the Chancery Division's Mediation Program and Court-Annexed Major Case Civil Mediation Program. He is an Arbitrator for the Cook County Circuit Court and a member of the Chicago Bar Association and Illinois Judges Association. Mr. Janura was Chairman of the Bench and Bar Relations Committee of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association, serves as a Board Member for the Bohemian Lawyers Association, and is a member of the Executive's Club of Chicago.

Mr. Janura has also attended numerous continuing legal education seminars, conferences and lectures offered by the Illinois Judicial Conference, National Judicial Conference, American Academy of Judicial Education, Administrative Office of Illinois Courts, Circuit Court Law Division, Domestic Violence Coordinating Council and Illinois Advanced Judicial Academy, University of Illinois.

Education

DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1975)
University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., 1971)
Certified Mediator, 40-hour Civil Mediation Training (2005)
Certificate of Completion, "Law and Science and the Highly Effective Judge," Advanced Judicial Academy (2001)

Bar Admissions

State of Illinois; U.S. District Court (including Trial Bar)