R. Gilman Johnson

Of Counsel

Location:

Fox Lake, Illinois

Phone:

847-978-4495
888-351-2429 (Toll Free)

Fax:

847-587-4538

E-mail:

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After serving as a Lake County Assistant State's Attorney. Gil joined the firm as a partner with John Soffietti in 1965 after Gil served as a Lake County Assistant State's Attorney. He graduated from Lake Forest College with a B.A. degree in 1960 and from IIT Chicago Kent College of Law with a J.D. degree in 1963. He is a member of the Illinois, Wisconsin and Lake County Bar Associations and is admitted to practice in Illinois, Wisconsin, Federal Court, U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Tax Court. His areas of practice include probate, Trusts and Estate planning, real estate, corporate law and municipal law. Gil and his wife reside in Ingleside, Illinois and have three grown children.

Year Joined Firm

1965

Areas of Practice

35% Probate
25% Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts
25% Real Estate
15% Closely Held Corporations

Litigation Percentage

5% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

Illinois, 1963
Wisconsin, 1984
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1965
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1965
U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1965
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois Trial Bar, 1965
U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois Trial Bar, 1965
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar, 1965
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1965
U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1965
U.S. Supreme Court, 1975

Education

Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D. - 1963
Lake Forest University, Lake Forest, Illinois
- B.A. - 1960
- Honors: Dean's List

Representative Clients

First National Bank of Antioch
Lakeland Community Bank
Village of Fox Lake

Professional Associations and Memberships

Illinois State Bar Association, 1963 - Present
Lake County Bar Association, Member, 1963 - Present
Wisconsin State Bar Association, Member, 1984 - Present

Past Employment Positions

Lake County Sheriffs Office, Deputy Sheriff, 1961 - 1962
Lake County State's Attorneys, Assistant State Attorney, 1963 - 1965

Fraternities/Sororities

Phi Delta Theta
Delta Theta Phi