John Purdy Lawyer Reviews & Ratings - Chicago

John Purdy Bio
John D. Purdy, Jr., B.A. (Econ.), Yale University, 1963 and J.D. 1966, University of Chicago Law School, was an associate and then an equity partner in Ross & Hardies (1966-1983), a founding partner in Siemon, Larsen & Purdy (1983-1991), a partner in Martin, Craig, Chester & Sonnenschein (1991-2002) and a partner in Momkus McCluskey LLC prior to becoming Of Counsel to Baugh, Dalton, Carlson & Ryan LLC (now Kaufman Dolowich Voluck LLP).  He concentrates his practice in the representation of lenders and numerous closely held businesses, and the owners of such businesses. Among his clients are banks and asset based lenders, financial intermediaries, software developers, a number of internet based companies, an international freight forwarder and customs broker and an independent record storage company. John has attained the Martindale-Hubbell AV rating. His experience and achievements include:. John is a member of the American, Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations. Born in 1941 in Chicago, he currently resides in the Village of Clarendon Hills. Telephone:; E-mail:. In addition to his law practice, he has owned and participated in small businesses, which has given him a working knowledge of the business and legal issues encountered generally by small businesses and their owners.. An elected or appointed municipal official for more than 25 years, he has lectured on land use and municipal topics at seminars presented by Prentice Hall and the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE).