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Prior to joining my current firm, I worked at a large law firm in Chicago where I represented clients throughout the United States in large complex litigation matters.  My current practice includes representation of Plaintiffs and Defendants in catasrophic injury cases as well as complex litigation matters involving corporate entities, municipalities and school districts.  I have tried cases in counties throughout Illinois and have represend clients in a wide range of administative proceedings including proceeding before the EEOC, IDHR and DOL. I have the pleasure of working with a team of professionals committed to highest level of skill and integrity in the practicie of law.

HEATHER M. GLOCKLER. ASSOCIATE. Heather M. Glockler concentrates her practice in corporate and business law, real estate law, zoning and land use, and local government law.. Heather is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Will County Bar Association, and Will County Women’s Bar Association.. Heather grew up in Lockport, Illinois. In 2016, she graduated from Governors State University with a B.A in Sociology. While at GSU, Heather was on the Dean’s List and participated as a research assistant for Dr. Daniel Cortese.. After college, Heather attended the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (formerly John Marshall Law School). She graduated in 2019 and was admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois the same year. During law school, Heather was a Property Law Teaching Assistant from 2017-2018 for Professor Maureen Straub Kordesh, certified mediator through the Center for Conflict Resolution in 2018, and also served as the Administrative Editor from 2018-2019 for THE JOHN MARSHALL REVIEW OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW. She is a former Spiros Family Perseverance Scholarship and Bohemian Lawyers of Chicago Scholarship recipient.. While attending law school, Heather externed for the Honorable Judge Chrystel Gavlin and worked as a 711 Intern at the Will County States Attorney’s Office representing the State in misdemeanor cases.

Eric P. Hanson practices in the areas of local government and municipal law, land use, DUI and employment practice. In the course of his government and municipal work, Eric has also developed a specific practice in the area of affordable housing. He represents several public housing authorities in the State of Illinois and is a frequent speaker at affordable housing conferences and workshops.. Eric was born in Joliet, Illinois in 1969. He attended the University of Illinois in Champaign, where he earned a B.A. Sociology in 1991. He received his J.D., cum laude, at The John Marshall Law School in 1995. During law school, he served as an Executive Editor of The John Marshall Law Review and participated in the Pace University Environmental Law Moot Court Competition.. Eric began his legal career as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Rita B. Garman of the Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District. Following his clerkship, he served as a Will County Assistant State’s Attorney. He joined Mahoney, Silverman & Cross, LLC in 1998, and was named as a partner in 2004.. Eric’s community activities include serving as the current chairman of the Board of Directors of the Greater Joliet Area YMCA, President of the Rotary Club of Shorewood from 2010-2012 and President of the School Board at the Cathedral of St. Raymond School in Joliet from 2006-2007.. Eric is a member of the Will County Bar Association and Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA). He was elected as a member of the ISBA Assembly from 2004-2010 and served as a member of the Assembly Agenda and Program Committee in 2005. Currently, Eric is a member of the Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education and the Task Force on Unauthorized Practice of Law.  He also served on the following ISBA Committees: Standing Committee on Bar Services and Activities (2008-2009), Committee on Insurance Programs and Services (2003-2008; Chairman 2007-2008) and Young Lawyers Division Council (2000-2005). In 2001, Eric was appointed to serve on the ISBA Special Committee on Appellate Practice and the Special Committee on the Future of the Courts.

Ed's specializes in the areas of Estate Planning, Tax, Wealth Preservation and Asset Protection Planning, and Business/Business Succession Planning, and he is a frequent speaker on these topics with the Illinois State Bar Association, the Will County Bar Association, the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, and the National Business Institute. Ed is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Will County Bar Association, and the Estate Planning Council of Greater Joliet. Ed is a member of the Trusts & Estates Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association, the ISBA Task Force on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, and the ISBA Assembly. Ed also has an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell. Ed has attained an AV Preeminent Rating in Trusts and Estates, Wills and Probate, and Aged and Aging, by the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review, the highest rating for attorneys under the peer review system.

Experienced State attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced State attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced State attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced State attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced State attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced State attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced State attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced State attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced State attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced State attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced State attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.

Experienced State attorney serving clients in Joliet and surrounding areas.