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Tyler spent the first 10 years of his profession career in sales. Principally he worked with insurance and annuities products. He enjoyed the complexities of those products and the life improving impact they had on his clients. While he sought new challenges in law school, he has retained this client centered focus in his legal career.While in law school he received the Cali Award for Advanced Legal Research and was a recipient of the Lincoln Scholarship. He was also a member of the University of Illinois College of Law, Civil Litigation Clinic earning him Pro Bono notation.

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Phil received his Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in Philosophy and Math from Southern Illinois University in 1972. He received his Juris Doctor in the charter class of Southern Illinois University School of Law in 1976. He is licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois. He is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois; United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; and the United States Supreme Court.. Prior to attending law school, Phil served with the United States Army. He is a decorated Viet Nam veteran and was awarded two Bronze Stars, the Purple Heart, and the Air Combat Medal, among others. Phil joined Kavanagh, Scully, Sudow, White & Frederick, P.C. as an Associate in 1976 and became a Member of the Firm in 1982. He represents, as General Counsel, over 150 public libraries throughout the State of Illinois and six of the ten regional Library Systems. In addition, he assists other types of local governments, including cities, school districts, and park districts. He is an experienced appellate advocate and practices before the Industrial Commission in Worker's Compensation matters. Phil is also a published author on behalf of the Illinois State Bar Association.. Phil is a member of the Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois, the Peoria County Bar Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association. He has served for over thirteen years in the Assembly of Delegates of the ISBA and has served on dozens of committees, section councils and task forces during his tenure. Phil is also active in a number of community organizations, including the Children's Home Association of Illinois and the Peoria Youth Service Network. He is a regular presenter to numerous Illinois State Library Institutes, the Illinois Library Association's Annual State conventions, the Illinois Association of Park Districts State Convention and Annual Legal Symposia, and to dozens of continuing education programs for various library systems.

MR. URBAN  concentrates his practice primarily in the area of Family Law and is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.  Mr. Urban has been involved in all facets of Family Law practice since 1990, including divorce, contested custody matters, original and post decree support and maintenance proceedings, division of large and complex marital estates including medical professionals, legal professionals, executives, farm divorces, business owners and self employed individuals, division of retirement income plans and stock option plans, domestic violence matters, paternity, custody modification matters, contested grounds matters, pre and post nuptial agreements, modification of divorce judgments, and appeals.  In addition to his Family Law Practice, Mr. Urban has over fifteen years of experience in the representation of employers in employment law related matters including discrimination claims, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, wage and hour claims, assisting employers in development of procedures and employment documents such as employee handbooks and related materials, and advising employer's human resource personnel on a regular basis on employment matters as a preventative measure.  Mr. Urban also is available to assist clients with a variety of litigation related matters including real estate, personal injury, contract disputes, probate/estate litigation, and administrative proceedings.

Karen focuses her practice on the transactional needs of individuals and their families - estate and retirement planning, business planning and succession, trust and estate administration. Additionally, she provides the firm and its clients with up-to-the-minute Federal and State Tax Research and prepares estate and income tax returns for many of the Firm's clients. She is a frequent lecturer on estate and business legal issues.. A native of Alton, Illinois, Karen resides in Peoria with her husband, Scott Bell, and their two daughters. She is active in community organizations and currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Methodist Health Services Corporation (Methodist Medical Center of Central Illinois), Human Service Center, and Community Foundation of Central Illinois.

Gary received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and History from Denison University in 1974 and his Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1977. He is licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois. He is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.. Gary joined Kavanagh, Scully, Sudow, White & Frederick, P.C. as an Associate in 1978. In 1982, he became Of Counsel to the Firm to accept the position of President and Trust Officer of a local bank. He rejoined the Firm full time in 1993 and became a Member of the Firm in 1995. Gary is a member of the Central Illinois Estate Planning Council. He also is a frequent speaker at Estate Planning seminars. He is a member of the Peoria County Bar Association and sits on its Real Estate Committee. In addition, Gary serves as legal counsel for various not-for-profit organizations in the Peoria area.. An area native, Gary is a graduate of East Peoria Community High School. He and his wife, Trina, reside in Peoria with their two children. Gary has been an officer and member of the Board of Directors of the East Peoria Chamber of Commerce, The Children's Home Association of Illinois, Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences Foundation, American Cancer Society, and the East Peoria Historical Society. He is also a member of the East Peoria Rotary Club.

For more than 30 years, Dave has focused on representing people and their businesses in Arrowhead, Glendale, Peoria, Deer Valley and  Sun City.  He has had many of the same business clients for decades and now works with the second generation of the family members running those businesses.. Even the most complex issues can be handled by Mr. Brnilovich.  He has handled business buyouts and sales, partnership breakups and business mergers.  He has created companies and had them dissolved.  Most every type of real estate issue has been addressed by him.  He has represented buyers and sellers of land, homes, apartments, shopping centers and industrial buildings.  He has represented brokers and agents, lenders and investors, landlords and lessees.. Mr. Brnilovich has represented scores of clients in a wide variety of lawsuits in state and federal court such as vehicle and equipment financing, engineering and architectural disputes, illegal subdivisions, flooding and drainage issues.  He has tried cases involving Will contests, trust disputes, misrepresentation and fraud, trade name infringement; non-compete agreements, franchises and distributorships.. Many long term clients first came to Dave for a one hour consultation. Often, the person’s issues were resolved with common sense advice during that initial meeting.  Frequently, those same people have returned to Mr. Brnilovich or have referred others to him years later with more complex business or personal issues that required arbitration or a lawsuit.  Such long-term relationships have made him a common fixture in the West Valley.. He has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® for his work in real estate and holds an A-V Preeminent™ Peer Review from Martindale Hubble. (Meets very high criteria of general ethical standards.)

David is a corporate generalist representing small to medium-sized corporations and limited liability entities, and is engaged in tax planning, real estate transactional and end-stage capital and debt financing, and estate and trust planning and administration. He engages in commercial and fiduciary litigation on a limited basis.. He has the unique distinction of maintaining a satellite office in Toulon, Illinois, where he has concentrated on representing farm families and agricultural businesses for over 40 years; and through loyal client relationships, he is now dealing with several generations of the same family.. David resides in Peoria Heights, Illinois, with his wife, Margaret, and is an avid cyclist, sailboat racer, outdoor enthusiast, and has been a scuba diver for 40 years. He has two grown children and four grandchildren.

Bruce Thiemann is a member of Kavanagh, Scully, Sudow, White & Frederick, P.C. He has practiced law in Peoria since 1978. Bruce joined the firm in 2005 and previously practiced as a sole practitioner. Civil litigation, corporate, real estate, insurance defense, licensing, trust and estate, and municipal cases and clients have all formed Bruce's area of concentration. A fourth generation Peorian, Bruce is a 1967 graduate of Woodruff High School. Following high school he attended Cornell College and Illinois State University before joining the Army where he served a Helicopter Door Gunner with the 7th Squadron, 1st Air Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam in 1969. Following service, Bruce attended Illinois Central College, Bradley University, and Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History in 1975. Bruce then attended Southern Illinois University School of Law, New England School of Law in Boston, and Washington College of Law of the American University in Washington, D.C. where he received his Juris Doctor Degree in 1978. He is admitted to practice law in all Illinois State Courts, and is admitted in the United States Supreme Court, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the Central and Northern District Federal Courts. A resident of East Peoria since 1986, Bruce and his wife, Teri, have two children, Bob and Maggie. Bruce has been active in local Veterans' activities including spearheading the WWI and WWII Memorial on the Courthouse Square in Peoria, Illinois.

Brian Mooty is a member of the law firm of Kavanagh, Scully, Sudow, White and Frederick P.C. Brian was admitted to the practice of law in Illinois in 1986. He concentrates his practice in real estate law and represents both buyers and sellers of residential and commercial real estate. Brian also assists many clients with commercial real estate issues including sales and acquisitions, leasing, property tax assessments and exemptions, development, subdivisions, zoning, environmental problems and status of title and title insurance. Brian's real estate practice also includes public housing and the development of mixed finance affordable housing and local government law. Brian's firm is an agent of the Attorneys Title Guarantee Fund and he has personally acted as title agent on numerous transactions and has issued many real estate title commitments and title policies as a title agent. He has an extensive practice assisting landlords with leasing and evictions. Brian also represents condominium and homeowners associations.

Bob Gates is an attorney with Kavanagh, Scully, Sudow, White & Frederick P.C. in Peoria, IL .. Bob concentrates his practice in civil and commercial litigation; estate planning and administration; real estate; commercial transactions; taxation; local government law; and school law.. Prior to joining Kavanagh, Bob represented the City of Chicago as an Assistant Corporation Counsel.  While with the Chicago Department of Law, Bob represented the City in civil litigation matters focusing on tax and revenue litigation.  He also advised City departments on legal and policy issues involving constitutional law, taxing authority, tax objections, land-use planning, water management and sales, public employee pension rights and financing, economic development financing, and municipal powers.  Bob represented the City of Chicago before the Department of Administrative Hearings, Circuit Court, and the Property Tax Appeal Board.. Before law school, Bob was an economic development professional in the greater Cincinnati area.  He coordinated the economic development efforts of over 19 political jurisdictions, developed business attraction and retention strategies for each, and negotiated tax incentive agreements between the State of Ohio , local communities, and expanding businesses.. Bob earned a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration from Miami University ( Ohio ). He is a cum laude graduate of The John Marshall Law School, having graduating in the top 5% of his class and was a member of The John Marshall Law Review.. While in Chicago, Bob was the President of the Andersonville Development Corporation and a member of the Board of Directors of the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce.. Bob is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Peoria County Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, and various civic organizations. He is also a member of the Illinois Council of School Attorneys.. Although Bob grew up in Crystal Lake, Illinois, Bob's family has deep roots in Peoria . He is also married to a native Peorian, Lisa (Frank) Gates.

Board Certified Attorney by the American Board of Certification, Creditor's Rights Law; Sustaining Member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, Licensed to practice in all Courts of the States of Arizona and Texas, Licensed in the United States District Courts, Northern District of Texas and District of Arizona, Licensed to Practice before the United States Supreme Court, and Courts of Appeals, Ninth and Fifth Circuits.

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