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William ("Bill") F. Bochte is a graduate of Fenwick High School, obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Mary's University (formerly Saint Mary's College) in Winona, Minnesota in 1965. Bill went on to receive his Juris Doctor degree from The John Marshall Law School in 1969 and has been in the private practice of law serving his client's needs ever since.. Mr. Bochte practiced in the city of Chicago for approximately 10 years before relocating to Kane County and the Fox Valley area. Mr. Bochte has received a United States of America Presidential Commendation in "recognition of exceptional service to others in the finest American tradition.". Mr. Bochte had the honor of serving his peers through an Illinois Supreme Court appointment to the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar, as both a member and chairman of the Character and Fitness Committee for the Second Judicial District. Mr. Bochte has lectured in the area of family law for the Kane County Bar Association.. Mr. Bochte is a member of the American Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the Kane County Bar Association. He is licensed and practices primarily in the Illinois Trial, Appellate and Supreme Court, as well the United States Federal District Court and United States District Court of Appeals.. Mr. Bochte currently concentrates his practice primarily on transactional matters involving real estate, business law, and commercial litigation.

Rory T. Weiler is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) who concentrates his practice in family law, with an emphasis on cases involving child custody and more complex economic issues, especially those involving family and closely held businesses.

Mr. Schellert is a an attorney licensed in Missouri to practice law. Mr. Schellert received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2004. Since 2004, Mr. Schellert has tried and negotiated numerous complicated court cases. He has years of complex legal experience and has tried and negotiated contested legal matters before judges in the Federal Court of the Eastern District of Missouri and the Circuit Courts of St. Charles County, St. Louis County, Jefferson County, Lincoln County and Warren County. Mr. Schellert has a B.S - Business Administration - Finance from University of Missouri-Columbia in 2001. Mr. Schellert was on the Dean's List and a member of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity.Mr. Schellert lives in St. Charles County, MO with his wife, Jennifer and their daughter and son.. **The choice of a lawyers is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements.  An attorney and client relationship should not be implied by anything on this website. Nothing on this website is intended to substitute for the advice of an attorney, therefore if you require legal advice please consult with a competent attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction.**

Donald A. Baerveldt, Jr. is licensed to practice law in the State of Missouri, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, the United States Court of Appeals 8th Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Baerveldt received his undergraduate degree from Benedictine College (Cum Laude 1984) with majors in both Accounting and Business Administration. Mr. Baerveldt received his law degree from St. Louis University (J.D. 1987). He is a member of the Missouri Bar and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.. Mr. Baerveldt has been practicing law in St. Charles County, Missouri since 1988, with his areas of practice primarily in the areas of Estate Planning, Probate, Probate Litigation and Trust Litigation, Business and Succession Planning, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Criminal and Traffic Law.  Mr. Baerveldt’s practice encompasses the counties of St. Charles, St. Louis, Lincoln, Warren, Franklin and Jefferson and metropolitan St. Louis.  Mr. Baerveldt offers a free initial client consultation.  Client fees are billed at a competitive hourly rate or charged as a flat fee depending upon the nature of the case.  Contingent fees are charged in personal injury and workers compensation matters as well as limited other matters offered on a case by case basis.. Mr. Baerveldt is married (Susan) with two daughters (Katie and Kelly).  He and his wife are active in local select softball leagues as coaches of the 18U St. Louis Vipers.  Mr. Baerveldt enjoys playing baseball as a member of the St. Louis MBSL 35 Black Sox, playing softball in various men’s leagues in the St. Louis area, and running.

Charles V. Muscarello is the principal of Muscarello Law, LLC, a transactional and litigation law firm that largely concentrates it practice on representing privately held and growing companies, including the owners of such companies.   Often, Mr. Muscarello acts as an outside general counsel and trusted strategic adviser to businesses ranging from closely held family businesses or start-ups, to governmental entities, to multi-national conglomerates.  Mr. Muscarello is not only an attorney, but also as a certified public accountant.. In 2017, Mr. Muscarello formed Muscarello Law, LLC.  Previously, Mr. Muscarello was the co-founded and a partner in Denker & Muscarello, LLC which peformed the same services legal services as he does now.. From 2001 through 2003, Mr. Muscarello worked at Bochte, Kuzniar & Marrese, P.C. where he similarly focused on corporate transactional matters, civil litigation and governmental representation.  When the time was right, Mr. Muscarello joined with Mr. Denker and they formed Denker & Muscarello, LLC.. From 1999 through 2001, Mr. Muscarello rejoined on a full-time basis a venture capital funded company that Mr. Muscarello had worked on prior to his completion of law school. Commerx, Inc. was a forerunner to today’s cloud-based architecture, then operating a business-to-business internet portal ("B2B") that sought to electronically integrate the procurement, auction, and supply chain management functions of buyers and sellers of industrial raw materials, indirect materials, and services. Commerx's flagship portal, , was recognized as the first of its kind by the Smithsonian Institute in 2000. While at Commerx, Mr. Muscarello operated as Corporate Counsel where he was responsible for creating and negotiating strategic partnerships with leading software and technology partners, creating strategic partnerships with industry specialists, and contributed to prospectuses used for raising investment funds. However, Commerx unfortunately met the same fate as most of the other internet start-ups in that era.. Mr. Muscarello started his legal career at Drendel, Tatnall, Hoffmann & McCracken, P.C. where he concentrated in civil litigation, corporate transactional and governmental matters from 1995 through 1999. During this time, Mr. Muscarello, also obtained his Certified Public Accountant certificate (1997), and at various times served as a Director and Vice-President of the Batavia Community Chest/United Way, was a Director of the Fox Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross, and served as the Pro Bono Counsel of the Batavia Chamber of Commerce.. Mr. Muscarello attended the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri, where he received his Juris Doctor in 1995. In his final semester of law school, Mr. Muscarello interned in the United States Senate in Washington, D.C. during what most consider the most active legislative tenure in American history (the first hundred days of the Contract for America in the 104th Congress). As a legal intern for the Governmental Affairs Committee, Mr. Muscarello worked with the Senators to draft proposed Constitutional amendments and legislation, as well as participated in subcommittee hearings on governmental powers, authority, and abuse matters.  Working in such a dynamic and partisan environment taught Mr. Muscarello many experiences in both social interaction and consensus building.  In 1992, Mr. Muscarello graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he received his Bachelor of Science and majored in accounting.. Mr. Muscarello is admitted to practice law before the Illinois State Courts (1995), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1995), the Trial Bar, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2006), and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Seventh Circuit (2007).. Selected Accomplishments:. •   Advising numerous closely-held and start-up business in corporate governance, ownership rights and general business matters, including acting as outside general counsel for numerous entities.. •   Representation of leading technology companies in contract negotiations, mergers & acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures and the acquisition and procurement of intellectual property.. •   Drafting of successful private placement memorandum, limited partnership agreements, limited liability company operating agreements, subscription agreements, management agreements, and all necessary regulatory filings for private equity funds, venture capital funds, and portfolio companies.. •   Preparation of various prospectuses used for acquisition of investment capital into both portfolio companies seeking venture capital/private equity funds and venture capital/private equity funds seeking to invest into portfolio companies.. •   Participation in the drafting of a S-1 registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange.. •   Representation of both commercial lenders and corporate borrowers with respect to equity, debt, mezzanine and secured asset financing.. •   Representation of buyers and sellers of commercial, agricultural and personal real estate, including §1031 tax-free exchanges.. •   Successful representation of corporate entities, individuals, and governmental authorities in litigation and arbitration at trial and in appeals, both in state and federal court.. •   Successful representation of corporate entities and individuals in litigations involving breaches of contracts, ownership disputes, removal of owners & officers of various types of entities, both for cause and other reasons, as well as other similar matters.. •   Litigation of an arbitration occurring over more than 90 days involving substantial breach of contract, fraud and lien claims in with hearings.. •   Representation of a number of governmental entities as outside general counsel.. •   Representation of governmental entities in the acquisition of infrastructure loans backed by bond offerings.. •   Representation of governmental entities negotiating development deals involving over 1,000 development units.. •   Successfully challenge the constitutionality of certain actions by governmental authorities.. •   Successful representation of governmental authorities in disputes with other governmental authorities. •   Successfully litigating numerous land use, takings, zoning, trespass, and nuisance disputes with large scale electricity generating wind turbine developments involving hundreds of land owners.

Attorney Matthew G. Shaw is an experienced Kane County divorce lawyer that has served Northern Illinois clients for the past 30 years. He provides prompt and professional legal service in the areas of family law, divorce, child support, parentage, spousal maintenance, child custody (also known as allocation of parental responsibility), high asset divorce, mediation, and much more. Attorney Shaw maintains close contact with his clients and prides himself on being available when needed. Call Attorney Matthew G. Shaw, of Shaw Family Law, P.C., to schedule a free initial consultation.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Saint Charles and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Saint Charles and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Saint Charles and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Saint Charles and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Saint Charles and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Saint Charles and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Saint Charles and surrounding areas.