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Desiree K. Kumar concentrates her practice on small business and real estate transactional matters. Desiree also has extensive experience practicing civil litigation in a trial setting and has tried jury trials to verdict throughout central Illinois, both in federal and state court. Desiree’s clients appreciate her straightforward and honest advice, designed to resolve legal difficulties and avoid the time and costs associated with litigation.. Prior to opening her own firm, Desiree worked as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois where she defended state employees in civil rights actions. Prior to working as an AAG, she was an associate attorney at a Chicago area law firm where she practiced insurance defense litigation and medical malpractice defense litigation. Desiree also clerked for Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama in the Chancery division of the Circuit Court of Cook County.. In addition to her legal experience, Desiree is an avid real estate investor. Through her own personal experience in real estate investing and property management, Desiree is able to offer her clients not only legal expertise, but also personal experience in real estate investing.. Desiree graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. She then earned her Juris Doctor degree from Valparaiso University. Desiree is licensed in both Illinois and Wisconsin and has been admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Southern District of Illinois and the Central District of Illinois.

Ed has practiced law in New Hampshire for over thirty-seven years. Ed divides his time between Laconia and our Portsmouth office, located at the historic Jones House on the grounds of the Strawbery Banke Museum at 14 Hancock Street. He earned his BA from Bates College and his JD from Syracuse University. Ed is regularly named one of New Hampshire’s Top Real Estate Lawyers by New Hampshire Magazine.. Ed is a former member of the Belknap County, New Hampshire and American Bar Associations. He has served on the Board of Directors of the former Lakes Region United Way (now part of Granite United Way) and is a past President of Lakes Region Family Service Association (part of Child and Family Services of New Hampshire) . He is active in the seacoast community, having served on the Board of Directors of Portsmouth Advocates, Families First and the Warner House Association as well as the steering committee of the Friends of the South End. Ed is an avid sailor and is involved in the preservation and restoration of historic properties.. Ed’s practice areas include real estate, both commercial and residential, business and corporate work, estate planning, and probate.

Jon M. Garon is Professor of Law and Director of the Intellectual Property, Cybersecurity, and Technology Law program at Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, teaching Constitutional Law, Contracts, Privacy Law, Entertainment Law, and many other courses. He is a nationally recognized authority on entertainment law, copyright, information privacy, technology regulation, and free speech. He has published over 50 books, book chapters, and academic articles, and he has presented at more than 200 programs. A Minnesota native, he received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota in 1985 and his juris doctor degree from Columbia University School of Law in 1988.. Professor Garon served as dean for NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law 2014-2020, providing strategic leadership on programming, curriculum, enrollment management, marketing, and finance. Prior to joining Nova Southeastern University in 2014, Garon was the inaugural director of the Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Law + Informatics Institute, serving from 2011-2014. The Law + Informatics Institute works to integrate specialized courses and training on technology and information systems across legal disciplines. He also served as dean and professor of law at Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota and interim dean of the Graduate School of Management from 2005 to 2006. Before Hamline, Dean Garon taught Entertainment Law and Copyright at Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, New Hampshire and Western State University College of Law in Orange County, California.. Professor Garon's recent and forthcoming books include Parenting for the Digital Generation - The Parent's Guide to Digital Education and the Online Environment (2021 Rowman & Littlefield); Law Professor's Desk Reference (2021 Carolina Academic Press); Intellectual Property Law and Practice: A Contemporary Approach (2022 West Academic); A Short and Happy Guide to Privacy and Cybersecurity Law (2020 West Academic); The Independent Filmmaker’s Law & Business Guide to Financing, Shooting, and Distributing Independent and Digital Films (A Cappella Books, 3d Ed. 2021); Entertainment Law and Practice (Carolina Academic Press 2020); The Entrepreneur’s Intellectual Property & Business Handbook (2d. Ed. Manegiere Publications 2018); and The Pop Culture Business Handbook for Cons and Festivals (Manegiere Publications 2017).. Professor Garon is also the author of Burn Rate (2019), a cybercrime mystery novel.

Licensed to practice law in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.. Certified Public Accountant in New Hampshire and Illinois.. Established the firm in 2003 to provide personalized legal advice and general counsel services to business clients.  Provides legal services to Manufacturing, Technology and Service companies with a focus on the US and international objectives of a Business, its Contracts, Asset Protection, and Tax Planning.. Well qualified and can add diversity and independence to your Board. Experience includes serving on Boards of public and diverse non-profit companies.. Since 1985, regular lecturer for professional and educational organizations on various business and tax topics including Business Operations, Business Ownership, Buying or Selling a Business, Ethics, International Business Issues, International Taxation, Licensing and Intellectual Property Management, Negotiation, Strategic Alliances, and Valuation. Lectured for the New Hampshire Bar Association, the New Hampshire Society of Certified Public Accountants, National Association of Tax Professionals, National Business Institute, Sterling Education, the International Trademark Association, the Licensing Executives Society, and the New Hampshire Business & Industry Association. Also published in the Boston Business Journal and the Business and Industry Reporter.

As a young man, I learned that there can be a beauty in the order that law seeks to create as I first began to contemplate what it means to be part of a government that, at least in theory, strove to be “of the people, by the people, for the people.” In my early 20s I came face to face with true injustice as I served in the United States Marine Corps as a Reconnaissance Marine and fought for the often unrealized ideals this Country was founded upon.. For me the practice of law is something that enables me, through my profession, to use the God-given talents and abilities I possess to help people: to help people navigate a system of laws and process that is unfortunately and increasingly complex; to help people evaluate and effectively plan their business and personal affairs; and when necessary, to help people engage, defend, or pursue a legal negotiation or battle with strategy, wisdom, and grace.. When I am not working, I am usually quite content to be spending time with my wife, my children, and my friends. Those close to me know that you never have to twist my arm to get my buy-in to playing a good game, throwing a ball for our dog, or enjoying a good book or movie.