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Attorney John Wood is an entrepreneur at heart and began his career in the business world in 1984 by taking the Real Estate Brokers Exam in Wisconsin at the age of 18. He continued to pursue his academic studies at Nicolet College until graduation. After completion of his degree at Nicolet, John moved to central Illinois where his family had relocated. He accepted a position in accounts receivable management for Southern Illinois School of Medicine. During his tenure at SIU Medical School, John diligently completed two Bachelor of Arts degrees at University of Illinois, Springfield. Seeking to continue to pursue his academic interests, John studied at the DePaul College of Law in Chicago, Illinois. He completed his academic career, receiving a Juris Doctor from DePaul and being admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1997. While at DePaul, John discovered a new career path and passion that allowed him to focus on his desire to build a business and provide a meaningful service to his clients.

Tim Leighton serves Clients in the Bloomington-Normal, Illinois area by assisting with trusts, wills, power of attorney, estates, probate, business formation and planning, mediation & arbitration, uncontested guardianship, and tax matters.. Most of Tim's business clients are small business entrepreneurs and tax-exempt organizations. They rely on Tim for forming the organization, planning succession of the business, and business transactions.. Through the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in Illinois, the National Arbitration Forum, and privately, Tim helps resolve business, financial, and family disputes as mediator and arbitrator.. Through trust and estate planning, Tim helps Clients find better ways to secure peace of mind and to preserve, protect, and grow assets. Tim serves families with meaningful net worths and others with dependency and guardianship concerns, such as school-aged children and people with disabilities. Tim also serves as trustee, implementing Client priorities while managing substantial assets.. Clients also rely on the firm for trust administration and probate.

I provide solutions to legal problems. My process follows four simple steps: 1. Objective, 2. Circumstances, 3. Strategy, and 4. Execution.. 1. Objective. Every engagement starts by diving deep into determining what the client want to achieve.  What is the end result?  What would be their ideal outcome?. 2. Circumstances. Next, we need to get all of the facts.  Everything.  The good, bad, and the ugly.  Assessing where the client is, and what they are dealing with right now will lay the ground work for the next step.. 3. Strategy. What is the most efficent path to get to the client's stated objective. Where there is a will, there is way.  Devising a plan that will get us there smoothly and quickly is usually the best approach, but every situtation is differnent. For that reason, the strategy is customized, drawing upon years of experience in similar situations and our best judgment as to how this matter is best handled.. 4. Execution.  Getting it done, following the path we set together and most importantly achieving the client's objective.. While the process is simple, getting it done takes discipline, hard work and perseverence.  If, along the way, it gets messy, that's fine, bring it on.  The harder the fight - the sweeter the victory.  Brutal honesty - it is not cheap, but the peace of mind, knowing it will get done, is priceless. I relish the opportunity to get it done for my clients, and have been doing it successfully for years.

Antonio C. Martinez II is a native New Yorker, and the son of immigrants from the Dominican Republic.  He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and a Juris Doctorate Degree from Brooklyn Law School. He attended the United States Capitol Page School and is a graduate of New York Military Academy. His father, the late Antonio C. Martinez, Esq., was one of the first Dominican American members of the New York State Bar.  The Martinez family has been providing legal services since 1956.. Mr. Martinez began working with the U.S. Congress at the age of 16 when he served as a Senate Page to the late U.S. Senator Jacob Javits (R-NY) in 1980 and for the U.S. Senate Majority Leadership in 1981.  His past government experience includes positions with the U.S. Senate Library, the US Department of Justice, Civil Division, Admiralty and Environmental Law Section in New York City, the Legal Division of the New York City Council, and as a Mediator for the Community Dispute Resolution Center of Kings County, New York. His past corporate experience includes service as Vice President of Government Relations and Consumer Health at American Specialty Health Inc, San Diego, CA, and Vice President and General Counsel to Elant Inc, Goshen, NY.  He also served as President and Executive Director of Somos el Futuro Inc. () from 2010 to 2013, where he continues to serve the organization as Counsel and Board Member.. Through a diverse professional background and career with stints in government, the corporate world, the political and public interest arenas, Mr. Martinez is able to bring a diverse set of skills to bear for the Firm’s clients. His practice areas include general practice areas of Immigration, Wills & Trusts, Civil Disputes, Commercial and Corporate Law, Compliance, Real Estate, Contract Negotiations and Drafting. He also handles Federal & State Government Relations, Food & Drug Law - U.S. Food & Drug Administration Compliance – Food, Drug, Dietary Supplement, and Cosmetic Product Development & Marketing, U.S. Federal Trade Commission Matters – Product Advertising, Health Insurance and Professional Licensing Board Matters, Entertainment Law, and Not-For-Profit Organizations.. Mr. Martinez also has significant business and legal experience in Latin America and the Caribbean including Cuban Assets Control Compliance, Legal Cuba Travel, Legal Sale/Export of Agricultural, Medical, and Telecommunications Products to Cuba- U.S. Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control –OFAC; Colombia – Free Trade Agreement with Colombia – Import/Export; and trade and/or business ventures in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.. Mr. Martinez has traveled extensively and has visited 45 of the 50 states and many foreign countries including Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Mr. Martinez is a prolific public speaker and regularly appears in print and broadcast media.. He is a member of the State and Federal Bars of New Jersey, New York, and the District of Columbia.

I have been a litigator for over 20 years with a wide range of litigation experience practicing in the States of California, Georgia and New York.  My areas of specialty include business and contract disputes, employment discrimination claims and landlord/tenant disputes.

Brittany Patane leads Lawrence A. Garvey & Associates's commercial litigation, residential and commercial real estate, and tort practices. Her other practice areas include: business law, matrimonial/family law, land use and criminal law. At Lawrence Garvey & Associates, Ms. Patane plays an instrumental role in executing residential and commercial real estate transactions. She also works with clients to navigate complex issues concerning partner disputes, business litigation, corporate wind down, and financial disputes. Ms. Patane is also very active in representing clients in post-judgment divorce disputes and related child care matters.. Call or email for a free consultation.

We are experienced counselors and litigators in the areas of employment and labor litigation, civil rights, corporate formation, business counseling and litigation, contract neogtiaiton and litigaiton, real estate, and criminal defense. We handle all kinds of employment cases including harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, workplace safety, non-disclosure and non compete agreements and disputes, executive employment and compensaion.  We also handle all kinds of wage matters including, but not limited to, minimum wage and overtime, wage & paystub disclosures, benefits, workplace policy violaitons, donning and doffing time, split shifts and matters involving tip payments. If you feel that your rights as an employee to be treated with respect and dignitiy in the workplace, or your right to be paid your full wages have been infringed, please contact our offices. We're here to help you.

In addition to being a general practioner at NS Wasserstein & Associates, PLLC, I own and manage Lindenwood Associates, a strategic development and restructuring advisory firm helping owners of small to medium sized businesses navigate through times of change, redirection, and financial distress.. So I'm not your typical attorney because I've owned, managed and advised businesses for almost two decades.. Although a general practicioner, providing many legal services, most of my clients are entrepreneurs with emerging companies.  And entrepreneurs require specialized legal services in many areas from owner relations, employment and customer issues, to competition and intellectual property protection.. I'm a trustee on a number of non-profit boards both locally and nationally.   My other interests include fly-fishing, mixed martial arts and sprint triathlons.....but not all at the same time. :)

Mr. Bashian has concentrated his practice in the areas of estate planning, litigation related to estates, Wills, Trusts, Accountings, Elder Law and Guardianship matters, as well as litigation in business and corporate/commercial matters. He has acted as the lead attorney on an $80 million plus leveraged buyout and business litigation including business entities having values up to $500,000,.. In addition, he has extensive experience in drafting Estate and business related documents for high net worth individuals including all forms of revocable and irrevocable trusts such as Asset Protection Trusts, both domestic and off shore, Dynasty Trusts, QTIP Trusts (Qualified Terminable Interest Property Trusts), QPRT Trusts (Qualified Personal Resident Trusts), SNT Trusts (Supplemental Needs Trusts), Life Insurance Trusts, Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts, GRAT Trusts (Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts), other specialized trusts, Charitable Lead Trusts Business Operating Agreements and related documents. He has also been counsel to fiduciaries regarding estates of approximately $100,000,+ and Charitable Remainder Trusts of up to $25,000,.. He has been involved in the administration and litigation of both contested and non-contested estates, trusts, and guardianships from inception, through discovery to trial and verdict, both by jury and non-jury trials.. He is the Past President of the Westchester County Bar Association, having served two consecutive terms. He has served on the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association's Trusts and Estates Sections as Vice-Chair of its Estate Litigation Committee and on the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association's Elder Law Section as Vice-Chair of its Litigation Committee.

I love NFL football (NY Giants fan for life) and golf but....alas no better than a 100 round kind of guy...prefer the 19th hole over the other 18 holes just suffered. This is a painful admission because I was born in Glasgow, Scotland....the home of golf. I should be good at this game, right? In any event - would you want your lawyer to be thinking about your legal matters or playing golf all the time?