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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.

Christopher Ragucci is general counsel to ImagineMic an international medical technology company based out of Dutchess County, New York. Mr. Ragucci also serves as President of VetvitalsPro, a subsidiary of said company. Mr. Ragucci is admitted to practice in all New York and Connecticut State Courts, as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern District of New York and the District of Connecticut.. Christopher also presently serves as Legislative Counsel to the Ulster County Legislature and was formerly an adjunct professor at Dutchess Community College.. Christopher presently serves as Vice- President of the Ulster County Bar Association and a member of the Dutchess County, New York and American Bar Associations.. Christopher's areas of practice include commercial litigation and municipal law.

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.

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.

Derek J. Luster is an attorney at Allison & Mosby-Scott where he practices business law, as well as providing risk management consulting for the firm’s risk management consulting practice, Allison & Mosby-Scott Risk Management. Derek’s practice areas include business and commercial litigation; business organization and transactions; mergers and acquisitions; ERISA; agreements and contracts; captive insurance company taxation, formation, and regulation; real estate; and wills, trusts, and probate. Derek leverages his 10-plus years of legal experience and his broad knowledge-base to assist clients in resolving complex legal and business issues so they may reach their goals.. Prior to joining the firm, Derek was Senior Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions at Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), a publicly-traded, Fortune 50 company. While in this role, Derek was entrusted with handling extraordinary large and complex cross-border transactions, including a $3 billion acquisition of a European flavorings business, the $1.3 billion sale of ADM’s cocoa processing business to a sovereign wealth fund, the $400 million sale of ADM’s chocolate business to a direct competitor of ADM, in addition to the $120 million sale of ADM’s Crop Risk Services to a private buyer. Before taking on the role of Senior Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions, Derek served as Senior Counsel – Business Law at ADM, handling multiple sensitive and complex transactional and commercial issues.. A native of Central Illinois, Derek grew up in a small farming community prior to attending college at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. When enrolled there, he received a Bachelor of Science in Finance, with specializations in both Investments and Banking, and a minor in Accounting. Derek then attended Southern Illinois University School of Law while also working for ADM’s Insurance and Risk Management Department.. Derek and his fiancée, Alexandra Lakshmanan, have two dogs and he has been a life-long resident of Illinois. He enjoys spending time with family and friends, hunting, outdoor activities, and travel.

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.

I received my Juris Doctorate from Northern Illinois University in 2007, graduating cum laude. I joined the Erickson, Davis, Murphy, Johnson & Walsh, Ltd. Law Firm in 2007. I completed his undergraduate degree in History and Political Science at the University of Illinois, graduating in 2004. I have a varied practice, with an emphasis on business planning and litigation, probate and estate planning and litigation, and civil litigation. I also engage in all aspects of the general practice of law.  I am admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois, the State of Colorado, and the Federal District Court for the Central District of Illinois. I am a member of the Illinois Bar Association and Decatur Bar Association.

My approach to litigation is practical and efficient. I understand the financial and emotional costs of litigation and strive to minimize those costs while achieving a beneficial outcome. I have a friendly and engaging demeanor that generally leads to a satisfactory resolution of a problem. However, when faced with an intractable or unreasonable opponent, my competitive instincts come out and I am unsatisfied with any outcome short of victory. I have had an incredible run of success at OKGC. I have resolved and settled hundreds of disputes either without the need for litigation or during the early stages of litigation. However, when settlement proves to be impossible or impractical, I do not hesitate to take a case to trial and I've won every case I've tried at OKGC.. In my free time I enjoy  biking, hiking, kayaking and skiing. I am an avid basketball and softball player as well. I volunteer regularly with Adaptive Adventures, an organization that enables and helps individuals with physical disabilities to participate in active sports such as kayaking, skiing and biking.  I also spend every other year in Guatemala, where I teach school age kids english.. I reside in Northbrook with my wife and two children.