Paul F. O'Keefe

President
Paul F O'Keefe, P.C.
Telephone:  312-263-9200
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Biography: Paul F. O'Keefe has practiced law at Paul F. O'Keefe, P.C. since he founded it in June 2000.  He concentrates his practices in commercial litigation, estate and probate law, and white collar criminal law.  He served as an Assistant State's Attorney in both the Civil Trial Division and Criminal Division of the Lake County State's Attorney's Office, Waukegan, Illinois, from 1992 until June 2000.  As an Assistant State's Attorney, the U.S. Department of Justice recognized him for an outstanding record in the prosecution of offenders brought to justice through the combined efforts of local law enforcement agencies and the F.B.I.  Prior to serving as an Assistant State's Attorney, he practiced corporate and real estate transactional law as an Associate at Siemon Larsen & Purdy in Chicago, Illinois.  He grew up in Highland Park, Illinois and graduated from Loyola Academy, Wilmette, Illinois.

Practice Areas: Trial Practice, Complex Business Litigation, Complex Litigation, Contested Trust and Estates, Probate Litigation, White Collar Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Arbitration, Trusts and Estates, Mediation, Collections, Contracts, Corporate, Wills.

Admitted: Illinois, 1990; U.S. District Court, Trial Bar of Northern District of Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 2000, and U.S. Tax Court 2010.

Law School: University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1990.

College: College of the Holy Cross, B.A., History, 1987; Dean's List.

Member: Chicago Bar Association (2000-Present) - Civil Practice Committee Division II (Chairman, 2000-2001 & 2002-2003, Vice-Chairman, 2001-2002), Civil Practice Executive Committee (2000-2004), Civil Practice Committee, Criminal Law Committee, International & Foreign Law, Commercial Litigation Committee; Lake County Bar Association (Member: Civil Trial and Appeal Committee, 2000-Present); Illinois State Bar Association (Sections on: Civil Practice and Procedure; Trusts and Estates); American Bar Association (International Law, Civil Practice, Law Practice Management); The Lawyers Club of Chicago; American Inn's of Court - Jefferson Inn; University Club of Chicago.

Development: National College of District Attorneys' two-week trial advocacy course (1999); Illinois Appellate Prosecutors' Trial Advocacy Seminar (1995); Speaker, Lake County Bar Association, "A.D.A.: Judicial Interpretation" (1994); National College of District Attorneys' Government Civil Practice Course (1992).  Continuing Legal Education Illinois State Bar Association and Chicago Bar Association.

Reported Cases: Appellate Counsel - 246 Ill.App.3d 616; Trial Counsel - 318 Ill.App.3d 46, 194 Ill.2d 579, 307 Ill.App.3d 1084, 189 Ill.2d 693, 309 Ill.App.3d 1088, 188 Ill.2d 568, 323 Ill.App.3d 100, 197 Ill.2d 575, 307 Ill.App.3d 917, 188 Ill.2d 570.

ISLN: 915606533