Our Attorneys

Partners

  • Kevin Gensler - President & Managing Partner
  • Willard F. Brestal
  • Craig J. Cobine
  • Kathleen C. West
  • John F. Philipchuck
  • Charles J. Corrigan

Associate

  • Patti A. Bernhard

Willard F. Brestal - Partner

Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Land Use & Zoning; Contracts; General Practice.

Admitted to the Bar: 1968, Illinois.

Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1964);Loyola University of Chicago (J.D., 1968). Member: Will County, DuPage County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations.

Email: wfb@dbcw.com

Craig J. Cobine - Partner

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Condemnation; Business Law; Corporate Law; Contracts; General Practice.

Admitted to the Bar: 1972, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1969); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1972).

Email: cjc@dbcw.com

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Kathleen C. West - Partner

Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Land Use & Zoning; Contracts; General Practice.

Admitted to the Bar: 1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.

Education: University of Illinois (B.U.P., 1973); Loyola University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1981).

Email: kcw@dbcw.com

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John F. Philipchuck - Partner

Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Land Use & Zoning; General Practice.

Admitted to the Bar: 1978, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.

Education: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (B.S., 1969); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1978).

Email: jfp@dbcw.com

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Charles J. Corrigan - Partner

Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Corporate Law.

Admitted to the Bar: 1987, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1983); John Marshall Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1987).

Email: cjc1@dbcw.com

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Kevin Gensler - President & Managing Partner

Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions; Corporations; Estate Planning & Probate

Admitted to the Bar: 1985

Education: Michigan State University (B.A. 1980); John Marshall Law School (J.D. 1985)

Email: kmg@dbcw.com

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Patti A. Bernhard - Associate

Practice Areas: Land Use & Zoning.

Admitted to the Bar: 1998, Illinois.

Education: Bradley University (B.S., 1976); The John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1998).

Email: pab@dbcw.com

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