Undergraduate Education: North Central
College, 2001, Summa Cum Laude, Presidential Scholar 1997-2001. American
Mock Trial Association. Regional Tournament Outstanding Attorney Award,
1998, Outstanding
Witness Award, 1999.
Graduate Education: Illinois Institute of Technology College of Law,
2004, With Honors. Illinois Institute of Technology Moot Court Honor.
Society, 2001-2002.
First Admitted to Bar: Illinois, 2004.
Subsequent Admissions: United States District Court for the Northern
District of Illinois, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh
Circuit.
Additional Legal Experience: Student Editor, Illinois Bar Association
Dispute Resolution Section Council Newsletter, 1998-2001, published Focus on
the Issue: Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Employment Contracts, ISBA ADR
Section Newsletter, February 2000, published Focus on the Issue:
Confidentiality in Mediation, ISBA ADR Newsletter, June 2000. Illinois Bar
Association Pro Bono Recognition Award recipient, 2001. Presenter at the
1999 Academy of Legal Studies in Business National Conference, Growing
Concerns about Monopolies and Anti-Competitive Behavior in Agriculture,
published in ALSB Proceedings. Co-Chair, Kane County New Lawyers Division,
2005-2008. Guest Lecturer, Kishwaukee Community EMS System.
Awards: Recipient of the 2007 Kane County Bar Association
Outstanding New Lawyer Award.
Memberships: Illinois State Bar Association; Kane County Bar
Association; DuPage County Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association.
Volunteer Firefighter/EMT, Waterman Fire Protection District 5.
Concentrations: Local Government, Municipal and School Law, Civil
Litigation, Sexual Harassment/Discrimination, Corporate Litigation.
Representative Cases: Smart Growth Sugar Grove, LLC v. Village of
Sugar Grove, (2nd Dist. 2007) (Upholding municipal Annexation Agreement
against developer challenge to zoning); United City of Yorkville v. Village
of Sugar Grove, (2nd Dist. 2007), (Upholding municipal Boundary Line
Agreement against property owner / municipal challenge to enforceability).
CONTACT:
E-Mail Dean M. Frieders
Telephone: 630-801-9699 ext. 125
Fax: 630-801-9715