Peter Thomas Smith
Location:
Sycamore, Illinois
Phone:
888-866-0397
815-827-6578
815-827-6578
Fax:
815-748-1020
E-mail:
Areas of Practice
- Civil Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Estate Organization
- Municipal Law
- Personal Injury Law
- Probate Law
- Real Estate Law
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1977
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1983
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar, 1983
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1983
- District of Columbia, 1971
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1971
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1972
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1975
Education
- George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia
- J.D. - 1971
- Honors: With Honors
- Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- B.S. - 1968
- Honors: With Honors
Representative Cases
- The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. v. OSHA, 509 F.2d 1301 (1975)
- Natick Paperboard v. Weinberger, 524 F 2d 1103 (1975)
- Minnesota v. Cloverleaf Creamery, 449 U.S. 456 (1981)
- Laue v. Leifeit, 105 Ill. 2d 191 (1984)
- Falkner v. Hinckley Parachute, 533 N.E. 23 941 (2d Dist. 1988)
- Eckhardt v. Kirts, 179 Ill.App.3d 863, 534 N.E.2d 1339 (2d Dist. 1989)
Representative Clients
- Castle Bank in DeKalb/Sycamore
- The American National Bank of DeKalb County
- The National Bank & Trust Company of Sycamore
- Elmer Larson, L.L.C.
- Blackhawk Moving & Storage, Inc.
- FPL Energy Illinois Wind, LLC
- Lost Lake Utility District
- Kingston Township
- Old Second National Bank, NA
References
- Castle Bank in DeKalb/Sycamore
- The American National Bank of DeKalb County
- The National Bank & Trust Company of Sycamore
- Old Second National Bank, NA
Professional Associations and Memberships
- DeKalb County Bar Association, Member
- Kane County Bar Association, Member
- Illinois State Bar Association, Member
- District of Columbia Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- U.S. Marine Corps, Officer, 1968 - 1976
- DeKalb County Republicans, Treasurer, 1980
- DeKalb County Bar Association, President, 2002 - 2003
Past Employment Positions
- U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C., Judge Advocate, 1971 - 1974
- Keller & Heckman, Washington, D.C., Associate Attorney, 1974 - 1977
- Private Practice, Sycamore, IL, Attorney, 1977 - 1979
- Minnihan & Smith, Sycamore, IL, Attorney, 1980 - 1984
- Private Practice, Sycamore, IL, Attorney, 1985 - 1990
- Smith & Strauss, Sycamore, IL, Attorney, 1990 - 2000
- Smith Strauss Tucker & Brown, Sycamore, IL, Attorney, 2000 - 2001
- Smith Tucker & Brown, Sycamore, IL, Attorney, 2001 - 2006
- Smith, Tucker, Coghlan & Smith, LLC, Attorney, 2007 - 2008
- Smith & Tucker, LLC, Attorney, 2008 - Present
Pro Bono Activities
- President, Sycamore Kiwanis Club, 1990
- Chairman, Sycamore United Givers Fund, 1985
- Chairman, DeKalb County Unit, American Cancer Society, 1992 - 1996
- Chairman, St. Mary's School Foundation, 1997 - Present
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
