JOHN S. YOUNG
Law Offices of John S. Young
900 E. Northwest Highway
Mount Prospect, IL 60056
(847) 392-9450/ jsyatty@live.com
| LEGAL EXPERIENCE | |
| 1994 – Present | Attorney at Law Sole Practitioner (1994-96; 1999-present); Stelk & Young (1996-99) General Practitioner, with a focus on real estate, probate, wills and trusts, and business transactions. |
| 1993 – 1994 | Attorney at Law Biestek & Stelk, Ltd. General Practice of Law |
| 1991 – 1993 | Appellate Court Attorney Chambers of Justice Lawrence D. Inglis Second District, Illinois Appellate Court |
| May 1989 – July 1989 | Intern for The Hon. Joseph C. Howard United States District Court for the District of Maryland |
| EDUCATION | |
| SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Magna cum Laude, 1991 Lead Articles Editor, SIU Law Journal |
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| DE PAUL UNIVERSITY, Chicago, Illinois Bachelor of Arts, Communications, June 1986 Dean's List (three years) |
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| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Comment, The Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act: The “Blighted” Statute, 15 So. Ill. Univ. L. J. 145 (1990) |
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| TEACHING EXPERIENCE | |
| 2006 – Present | Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education: Various real estate topics |
| 1997 – 2007 | Adjunct Professor, Dominican University Subjects taught: Business Law & Negotiations |
| 1999 – 2000 | Adjunct Professor, John Marshall Law School Subject taught: Legal writing |
| 1995 – 2001 | Real Estate Instructor & Lecturer C-21 Real Estate Academy Salespersons licensing course and continuing education |
| Aug. 1990 – Dec. 1990 | Legal Writing Teaching Assistant for Prof. Thomas McAffee Southern Illinois University School of Law |
| PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES | |
| Planning Commissioner Village of Mundelein, 1992-94 |
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| Board of Directors Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education 2002-2009 (2009 – Chairman, Strategic Planning Committee) |
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| MEMBERSHIPS | |
| National Association of Elder Law Attorneys: 2009 to 2020 | |
| Northwest Suburban Bar Association: 2010 to 2021 | |
