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Leonard F. Amari

Leonard F. Amari

Co-Managing Partner

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Professional Experience
  • Leonard Amari, the firm founder and co-managing partner, is a J.D. recipient from the John Marshall Law School, with honors, where he now serves as the president of its Board of Trustees.
  • A practicing attorney for well over forty years, he is past president of the 34,000 member Illinois State Bar Association (1989-1990) as well as the Justinian Society of Lawyers (1978-1979). He is a member of the American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, and the International Association of Assessing Officers.
  • He served as General Counsel for the Office of the Cook County Assessor, Thomas C. Hynes, from 1983 to 1987, the year Amari & Locallo was founded.
  • Leonard resides in Chicago. He is married to the former Donna Strobel and is the father of Katherine (a partner with the firm) and Laura (a pre-school teacher in the Chicago Public School System).
Education and Honors
  • J.D., with honors – The John Marshall Law School (1968)
    • Graduated “Order of John Marshall”
    • Editor – THE JOHN MARSHALL LAW REVIEW
  • B.A. – Northern Illinois University (1964)
Bar Admissions
  • Illinois (1968)
Professional Recognition
  • Distinguished Service Award – The John Marshall Law School (1984)
  • Selected Top Attorneys in Illinois (Real Estate), Illinois Super Lawyers (2006, 2008-2018)
Professional and Civic Activities
  • President, Board of Trustees – The John Marshall Law School (2007-present)
    • Member since 2000
  • General Counsel – Office of the Cook County Assessor, Thomas C. Hynes (1983-1987)
  • Special Assistant – Illinois Attorney General (1986)
  • Partner – Lupel & Amari (civil litigation, commercial and corporate law) (1974-1986)
  • Instructor – The John Marshall Law School (1968-1974)
  • Adjunct Faculty – Oakton College (1995 to present)
  • President – Illinois State Bar Association (1990-1991)
    • Member since 1987
  • President – Italian American Political Coalition (2001-2005)
    • Co-founder (1995)
  • President – Justinian Society of Lawyers (1978-1979)
    • Board Member (1976-1988)
  • President – Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois (2002-2004)
    • Board Member (1997-2003)
  • Vice President – Casa Italia Inc. (2003)
    • Board Member (1997-2003)
  • Board of Visitors Member – Northern Illinois University Law School (1996-present)
  • Advisory Board Member– Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue (1999 -present)
  • Italian Advisory Committee Member – Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County (2000-present)
  • Chairman, Review Panel – Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (2001-2004)
  • Hearing Panel Member – Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (1995-1996)
  • Board Member – Aston Funds (formerly ABN AMRO Family of Mutual Funds) (1993-present)
  • Board Member – Illinois Equal Justice Foundation (2004-present)
  • Board Member – Illinois Bar Foundation (1982-1989)
  • Board Member – Illinois State Bar Association Institute for Public Affairs (1984-1987)
  • Board Member – Illinois Consultation for Ethnicity in Education (1984-1994)
  • Board Member – The Civic Federation of Chicago (1989-1992)
  • Board Member – Joint Civic Committee of Italian-Americans (1999-2000)
Chicago Office Chicago Office
734 North Wells St.
Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: (312) 255-8550
Fax: (312) 255-8551
Bloomingdale Office Bloomingdale Office
236 West Lake St. Ste. 100
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Phone: (630) 307-3700
Fax: (630) 307-3737

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  • Cook
  • DuPage
  • Will
  • Kendall
  • Lake
  • Kane
  • McHenry

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