JOHN C. RUDDY
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The Ruddy family has been practicing law in Kane County since 1927. John Ruddy's father, Clarence Ruddy, was a 1922 graduate of East Aurora High School. While attending East High, his father was captain of the debate team. His father later attended Notre Dame Law School in the Knute Rockne era and was founder of the Notre Dame Law Review.
John graduated from Marmion Military Academy in Aurora in 1968. Thereafter, he graduated from the University of Denver and obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of Illinois Chicago. John Ruddy began practicing law in 1977 with his father (Clarence), brother (Phillip), Charles Myler, and Donald Fabian ,who subsequently became a Kane Country Circuit Court Judge. John is deeply grateful for the advice that they gave him on how to protect a client's interests while maintaining high ethical standards and is proud to continue the Ruddy tradition by practicing law in the Chicago area. John is now proud to be practicing law with Stuart Petersen, whose family has a long tradition of judges and practicing lawyers. John concentrates his practice in the areas of litigation concerning commercial law, consumer law, foreclosure law, family law, eminent domain, condemnation, bankruptcy reorganization. John also concentrates his practice on many aspects of import-export transactions and logistics. John is the Co-Chairperson of the Business Law Committee of the Kane County Bar Association and spent several years acting as an attorney for a bankruptcy trustee. He has moderated and spoken at seminars for the Kane County Bar Association for many years. John is also a faculty member and a regular speaker at seminars organized by the National Business Institute. John routinely speaks on a variety of topics: family law, bankruptcy, foreclosure, and related issues. One of the main purposes of the National Business Institute is to give practical nuts and bolts advice to attorneys. John speaks conversational Spanish and has been studying and speaking French for more than five years. Practice Areas:Buying and Selling Small Businesses
Bankruptcy Law Commercial Leases - Negotiation/Litigation Commercial Real Estate Transactions/Litigation Commercial Transactions/Litigation Construction Litigation Consumer Rights: Breach of Warranty Claims, Consumer Fraud Claims Landlord Tenant Disputes Home Construction Claims Credit Card Disputes - Negotiation/Litigation Creditor Protection without Filing Bankruptcy Commercial Landlord Tenant Litigation Family Law Foreclosure Litigation: approximately 50% Lender and 50% Borrower Estate Planning: Drafting Documents for Creditor Protection Probate Matters: Simplifying Probate Procedures, Settlement Negotiations and Litigation when necessary. Municipal Law Import/Export Law Condemnation Trucking Law Eminent Domain Shareholder Litigation Secured Transactions International Commercial Law |