ELECT    FRANK JAMES RYAN   JUDGE   

ATTORNEY AT LAW                                 

Office: 4849 W. 167th Street, Oak Forest, IL  60452
 
 Married to NORA, children: MEGAN, COURTNEY, FRANK III,

Resident of Palos Heights, IL 

Education:

   Chicago Public School System: 

          Dawes Grammar School 
          Bogan High School 

            Undergraduate: Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
                                                   

            Graduate:   The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL
                                Juris Doctor (J.D.) Degree, 1981

 Professional Associations:

            Chicago Bar Association

            Illinois State Bar Association                                          

            South Suburban Bar Association

            Will County Bar Association

Activities within professional associations:

            South Suburban Bar Association:

                        Board of Directors, 1997 to 2008

                        Pro – Bono program volunteer, Markham Courthouse, 1995 to present

                        Coordinator, SSBA Lawyer Referral Program, 2000 to 2010

Professional Experience:
                        Admitted to practice Law in Illinois, 1981
                        Admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Northern                         District Illinois, 1981

Former Village Prosecutor: 

                           Traffic, Ordinance and Demolition matters

                           Village of Olympia Fields 1982-1992

                           Village of South Chicago Heights 1988-1992

                            City of Chicago Heights 1982-1992

Private Practice:

   Since 1981, General practice of law, with experience in

   Traffic and Criminal, Domestic Relations and Family Law, Personal     

   Injury, Probate and Estates, Civil, Real Estate, and General litigation.

South Suburban Law Clinic, Richton Park, IL 1981
Vandenberg & Ryan, 1981 – 1982, Midlothian, IL
Creswell, Fares, Ryan, Frost & Bijak, 1982 –1993, Chicago Heights, IL
Ryan & Bijak, 1994 – 2002, Oak Forest, IL
Ryan & Ehrenstrom, 2002 to 2008, Oak Forest, IL
Law Office of Frank J. Ryan, 2008 to present, Oak Forest, IL

Professional Activities:

                        Mandatory Arbitration Program:
                        Chair-qualified Arbitrator                     

                        Circuit Court of Cook County, 1991 – present
                        Circuit Court of Will County, 1994- present

 

Boards:
                        Oak Hills Community Association, Palos Heights, IL
                        Board of Directors, 1983-1994, 2003-2006 (Vice President)
                

                        Northern Illinois University Alumni Association, DeKalb, IL
                        Board of Directors, 1980-1984

                        Holmes Center Board – NIU Student Union, DeKalb, IL
                        President, Director 1976- 1978
                       

                        AYSO Palos - Youth Soccer  2011 

Memberships:

                        St. Alexander’s Parish, Palos Heights, IL

                        Palos Township Regular Democratic Organization, Palos Township, IL
                        Precinct Captain 
                       
                        Kiwanis Club

Appointments:

Delegate - 2008 Illinois Democratic Convention

City of Palos Heights – Cable Television Committee, 

ELECT FRANK JAMES RYAN JUDGE