John Julian is an attorney and businessman with more than 26 years of experience as a counselor, stakeholder, manager, and executive. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois and represents clients in real estate, land use, business organization & advising, regulatory compliance, environmental compliance, and commercial contracting matters. He also is s a licensed Title & Trust Agent and is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois and for the Eastern District of Missouri.  He is also admitted to praxtice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

John’s greatest strengths are his ability to communicate effectively, engender trust with the clients, and understand legal issues efficiently while creating pathways to strategic solutions. These skills have served him well as the owner and principal attorney for the Julian Law Firm, vice president and general counsel for a professional services company, and as a law partner at O’Donnell &Julian, LLP. John routinely represented corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships in everything from zoning concerns to intellectual property registrations in those roles. No matter the issue, John committed himself to helping his clients thrive while providing cost-effective legal strategies.

John received his Juris Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law, where he served as a member of the DePaul Law Review and authored significant portions of the Illinois Manual for Complex Litigation for the Illinois Judiciary. John also has a bachelor of arts degree in Germanic languages and literature and speaks fluent German and conversational Spanish and French

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