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DuPage County Bar Association Names Lawyer of the Year

Submitted by the DuPage County Bar Association 

Attorney John J. Pcolinski, Jr. has been named "Lawyer of the Year" by the DuPage County Bar Association. 

The award was presented in recognition of his long standing commitment to the DuPage County Bar Association. Pcolinski received the award at the 2014 President's Ball at Hotel Arista in Naperville.       

Pcolinski has, for many years, been an extremely active member of the DCBA. His many contributions include: having served as General Counsel, currently serving on the Board of Directors, having served as the Editor-in-Chief of the award-winning DCBA Brief on three separate occasions, and chairing and serving on numerous committees in his spare time.

Pcolinski has been a practicing attorney since 1986, having spent nearly his entire career with the firm of Guerard, Kalina & Butkus. He is a Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorney, and has been an adjunct professor at North Central College (his alma matter) since 1987. 

According to outgoing DCBA President Patrick Hurley, "John is the quintessential DuPage attorney. He is a fierce advocate, a legal scholar, a mentor, a confidante, an advisor, a teacher, a husband, a father, and a friend to all".

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