Mattoon Business Lawyers

I have practiced law for more than 40 years, concentrating in trials, appeals, arbitrations and mediations in a wide variety of matters such as contract disputes, fraud claims, employment issues, investment disputes, partnership issues, personal injury, homeowners association, collections and many other types of disputes. I graduated from the University of Chicago Law School and also have a MBA degree from Loyola University of Chicago. In addition to litigation experience in state and federal courts and administrative agencies, I have extensive training and experience in arbitrations and mediations. I represent businesses and individuals and have collected millions of dollars...

John is the founding partner of Galarnyk & Associates. John was born and raised in a small town in Wisconsin in a large family of a general practice physician and a loving stay-at-home mother. John watched his father manage and operate his general medical practice with a holistic approach with a confidential, nurturing and positive bedside manner.

After attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, he embarked on his legal career practicing in the litigation department of small and mid-sized law firms. In 2001, John formed Galarnyk & Associates, Ltd., modeling his...

Grant Gulovsen, Esq. has been advising and representing technology startups since late 2017. The work he regularly performs in this role includes the following: • Managing clients’ day-to-day legal operations (e.g., corporate filings, SEC filings, USPTO filings, drafting and negotiating employment agreements, software license agreements, NDAs, etc.) • Handling compliance and regulatory questions/issues as they arise, including communicating with U.S. regulators (and occasionally regulators in other jurisdictions such as the FCA in the U.K. as appropriate); • Managing relationships with outside counsel for issues that are outside his wheelhouse (especially in non-U.S. jurisdictions); and • Constantly researching laws and regulations in the U.S. and...

Charles is a shareholder at Lofgren & Wentworth, P.C. in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, where he practices business, property, and appellate litigation. After graduating in the top 3% of his law school class at the University of Utah, he clerked for Chief Justice John T. Broderick of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. He then became a litigation associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP before opening Wentworth Law Offices. Charles' experience as an officer and director of multiple closely-held companies also gives him practical business and real estate experience. He is active in the DuPage County and Illinois State Bar Associations, where...

Robert Holland concentrates his practice in estate planning, estate and trust administration, taxation, corporate transactional work, business planning, asset protection, commercial real estate transactions and prenuptial agreements. His experience as both an attorney and a CPA enables him to offer a blend of legal and financial advice for over a decade. Bob’s business planning practice includes representation regarding the formation and operation of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, including ownership agreements, mergers and acquisitions, succession planning, and not-for-profit planning.

Alex was born in Galesburg, Ill., and has lived in rural western and central Illinois throughout his life. He attended Knox College in Galesburg, graduating in 2011 with a double major in History/Political Science. Prior to law school, Alex worked as a special education aide at West Central High School in Biggsville, Ill., where he coached the football and track teams.Alex earned his J.D., cum laude, in 2016 from the Saint Louis University School of Law. Alex married his wife Joni in October 2021. They live in the Groveland area along with their two dachshunds and two cats. They welcomed...