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ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
Illinois Supreme Court, November 5, 1981
United States Court of Appeals — 7″ Circuit, March 8, 1982; argued May 23, 2016 (15-3163) Czech Republic Chamber of Lawyers, Prague, April 22, 1999
EDUCATION
UIC John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
â.D. with distinction, June 1981
Class Rank: Top 14 percent (36/250); Order of John Marshall Honor Society;
Law Review; Comment, The Constitutionality of Special Interrogatories under
the Illinois Civil Practice Act, 14 J. Mar. L. Rev. 761 (1981);
Extern, Judge James B. Moran, N.D. Illinois, E.D., Summer 1980; Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges, 1980-81.
DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
M.B.A. in Industrial Management, 1979
DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
B.A. in History, 1971
Activities: President, Student Union; Student Senator; Journalist for The DePauw, Who’s Who in American Universities & Colleges, 1970-71; R.O.T.C. Cadet Commander; Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity; Delegate, 1970 White House Conference on Children and Youth — Chairman, Illinois Youth Delegation; WHC Section on “Communicating Law’s Message to Youth;” Governor’s WHC Committee, 1966-70.
EMPLOYMENT
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT:
Law Offices of Joseph F. Vosicky, Jr., Chicago, Illinois June 1988 – present
General Practice: Civil Litigation, Probate Estate and Trust Administration, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Chair Qualified Court Arbitration; Presenter: 35″‘ International Congress on Law and Mental Health, Charles University, Prague; Fulbright Grant Recipient — 2001; John Howard Association of Illinois, Board President 2012-2014, JHA received MacArthur $500,000 Award; Westbank v. Maurer, 276 Ill.App.3d 553 (2nd Dist., 1995); “Recommended ” Candidate Associate Judge, DuPage County — 2016.
Purcell & Wardrope, Chtd., Chicago, Illinois January 1985 – June 1988
Associate: Civil litigation in defense of personal injury and product liability cases; practice in state and federal court, with national exposure in six other state jurisdictions.
Shaheen, Lundberg, Callahan & Orr, Chicago, Illinois November 1981 – December 1984
Associate: Probate litigation, guardianship, and contested motions; conducted all phases of estate and trust administration, including tax planning and corporate liquidations; real estate transactions.
OTHER EMPLOYMENT:
Masaryk University Law Faculty, Bmo, Czech Republic
Visiting Fulbright Professor, Spring Semester 2002: Lectured in U.S. Contract Law, American i at gario.! and Legal Ethics; lectured in Sprin t ==’=stti’ 2010, 2012-2019; Fall Semcstcr 2021 fi02?.
UIC John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois Adjunct Faculty 1991, 1993, 1994 and 2008
Lectured in Legal Writing “Lawyering Skills Program”: drafting wills, contracts, pleadings and legislation.
Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois 1988 – 1991
Instructor in Legal Assistant Program: Post-Graduate Courses in Estates, Trusts and Wills; Civil Litigation; and Contracts.
The Northern Trust Company, Chicago, Illinois February 1974 – January 1979
Personal Banker: Management Training Program; managed 1100 accounts; loan and overdraft authority; loan trainer; marketing and account solicitation; Jaycee award for best project — Youth Opera.
PROFESSIONAL, CIVIC ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS
Masaryk University Law Faculty, Bmo, Czech Republic — Commemorative Medal, November 21, 2019. John Howard Association of Illinois — President, Board of Directors, 2012-2014, Board member through 2019; Prison Reform; Inspection of Illinois Correctional Facilities; juvenile justice issues.
Charles University, Prague, 2017- 35TH International Congress on Law and Mental Health, panelist Chicago Bar Association Select Committee Reviewing State Constitution, 2010
Fulbright Commission: Peer Review – analyzed applications for Law Specialist, 2006-2008 Candidate, State Representative, 46′h Illinois Representative District, 2004 and 2006
Chicago Sister Cities International — Prague Committee, 2004 – present; Co-Chair 2017 – present University of Illinois 2000 Task Force on Political Representation and Alternative Electoral Systems:
“Cumulative Voting for Illinois House of Representatives”
John Marshall Law School Alumni Association — Distinguished Service Award, 1998:
Hosted 3 Czech law students for a semester, leadership role in international law school exchange President, Bohemian Lawyers’ Association Scholarship Program, 1998 – 2020:
Established 501(c)(3) Educational Grant Program conferring $200,000 in 100+ awards President, Bohemian Lawyers’ Association of Chicago, 1997 – 1998
American, Illinois State, Chicago, DuPage County (IL) and Czech Republic Bar Associations Chairman, Chicago Bar Association Constitutional Law Committee 1992-1993; 1999-2000:
Organized Mock Trials for Foreman, Orr and Lane Tech High Schools, 1982-1983
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation 1981-1988 — Distinguished Service Award, 1986: Counseled and represented indigent clients at Casa Centrale/Palmer Square, 1981-1986
Board of Directors, Cook County Special Bail Project, 1978:
Interviewed arrestees in Holiday Criminal Court for I-Bond hearings, 1975-1978 State Jaycee Award — Best Project Citation, 1975:
Introduced grade school students to Lyric Opera at nominal cost Illinois Governor’s Citation — Outstanding Service for Youth, 1972:
Leadership role in changing Illinois voting age to 18 years Chairman, Illinois State Study on the Age of Majority, 1971
Illinois Commission on Children — Chairman, Illinois Council of Youth, 1965-70
United States Air Force — First Lieutenant, Honorable Discharge Languages: English, Conversational Czech and French
MEMBERSHIPS
Board of Directors, The John Howard Association of Chicago, 2003-present
Member, Du Page County Bar Association, 1986-present
Member, Chicago Bar Association, 1981-present
Member, Illinois State Bar Association, 1981-present
Member, University of Illinois Task Force on Political Representation, 2000
President, Bohemian Lawyers’ Association of Chicago, 1997-1998