John Buckley:
CLASS OF 1978
Holly High SchoolClass of 1978
Holly, MI
John's Story
After HHS, I went on to the University of Michigan, graduating from the University in 1982 and the Law School in 1985.
I have practiced law since 1985 and am a Partner at Ungaretti & Harris, a 100-lawyer firm in Chicago. I represent Policyholders in large insurance coverage disputes and general business clients in all sorts of business cases, including personal injury and commercial cases.
I am happily married, with four children -- Jack (19); Robert (17) Madeline (9) and Matthew (7)
My wife Anne is a Special Education teacher at HS level.
I am active in my community in a variety of charitable efforts. I Chair our firm's Community Service Committee, which is an effort to do good works in the community. I support the Evans Scholar Fou...Expand for more
ndation, River Forest CC Educational Foundation, and helped found the Duane Raffin Scholarship Foundation, a scholarship for HHS Cross Country and Track Coach Duane Raffin.
I have received a number of professional honors. I was named a Fellow of American Bar Foundation (top 1/3 of one percent of lawyers selected) in 2008. I was awarded the Edmund M. Muskie Pro Bono Award for legal service to the poor in 2003. And I have been named as an Illinois Leading Lawyer and Super Lawyer since 2005 (top 5%).
I was elected to Council (Governing body) of American Bar Association's Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section in 2007.
I am a frequent writer and speaker about trial techniques.
I enjoy golf, reading, and spending time with my family.
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