On November 7, 2018 Joliet Central High School held its 14th Annual Academy Preview Day. The Annual Preview Day allows high school students to ask professionals with various backgrounds questions about their professions. Attorney Jacob Gancarczyk spoke to the students about the legal profession. Mr. Gancarczyk answered students’ questions that included the educational requirements, time commitment, and responsibilities of being a legal ... Read More

by Elizabeth Davies JOLIET—When Christian G. Spesia was a child, Joliet was a city separated from Chicago by miles of farmland. Today, the suburbs are knocking at Joliet’s door. And much of that development in the past 24 years in the communities represented by Spesia & Taylor came with the help of Spesia. That includes newsworthy projects such as the Cooper’s Hawk Winery built on a former field in New Lenox, Silver Cross Hospital in ... Read More

Spesia & Taylor attorney Michael Hopkins was recently inducted into the Prairie State College Forensics Team Hall of Fame. During his tenure with the team from 1998 to 2000, Hopkins participated in speech competitions throughout Illinois, winning first place awards in both the Informative Speaking and Speech to Entertain categories. “I truly consider this an honor,” said Hopkins of his induction. “But I must say, my fellow team members and ... Read More

By: Michael A. Santschi On November 8, 2018, the Law Firm of Spesia & Taylor welcomed its newest attorney, Jonathan W. Powell, to both the firm and the Illinois Bar. The swearing-in ceremony was an intimate affair hosted by the Illinois State Bar Association at the Joliet Renaissance Center. The Joliet Police Department’s Drum and Bugle corps provided a grand and exciting opening to the ceremony and the Will County Sherriff’s office ... Read More