J. Matthew Pfeiffer for Board of Governors

Biography

J. Matthew Pfeiffer

Matt is the owner of Pfeiffer Law Offices, P.C., in Wheaton, Illinois, a small firm focusing on civil litigation and appeals in state and federal courts, business counseling, employment matters, estate planning, and commercial real estate.

ISBA activities: Member since 1997; Board of Governors (2021-present); Assembly (2010-13, 2016-present); Appointee, Steering Committee on Racial Inequality (2020-present); Chair, Special Committee on Succession & Transition Planning (2022-present); Co-chair, ISBA Business Institute (2021-22); Chair, Special Committee on Assembly Governance (2019-20); Vice Chair, Special Committee on Succession & Transition Planning (2017-20); Chair, Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council (2017-18); Member, Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council (2002-13, 2015-present); Member, Labor and Employment Section Council (2018-present); Member, Federal Civil Practice Section Council (2015-18); Member, Commercial, Banking & Bankruptcy Law Section Council (2013-16); Member, Corporation, Securities & Business Law Section Council (2011-12); multiple-time attendee (invitation-only) of Allerton Conference; frequent speaker, moderator, newsletter author for ISBA throughout my 26-year membership; Silver Fellow/Champion, Illinois Bar Foundation (2010-present).

Other Leadership Positions and Activities: President, DuPage County Bar Association (2018-19); Chair, Board of Visitors, NIU College of Law (2018-20); Director, DuPage Bar Foundation (2018-19); Delegate of DuPage County Bar Association, American Bar Association House of Delegates (2017-18, 2021-present); Director, Loaves and Fishes Community Services (2011-17); Founder, Legal Solutions (Loaves and Fishes Community Services program providing bi-weekly/monthly free legal assistance to indigent individuals and families within DuPage County on various civil and criminal issues) (2015-18); President, Alumni Council, NIU College of Law (2010-12).

Awards and Recognition: ISBA Presidential Commendation (2022); NIU College of Law Outstanding Service Award (2022); ISBA Board of Governors Award (2020); DCBA Board of Directors Award (2009); Thompson Reuters Super Lawyer (2016-present); AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell (2011-present).

Education: B.S., Purdue University, West Lafayette IN (1997); J.D., Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb, IL (2000); Admitted 2000.

Issue Statement

I will continue to work on initiatives to protect Illinois lawyers from outside forces affecting and trying to affect our profession and livelihood; to promote the value, legacy, and sanctity of the profession; to provide more business development and office management resources as I did in my work on the ISBA Business Institute and the Special Committee on Succession & Transition Planning; and to work with the ISBA Board of Governors and the ISBA Assembly to focus on membership and leadership recruitment pipelines to ensure stability and continued ISBA success.

Email Address

matt@pfeifferlawoffices.com

The information included is provided by the candidate and is not an ISBA endorsement.