Attorney ProfilesPark Ridge Estate Planning, Corporate, Real Estate, and Tax AttorneysATTORNEYSJohn J. Pembroke
A lifelong resident of Illinois, widely traveled, John believes that Cook County is one of the best places to pursue career and family goals. Gregarious and personable, John recently ran in the Democratic primary for the Tenth Judicial Cook County Subcircuit vacancy. Married with two young children, John is committed to local education and to his own edification. He has taken dozens of continuing education classes over the years, both in law and taxation, often up to 40 hours a year. Beginning in 1999, John pursued various insurance agent licenses and took seminars on securities law and related subjects, culminating in certification as a personal financial specialist (PFS) in 2002. This designation is equivalent to a certified financial planner (CFP), but available only to licensed CPAs; it qualifies each bearer to Illinois licensing as an investment advisor representative. John cites community service among his most satisfying achievements. For nearly 14 years, he has served the Rotary Club of Park Ridge in many capacities, most recently as chair of its major fundraising committee and the Make a Difference Scholarship Committee, which has granted $17,500 in scholarships to Park Ridge students during the last three years. John has earned and maintained for many years an AV* peer review rating of his ethical standards and legal ability from Martindale-Hubble’s Peer Review ratings process.
LEGAL ASSISTANTS
Joanne O’HaraJoanne O’Hara received her Bachelor of Business Administration from Loyola University, Chicago and a CPA certificate from Illinois in 1982. Joanne brings to the firm twenty-five years of experience in corporate accounting, including 8 years as controller of two New York retailers. Joanne performs accounting and tax services for firm clients.
We invite you to contact attorney John Pembroke to schedule a consultation. *CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards, and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards. The lawyers at John J. Pembroke & Associates serve clients in greater Chicago, including Park Ridge, Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Evanston, Glenview, Kenilworth, Lombard, Mount Prospect, Niles, Norridge, Northbrook, Northfield, Norwood Park, Oak Park, Rosemont, Wilmette, Winnetka, Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County, and McHenry County. |
Firm founder John Pembroke has more than 27 years of experience as a business and tax lawyer, and 32 years of experience preparing federal and state income, estate and gift tax returns and planning for income, estate and gift tax. Counseling businesses in all of their life cycles, from startups to large companies, as well as individuals, John draws on his broad background to advise clients and draft all necessary documents, plan for business succession and structure closely held businesses to minimize income and estate taxes.
Tom Jefson's practice focuses on general corporate representation, creditors' rights, commercial litigation, estate administration and taxation. Tom has extensive experience advising small and mid-sized businesses on entity formation, contract drafting, tax matters, collection issues, bankruptcy litigation, and commercial litigation. He also provides counsel to clients in federal, state and local tax controversy matters in addition to providing efficient and practical estate planning solutions. Tom received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy and International Relations from James Madison College at Michigan State University and received his law degree from Case Western Reserve University. Tom resides in Chicago with his wife and daughter.
