PROFESSIONAL RESUME

           
The Law Offices of Theodore Gailan, Addison, Illinois   August 1996, to Present
Concentration in Criminal/D.U.I. Defense, Immigration and Domestic Relations and Personal Injury

Gailan & Najera, P.C., Addison, Illinois   April, 2005, to September, 2007
Partner:  Concentration in Criminal/D.U.I. Defense and Immigration

Biestek and Associates,  Arlington Heights, Illinois   January, 1995, to July, 1996
Domestic Relations and Personl Injury Litigation
           
DuPage County Public Defender’s Office, DuPage County, Illinois   July, 1988, to December, 1995
Senior Assistant Public Defender:  Felony Division, March, 1991, to December, 1995; D.U.I./Misdemeanor Division, August, 1989, to February, 1991; Juvenile Division, July, 1988, to July, 1989.

Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Chicago, Illinois   April, 1984, to April, 1988
Assistant State’s Attorney: Criminal Appeals Division (three appellate court arguments), April to August, 1984; D.U.I./Traffic Division, September, 1984, to September, 1985; Juvenile Court Division, Delinquency Section, November, 1985, to December, 1986, Juvenile Court Division, Child Abuse and Neglect Section, January, 1987, to April, 1988.

Murges, Bowman and Corday, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois   January, 1981, to May, 1984
Associate: Concentration in Worker’s Compensation.

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Administrator of National Banks, U.S. Treasury Department, Seventh National Bank Region  February, 1978, to August, 1980
Associate National Trust Examiner: Examiner in charge of OCC national bank trust department examinations:  supervised examinations, presented findings to bank boards of directors, wrote examination reports.

EDUCATION

The John Marshall Law School, J.D., June 1983
Moot Court Honors Program

DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
M.B.A., June, 1977

Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Illinois
B.A., June, 1974   Majors: Economics, Politics
Dean’s List (five semesters)
Scholastic Awards:  Economics Department Teaching Assistantship
                                 Illinois State College Scholarship
Activities:  Varsity Baseball and Basketball (six varsity letters)

Saint Ignatius High School, Chicago, Illinois
           

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

State Appellate Defender Trial Advocacy Program, March, 1990
National Criminal Defense College, June, 1991
Advanced Cross Examination Techniques, April, 1992
National Criminal Defense College, Advanced Cross Examination, March, 1993
NHTSA DWI Detection and Field Sobriety Testing, March, 2002