John B. Kincaid

Wheaton, Illinois
Managing Partner

phone	(630) 665-7300
fax	(630) 665-7609

John Kincaid has recently been named as Laureate of the Academy of Illinois Lawyers by the Academy Board of Regents. The award has been received by (102) lawyers since its origination in 1999. The award is given to an attorney who has practiced law in Illinois for at least (25) years and demonstrated a commitment to the highest principles of the legal profession and to serving the public. John also recently received the Beacon Award from the Illinois Bar Foundation for service to the charitable arm of the Illinois State Bar. The awards follow a 2000 award for distinguished service to law and society. John has devoted his practice for the past (47) years to the preparation and trial of civil litigation in Cook and DuPage Counties. John served as President of the DuPage County Bar Association in 1991 and previous thereto was appointed General Counsel to the DuPage Bar.

Areas of Practice:

Commercial Litigation
Probate and Trust Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Illinois, 1963
U.S. Federal Court, 1964
U.S. Supreme Court, 1973

Education:

Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1963
J.D.

Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, Illinois, 1960
B.S.

Representative Cases:

Diederich v. Walters, 357 N.E.2d 1128 (Ill. 1976)
Lein v. Pietruszewski, 335 N.E. 2d 772 (Ill 1975)
Lein v. Pietruszewski, 321 NE 2d 442 (1974)
Briarcliffe West Townhouse Owners Ass'n v. Wiseman Const. Co., 454 N.E.2d 363 (Ill.App. 2 Dist. 1983)
Braircliffe West Townhouse Owners Ass'n v. Wiseman Const. Co., 480 NE 2d 833 (1985)
Sohaey v. Van Cura, 607 NE 2d 253 (1992)
Sohaey v. Van Cura, 634 NE 2d 707 (1994)
Galasso v. KNS, 845 NE 2d 857 (2000)
Prignano v. Prignano, 934 NE2d 89 (Second District Appellate Court 2010)

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Illinois Super Lawyer, 2006
DuPage Bar Association, 1991 - 1992 President
Illinois Bar Foundation, 1986 - 1999 President (1996 - 1998)
Illinois State Bar Distinguished Service to the Law and Society Award (2000)

Integrity, Skill and Experience

Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC
1737 South Naperville Road, Suite 100
Wheaton, IL 60189
Telephone: (630) 665-7300

From our law office in Wheaton, IL the family law and civil litigation law attorneys of Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick and Mirabella, represent businesses and individual clients throughout the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois including Wheaton, Naperville, Oakbrook, Glen Ellyn, Carol Stream, Oak Brook, Lombard, Downers Grove, Burr Ridge, Lisle, Elmhurst, Oakbrook Terrace, Winfield, Woodridge, Warrenville and throughout DuPage, Kane and Kendall Counties.