John Norkus

John Norkus has been practicing law for over 10 years. In that time he has worked in a variety of litigation matters including issues pertaining to Real Estate, Business Litigation, Consumer Debt actions. In that work he has handled cases involving commercial litigation-including breach of contract cases, partnership disputes, and a variety of other issues between small businesses and business owners; property disputes-including evictions, foreclosures, partitions, quiet title actions, and various other property related disputes; and probate matters involving the distribution of assets following the death of a loved one or family member.

John was selected to be a part of the first class of the Justice Entrepreneurs Project (“JEP”), a legal incubator program, started by the Chicago Bar Foundation, focused on providing tools for newer graduates to begin their own law firms aimed at addressing the gap of underrepresented individuals and small businesses that do not qualify for legal aid, but are also unable to afford traditional legal fees. Through the JEP John worked with Lawyer’s Committee for Better Housing, working on Eviction Matters, Security Deposit cases, and other condition related cases. Additionally, he worked with CARPLS Legal Aid, a legal aid hotline for low to moderate income Illinoisans seeking quick legal advice on a variety of legal issues.

In 2018 John was honored by the American Bar Association Committee on Delivery Of Legal Services with the Louis M Brown Award-Meritorious Recognition, for services provided to ease the delivery of legal services.

John has been licensed to practice law in Illinois since 2012. In his spare time, John trains for and races in half-marathons and marathons, and he and his wife enjoy spending time outdoors hiking various trails around Illinois and Wisconsin.