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Joseph Curtiss Ponitz
also known as Joe Ponitz
About Joseph
Biography
Joe has a legal background that encompasses a wide range of practice areas including criminal and general civil litigation. His areas of concentration include criminal and DUI defense, traffic defense, secretary of state reinstatement hearings, family law, and commercial litigation. Prior to joining Franks, Gerkin & McKenna, Joe was a prosecutor with the Winnebago County State's Attorney's Office.
Joe was born and raised in Marengo, Illinois. He attended the Southern Illinois University School of Law. At SUI, Joe was a published author and an editor of the school's law review. Joe also won the SIU Alumni Association Scholarship Award.
Joe Speaks fluent Spanish and is presently a member of the Winnebago, McHenry and Boone County Bar Associations and is the Chair of the Boone County Bar Association's Criminal Law Committee. Joe presently serves as an Arbitrator with the 17th Judicial Circuit. He is a member of the Cosmopolitan Club of Boone County and he volunteers with Healing Pathways Cancer Research Foundation.
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Licensed in Illinois for 20 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 2005
No misconduct found
Location
Franks Gerkin & McKenna, PC
19333 East Grant Highway, Marengo, IL, 60152
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Joe and his team handled our paperwork in an efficient and professional manner.
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Experience
Honors
2013
Top Professional Under 40, Northwest Herald
2003
Alumni Association Scholarship, Southern Illinois University
Work Experience
2007 - Present
Partner, Franks Gerkin & McKenna, PC
2005 - 2007
Assistant State's Attorney, Winnebago County State's Attorney's Office
Associations
2011 - Present
17th Judicial CircuitArbitrator
2005 - Present
Illinois State Bar AssociationMember
McHenry County Bar Association
Member
Winnebago County Bar Association
Member
Boone County Bar Association
Secretary
2010 - 2013
Healing Pathways Cancer Research FoundationGovernance Committee
2007 - 2010
McHenry County Youth Service BureauExecutive Committee: Secretary
Education
2005
Southern Illinois University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
2000
Western Illinois University
BS - Bachelor of Science
1999
Colegio de Espana
Language Certification
Publications
2005
The Risk in Technology-Based Standards (Research and Editorial Assistance)
Duke Environmental Law Review
2005
The Catalyst Theory: Before and After Buckhannon and Sierra Club
Southern Illinois Law Journal
2004
Whether the Pumping of Unaltered Water Requires an NPDES Permit
SIU Enviornmental Law Newsletter
N/A
Monthly Columnist
Marengo-Union View
Languages
Spanish