If your issue involves anything to do with the military or the federal civilian government workforce, Maher Legal Services PC could be helpful to you.
Former prosecutor, defense counsel, and Justice Department attorney with private practice experience in large law firms, Maher Legal Services concentrates on defending clients facing military justice, courts-martial, an appeal, habeas corpus, Reservists or Guardsmen being treated unfairly by their employer upon return from mobilization, security clearance challenges, or administrative separations.
Mr. Maher was a prosecutor in the First Infantry Division in Germany, served in the Balkans during Operation Able Sentry, and was an appellate defense counsel before leaving active duty, joining the Justice Department in Washington DC and transitioning to the Army Reserve, where he is a Lieutenant Colonel. With a BS, JD, LLM, MBA, and Masters of Strategic Studies from the US Army War College, Mr. Maher mobilized to Afghanistan, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and was a program manager at the Justice Center in Parwan, Afghanistan. He was the Senior Executive Service (SES) General Counsel for the US Office of Personnel Management during the Administration of President George W. Bush.
In addition to practicing law, he is an Adjunct Professor of Law at both the NIU College of Law and College of Business, a small business owner, and serves on the Board of Directors of a non-profit corporation dedicated to defending servicemembers accused of crime in combat.
Practice areas
Court-Martial Appeals before the US Army Court of Criminal Appeals, Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and Administrative Appeals, Federal Tort Claims Act, Veterans' Benefits.
25 years, 150 cases
Defend federal employees against proposed discipline and/or removal from federal service.
10 years, 25 cases
Wills, powers of attorney, trusts, transfer of death instruments, Medicaid planning, elder law.
22 years, 200 cases
Criminal defense, administrative separation board defense, Defense Base Act for contractors, defend federal employees before their Agency, the MSPB, EEOC, USERRA, security clearances, suitability determinations.
25 years, 150 cases
Maher Legal Services PC
26 South 3rd Street, Number 68
Geneva, IL, 60134
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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DC | Good Standing | 2004 | 03/04/2021 |
IL | Active And Authorized To Practice Law | 1996 | 03/06/2022 |
Legal answers | 16 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Awards and Campaign Ribbons | US Army | N/A |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Partner | Maher Funeral Home | 2015 - Present |
Attorney | Maher Legal Services PC | 2014 - Present |
Adjunct Professor | NIU College of Business | 2014 - Present |
Program Manager in Afghanistan | Pacific Architects & Engineers | 2012 - 2013 |
Assistant General Counsel | Defense Intelligence Agency | 2011 - 2012 |
Chief of Fiscal Law in Afghanistan | Us Army Jag Corps | 2009 - 2010 |
Partner | Duane Morris, LLP | 2008 - 2011 |
General Counsel | US Office of Personnel Management | 2008 - 2009 |
Partner | Epstein Becker & Green, PC | 2007 - 2008 |
Litigation Associate | Mayer Brown, LLP | 2004 - 2006 |
Litigation Attorney | Us Department Of Justice | 2001 - 2004 |
Prosecutor | Us Army, Europe | 1997 - 2001 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Veterans of Foreign Wars | Member | 2015 - Present |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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J.L. & Health, Vol. 25, Issue 1, 1-39 | The Corporate Profit Motive & Questionable Public Relations Practices During The Lead-Up To The Affordable Care Act | 2012 |
Security Technology Executive | Benefits of the Dep’t of Homeland Security’s Safety Act | 2009 |
18 DePaul J. Art Tech. & Intell. Prop. L. 255 | Closing the Willful Infringement Floodgates: The Effects of In re Seagate Both Inside and Outside the Generic Pharmaceutical Litigation Arena | 2008 |
Illinois State Bar Association | Employer's Obligations Under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act | 2007 |
Illinois State Bar Association | The Federal False Claims Act: A Look At Qui Tam Actions Aimed At The Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry | 2007 |
The Government Contractor, Vol. 21, Issue 10 | Value Engineering Change Proposals: Who, What, Why, When, Where, & How | 2007 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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NIU College of Business | MBA - Master of Business Administration | 2014 |
US Army War College | Master of Strategic Studies | 2014 |
DePaul University College of Law | LLM | 2011 |
Northern Illinois University College of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1996 |
Bradley University | BS - Bachelor of Science | 1992 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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University of Notre Dame Law School | Implementing the Rule of Law in Afghanistan | 2014 |
The Pentagon | Contract & Fiscal Law While Deployed | 2011 |
The John Marshall Law School | Panelist with Major General Butch Tate, “The Army JAG Corps & Current Operations,” | 2011 |
International Security Assistance Force | Fiscal Law in Afghanistan | 2010 |
Risk Insurance Management Society | The Safety Act | 2009 |
US Military Academy at West Point | Executive Branch Constitutional Authority | 2008 |
Duane Morris Webinar | E-Discovery Ramifications of the Qualcomm Case | 2008 |
Case name | Outcome |
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United States v. 1LT Clint A. Lorance |
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Blake Stone, Employment and labor Attorney on Apr 19, 2017
Relationship: Worked together on matter
John Maher is the sharpest and best attorney I know. I have known John for over twenty-years and we served together in the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. John brings a wealth of large national law firm and Senior Government Executive experience to bear in the handling of individual client matters. Supremely astute, doggedly hard working, and amiable all describe John's approach to the practice of law. When I seek advice on a complex issue - I go to John Maher. When I have friends and family members who have employment law or civil litigation needs, I send them to see John. I strongly endorse this attorney.
Greg Rinckey, Military law Attorney on Apr 19, 2017
Relationship: Worked together on matter
I endorse this lawyer. John is one of the best and most dedicated military attorneys I have worked with. John and I served together in the Army JAG Corps and John was very respected amongst his peers. I highly recommend this attorney.
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