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          Mr. James B. Harvey is a lifetime resident of Will County. He graduated from Joliet Catholic High School in 1973 and from Lewis University with high honors in 1976. Mr. Harvey graduated from the John Marshall Law School with distinction and was awarded membership into the Order of John Marshall for academic excellence.

             Mr. Harvey has been practicing municipal and public entity law for more than 27 years beginning with the City of Joliet Corporation Counsel’s office, when licensed as a 3rd year law student under Supreme Court Rule 711. After passing the Illinois bar examination, he continued to practice with the City of Joliet as an attorney in the Corporation Counsel’s office.

             In 1981, he joined the McKeown Law Firm and has represented various governmental bodies including the Villages of Plainfield and Mokena for more than 25 years. Mr. Harvey was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to the Special Supreme Court Committee on Professionalism which was a committee created by the Illinois Supreme Court to study and recommend ways to promote respectful conduct, courtesy, integrity, and honesty in the legal profession.

             Mr. Harvey is active in the local community and currently serves on the Lewis University Board of Trustees where he is also Chairman of the Legal and Corporate Committee and the Academic Affairs Committee. Mr. Harvey is the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cornerstone Services, Inc. which provides comprehensive services for people with disabilities. Mr. Harvey remains a director of the Board where he has served over 24 years and is a recipient of the Cornerstone Award for his service to persons with disabilities. Mr. Harvey is also a former elected member of the Channahon Grade School No. 17 Board. Mr. Harvey is also a volunteer for the Illinois Lawyer’s Assistance program where he was trained as an intervener to assist lawyers with substance abuse or mental illness. He is also a former member of the Will County Bar Association Board of Directors.

             Mr. Harvey, along with his wife of 27 years, Kathleen, reside in Minooka and are the parents of two adult daughters.

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