Board Member: Donald Puchalski
District 1
| Email: dpuchalski@dupageco.org Phone: 312-804-2978 Fax: 312-726-4522 Office Address: 421 N. County Farm Road Wheaton, IL 60187 Term Expires: 11-30-2022 Illinois State Board of Election Info: View Election Info |
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County Committees:
- Transportation Committee - Chairman
- Community Development Committee
- Environmental Committee
- Finance Committee
- Judicial and Public Safety Committee
- Redistricting Committee
- Ad-Hoc Collective Bargaining Committee - Chairman
Personal Information
- Wife: Ginny, public school teacher for 18 years
- Children:
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- Katie - COE College
- Jill - Addison Trail High School
Professional Experience
Partner in various Law Firms:
- Puchalski, Keenan & Puchalski, 1979 - 1981
- Doss, Puchalski, Keenan, Bargel, & Dicks 1981 - 1983
- Doss, Puchalski, Keenan, Bargel, 1983 - 1988
- Doss, Puchalski, & Keenan, 1988 - 1991
- Law Office of Donald E. Puchalski, 1991 - 1992
- Sklodowski, Franklin, Puchalski & Reimer, 1992 - 1995
- Sklodowski, Puchalski & Reimer, 1995 - 2003
- Law Offices of Donald E. Puchalski, 2003 - Present
1979 - 2003 Special Assistant Attorney General. Handled cases as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the Illinois Department of Labor. Prosecuted civil cases under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act and Illinois Minimum Wage Law.
Education
- Addison Trail High School
- De Paul University; 3.5 Political Science
- John Marshall Law School
Community Activity
- Addison School District 4; Serving second term as school board member, currently Vice-President, 1998 - Oct. 2005
- Addison Police Pension Board; Board member and former Vice President, 2002 - Present
- Addison Township Republican Organization - precinct committeeman, 2003 - Present
- Addison Township Trustee, April 2005 - Oct. 2005
Professional Membership
- American Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- DuPage County Bar Association
- Chicago Advocates Society
- National Advocates Society, President, 1997 - 1999
- Member of Federal Trial bar and United States Supreme Court
