Mr. VanFleet concentrates his practice on business, commercial, real estate, and construction litigation; with a heavier emphasis on banking, creditors’ rights, and general business law.

Mr. VanFleet concentrates his practice on creditor’s rights, commercial, real estate, construction litigation, and general business; with a heavy emphasis on financial institutions and mid to large-sized companies.

Mr. VanFleet began his career at one of the world’s largest law firms. He left the relative stability of an international firm to form his own practice where he focused on providing sophisticated cost-effective legal representation for his broad spectrum of banks and corporate clients in a manner custom-designed to achieve the desired result for each specific matter. His clients range from small businesses and community banks to Fortune 100 publicly traded entities and large-scale lenders. He brings an innovative, practical, and solution-based approach to Howard & Howard.

Mr. VanFleet received his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1990 and his B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois College of Commerce and Business Administration in 1987. He is licensed in the State of Illinois and has appeared to represent clients throughout the United States. He is also admitted to practice before the United States and Illinois State Supreme Courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois.