Chad is an experienced strategic business leader and trusted legal advisor. His clients seek his counsel on business transactions, real estate investments, trademark, copyright and intellectual property law, complex licensing arrangements, commercial leasing, property development, and corporate law.

Beyond his legal background and education, Chad brings a business leader’s perspective to his representation.  Chad holds an MBA with a specialization in Management and acts as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer of a high-net-worth family office and its direct investment private equity and management portfolio. Chad draws on his unique level of business management experience, and his understanding of the investment landscape and the complexities of deal-making, to offer clients not only legal advice but practical counsel that is focused on the underlying financial, business, and strategic implications.

He is licensed to practice law in Missouri and Illinois and is a member of the International Trademark Association. Chad is also a licensed Missouri real estate broker.

Chad graduated from the Southern Illinois University School of Law, summa cum laude. His experiences and honors in law school include graduating third in his law school class, multiple recognitions for the highest grade in coursework, and being a published member and Lead Articles Editor of the Southern Illinois University Law Journal. Chad obtained his MBA with a concentration in Management from the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business.  Chad attended Rockford University for his undergraduate degree, where he was a member of the Rockford University NCAA baseball team. Chad also met his wife, Charisa, at Rockford University. Chad, Charisa and their two children live in St. Louis, Missouri.