Twelfth Judicial Circuit · Will County
JohnPaul Ivec
Candidate for Circuit Court Judge, Will County 1st Judicial Subcircuit
Criminal Defense in Plainfield & Will County
Former Will County prosecutor. Thirty-plus years in these courtrooms, now a solo defense shop on Caton Farm. You talk to JohnPaul, not a mill.
[email protected]Practice continues while he runs. Campaign site: ivecforjudge.com. This page is the law office.
Solo shop
No intake farm.
If you were just charged in Will County, you do not need a script and a case manager. You need the person who will stand up at the next date.
Ivec Law is JohnPaul Ivec. Founded here in 2004 after four years as a Will County prosecutor and four more at Tracey, Johnson & Wilson. From the first call to the last status letter, the file stays with him.
For some people, success is a trial. For some, it is a negotiated reduction. He listens first, names the goal, then cuts everything that is not the case — the sculptor line he actually uses.
Criminal defense
What people call about
Felonies & misdemeanors
Petty offenses through Class X. JohnPaul has stood both sides of the Will County courtroom — prosecutor, then defense.
DUI & aggravated traffic
NHTSA / IACP certified in DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing — the same course the officers take. That is how you cross-examine the stop.
Drug charges
Possession through more serious counts. The file gets read. The goal gets named. Then the noise gets cut.
Domestic battery
These cases move fast and they follow people home. You talk to JohnPaul, not a mill, before the next court date.
Weapons
FOID, UUW, and related counts in Will County. No slogan. A plan for this charge, this judge, this record.
Expungement & sealing
When the case is over, the record may not be. Illinois expungement and sealing — asked for by name, not as a keyword add-on.
Avvo
4.9 / 5 from 83 reviews
Rating 10.0 Superb. Not a result promise.
“From the very beginning, he made me feel heard, supported, and confident throughout the entire process.”
Barbara · 5.0 / 5 · May 2026
“I love the fact he took the time and explained everything I needed to know and not just walk in there and take anything they was trying give me he was really for me and what was in my best interest.”
Justin B. · 5.0 / 5 · Jan 2026
“Anytime we communicated he was completely transparent with me, very respectful and honest and to the point.”
Scott · 5.0 / 5 · May 2025
“Always made sure I was informed with everything happening with our case.”
Anonymous · 5.0 / 5 · Apr 2026
Will County
Office in Plainfield. Court in Joliet.
Named Will County towns below.
Plainfield
The office. 24820 Caton Farm Rd — you sit down with JohnPaul here.
Joliet
Will County Courthouse. Twelfth Judicial Circuit appearances.
Lockport
Will County. The drive is to Caton Farm, not a downtown mill.
Shorewood
Will County. Same lawyer, same court, no intake farm.
Crest Hill
Will County. You still talk to JohnPaul — not a case manager.
Romeoville
Will County. Call the Plainfield number. He picks up the file.
New Lenox
Will County. Court is Joliet; the office is Caton Farm.
Frankfort
Will County. Named because people here actually call this office.
Bolingbrook
The Will County side. Court is still Joliet.
About
Plainfield valedictorian. Michigan lawyer. Will County prosecutor. Then this shop.
A sculptor was asked if it was hard to cut a horse from granite. He said no — you eliminate everything that is not the horse. That is how JohnPaul tries a case: drop the noise, keep the fact that moves the judge.
Oxford summer, 1994. Clerk, Illinois State Appellate Public Defender. Assistant State’s Attorney, 1996–2000. Tracey, Johnson & Wilson, then Ivec Law in 2004.
Read the CVCall
If this is the night after an arrest, call JohnPaul.
24820 Caton Farm Rd, Plainfield IL 60586 · 815.439.9909 · [email protected]
Or write [email protected]. The fastest next step is still (815) 439-9909.