About
JohnPaul Ivec
A CV you can scan. Former Will County prosecutor. Solo defense on Caton Farm since 2004. You talk to JohnPaul, not a mill.
Candidate for Circuit Court Judge, Will County 1st Judicial Subcircuit. This page is the law practice.
Education
The University of Michigan Law School
J.D., May 1995 · Ann Arbor, MI
Magdalen College, Oxford
Summer 1994 · comparative criminal procedure
The University of Michigan
A.B. with Distinction in Honors History, August 1992
Plainfield High School
1988 · Class valedictorian
Clerkship
Illinois State Appellate Public Defender
Summer clerk, 1994.
Practice path
2004 – present · Ivec Law, P.C.
Founding partner. Criminal defense from this Plainfield office.
2000 – 2004 · Tracey, Johnson & Wilson
Associate. Joliet trial shop.
1996 – 2000 · Will County State’s Attorney
Assistant State’s Attorney. The other side of these courtrooms.
1994 · Illinois State Appellate Public Defender
Summer clerk.
Bar associations
- Illinois State Bar Association (1996 – present)
- Will County Bar Association (1996 – present)
Selected honors
- Avvo 10.0 Superb · 4.9 / 5 from 83 client reviews (not a result promise)
- The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Attorney (2014)
- National College for DUI Defense, member
- NHTSA / IACP: DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing
- Elite Lawyer (listed 2023–2026)
Honors are listed as published. Not a result promise. Not a badge wall.
Call (815) 439-9909“No, actually it is quite simple. You see, I simply eliminate everything that is not the horse.”
The sculptor line JohnPaul uses for results-focused advocacy — drop the noise, keep the fact that moves the court.