Dan M. Collander

Attorney

Dan is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communications and minors in Mathematics and Political Science.

Dan is a 1979 graduate of IIT/Chicago Kent College of Law earning a Juris Doctor degree and a Bar and Gavel Award. Dan was admitted to the bar in 1979 and has been a practicing attorney in Naperville ever since.

Dan is a member of the Illinois and Dupage County Bar associations. He is a current member of the DuPage County Real Estate Law Committee and the Trusts and Estate Planning Committee. His practice concentrates on Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Trusts, Wills, Probate and Small to Medium Corporations.

He is currently a three term board member of the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association, and was instrumental in the drafting and review of the Multi-Board Contract currently in use.

Dan has served the Naperville Community through participation in many community organizations. He has served as an officer or board member of Little Friends, Inc., the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce, Samaritan Interfaith Counseling Center, the Naperville Cemetery Association, YMCA Endowment Committee and the Naperville Noon Kiwanis Club.

He lives in Naperville with his wife Debbie (who is also a lawyer and has been known to cover closings for him from time to time). He has three boys, the youngest of which is attorney Chris Collander.

He is an avid White Sox fan and would rather be golfing.

Practice Areas:

• Real Estate Law
• Wills
• Trusts
• Probate Law
• Corporate formations

Bar Admission:

• Illinois, 1979

Education:

• IIT/Chicago Kent College of Law, Chicago, IL 1979, J.D.
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL , B.A. Communications

Past Employment Positions:

• Attorney at Law Since 1979

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• DuPage County Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association Board
• President Naperville Noon Kiwanis
• Naperville Chamber of Commerce Vice President and Golf Outing Committee Chair
• Board Member and President Little Friends, Inc.

Honors and Awards:

• Martindale Hubbell AV Distinguished Rating
• IIT/Chicago-Kent Bar and Gavel Award for outstanding service to students, the school and the legal community
• Little Friends Crystal Plate Award
• Outstanding Part-Time teacher Award from College of DuPage
• Kiwanis Presidents Award