John C. Ruddy
Managing Member
John Ruddy has been practicing law since 1977. John graduated form the University of Denver and obtained his J.D. degree from John Marshall Law School. He is the managing member in the firm Ruddy, Milroy & King, LLC in Aurora, Illinois, where he concentrates in the areas of litigation concerning family law, bankruptcy reorganization and commercial matters.
He has been chairperson of the Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Committee of the Kane County Bar Association since 1994 and is a former bankruptcy trustee.
He has also spoken at seminars for the National Business Institute and Lorman Education Services.
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Secured Transactions; Family Law; Commercial Litigation; International Commercial Law; Bankruptcy; Divorce; Mortgage Foreclosure; Import/Export Law
Admitted: 1977, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Law School John Marshall Law School, J.D., 1977
College: University of Denver, B.A., 1972
Member: Kane County Bar Association
Rating: AV Peer Review Rated
Languages: Spanish
Born: Aurora, Illinois, September 25, 1950
John P. Milroy
Attorney
John Milroy has been practicing law since 1977. He concentrates his practice in civil litigation, torts, contracts, labor law, railroad law, and appellate practice. John is a member of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel and the Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association.
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Torts, Contracts, Appellate Practice, Labor Law, Railroad Law
Admitted: 1977, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois U.S. Court of Appeals – Seventh and Eleventh Circuits, and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: University of Denver, J.D., 1977
College: Northwestern University, B.A., 1971
Member: National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association
Military: With U.S. Army, active 1971-1972, reserve 1972-1977; SP4
Born: Aurora, Illinois, July 21, 1949
Lincoln M. King
Member
Lincoln King concentrates in all types of bankruptcy representation. He represents debtors and creditors in Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13. Lincoln focuses his representation on debtors in Chapter 7 and 13 in personal and business bankruptcies. He has been with our office since law school serving first as a law clerk (beginning in 2001), then as an associate, and eventually becoming a partner in 2005.
Lincoln has spoken at a number of seminars organized by the National Business Institute and the Kane County Bar Association.
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Consumer Bankruptcy; Commercial Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Chapter 7; Bankruptcy Chapter 13; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Foreclosures
Admitted: 2003, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2006, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
Law School: Northern Illinois University, J.D., 2003
College: Eastern Illinois University, B.A., 1999
Member: Kane County, Will County, and Illinois State Bar Associations
Born: Peoria, Illinois, August 10, 1977
Brenda J. Boettcher Smith
Associate
Brenda advises clients regarding divorce and family law related issues. She works with clients on issues of child support, child custody, division of property and other family law matters. In addition, she assists clients in matters related to bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights.
Brenda graduated from the University of Wisconsin- Madison with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology in 2001. She received her juris doctorate from Northern Illinois University - College of Law in 2005, graduating cum laude.
Brenda joined the law firm of Ruddy, Milroy & King, LLC, full-time in 2009.
Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations; Divorce, Uncontested Divorce; Marital Property Settlements; Child Support; Child Custody; Post-Decree Disputes; Child Visitation; Litigation
Law School: Northern Illinois University College of Law, J.D. 2005
College: University of Wisconsin- Madison, B.A. 2001
Member: Kane County Bar Association; Women's Bar Association for the 16th Judicial Circuit; Member of the Advisory Council for College of DuPage's Paralegal Studies Program
Born: Sheboygan, Wisconsin, November 11, 1978
Raj P. Sanghvi
Associate
Raj graduated from The Kelly School of Business at Indiana University with a major in Finance and a concentration in Accounting. He obtained his Juris Doctor from the John Marshall Law School.
Raj advises clients regarding a wide spectrum of commercial law issues. He works with clients on contract disputes, foreclosures, debt collection, business formation and other commercial related issues. Raj also has an interest in domestic relations, including divorce.
Raj is admitted to the Illinois State Bar and the General Bar of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Prior to entering the legal field Raj was a property manager for several Aurora businesses. He is familiar with the people and businesses in his local community.
Raj has a basic understanding of the Gujarati and Spanish language. His family is from Mumbai, India and he travels to India frequently on commercial matters.
Practice Areas: Commercial litigation, commercial transactions, foreclosure, debt collection, domestic relations, international transactions, business formation, entertainment law.
Law School: The John Marshall Law School, J.D. 2009
College: Kelly School of Business, Indiana University - Bloomington, B.S. Finance 2005
Member: DuPage County Bar Association, Kane County Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association.
Languages: Basic understanding of Gujarati and Spanish.
Born: Addison, Illinois, May 11, 1983
Olivia and Lina
Staff
Olivia and Lina have been working for Ruddy, Milroy & King, LLC for over 8 years. They are fluent in Spanish and English. They were born and raised in Aurora, Illinois and graduated from Aurora East High School.
