Scott Summers

Illinois Green Party Candidate for U.S. Congress, 16th District

SCOTT SUMMERS

EDUCATION
  • Northern Illinois University College of Law: J.D.
  • Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management: MBA
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: A.B. (liberal arts)

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
  • Admitted to practice law in Illinois and in the U.S. District Court for northern Illinois
  • Certified Financial Planner (CFP)
  • Real estate broker (Illinois)
  • Insurance producer, all lines (Illinois)

PUBLICATIONS (selected)
  • Guardianship and Conservatorship: A Handbook for Lawyers (Amer. Bar Assoc., 1996)
  • Co-author, Advance Health Care Directives: A Handbook for Professionals (ABA, 2002)

CIVIC ACTIVITIES (selected)
  • Trustee, McHenry County College (elected by voters to a 2005-2011 term).
  • Member, Board of Visitors, Northern Illinois University College of Law, 1997-2004
  • Treasurer and board member, Harvard Community Memorial Hospital, 1980-1982 (appointed by McHenry County Board)
  • Member, McHenry County Welfare Services Committee, 1981-1983 (appointed by McHenry County Board)
  • Treasurer, Hospice for McHenry County, 1984-1985
  • Treasurer of a Woodstock church, 1989-1990

EMPLOYMENT (selected)
  • Attorney, solo private practice, 1990 - present. Concentrations: Estate planning, probate, business. Prior to entering private practice, served as staff attorney for a large law firm and as staff attorney for a non-profit legal services organization.
  • Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, 1975-1979. Executive assistant to director.