Roy Irving Peregrine Sr. View lawyer's profile

Roy I. Peregrine

Roy Peregrine is the co-founder and senior partner of Peregrine & Stime.  The Firm was established in 1959. Mr. Peregrine concentrates his practice in areas of estate planning and probate in DuPage County.

Background and Education:

Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, B.A. 1950

IIT Chicago - Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, J.D. 1956

Areas of Practice:

• Estate Planning
• Workers' Compensation
• Civil Trials and Appeals (Plaintiff and Defendant)

Bar Admission:

Illinois, 1956

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1956

PreLaw Activities:

1950 - Management training, Lehigh-Portland Cement Co.
1950-1952 - U.S. Army service in Korea; Company Sergeant Major
1952-1956 - Continental Illinois National Bank - Trust Dept. Operations

Professional Experience:

1956-1959 - Partner
Peregrine, Gifford, Moore & Peregrine, Chicago, Illinois
Practice limited to defense of workers’ compensation claims.

1959-Present - Founder and Senior Attorney
Peregrine, Stime, Newman, Ritzman & Bruckner, Ltd.
Wheaton, Illinois

Admitted to practice law in: United States Supreme Court; United States Circuit Court for the Seventh Circuit; United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar); Illinois Supreme Court.

Since 1976, Roy I. Peregrine has held the AV® Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating for ethics and legal ability.*

Professional Activities:

Commissioner of Character & Fitness Committee for Bar applicants by appointment of Illinois Supreme Court, 1980 to 1996;
Former Hearing Officer Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission;
Court appointed Mediator;
Former Director of DuPage Bar Association;
Member of Illinois Bar Association; DuPage Bar Association; Chicago Bar Association.

Civic Affairs:

Past and present involvement in community affairs, including Boy Scout Master, YMCA Officer, Church Officer, Board Member of Community Housing Association of DuPage County, Board Member of life care community association sponsored by Central DuPage Health Care System.

Past involvement: Trial demonstration participant of University of Illinois Law School;
Bar Association, Lecturer on Workers Compensation Proceeding

Roy resides in Wheaton with his wife, Marie.

Publications:

Practice Makes Perfect: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) - Wednesday, November 25, 2009

 

^{*AV® is a registered certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.}