Califf & Harper, P.C.

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First Midwest Bank Building, 6th Floor, 506 Fifteenth Street
Moline, Illinois 61266-0719View Map


 
Practice Areas:
Corporate, Commercial, Labor, Employment, Civil Litigation in all State and Federal Courts, Banking, Governmental, School, Administrative (including N.L.R.B.), Products Liability, Insurance, Taxation, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Land Development and Zoning, Business Enterprises, Closely Held Business, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Small Business, Buying or Selling a Business, Collections, Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Human Resources, Contracts, Business Lawsuits, Internet Law, E-Commerce, Commercial Leasing, Landlord and Tenant, Buying or Selling a Home, Tax Planning and Asset Protection.
 
Year Established: 1869
 
Firm Profile:
Califf & Harper, P.C. and its predecessor partnerships have been meeting the legal needs of the Illinois and Iowa bi-state area for over 135 years. The firm offers a wide range of legal services to clients in private sector industries, including construction, development, and manufacturing, and to municipalities and public sector employers and special districts. The firm offers legal and planning solutions to local companies and national and international businesses, as well as families and individuals. The firm serves clients in state and federal courts both Illinois and Iowa. In addition the firm has extensive experience in administrative law proceedings before state and federal agencies involving employee and labor relation matters, and substantial arbitration practice before the American Arbitration Association and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
 
Firm Size: 14
 
Languages:
Spanish.
 
Representative Clients:
CORPORATE: A.D. Huesing Corporation; Deere & Company; Mid-American Energy; Mel Foster Co.; Murphy Bros., Inc.; H.C. Duke & Son, Inc.; Thoms-Proestler Co., Inc.; The Marthens Co.; Terrace Holding Co.; Serv-A-Lite Products, Inc.; Hiland Auto Sales, Inc.; Fort Dearborn Company; Parr Instrument Company. REAL ESTATE, CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT: Contracting Corp. of Illinois; Renew Moline, Inc.; L & S Real Estate, Inc.; Axiom Properties, Inc.; Heritage Realty Management, Inc.; Revitalize and Develop East Moline, Inc. LABOR LAW AND EMPLOYMENT: Associated Employers of the Quad Cities; RiverStoneGroup, Inc.; Norcross Footwear, Inc.; Krieder Services, Inc.; Scott County, Iowa; Warren County, Illinois; Mercer County, Illinois; City of Moline, Illinois; City of East Moline, Illinois; City of Rock Island, Illinois. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: First Midwest Bank, N.A.; I.H. Mississippi Valley Credit Union; Valley Bank, Metrobank. SCHOOLS: East Moline Public School District; Rockridge School District; Augustana College (Planned Giving). PUBLIC LAW: MidAmerican Energy Company; Metropolitan Airport Authority of Rock Island County; Illinois Quad City Civic Center Authority; Metropolitan Mass Transit District of Rock Island County; Mercer County Public Building Commission. INSURANCE: Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.; St. Paul Travelers Insurance Company. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Yash Technologies, Inc.; Genesis Corporate Solutions, LLC.
 
Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Saturday: 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
 
James A. Harper (1917-2008).
 
Junius P. Califf (1910-1999).
 
Robert P. Boeye (Member) born Evanston, Illinois, June 14, 1934; admitted to bar, 1959, Iowa; 1960, Illinois. Education: Lawrence University (B.A., 1956); University of Iowa (J.D., 1959). Practice Areas: Employment and Labor Law.
 
Dennis R. Fox (Member) born Watseka, Illinois, November 9, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1961); Northwestern University (J.D., 1964). Member: Rock Island County (President, 1988-1989). Practice Areas: Litigation and Insurance Law.
 
John A. Slover, Jr. (Member) born Moline, Illinois, September 28, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Illinois. Education: Black Hawk College (A.A., 1964); University of Illinois (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969). Member: Quad City Estate Planning Council (President, 2002-2003). Practice Areas: Advanced Estate Planning; Taxation; Business Entities; Charitable Planning; Exempt Organizations.
 
Jeffrey B. Moorhouse (Member) born Fairfield, Iowa, June 24, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Iowa; 1980, Illinois. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1967; J.D., 1972). Practice Areas: Business Entities and Planning; Banking; Construction Law; Tax Law and Litigation.
 
Roger L. Strandlund (Member) born Moline, Illinois, June 1, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois; 1982, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1977); University of Iowa (J.D., 1981). Member: Rock Island County Building Board of Appeals, 1986—; Moline Planning Commission, 1989—. Practice Areas: Litigation; Municipal Law; Construction Law.
 
Arthur W. Eggers (Member) born Clinton, Iowa, August 1, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Nebraska; 1978, Iowa and Illinois. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1974); Creighton Law School (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Employment and Labor Law.
 
Harvey A. Levin (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, May 14, 1943; admitted to bar, 1971, Illinois; 1972, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with high honors, 1965); Northwestern University (J.D., 1968). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1967. Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and General Counsel of Moline Paint Manufacturing, 1982-1994. Member: Airports Council International-N.A. Legal Committee (Chairman, 1990). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Taxation; Airport; Business Entities and Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions Law.
 
James S. Zmuda (Member) born Moline, Illinois, September 29, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 1990, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1986); Northern Illinois University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Civil Procedure. Lead Articles Editor, Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1988-1989. Member: Illinois State Bar Association (Chairman, Committee on Federal Taxation). Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Planning; Estate Planning; Litigation.
 
Jonathon C. Fox (Member) born Moline, Illinois, February 7, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; 1997, Iowa. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1991); Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (J.D., 1996). Recipient, CALI Excellence Award for Achievement in the Study of Bankruptcy, 1995. Practice Areas: Litigation; Banking Law; Creditor Rights; Construction Law.
 
Franklin S. Mitvalsky (Member) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 17, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; 1999, Iowa. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1995); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Business Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions.
 
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Karla C. Steele (Associate) born March 22, 1970; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois; 2003, Iowa. Education: San Diego State University (B.A., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1997); University of Iowa (J.D./M.B.A., 2002). Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization; Real Estate; Business Law; Estate Planning; Employment Law.
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