Thomas M. Bastian received his Bachelor of Arts from DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, in 1975.  He is a 1984 graduate of the John Marshall Law School. He was admitted to the Illinois Bar and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1985. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Bastian is a member of the American Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association.

Mr. Bastian, who is currently a partner, has been with the firm since its inception and participates in the firm’s municipal practice. He is currently Village Attorney for the villages of Streamwood and Willowbrook.  Mr. Bastian also serves as attorney for the Veterans Park District. He assists the firm’s municipal clients in a variety of practice areas. Mr. Bastian advises municipalities regarding the interpretation and enforcement of local building codes and has represented local municipal electoral boards as well as candidates before local electoral boards. He has experience with fire and police commission matters and the representation of private clients in this regard.

Mr. Bastian has extensive experience in the area of municipal administrative adjudication of ordinance violations.  He has drafted enabling ordinances and has been intimately involved in the creation and establishment of municipal code hearing departments. He is a certified administrative adjudication hearing officer. Currently, Mr. Bastian acts as an administrative hearing officer for the Villages of Bartlett, Elk Grove, Roselle and South Barrington.

As one of the firm’s municipal prosecutors, Mr. Bastian has experience in the enforcement of municipal ordinances and housing and zoning codes. In addition, Mr. Bastian has served as counsel to and prosecuted on behalf of numerous local liquor commissions.

Mr. Bastian also practices in the area of election law, including election issues before the Illinois Appellate Court, and has served as counsel to numerous Municipal Officers’ and Township Electoral Boards