Dan G. Fishburn

Dan G. Fishburn received his B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1974. He graduated from the Washington University School of Law and received his J.D. in 1977.

His practice focuses on business, corporate, banking, construction law, real estate law and transactional matters as well as business litigation.

Dan is a member of the Stephenson County Bar Association (past president) and the Illinois State Bar Association. He has been active in many community charitable organizations including the Freeport Area Chamber of Commerce, YMCA, and Big Brothers Big Sisters. He currently serves as a board member and secretary of the Freeport Area Economic Development Foundation.

Dan is married and has three children. He has practiced law in Freeport since 1977.

To contact Dan, email dan@fishburnlaw.com or phone: 815-235-2511.

John B. Whiton – Retired

John B. Whiton graduated from Freeport High School in 1964 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1968. He served in the U.S. Army in Military Intelligence from 1969 to 1971. He received his Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the University of Chicago and was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1974.

His law practice focuses on estate planning and disputed estate and trust resolutions; local government and Park District matters; business, corporate, and real estate law.

John is a member of the Stephenson County Bar Association (past President), the Illinois State Bar Association and the Hearing Board of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, serving as a judge in attorney discipline cases since 1978. He has served as a member of bank board of directors as well.

John is married, has two adult children, and has lived and practiced law in the Freeport, Illinois area since 1974.

To contact John, email john@fishburnlaw.com or phone: 815-235-2511.

Judd D. Thruman

Judd D. Thruman was born and raised in Northwest Illinois. He earned his J.D. from Northern Illinois University in 1999, graduating magna cum laude. From 1999 until 2002, he was an associate attorney with a law firm in suburban Chicago. In 2002, he joined the firm of Snow, Hunter, Whiton and Fishburn, Ltd., the predecessor of Fishburn Whiton Thruman Ltd.

Judd focuses his law practice in the areas of business and corporate transactions, estate planning and administration, banking and commercial transactions, real estate, and municipal law. He advises clients on various corporate formation and governance matters, including assisting his agriculture clients in structuring and creating appropriate operating entities and advising them in the area of succession planning. He assists his clients with their estate planning needs, including the preparation of wills, trusts, powers of attorney and other documents to fit their specific circumstances. He provides legal and practical solutions to his financial institution clients, including advising lenders in various aspects of their commercial loans, and representing them in foreclosures and general collection litigation.

Judd serves on the boards of directors for local for-profit organizations. He has volunteered and served as a director on numerous boards and committees of local not-for-profit organizations, having served on the board of directors of the Senior Resource Center and as chairman of the board of directors for the Freeport Area Chamber of Commerce.

To contact Judd, email judd@fishburnlaw.com or phone: 815-235-2511.

Woodruff A. Burt – Retired

Woodruff (Woody) was born and raised in Freeport, and graduated from Freeport High School in 1951. He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1955, and then served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1960 (discharged as Captain). Woody received his law degree at Northwestern University College of Law in 1963. He maintained a general practice with a concentration in construction, business and banking law. He is a Retired Director and Chairman of Foresight Financial Group, Inc., and Freeport Health Network (now FHN).