Beck, Houlihan & Scott, P.C.

  Attorneys at Law

John P. Houlihan

 Mr. Houlihan was admitted to the State bar of Illinois in 1986. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the northern District of Illinois as a member of the Trial bar. He has also been Capital Litigation Trial bar of the State of Illinois to represent criminal defendants in death penalty cases.

 Mr. Houlihan attended Drake University law School in Des Moines, Iowa, where he obtained his Juris Doctor in 1986. He was a junior and senor member of the Drake University Law Review, participated in a prosecutorial internship through the Polk County Attorney’s office, and participated in the Drake University Law School Clinic representing elderly and indigent clients.

 John was born in Columbus, Ohio on June 11, 1961, and has resided in DuPage County since 1965. He attended Glen Park Elementary School, Glen Westlake Junior High School and, in 1979, graduated from Glenbard East High School, Lombard, Illinois. In 1983, he earned his Bachelors of Arts degree in Economics from Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa.

 After graduating law school, in 1986 Mr. Houlihan joined the law Firm of Mirabella & Kincaid, PC. In 1991, John became a principal in the Law Firm of Mirabella & Kincaid, PC, and maintained that position until 2001. In May, 2001, along with Joseph m. beck and William J Scott, Jr., Mr. Houlihan formed the Law Firm of Beck, Houlihan & Scott, PC. John’s practice is concentrated in the areas of criminal/traffic law, civil practice and litigation, bankruptcy, real estate, and family law. Mr. Houlihan has extensive trial experience, having tried several hundred cases to verdict.

 Mr. Houlihan is a member of the DuPage County Bar Association, where he has served as Co-Chairman of the Younger Members Committee, 1988 through 1989; Chairman of the Criminal Law Committee, 1990 to 1991; and Chairman of the Membership Committee, 2000 to 2001. He is also a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, DuPage County Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Association, and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.