The firm was founded by Ralph
R. Bouma, Jr. and John P. Martin in the fall of 1980 when
they established their offices in Wheaton, Illinois. At that
time, the practice was concentrated principally in the areas
of employee benefits, estate and tax planning and real estate.
In 1983, James M. Charlton joined the firm as a litigation
partner and Eric J. Lieberman joined the firm as a transactional
partner. The firm name was changed to Bouma, Martin, Charlton
& Lieberman. The firm continued to add attorneys and staff
and moved to larger offices in Glen Ellyn, Illinois in 1984.
James M. Huck, Jr. joined the firm as a transactional partner
in 1988 and the firm name was changed to Huck, Bouma, Martin
& Charlton. The firm continued its rapid growth in the
late 1980's and early 1990's offering additional depth in
the areas of income and estate tax planning for closely held
corporations and highly compensated individuals, residential
and commercial real estate development and financing, health
law and intellectual property law.
The rapid growth necessitated
the acquisition of new office space in a new office building
in Wheaton, Illinois in 1993. George M. Bradshaw joined the
firm as a transactional partner in 1994 and the firm name
was changed to Huck, Bouma, Martin, Charlton & Bradshaw.
Robert E. Jones joined the firm as a litigation partner in
1999 when James M. Charlton left the firm to pursue a non-legal
career at which time the firm's litigation group was substantially
expanded. The firm, under its present name, Huck Bouma PC, is staffed with 23 attorneys,
4 of counsel and 22 support staff, making it one of the largest
firms in the DuPage County/Kane County area.
Through its five
practice groups, the firm offers prompt, cost effective legal
services in the areas of income and estate planning, corporate
banking and business transactions, residential and commercial
real estate transactions and civil litigation. The firm has
made and will continue to make a substantial commitment of
the acquisition of information technology to facilitate and
enhance the capabilities of its staff.
