Daniel Pikarski Biography

Daniel Pikarski
Partner, Gordon & Pikarski

Mr. Pikarski is a partner handling Real Estate Taxation overvaluation litigation, Zoning and Land Use issues at Gordon and Pikarski since 2004. At Wright College, he was a Professor of Business Law and a Professor of Business from September 2002 - December 2004.

He was with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office in Chicago, Illinois from 1996 - 2004.
– Assistant State’s Attorney, Civil Division, December 2001 - December 2004
– Real Estate Taxation Division
– Bankruptcy Subdivision, Senior Attorney
– Assistant State's Attorney, Domestic Violence Bureau, December 1998 - December 2001
– Assistant State's Attorney, Juvenile Justice Bureau, Delinquency Division, November 1998 - December 1998
– Assistant State's Attorney, Criminal Appeals Division, August 1997 - November 1998
– Law Clerk, Child Support Enforcement Division, Expedited Unit, June 1996 - August 1996

Federal Court, Sixth Circuit, Eastern District of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan
Law Clerk for the Honorable Bernard A. Friedman, Spring Term 1996

Supreme Court of the State of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan
Law Clerk for the Honorable Patricia J. Boyle, Fall Term 1995

United States House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
Legislative Aide to Representative William Lipinski of Illinois, Summer 1993

Connecticut State Assembly, Hartford, Connecticut
Legislative intern (by selection) to Sydney Holbrook, Minority Whip (Republican, Westport, Ct.), Spring Term 1992

United States House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
Legislative Aide to Representative Dan Rostenkowski, House Committee on Ways and Means, Joint Committee on Taxation, Subcommittee on Trade, Summer 1992

EDUCATION

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan, J.D. May 1997

Loyola University Rome Center, Rome, Italy – Summer law program 1995
– Timothy E. Dinan Memorial Award - Most Outstanding Senior for Dedication and Service to the Law School (voted upon by faculty and students)
– Student Bar Association Vice President
– Jessup Moot Court Competition (civil competition)

University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut, B.A. in Political Economy, May 1994

Loyola University Rome Center, Rome, Italy – Spring Term 1993
– Dean's Council of Hillyer College
– Founder and President of University of Hartford College Democrats, 1992-1994

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Midwest Democrats for Better Government, state and federal political action committee, Director, January 2003 - present

Democratic National Committee, Washington DC, 2005 - present
- Ethnic Coordinating Council
- Advise the DNC as to the issues affecting the Polish Community throughout America

City of Chicago Small Business Council, Chicago, Illinois, September 2015 - present
- Advise the Mayor of Chicago and his Cabinet about issues affecting the Chicagoland small business and methods to improve the business climate in Chicago

City of Chicago Mayor’s Economic Council, November 2015 - present
- Advise the Mayor of Chicago and his Cabinet of methods to improve Chicago’s Economic standing locally, nationally, and internationally.

Catholic Charities of Chicago, Executive Board, appointed by Cardinal Francis George, 2009 - present
- Member of the Real Estate Committee

St. Ignatius College Prep Law Alumni Society, Co-Chair, 2002 - present

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Board of Directors, 1997 - 2011

Polish American Association, Board of Directors, 2005 - present
- Vice President, 2015 - present
- Serving 65,000 at need residents of Chicago per year

University of Hartford, Hillary College Board of Visitor’s, 2006 - 2016

AFFILIATIONS

Polish American Association Executive Board Member
Chicago Advocates Society (Polish American Bar association)
Chicago Bar Association
Chicago Society (organization of Polish American businessmen)
Illinois States Bar Association
National Advocates Society
Prosecutor’s Bar Association
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Alumni Board
University of Hartford Alumni Board
Democratic National Committee