Gates, Philip

Mr. Quitschau practices in the areas of Family Law, Estate Planning, Creditor's Rights and Real Estate Transactions. He received his under-graduate degree from Gustavus Adolphus College and his J.D. from the University of Arkansas. While in law school, Mr. Quitschau was the Articles Editor of the Arkansas Law Review, an Arkansas Bar Merit Scholar and a recipient of the James E. McDaniel Scholarship.  Mr. Quitschau is the author of "Anastasoff v. United States: Uncertainty in the Eighth Circuit - Is there a Constitutional Right to Cite Unpublished Opinions?" published in the Arkansas Law Review, Vol. 739, 2002.

Mr. Quitschau is admitted to the Illinois Bar, Texas Bar and the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. He completed the American Bar Association Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute and is a Northwestern University trained mediator. Mr. Quitschau is certified to act as a Child Representative and Guardian Ad Litem in the 10th and 11th Circuits. He is an active member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the McLean County Bar Association and the R.C. Underwood Chapter of the American Inns of Court. Mr. Quitschau is also a Certified Arbitrator in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit.