James O. Teeter, Jr.

Education

Mr. Teeter has over 10+ years of experience in family law! He received his law degree from Northern Illinois University College of Law in DeKalb, Illinois in 1997, graduating Magna Cum Laude.  In law school, Mr. Teeter earned and was honored with the David Peskin Memorial Award in Family Law, and the Ruby and Varga Bankruptcy Prize.

Mr. Teeter received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, graduating With Highest Distinction in 1986 with a major in Accounting.  When at the University of Iowa, Mr. Teeter earned and was honored with being named a Collegiate Scholar by the College of Business Administration and a Faculty Scholar by the Accounting Department.  He went on to work in the business field for several years before entering law school.  This business background has helped provide him with a detailed-oriented approach to handling all matters.

Bar Admissions

• Mr. Teeter was admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois and in the U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois in 1997.
• Winnebago County Bar Association.
• Mr. Teeter grew-up in the Rockford area and attended Rockford East High School where he graduated as Valedictorian in 1982. He is divorced and has personally gone through the divorce process right here in Winnebago County. He is all too familiar with the upheaval divorce brings in one’s life, and how scary and stressful divorce court can feel when you first encounter it.