RUTTER FAMILY LAW - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Attorney at Law
• Founding & Principal Attorney
• Member of the Batavia Lions Club

David Rutter graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Urban and Regional Planning and worked in that area for several years before deciding to attend law school. He graduated second in his law school class and has been a licensed attorney in Illinois since 2002. Before founding his own private practice, David worked for the federal courts for over 15 years as a judicial clerk assisting federal judges in federal litigation. Through this position, he gained considerable experience in legal research and writing while preparing opinions for federal judges to use when making legal determinations in cases. David not only has extensive experience with litigation, he has life experience, which he brings to each case to help his clients. David is currently a Kane County Court-Appointed Special Advocate and Guardian Ad Litem, representing the interests of children. He is both an adoptive parent and a former foster parent. He has also taught courses as a professor at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. David is a current member of the Batavia Lions Club as well as Vice President of a non-profit service dog organization that trains service dogs for disabled individuals and he volunteers to help take care of cats and dogs at a local animal shelter. In his spare time, David enjoys playing ice hockey and working on stained glass windows.