I am a Christian first and foremost, before attorney or any other title, and a family man second.  The legal advice I give and the steps I take in representing my clients, are all based on the principles that those two titles embrace.  My view in all types of representation that I undertake, whether assisting in the selling or buying of a home or business, creating an estate plan, or defending someone on significant criminal charges, is to address my clients' issues and concerns as I would want to be represented.  In other words, I see my clients as real people, who have come to me for help, not just because they require a lawyer's involvement.  

Being raised in Chicago and the Chicago suburbs, I care a great deal about our communities.  I currently live in the northwest suburbs with my wife and two children, and regularly practice throughout the whole Chicagoland area. 

At 19 years old, I left the Chicago area to serve in the United States Air Force, after which I returned to attend the University of Illinois at Chicago where I received a degree in history.  Following that, I went on to The John Marshall Law School, where I graduated in 2002, and entered the Illinois Bar later that year. In 2018 I also had the honor of being admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar.

My career started as a prosecutor for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, beginning with criminal appeals and child support enforcement and then criminal prosecutions.  In 2005, I changed directions and entered private practice, where I have concentrated my practice in real estate transactions, but have also successfully defended hundreds of criminal and traffic cases.  I greatly enjoy the challenge of a court room, however, I equally enjoy the balance that transactional work brings to my practice.  

I am a member of the Christian Legal Society, Illinois State Bar Association, Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association, Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund, and the Chicago Title Insurance Company.  I currently attend Village Church of Bartlett, a member of G7 Networking, member of the board of trustees for Koinonia House National Ministries, a prison and post-prison ministry, and a volunteer with the Christian legal aid organization Administer Justice.

Above all, I seek to honor God through my practice as a follower of Jesus Christ, and a portion of the legal fees my office receives goes to support various Christian ministries, primarily in the Chicagoland area.

I was fortunate enough to start my career doing the very law I love – estate planning and tax matters. And I have not looked back.

After graduating magna cum laude from Wheaton College (Wheaton, Illinois) in 1983, I worked for a number of years in tax and accounting. I saw a pattern emerge that ordinary folks, like myself, needed access to an attorney to complete their own personal estate plan. In order to travel that path, it would require a career change and law degree. I graduated from NIU College of Law in 1991 and worked in a couple of boutique law firms always being drawn to estate planning and tax law. In 1999, I left as a partner of a multi-state law firm to “hang my own shingle” as I felt the personal touch is sometimes lost at larger firms. A good estate plan may include a will or trust, but a great estate plan must provide peace of mind.

A close friend always said estate planning is the most personal area of law and putting together an estate plan defines relationships. It also requires particular skills – I strive to listen well, connect deeply, and provide both sound and practical advice.

After 31 years of practicing law, the merger of Rogers Law Firm, LLC with Agnello Law Group LLC is that of providence – a true combination of equals – joining two firms of very similar in size and culture, with practice strengths that are complementary. More recently the direction of my work has been in trust/estate settlement and tax planning as there appears to be a tremendous need in this field. Tax considerations should not be the tail that wags the dog; however, good tax planning, at many times provides the best distribution of assets with limited tax implications. This merger allows me to focus more of my attention on this type of planning.

I am admitted to practice before the Illinois State Supreme Court, the Georgia State Supreme Court, the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the US Tax Court.