Meet the Board

KEVIN BERRILL

Kevin Berrill has been a member of the Lake County Bar Association since 2008. He has since actively served the LCBA in several capacities, including acting as a chairperson and co-chairperson of the Criminal Law Committee, and on the LCBA Board of Directors, first as Treasurer and currently as Second Vice-President. Kevin has also presented at several CLE seminars, on topics such as mental health law, medical cannabis zoning requirements, governmental immunities, FOIA, and specialty courts. Kevin has been an active member of many LCBA committees. Kevin was born and raised in Connecticut, and graduated with honors from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in Finance and History. In 2005, he graduated with honors from the University of Illinois College of Law, where he started an Appalachia Service Week. After law school, Kevin began his legal career practicing civil litigation with the suburban-based firm of Stitt, Klein, Daday, Aretos & Giampietro, which later became Klein, Daday, Aretos,

& O’Donoghue. Seeking trial experience, Kevin joined the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office in 2008, first in its criminal division before switching to its civil division in 2011. There, Kevin counseled and represented various County departments, including the Planning, Building, and Development Department, the Sheriff’s Office, and the Human Resources Department. In 2018, Kevin again turned prosecutor, and has handled felony financial crimes ever since. In addition to his involvement in the LCBA, Kevin is a Board

Member for the Independence Center in Waukegan, and is also a member of the Jefferson Inn. Kevin and his wife Liz have three children.

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