Patrick Bond
Patrick K. Bond is a founding equity Partner of the Bond Conway Law Firm, which from its inception, has been dedicated primarily to representing units of local government in the State of Illinois.
Over his thirty-nine (39) years of experience as an attorney, Patrick Bond has represented local government clients in Federal and State trial courts and appellate courts in the following jurisdictions: 7th Circuit Appellate Court, U.S. District Court for the Northern Illinois District, U.S. District Court for the Central Illinois District, the Illinois Appellate Courts for the 1st and 2nd Districts, and in the Trial Courts of Cook County, the 12th Judicial Circuit, 13th Judicial Circuit, 16th Judicial Circuit and 18th Judicial Circuit. In addition to his litigation experience, Patrick Bond also represents public and private sector clients in their day-to-day business affairs.
Patrick Bond engages in a diverse local governmental and private industry representation involving personnel issues, government regulation, land acquisition, zoning, annexation, property tax protests, real estate tax objections and other related matters.
Patrick Bond has been appointed and has served as Special Assistant DuPage County State’s Attorney from November 1994 to Present.
Patrick Bond also served as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the Illinois Attorney General’s Office prosecuting condemnation and eminent domain cases on behalf of the Illinois Department of Transportation from September 1995 to 2008.
Patrick Bond commenced his legal career as an Assistant DuPage County State’s Attorney where he engaged in civil municipal litigation, zoning enforcement, criminal misdemeanor and felony prosecutions, Federal civil rights defense, federal and state appellate practice, diverse litigation and motion practice. He additionally served as Counsel to the DuPage County Sheriff, the DuPage County Board, Highway Department, Recorder of Deeds, County Convalescent Center and various other county departments. As an Assistant DuPage County State’s Attorney Patrick Bond also implemented the child enforcement unit which became a state-wide pilot program. Patrick bond was also responsible for organizing comprehensive juvenile reimbursement and bond forfeiture collection programs.
Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court
Admitted to practice in the State of Illinois
Admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Member of the Trial Bar of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Judicial Circuit.
Admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Certified Illinois Municipal Administrative Hearing Officer
Arbitrator, DuPage County Mandatory Arbitration Program
Member, Illinois State Bar Association
Member, DuPage County Bar Association
Instructor, Citizens Police Academy
Addison Park District Park Commissioner Primer, Presented to the Addison Park District, August 12, 2024
The 14th Amendment and Racial Restrictive Covenants, Presented to the International Association of Government Officials (IGO), Annual Summer Conference, June 27, 2023
Federal, State and Local Laws, Presented to the International Association of Government Officials (IGO), Mid-Winter Conference, January 30, 2023
DuPage County Election Day Administration, Presented to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office, May, 2022
When is Legal Advice, Legal Advice? Presented to the International Association of Government Officials, January, 2022
Candidate Primer-Ballot Access, Presented to the Candidates, Local Election Officials and County Clerks of DuPage County, January, 2022
Local Election Officials and County Clerks Primer, Presented to the Local Election Officials and County Clerks of DuPage County, September, 2020
Tools for Timely Completion of Public Works Projects, Presented to the American Public Works Association, Municipal Law Seminar, November, 2019
DuPage County Clerk’s Office, Election Division Candidate Primer-Ballot Access, Presented to Candidates for the 2020 General Primary and General Election, August, 2019
Addison Park District Commissioner Primer, Presented to the Addison Park District Board of Commissioners, February 2019
Citizen Initiated Referenda, Local Election Official Responsibilities and Apparent Conformity, Presented at the Illinois Municipal League Annual Conference, September, 2018
Sexual and Workplace Harassment and Other Inappropriate Workplace Behavior, Presented to the DuPage County Election Commission, April, 2018
How to Talk about Thorny Issues with your Counsel, Presented to the International Association of Government Officials, July 2017
Candidate Primer/Ballot Access, Presented to the Aurora Election Commission, August 2016
Municipal Officer Primer, Presented to the Village of Bensenville, newly Elected Trustees, Bensenville, Illinois, May 5, 2009
Park Commissioner Primer, Presented to the Addison Park District, Addison, Illinois, May 26, 2009
Election Day Administration, Presented at the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office. October 22, 2008
Primer Wood Dale Fire Protection District, Presented to the new Fire Protection District Trustees, Wood Dale, Illinois, March 2007
Responding to Freedom of Information Act Requests, Presented to the Association of Election Commission Officials of Illinois on December 6, 2007
Sexual Harassment for Wood Dale Fire Protection District, Presented to the Wood Dale Fire Protection District, Wood Dale, Illinois, February 17, 2005
Containing Overcrowding, Presented to the City of Wood Dale, Wood Dale, Illinois, February 1, 2005
The Role of Trustee, Presented to the Wood Dale Fire Protection District No. 1, Wood Dale, Illinois, November 2004
Public Schools as Polling Places, Presented to the Association of Election Commission Officials of Illinois, Oak Brook, Illinois, December 2, 2004
City Council Primer, What Elected Officials Need to Know, Presented to the City of Wood Dale, Wood Dale, Illinois, September 2003
Protecting Against Employee Theft, Presented to the Illinois Circuit Court Clerk’s Association, Springfield, Illinois, June 2002
Public Employment Progressive Discipline, Presented to the Illinois Sheriff’s Association, Frankfort, Illinois, February, 2002
Securing the Supreme Court, Presented to the Illinois Supreme Court Marshals, Springfield, Illinois, May 2002
Generation Y: The Pitfalls of the 14 Something Recreational Employee, Presented to the Illinois Association of Parks and Recreation at the Glenview Park District, Glenview, Illinois, March 26, 1998
Do Public Employees Have Rights?, Presented to the Illinois Association of Park Districts and Illinois Parks and Recreation Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, January 10, 1997
Rights of Public Employees, Presented to the National Recreation and Parks Association Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 30, 1997
The Impact of Sexual Harassment on Governmental Bodies, Presented to the Illinois Park and Recreation Association Annual State Conference, Chicago, Illinois, January 12, 1996
The Anatomy of Public Termination, Presented to the Illinois Park and Recreation Association Annual State Conference, Chicago, Illinois, January 12, 1996
Public Contracting, Author, presented at the Illinois Park and Recreation Association Annual State Conference, Chicago, Illinois, January 28, 1995
Protecting Public Entities From the Vanishing Public Contractor, Presented to the National Association of Parks and Recreation’s Annual National Conference, San Antonio, Texas, October 6, 1995
Protecting Park Districts in Public Contracts, Author, presented at the Illinois Park and Recreation Annual State Conference, Chicago, Illinois, January 14, 1994
Park District Guide to Conducting Public Business. Co-Author, presented at the Illinois Association of Park Districts Seminar for Park District Commissioners and Administrators, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, October 6, 1990
The Illinois Open Meetings Act: What County Administrators Need to Know. Co-Author, presented at the State’s Attorney’s Seminar for County Officials, Wheaton, Illinois, April 12, 1985
DePaul University College of Law, Juris Doctor, May 1986