Kevin G. Drendel - a Batavia, Illinois (IL) Estate Planning Lawyer

Batavia Estate Planning Lawyer

Updated: 02/16/2026

Areas of Practice

Estate Planning

Litigation: 40%

Attorney Information

Overview

Kevin G. Drendel is a graduate of Cornell College, cum laude, and a 1991 graduate of Northern Illinois University College of Law, magna cum laude. At Northern Illinois University, he was a member of the Law Review, and published an article in the University's scholarly (NIU Law Review 73, 1990). He received the West Publishing Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement. He is admitted to practice in front of all Illinois State Courts in the U.S. District Court, the Northern District of Illinois. Kevin is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Kane County Bar Association (KCBA). He was Director (1999-2000), the Sec/Treasurer (2000-2001), 1st Vice President (2002-2003) and President of the KCBA (2003-2004) and member of the Judicial Evaluation Committee (2016- ). He is past Chair of the Local Government Law Committee and served on Estate & Probate, Website, Membership, Appellate Practice and Delivery of Legal Services Committees at the Kane County Bar Foundation. Kevin is also a member of the Community Foundation Council of Professional Advisers and of the Fox Valley Estate Planning Council. Kevin is a member of the Board of Directors of Administer Justice and the Fox Valley Music Foundation and is a member of the North Aurora Lion's Club. In addition, Kevin is a member of the Christian Legal Society, the Illinois Municipal League and the Illinois Institute for Local Governmental Law. He is a past member and secretary of the Illinois Chapter of the National Association of Telecommunication Officials & Advisors. He is the General Counsel for the Village of North Aurora and City of Batavia.

Awards and Honors

Honors

Recipient, West Publishing Award for Outstanding Contribution to Legal Writing
AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell
Recognized as one of Chicago’s Top Rated Lawyers in 2013-2017 by The American Lawyer in connection with The National Law Journal

Education

Legal Education
- Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb, Illinois, 1991
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: University’s scholarly (NIU Law Review 73, 1990)
  Law Review: Law Review, Member
Non Legal Education
- Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, 1982
  B.S.S., Bachelor of Social Science
  Honors: cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

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Managing Partner
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Pro Bono Activities

Community Foundation Council of Professional Advisers, Member
Fox Valley Estate Planning Council
Member of the Board of Directors of Administer Justice and the Fox Valley Music Foundation
Member of the North Aurora Lion’s Club
Member of the Christian Legal Society
Member, Illinois Municipal League
Member, Illinois Institute for Local Governmental Law
Past Member and Secretary of the Illinois Chapter of the National Association of Telecommunication Officials & Advisors
General Counsel for the Village of North Aurora and City of Batavia

Published Works

Articles

When Self Abuse Becomes Child Abuse, The Need for Coercive Prenatal Government Action in Response to the Cocaine Baby Problem, 11 Northern Illinois University Law Review 73, 1990

Bar Admissions

Illinois, 1991
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1992
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois

Other Affiliations

Christian Legal Society (Member)
Kane Bar Association (Member, Appellate Practice Committee)
Illinois Bar Association (Member)
Kane County Bar Association (KCBA) (Director (1999-2000), Sec/Treasurer (2000-2001), 1st Vice President (2002-2003), President (2003-2004) )
Kane County Bar Association (KCBA) (Member, Judicial Evaluation Committee)
Kane County Bar Foundation (Past Chair of the Local Government Law Committee and served on Estate & Probate, Website, Membership, Appellate Practice and Delivery of Legal Services Committees)

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Contact

Batavia, IL

111 Flinn Street
Batavia, IL 60510

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Phone: 630-523-0543

Fax: (630) 406-6179

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