Joseph N. Stella was born May 25, 1947 in Buffalo, New York. He served in the United States Army Reserve from 1969 to 1975. Mr. Stella was admitted to the Illinois State Bar in 1974. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois including the Trial Bar. He was admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit in 1977; the U.S. District Couirt for the Eastern Distrcit of Wisconsin in 1985; the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1997; the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in 2001; and the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado in 2003. Mr. Stella is a member of the American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Education: St. John's University (B.A., Economics, 1969) IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D. with Distinction, 1973) |