WALTER PIECEWICZ
Senior Counsel


Walter Piecewicz is a graduate of Colgate University and Columbia Law School. Mr. Piecewicz has practiced as a tax and business planning attorney for over 40 years, with a particular focus on developing sophisticated, tax-favored financing structures for the insurance, health care, non-profit, and real estate development industries.

After beginning his career with a tax boutique, he spent most of his career as a partner with Peterson & Ross, a major Chicago law firm.  For nearly five years, Mr. Piecewicz also served as associate general counsel to the American Dental Association, where he provided extensive tax advice and handled corporate governance and related business and charitable issues, all directed to the non-profit arena.  Mr. Piecewicz was a partner with Immaculata Law Firm for 15 years before it combined with Croke Fairchild in 2024.  Over the years, Mr. Piecewicz has developed specialized expertise in the areas of municipal bond financing, tax advantaged transaction structuring, real estate and other transactional tax matters.  He is also very familiar with securities laws and relevant transactional exemptions as they affect securities and bond issuances. He has served as special counsel to the Illinois Securities Department.

He is a licensed member of the Bar in Illinois and Arizona.  Mr. Piecewicz resides in Oak Park, IL.  He has two adult daughters and grandchildren in San Francisco who he visits frequently.  He enjoys skiing in the winter, fishing and bicycling in the summer and volunteering his services for an Afghan Refugee placement organization year-round.

Direct: 312.282.5367

PRACTICE AREAS

EDUCATION

  • Columbia Law School, J.D.
  • Colgate University, B.A., magna cum laude

ADMISSION

  • Illinois
  • Arizona
  • U.S. District Court of Northern District IL, Trial Bar
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
  • U.S. Tax Court

MEMBERSHIP

  • National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • Chicago Bar Association

WALTER PIECEWICZ
Senior Counsel


Direct: 312.282.5367

PRACTICE AREAS

EDUCATION

  • Columbia Law School, J.D.
  • Colgate University, B.A., magna cum laude

ADMISSION

  • Illinois
  • Arizona
  • U.S. District Court of Northern District IL, Trial Bar
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
  • U.S. Tax Court

MEMBERSHIP

  • National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • Chicago Bar Association

Walter Piecewicz is a graduate of Colgate University and Columbia Law School. Mr. Piecewicz has practiced as a tax and business planning attorney for over 40 years, with a particular focus on developing sophisticated, tax-favored financing structures for the insurance, health care, non-profit, and real estate development industries.

After beginning his career with a tax boutique, he spent most of his career as a partner with Peterson & Ross, a major Chicago law firm.  For nearly five years, Mr. Piecewicz also served as associate general counsel to the American Dental Association, where he provided extensive tax advice and handled corporate governance and related business and charitable issues, all directed to the non-profit arena.  Mr. Piecewicz was a partner with Immaculata Law Firm for 15 years before it combined with Croke Fairchild in 2024.  Over the years, Mr. Piecewicz has developed specialized expertise in the areas of municipal bond financing, tax advantaged transaction structuring, real estate and other transactional tax matters.  He is also very familiar with securities laws and relevant transactional exemptions as they affect securities and bond issuances. He has served as special counsel to the Illinois Securities Department.

He is a licensed member of the Bar in Illinois and Arizona.  Mr. Piecewicz resides in Oak Park, IL.  He has two adult daughters and grandchildren in San Francisco who he visits frequently.  He enjoys skiing in the winter, fishing and bicycling in the summer and volunteering his services for an Afghan Refugee placement organization year-round.