About Philip J. Berenz
Philip J. Berenz CPA holds law degrees from two Midwestern schools. He earned a J.D. from DePaul College of Law in 1997 and a J.D. from Indiana University–Bloomington in 1998. Those years frame a period in which he built credentials in both law and accounting, later earning a Certified Public Accountant license in Illinois.
His academic background set the stage for a career at the intersection of legal and financial issues. He is licensed to practice in Illinois and admitted to appear before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He also maintains his CPA credential in Illinois, a qualification that informs how he approaches problems that involve numbers as well as statutes.
Berenz has belonged to professional networks that reflect his interests beyond the courtroom. Since 2009 he has held membership in the International Network of Social-Eco Entrepreneurs. He has also been a member of Taxpayers Against Fraud since 2009. Those affiliations suggest ongoing engagement with matters that touch tax policy, fraud prevention, and the social dimensions of economic enterprise.
His professional base is Berenz Law Network Professional Corporation. There, he combines legal training and accounting expertise when advising clients. That combination can shape how cases are prepared, how financial records are reviewed, and how legal strategy is presented. It also affects how he evaluates risk and documents compliance for individuals and organizations.
Colleagues and clients describe him as methodical in assembling facts and careful in following procedural rules. He tends to favor thorough analysis over quick judgments. In practice, that means time spent on records, tax positions, and regulatory details before moving to negotiation or litigation. His CPA background gives him a lens for reading audits, financial statements, and tax returns that many attorneys do not bring to the table.
Outside of firm work, his long-standing memberships point to continued interest in public-policy questions tied to taxation and entrepreneurship. He maintains connections to networks that cross the divide between private practice and broader civic concerns, and he has kept those ties for more than a decade.
At present he is practicing at Berenz Law Network Professional Corporation, where he applies both his JD training and his CPA credential to matters that involve legal and financial components.
