About Theodore Louis
Theodore Louis Kuzniar earned his J.D. from DePaul College of Law in 1974 after studying political science at St. Mary’s University in Winona, Minnesota, where he graduated in 1971. His academic path combined a liberal arts background with professional training in law, preparing him for a career in both state and federal practice.
He began practicing law in the mid-1970s. In 1974 he worked as an associate at William F. Bochte & Associates. Four years later he was listed as a lawyer at Bochte, Kuzniar & Navigato, LLP, a firm where he has been associated since 1978. Those early moves set the course for a long career in private practice.
Kuzniar is admitted to practice before the courts of Illinois. His credentials also extend to the federal level: he holds admission to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and to the U.S. Supreme Court. Those admissions reflect a practice that has reached beyond local trial work to matters capable of touching on federal and appellate issues.
Professional involvement has been a steady part of his profile. He maintains memberships in the American Bar Association, the Illinois Bar Association and the Kane County Bar Association. Since 2004 he has served on the Board of Admissions to the Illinois Bar Association, a role that connects him to the procedures that govern entry to the state bar.
Kuzniar’s civic and community roles include service on the board of directors of Blue Goose Supermarket in St. Charles, Illinois, beginning in 1995. He was active in local civic life in other ways too. He served as sergeant at arms for the St. Charles Breakfast Rotary from 1989 to 2001 and led the St. Charles Swim Team Parents Association as president from 1990 to 1992. Those positions reflect long-standing ties to the St. Charles community.
Throughout a career that spans several decades, Kuzniar has balanced firm work with bar service and local involvement. He continues to practice at Bochte, Kuzniar & Navigato, LLP and represents clients in Illinois and in federal courts.
