Paul Garver

Equity Partner

• Graduated with a B.A. from Miami University
• J.D. from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
• Member of the Chicago Bar Association, DuPage County Bar Association, Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association, and Illinois Bar Association
• Mainstreet Organization of Realtors Affiliate Committee Members and Broker/Lawyer Committee Member
• Practices Real Estate
• Founded Hawbecker & Garver with Thomas Hawbecker in 2004
• Hides gnomes in our office gardens for employees to find
• Favorite Guilty Pleasure: Cremini from Brasi’s Pizzeria in downtown Hinsdale

Lynn Graham

Partner

• Graduated with a B.A. from Augustana College
• J.D. from John Marshall College of Law
• Member of the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association, and Illinois Bar Association
• Manages Real Estate Team
• Practices Real Estate
• Joined Hawbecker & Garver in 2009
• Lives in Downers Grove with her husband and two children
• Loves any Jane Austen book, spending time in her town, and going for walks with her dog, Gus
• Favorite Movie: The Royal Tenenbaums

Melissa Grisoni

Partner

• Graduated with a B.A. from Roosevelt University
• J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law
• Illinois State Bar Association Trusts & Estates Section Council Member
• Member of WealthCounsel and Dupage County Estate Planning Counsel
• Practices Estate Planning and Estate Administration
• Joined Hawbecker & Garver in 2011
• Avid marathon runner and hopes to someday qualify for the Boston Marathon
• Loves baking, especially holiday cookies and rum balls

Publications:

• May 2025, “I Knew You Were Trouble When You Walked In: T&E Monthly Q&A” in the Illinois State Bar Association’s Trusts & Estates Newsletter
• April 2025, “ISBA Trusts & Estates Section Offers Valuable Q&A Series for Attorneys New to T&E” in the Illinois State Bar Association’s Trusts & Estates Newsletter
• October 2020, “Cook County Probate Division’s Virtual Hearing Process,” in the Illinois State Bar Association’s Trusts & Estates Newsletter

Kirk Langefeld

Partner

• Graduated with a B.S. from University of Illinois
• J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law
• Member of the Chicago Bar Association,  DuPage County Bar Association,  Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association, and Illinois Bar Association
• Practice Real Estate
• Joined Hawbecker & Garver in 2013
• Loves to travel with his wife and 3 kids.
• Enjoys a good block party with neighbors.

Amanda Venditti

Attorney

• Graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from Lindenwood University
• J.D. from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
• Practices Real Estate
• Joined Hawbecker & Garver in 2018
• Reads at least 100 books per year
• Chocolate connoisseur extraordinaire

Brigitte Christians

Attorney

• Graduated with a B.A. from University of California, Santa Barbara
• J.D. from Southwestern Law School
• Practices Real Estate
• Joined Hawbecker & Garver in 2021
• Loves running
• Favorite Food: Sushi

Joseph A. Riccelli

Of Counsel and Managing Director, Relocation Division

• Graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL  
• J.D from The American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC
• Member of Corporate Relocation Council of Chicago, Wisconsin Employee Relocation Council and Minnesota Employee Relocation Council
• Joined Hawbecker & Garver in 2024
• Lives in Wheaton with his wife, Christina, a third-grade teacher, and his sons Max and Chase
• Looking forward to his high school baseball team’s induction into the Willowbrook HS Athletic Hall of Fame and to becoming a grandfather