Northfield Township Trustee Brendan Appel

Ethical ∙ Effective ∙ Efficient

 

About Brendan

 
 

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A lifelong resident of Glenview, Brendan attended Glenview’s excellent public schools and graduated from Glenbrook South High School.   Brendan went on to obtain his undergraduate degree in political science at Loyola University Chicago.  He then earned his law degree, with honors, at DePaul University College of Law where he served on both the DePaul Law Review and the Moot Court Appellate Team.

Brendan is an entrepreneur, operating his own law firm since 2003.  He represents individuals, families and small businesses in corporate, litigation and real estate matters.  Brendan has also worked with the pro bono agency “The Center for Disability and Elder Law” since 2000 and he continues to represent needy and elderly clients on a pro bono basis.

 

In 2008, Brendan was the Republican candidate for the State Senate.  His campaign took him all over the region, from north Rogers Park to south Glencoe, from the shores of Lake Michigan to western Glenview.  Brendan campaigned on the prinicple that a smaller, more efficient government would lead to greater economic prosperity for all. 

 

In April 2009, Brendan was elected as a Trustee of Northfield Township, his first elected office.

 

Brendan has been married to his high-school sweetheart Doris, since 1996 and has two daughters, ages 7 and 4.  Brendan is a parishioner at OLPH Church in Glenview, where he and his children were all baptized.  His father, an Army veteran, his mother, an Assyrian immigrant,  his brother, a Naval Intelligence Officer also live in Glenview.