Dean A. Jepsen

Dean A. Jepsen

Work Experience

  • Gehris & Associates, LLC - Associate Attorney (2024 - present)
  • Kaplan & Gournis, P.C. – Associate Attorney (2023 – 2024)
  • Strauss & Hoyt, LLC – Law Clerk (2023)
  • Cordell & Cordell, P.C. – Law Clerk (2022)
  • Latham & Watkins, LLP – Attorney Support Assistant (2019 – 2020)

Areas of Practice

  • Family Law
  • Real Estate
  • Estate Planning

Bar Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Illinois (2023)
  • U.S. District Court, N.D. of IL (2024)

Education

  • Loyola University Chicago School of Law – Juris Doctor (2023)
  • Lake Forest College – Bachelor of Arts (2019)

Dean A. Jepsen 
Associate Attorney

Dean joined the firm as an associate attorney in November of 2024. He earned his J.D. from Loyola University, and his B.A. from Lake Forest College. Prior to joining the firm in 2024, Dean's legal career traversed into numerous different practice areas, including: Corporate Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, and Personal Injury. Now, his work is centered around: Family Law, Residential Real Estate and Estate Planning.

As an attorney, Dean is compassionate, hard-working, and detail oriented. He empathizes with his clients' concerns, offers tailored and thoughtful advice, and works tirelessly to ensure that the specific needs of his clients are met.

In his free time, Dean enjoys going to concerts with his wife, playing fetch with his dog, learning new songs on his bass guitar. He is an avid fisherman and a Chicago Blackhawks fan.