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Naperville attorney accused of fraud by ex-partners

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After he was accused of defrauding his law firm, Naperville attorney Bill Brestal resigned and demanded his name be taken off the company sign, according to one of his former partners. The firm obliged.

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Naperville attorney Bill Brestal on his office patio overlooking the Naperville Riverwalk in 2005.

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Embattled attorney Bill Brestal has a street named after him in Naperville.

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Prominent Naperville attorney Bill Brestal was active in civic affairs. Here, he works with children decorating a giraffe — part of a United Way fundraising effort.

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He's one of Naperville's most prominent attorneys, and one of its most charitable givers. But now Bill Brestal has been accused of fraud. The 71-year-old zoning lawyer — who negotiated the bulk of Naperville's landmark developments — has been hit with a $1 million lawsuit alleging years of financial impropriety at his former law practice. "It's unbelievable," he told the Daily Herald.

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    • After he was accused of defrauding his law firm, Naperville attorney Bill Brestal resigned and demanded his name be taken off the company sign, according to one of his former partners. The firm obliged.
    • Naperville attorney Bill Brestal on his office patio overlooking the Naperville Riverwalk in 2005.
    • Embattled attorney Bill Brestal has a street named after him in Naperville.
    • Prominent Naperville attorney Bill Brestal was active in civic affairs. Here, he works with children decorating a giraffe — part of a United Way fundraising effort.
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