Business Valuation Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that John Goryl, a recent president of the Chicago Estate Planning Council, member of the Illinois and Chicago Bar Associations is now a Senior Consultant with the Business Valuation Group and specializes in the valuation of business enterprises and fractional business interests.

He has performed valuation assignments for:

and has performed valuations in the following industries:

Previous Experience

Mr. Goryl was a Vice President and Manager of the Trust Real Estate and Special Asset Group at Harris Trust and Savings Bank where he managed trust owned real estate and closely-held businesses and partnerships.  Additionally, he served on the board of directors of various privately-held companies and consulted them on various issues.

Before joining the Harris, Mr. Goryl was a Vice President in the Family Business Advisory Services Group at Bank of America where he specialized in financial valuation of business enterprises including negotiations with the Internal Revenue Service.  He also served on the board of directors of various closely-held manufacturing concerns and provided technical and legal consulting in the gift and estate planning area to bank clients and their legal and tax advisors.

Prior to joining Bank of America, Mr. Goryl was associated with McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White & Farrug, a Chicago area law firm.  His areas of specialization included estate planning, probate and federal tax matters, and it was his responsibility to represent firm clients before the IRS.  He also organized closely-held businesses and negotiated contracts for sales and acquisitions of stock and/or assets of such businesses.

Education and Certification

Mr. Goryl holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois and also holds a Juris Doctor Degree from DePaul University College of Law.  He obtained his Certified Public Accountant certification in 1969.

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