WILLIAM E. THONN

NOEMI CRUZ

MIA ERICKSON

BRIAN HENDERSON

CRAIG S. JANUS

WAYNE M. JANUS

MICHAEL A. LOIZZI

DAVID R.
PECKENPAUGH

ROBERT E.
PECKENPAUGH

MARY KAY RYAN

CHRISTINE J. SIBRAVA

JEAN VAN KEPPEL

BARBARA A. WHITING

A veteran of more than 30 years in the financial services industry, Wayne Janus is widely regarded as an expert in tax and financial planning. With a fiercely competitive mindset and a passion for exceeding client expectations, he provides personal financial and tax planning for a wide range of individuals, including senior executives, affluent business owners, law firm partners, retirees and families of deceased clients.

Mr. Janus helps clients to maximize the tax benefits of charitable gifts, to find creative ways to fund college education for children and grandchildren, and to plan for their retirement needs, such as evaluating the tax implications of residing in other states.

Before joining Whitnell & Co., Mr. Janus was Chairman of JMG Financial Group, Ltd., an Oak Brook-based company he founded in 1984 and helped develop into a nationally renowned firm. Prior to JMG Financial, he was a Tax Principal with Arthur Young & Co. In that role, he oversaw executive programs and provided personal financial planning services to officers of numerous publicly held Chicago-based companies.

He attended DePaul University, where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting as well as a Master of Science Degree in Taxation.

Wayne currently serves as a board member of the Make A Wish Foundation-Illinois and as a member of the Make A Wish-America Planned Giving Council. He has been director of the Great Lakes Real Estate Investment Trust and a member of the Chicago Estate Planning Council. He has also served on high school boards and endowment funds.