Director Jorge Montes

Jorge Montes has served as a director since the founding of Apostolic Mutual. The principal at Montes & Associates, P.C., Mr. Montes, earned a Bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1985 from Loyola University of Chicago and a doctorate in jurisprudence in 1988 from Loyola University School of Law. He has served as supervising litigation attorney at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office; as editor for Passport, an American Bar Association publication; and as spokesperson for the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. Having received appointments by various governors, he worked for the Illinois Prisoner Review Board for over 16 years, becoming the first Latino and youngest Chairman of the Board in 2004.

He worked in that position until 2010 when he returned to the practice of law. Currently, Mr. Montes combines a rich political background and a solid law career to reach creative solutions for his client’s legal problems, particularly in business matters. Mr. Montes has served on a number of bar associations, college, and medical clinic boards. He has been counsel for the Illinois Association of Hispanic State Employees for over 25 years. In 2019 he was appointed by the mayor of Chicago to the city’s Police Board. He is a frequent public speaker and a news analyst for the Univision and Telemundo national networks.

For his dedication to the legal community and contributions to society, Mr. Montes has earned numerous awards and honors from the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Hispanic Lawyer’s Association of Illinois, and numerous public interest groups that Mr. Montes has assisted. He lives in Chicago with his wife Sandra and four of his five daughters.