About
Popurella has owned and operated Popurella Law Office in Princeton since 2016. Mr. Popurella serves as the First Assistant Public Defender for Bureau County, where he has worked as an Assistant Public Defender since 2014.
Popurella is a 1998 graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. He is also a 2001 graduate of the Northern Illinois College of Law. He started his career as a prosecutor with the LaSalle County State’s Attorney’s Office. He worked for Anthony C. Raccuglia and Associates from 2004 until 2012. At that time, he opened his own office while working for Wimbiscus Law Firm in Spring Valley, Illinois. Popurella works as the Village Attorney for the Village of Granville as well as the Village of Hollowayville. He also has prosecuted ordinance violations for the Village of Walnut.
Popurella has extensive litigation experience, and has practiced before the Third and Fourth District Appellate Courts, as well as having the privilege of arguing before the Illinois Supreme Court.
Popurella has recently relocated to Spring Valley. He has been married to his wife, Kristina, for over 20 years. They are raising two boys, Zachary, a senior at St. Bede Academy, and Anthony.
