James M. Huck graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1960 and a law degree in 1963. Jim began his practice in DuPage County in 1963 and, before joining the firm of Huck Bouma, PC, he was a partner in the Wheaton law firms of Huck and Walsh and Rathje and Woodward. Jim concentrated in the areas of General Corporate, Business Law and Commercial Real Estate and represented many of the prominent Wheaton area individuals and businesses.

Since 1988, Jim was instrumental in growing Huck Bouma into one of the premier suburban Chicago law firms. He managed the firm for several years before his retirement.

Jim retired from Huck Bouma in 2008. Jim and his wife have lived in Wheaton since 1963, and now enjoy traveling and being involved with various Wheaton-area charities.