Born in Elgin, Illinois, July 21, 1934; admitted to the Illinois bar in 1965. He began his education at Northern Illinois University and studied law at Chicago-Kent College of Law where he was a Phi Delta Phi member. Harvey is member of the McHenry County and Illinois State Bar Associations, and the Attorneys Title Guaranty Fund of Illinois. He focuses his practices on real estate, banking, corporate, and bankruptcy law.