Jim Roytek has a Bachelor's degree in science from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, which he obtained in 1972. He graduated from St. Louis University School of Law in 1988.
He is licensed in the Illinois State Courts, the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Central and Southern Districts of Illinois, and the United States Court of Claims. He is the sole proprietor of THE LAW OFFICE OF ROYTEK, LTD., in Mattoon, Illinois. He offers legal services, such as estate planning, personal injury, real estate and criminal law to the public.