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OFFICERS
Peter V. Baugher, Esq. (President)
 
 
ADMIRALTY/MARITIME LAW
 
Marwedel, Minichello & Reeb, P.C.
10 South Riverside Plaza
Suite 720
Chicago, Illinois 60606
312-902-1600
www.mmr-law.com
 
Warren J. Marwedel, Esq.  wmarwedel@mmr-law.com  (U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, B.S.; Loyola University of Chicago Law School, J.D.; Law Review, Research Editor; Member, American Bar Association (Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice (Past Chairman, Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee); Litigation; International Law); Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates, 1989-1996; Member, Federal Bar Association for 7th Circuit; Member, Illinois State Bar Association (Section on Admiralty and Maritime Law); Member, Chicago Bar Association (Member, International Law Committee; Past Chairman, Maritime Law Committee; Member, Transportation Committee); Member, Illinois Defense Counsel; Member, International Bar Association; Member, Maritime Law Association (Member, Executive Committee; Chairman, Proctor Committee; Secretary, 2002-2004; Second Vice President, 2004-2006; First Vice President, 2006-2008) (Member, Executive Committee; Chairman, Proctor Committee; Chairman, ABA Committee); Instructor, Federal Judges School for Admiralty Law (Secretary, 2002-2004; Second Vice-President, 2004-2006); Member, Propeller Club of the United States (President, 1981-1982; Great Lakes Vice-President, 1983-1984); General Counsel, U.S. Great Lakes Shipping Association; Titular Member, Comité Maritime International; Member, Average Adjusters Association (U.K.); President and Training Vessel Master, Marine Navigation and Training Association, Inc; Member, Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry (Past Chairman of Harbor and Waterways Committee; Member, Transportation Advisory Committee); Member, Marine Insurance Claims Association; Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Illinois Super Lawyers, Leading Lawyers of Illinois; assigned Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV rating)
 
Dennis Minichello, Esq.  dminichello@mmr-law.com  (Ohio University B.A., M.A.; Northwestern University, J.D.; Fulbright Scholar; Member, American Bar Association; Member, Illinois State Bar Association; Member, Chicago Bar Association (Chairman, Transportation Law Committee, 1990-1991; Chair, Transportation Committee, 1991); Member, The Propeller Club of the United States; Member, Port of Chicago (Past President 1983-84, 1994-1995, Regional Vice-President 1985-1986); Maritime Law Association (Proctor in Admiralty, 1991);  President, Midwest High Speed Rail Association (1997-present); Member, Transportation Lawyers Association; Member, Conference of Freight Counsel; Member, Defense Research Institute; Member, Customs Brokers and Foreign Freight Forwarder Association of Chicago; Board Member, Ohio University Alumni Association (2005 – present); Listed in Leading Lawyers in Illinois, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the Midwest and The Best Lawyers in America; assigned Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV rating)
 
 
BANKRUPTCY
 
Adelman & Gettleman, Ltd.
53 West Jackson Boulevard
Suite 1050
Chicago, Illinois 60604
(312) 435-1050
www.adelmangettlemanlaw.com
 
Howard L. Adelman, Esq.  hadelman@ag-ltd.com  (Illinois State University, B.S.; St. Louis University, J.D., cum laude; Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert G. Dowd, Chief Judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District, 1977; Executive Judicial Assistant to the Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District, 1978; Member, Judicial Conference, United States Advisory Committee, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure; Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," Woodward/White, 1995-1996 and 1997-1998; Co-Author: "Mortgage Liens in Bankruptcy," Financing Real Estate Handbook, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1988; "Law of Guaranty," Secured Transactions Handbook, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1988; "Burnside: A Clear and Present Threat to the Availability of Debtor Representation," Bankruptcy Law Advisor 1989 Norton; Member: Chicago (Member, Bankruptcy and Reorganization Committee) and Illinois State Bar Associations; assigned Martindale Hubbell’s highest AV rating)
 
 
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
 
Schopf & Weiss LLP
One South Wacker Drive
28th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 701-9300 
 
Peter Baugher, Esq.  baugher@sw.com  (Princeton University, A.B.; Yale University, J.D.; Woodrow Wilson School Scholar; law clerk to the Honorable Philip W. Tone (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit); President, Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association; Past Chair, Chicago Bar Association Committee on International and Foreign Law and Chicago Bar Association Committee on Federal Civil Practice; Arbitrator, National Association of Securities Dealers, National Futures Association; Director, Illinois Humanities Council; Member, Advisory Committee, Northwestern Law School Center for International Rights; Co-Author: "A Trial Lawyer's Guide to Discovery in Federal and State Courts in Illinois" (1997, 2003); "Litigation Risk & Opportunity in the United States" (2003); "A Guide to Transnational Litigation," ABA International Litigation Quarterly, Vol. 13, No. 2, June 1997; "A New Way to Resolve International Disputes in Illinois," 88 Ill. Bar Journal 582, Oct. 2000; Member, American Bar Association (Sections on: Litigation; International Practice; Antitrust), American Law Institute and Chicago Lincoln Inn of Court (Past President); assigned Martindale Hubbell's highest AV rating)
 
 
CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS
 
Gordon & Einstein, Ltd.
400 West Erie Street
Suite 100
Chicago, Illinois  60610-6911
 
Raymond P. Gordon, Esq.  rgordon@gordon-einstein.com  (Tulane University, B.A.; Northwestern University, J.D.; Phi Beta Kappa. President, John Henry Wigmore Alumni Club, Northwestern University School of Law (1987 - 1988); President, Congregation Am Shalom (1994 - 1996); Vice-Chair, Design Industry Foundation Fighting AIDS/Chicago (1993-1994); Member, Chicago Bar Association; Member, American Bar Association; Member, Decalogue Society of Lawyers; assigned Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV rating)
 
Jean M. Einstein, Esq.   einstein@gordon-einstein.com  (University of Michigan, B.A.; University of Cincinnati, J.D.; Order of the Coif; Member, Editorial Board, University of Cincinnati Law Review (1976-1977); Member, Chicago Bar Association; Member, American Bar Association; assigned Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV rating)
 
 
CREDITORS’ RIGHTS/COLLECTION
 
Baker, Miller, Markoff & Krasny, LLC
29 North Wacker Drive
Fifth Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 698-7263  
 
Robert G. Markoff, Esq.  rmarkoff@bmmklaw.com  (University of Illinois, B.A. with high honors and distinction; Depaul University, J.D.; Past President & current Vice President-Legislation, Illinois Creditors' Bar Association; Director, Lecturer, Author, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education; General Editor, Creditors' Rights in Illinois, IICLE, October, 2004; Secretary, National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys; Member, Commercial Law League of America; Member, Circuit Court Operations Committee, Chicago Bar Association; Member, Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Section Council, Illinois State Bar Association; Member, American Bar Association; ACA International, Member Attorney Program; Member, Decalogue Society of Lawyers; Author, Illinois Code of Civil Procedure Statute for Revival of Judgments and other enactments relating to Creditors' Rights; assigned Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV rating)
 
 
CRIMINAL LAW

Monico, Pavich & Spevack
20 South Clark Street
Suite 700
Chicago, Illinois  60603-1894
(312) 782-8500
www.monicopavich.com

Michael D. Monico, Esq.  mmonico@monicopavich.com  (Georgetown University, A.B.; Northwestern University, J.D.; Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1973-1977; American College of Trial Lawyers; Elected to the American Board of Criminal Lawyers, 1989 (Board of Governors, 1996—; Vice-President, 2003—; President-Elect);  Member: Chicago, Illinois State (Member, Board of Governors, 1987-1989; Chairman, Criminal Justice Section Council, 1986-1987), Seventh Circuit (Chairman, Criminal Law and Procedure, 1995-1996; Board of Governors, 2002—), Federal and American (Member: White Collar Crime Committee, 1985-1989) Bar Associations; Master of the Bench, Chicago Inn of Court (President, 1993); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1990); Illinois Attorneys for Criminal Justice (President, 1992); Chicago Council of Lawyers; Justinian Society of Lawyers (President, 1989); Instructor at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Midwest Regional Program, at Loyola University School of Law, 2001; Instructor in Trial Practice: Loyola University School of Law, 1977-1987, 1992; National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1983-1984, 2001-2003; Selected for Inclusion in "Best Lawyer in America" From 1993—; Fellow: Illinois Bar Foundation; Co-Author: "Federal Criminal Practice: A Seventh Circuit Handbook," Lexis Publishing (2000-2006). Selected Articles and Lectures: "The Effective Closing Argument: How to Make Them Remember," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (2005); "Staying on the Right Side of the OIG" 14th Annual International Heart and Vascular Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada (2005); "Recent Medicare Fraud Prosecutions: From Drug Companies To Doctors and Their Lawyers!" National CLE Conference, Aspen, Colorado (January, 2003); "The Defense of Medicare Fraud Prosecutions," NACDL Midwinter Meeting and Seminar, Cancun, Mexico, February 20, 2003; "The Defense of Insider Trading Prosecutions," National CLE Conference, Vail, Colorado (January, 2001); "The Art of Cross-Examination," Chicago Inn of Court, March 23, 1999; "Impeachment in White-Collar Crimes: Practical Ideas & Suggestions," The Champion, March, 1999; "Impeachment in White Collar Cases," NACDL Annual Meeting & Seminar, Denver, Colorado, August 6, 1998; "Federalization of State Crime," Seventh Circuit Bar Association Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 23, 1994; "Do Numbers Lie?: The Financial Expert," NACDL, Fall Meeting, Chicago, Ill., Oct. 29, 1993; "Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses in Financial Crimes," IACJ Annual Meeting, Chicago, Ill., Oct. 9, 1993; "Mentors & Whistleblowers: Young Lawyers Ethical Concerns," American Inns of Court Annual Meeting, Chicago, Ill., June 11, 1993; "Civil Justice Reforms," ABA Symposium, San Francisco, Calif., Aug. 1992; "Closing Argument - Making Sense of It," Kane County Bar Association, Criminal Law Committee and IACJ, St. Charles, Ill., March 19, 1992; "The Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations: Having the Government As Your Partner," ABA Annual Meeting, Chicago, Ill., Aug. 6, 1990; "Plea Bargaining Practice and Techniques in Federal Court," IICLE, Chicago, Ill., March 11, 1988; "Ethical Problems Not Made For Television," Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, April 14, 1987; "Reduction of Sentence Under the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984," Illinois State Bar Association, Newsletter, December, 1986; "New Regime for Reporting of Currency Transactions," The National Law Journal, January 20, 1986; "Representing Corporations and Their Employees in Agency and Grand Jury Investigations," ABA Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, September 27, 1985; "Effects of the 1984 Comprehensive Crime Control Act on the Business Community," ABA, Washington, D.C., July 6, 1985; "Governmental Intervention with the Attorney-Client Relationship," Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Jekyll Island, Georgia, April 27, 1985; "Ethical Problems For Government Lawyers," ABA, Denver, Colorado, June 26, 1987; "Money Laundering: Present State of the Law," ISBA, Geneva, Illinois, March 20, 1987; "Undercover Investigations Involving the Judicial Process," ABA, Chicago, Illinois, August 5, 1984. Co-Author: "Congress Should Re-Think RICO," Chicago Lawyer, Sept. 1990; Military: Captain, U.S. Army Reserve, J.A.G. Corps, 1974-1984; assigned Martindale Hubbell’s highest AV rating)
 
 
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
 
Nottage and Ward
Ten North Dearborn Street
Penthouse
Chicago, Illinois  60602
(312) 332-2915
 
Rosaire Nottage, Esq.  rmn@nottawar.com  (Michigan State University, B.A., cum laude; Loyola University, J.D.; recognized as one of the Top Ten Divorce Lawyers in Chicago by the Chicago Sun Times and has been featured as an expert in divorce articles in the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Tribune Magazine; regular lecturer on trial practice in divorce cases, pretrial preparation, current case law trends and other topics related to the practice of family law for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, the Illinois Bar Association and the Illinois CPA Society; Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Member, Women's Bar Association of Illinois; assigned Martindale Hubbell's highest AV rating)
 
Eunice Ward, Esq.  ew@nottawar.com (Ohio State University, B.S., with honors, M.Ed.; Illinois Institute of Technology-Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D.; name One of Chicago's 30 Tough Lawyers in Chicago Magazine, 2002; has lectured on many topics related to the practice of family law; Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; Member, Women's Bar Association)
 
 
ELDER LAW (TRUST & ESTATE LITIGATION/ESTATE PLANNING)
 
Peck, Bloom, Austriaco & Mitchell, LLC
105 West Adams Street
31st Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60603
(312) 201-0900
 
Kerry R. Peck, Esq.  kpeck@peckbloom.com  (Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, J.D., with honors; Past President, Chicago Bar Association; selected in an Illinois Statewide Peer Review Survey as a top lawyer in trust and estate matters; Special Assistant Corporate Counsel, City of Chicago; retained by the City of Chicago to revise the State of Illinois Elder Abuse and Neglect Act Statutes, 2004; Immediate Past President, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys – Illinois Chapter; Member, Board of Directors, Center for Disability and Elder Law; Frequent Lecturer at events – including TV & Radio appearances - dealing with older adult issues; Author of multiple articles on issues of older adults; Member, Board of Directors, Suburban (Cook County) Area Agency on Aging; assigned Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV rating)
 
 
ENERGY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS and PUBLIC UTILITY LAW
 
Rowland & Moore LLP
200 West Superior Street
Suite 400
Chicago, Illinois 60610
(312) 803-1000
 
Thomas H. Rowland, Esq.  tom@telecomreg.com  (Colorado College, B.A.; Franklin Pierce Law Center, J.D.; Director and Counsel State Regulatory Affairs, National Cable Television Association, Wash. D.C.; Supervisor and Division Chief, Public Utilities Bureau, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office; Trial Counsel, Illinois Office of Public Counsel; Trial Attorney, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy Resources; Former Member, Board of Directors, Illinois Universal Telecommunications Service Corporation; Illinois Telephone TTY Relay Service, Merit Award Recipient, Illinois Alliance for the Hearing Impaired; presenter, legal and economic papers on cable and telecommunications issues before National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners; Member, Chicago Bar Association (Public Utilities Committee), American Bar Association)
 
Stephen J. Moore, Esq.  steve@telecomreg.com  (University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, B.A., J.D.; appointed by the Governor of Illinois to establish and direct the Office of Public Counsel; Assistant Illinois Attorney General, Public Utilities Division, Office of the Attorney General; Managing attorney and public utilities litigation coordinator, Legal Services Organization of Indiana; former member, executive committee and representative testifying before the U.S. Congress, National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates; presenter at numerous public utility and telecommunications conferences; member and former Chairman, Public Utilities Committee, Chicago Bar Association)
 
 
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
 
Hodge Dwyer Zeman, Attorneys at Law
3150 Roland Avenue
P.O. Box 5776
Springfield, Illinois 62705-5776
Telephone: (217) 523-4900
 
Katherine D. Hodge, Esq.  khodge@hdzlaw.com  (Florida State University, B.S.; Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D.; Former Executive Director and General Counsel of Illinois Environmental Regulatory Group; Named by former Governor James Edgar to represent the Illinois Manufacturers Association on the Site Remediation Advisory Committee; Former Chair, Leaking Underground Storage Tank Advisory Committee;  Former Member, Hazardous Materials Advisory Board and Program Advisory Council of the Illinois Hazardous Waste Research and Information Center;  Member, Illinois State Bar Association (Section on Environmental Law); Member, Sangamon County Bar Association; Member, Central Illinois Women's Bar Association;  assigned Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV rating)   
 
Edward W. Dwyer, Esq.  edwyer@hdzlaw.com  (University of Arizona, B.A.; Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D.; Former Assistant Attorney General in the Office of the Illinois Attorney General;  United States Navy, 1976-1980; Trained as a Russian linguist at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California; Member, Sangamon County Bar 303 Association; Member, Illinois State Bar Association (Section on Environmental Law); assigned Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV rating)
 
 
FINANCIAL SERVICES & SECURITIES REGULATION
 
Lawrence, Kamin, Saunders & Uhlenhop, L.L.C.
300 South Wacker Drive
Suite 500
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 372-1947
 
Paul Uhlenhop, Esq.  puhlenhop@lksu.com  (University of Illinois, B.A., with honors; J.D.; Member, Board of Visitors, College of Law, University of Illinois, 1981-1987; President, 1984-1986; Adjunct Professor, University of Illinois College of Law, 1993 – present; Adjunct Professor, IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1986-2006; Attorney, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1962-1963; Member, Board of Editors, Futures & Derivatives Law Report; Planning Committee Member, Ray Garrett, Jr. Corporate & Securities Institute, 1983 – present; Director, National Society of Compliance Professionals, 2002-2005; Member:  Chicago (Member, 1966, Committee on Securities Law; Chairman, 1977-1978, Chairman, Broker Dealer Sub-Committee, 1974-1976, 1983-1996; Member, Committee on Antitrust, 1968 – present; Chairman, Committee on Futures and Derivatives, 1998-1999), Illinois State and American (Member, Sections on:  Antitrust Law; Business Law; Litigation; Member, Broker Dealer Sub-Committee; Chairman, Sub-Committee on Futures Litigation, 1986) Bar Associations; Public Member, Business Conduct Committee, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, 1992-2006, Law Society of England and Wales, 1993 – present; Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for over 10 years; inclusion in Leading Lawyers; Author:  “Clearing Arrangements for Introducing Firms – Who’s Responsible?” (NSCP National Membership Meeting, Oct. 18-20, 2006, Washington, D.C.; “When is an Unregulated Derivatives Dealer Considered to be a “Stockbroker” for Purposes of the Bankruptcy Code?” Futures & Derivatives Law Report, September 2006, Vol. 26 No. 8; “Uniform Definition of Branch Office Explained and Clarified in New NASD and NYSE Releases” (NSCP Currents, March/April 2006); “Impact on Broker-Dealers From the New SEC Rule Narrowing the Exemption for Broker-Dealers From the Investment Advisers Act” (NSCP Currents, May/June 2005); “Key Points for Introducing Broker-Dealers to Understand In Connection With Clearing Arrangements” (NSCP Currents, May/June 2005); “Critical Elements of An Effective Supervisory Structure”, The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, Vol. 38, No. 14 August 2005; “Impact on Broker-Dealers From the New SEC Rule Narrowing the Exemption for Broker-Dealers From the Investment Advisers Act”, NSCP Currents, May/June 2005; “Key Points for Introducing Broker-Dealers to Understand In Connection With Clearing Arrangements”, NSCP Currents, May/June 2005; “Critical Elements of an Effective Supervisory Structure”, NRS 2005 Compliance Conference, April 2005; “A Trap for the Unwary Attorney SEC Rule 13b2-2:  Improper Influence on Conduct of Audits”, Securities Litigation Journal, Fall 2004; “Broker-Dealer Supervision of Branch and Remote Offices”, NRS 2004 Fall Conference, Oct. 12, 2004; “Who Is a Proprietary Trader 2004?”, Co-Author, Futures & Derivatives Law Report, Vol. 24, No. 9, December 2004; “Amendments to SEC Custody Rule 206(4)-2 Will Affect All Investment Advisers”, NSCP Currents, Nov./Dec. 2003; “Security Futures Two Years After the CFMA:  An Assessment”, Futures & Derivatives Law Report, Vol. 23, No. 2, April 2003; “The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Impact on Broker-Dealers”, NSCP Currents, September/October 2002; Co-Author, Securities Law, Chapter 6 – Regulation of Broker-Dealers, IICLE 2001; “A Pool Too Big for a FCM or a Broker-Dealer”, Futures & Derivatives Law Report, Vol. 22, No. 5, July/August 2002; “Security Futures – A New Frontier”, The Review of Securities Commodities Regulation, Vol. 35 No. 10, May 29, 2002; “Anti-Money Laundering Provisions for Broker-Dealers”, The Review of Securities and Commodities Regulation, Vol. 35, No. 11, June 21, 2002; “Capital, Customer Funds and Margin After the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000”, Futures & Derivatives Law Report, Vol. 21, No. 7, October 2001; “Managing Regulatory Investigations and Examinations for Cause”, The Review of Securities and Commodities Regulation, Vol. 34 No. 22 December 26, 2001; “Broker-Dealer Customer and Recruiting Disputes”, Co-Author, Glasser LegalWorks, New York, April 30, 2001; “Who is a Proprietary Trader?  A Changing and Rocky Landscape”, Futures & Derivatives Law Report, Volume 20, No. 8, November 2000; “Securities Sites and Online Trading Become Regulatory Priorities”, Journal of Taxation of Investments (Autumn 2000); “When Broker-Dealer Activities Require Investment Adviser Registration: SEC Grants Interim Relief and Proposes Changes”, NSCP Currents, 2000; “Regulation of Electronic Communication, Execution and Delivery of Documents to Customers of Broker-Dealers”, NSCP Currents, May/June 2000; “When Broker-Dealer Activities Require Investment Adviser Registration: SEC Grants Interim Relief and Proposes Changes”, NSCP Currents, March/April 2000; “CFTC Recommendations Regarding the NFA’s Arbitration Program”, Broker-Dealer Dispute Report, December 1999; “When is an FCM, CTA or Pool a Securities Broker-Dealer, an Investment Adviser or an Investment Company Under the Securities Laws?”, Co-Author, Futures & Derivatives Law Report, November 1999; “CFTC & SEC Capital Rules For Over-The-Counter Forwards, Spot and Options Transactions”, Futures & Derivatives Law Report, January/February 1999; “Investment Advisor Growing Pains, NSCP Currents, November/December 1998 (Part I), January/February 1999 (Part II); “State and Federal Court Litigation Involving Futures and Derivatives”, Securities News, Co-Author, Fall 1998; “Checklist For Investment Advisory Agreements”, NSCP Currents, July/August 1998; “FCM Documentation For Exchange Traded Futures Contracts & Options”, American Bar Association, Annual Meeting, August 1997; “FCM’s: Guarantors of Customers’ Funds”, Futures & Derivatives Law Report, December 1996; “Swaps are Nothing But Contracts…Right Now,” Securities News, Fall, 1996; assigned Martindale Hubbell’s highest AV rating)
 
 
IMMIGRATION
 
Davidson & Schiller, LLC
One North LaSalle
Suite 2400
Chicago, Illinois 60602
312-499-9000
 
Mark Davidson, Esq.  msd@dsimmlaw.com  (University of Michigan, B.A.; University of Illinois College of Law, J.D.; former President, Executive Board, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Chicago Chapter, Member; Chicago Bar Association (former, Chair, Committee on Immigration and Nationality Law; has appeared as a speaker at national and professional seminars including AILA Conferences, universities and community forums)   
 
William Schiller, Esq.  wbs@dsimmlaw.com  (University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, B.A.; Loyola University of Chicago School of Law; J.D.; King’s College, University of London, LL.M. (International Business Law); Chicago Bar Association (former, Chair, Committee on Immigration and Nationality Law); Co-Chair, Leadership Council, Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center; Member, Illinois State Bar Association (International and Immigration Law Section Council); one of ten attorneys in the Chicago area selected for a Pro Bono Leadership Award by the Midwest Immigrant & Human Rights Center and the American Bar Association; has appeared as a speaker at educational and professional seminars addressing issues in U.S. immigration and nationality law, including the annual conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and NAFSA, Association of International Educators; Adjunct Lecturer in the undergraduate program at Northwestern University, teaching a course on the subject of international human rights and U.S. refugee law)
 
 
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
 
McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
500 West Madison Street
34th Floor
Chicago, Illinois  60661
(312) 775-8000
 
John Held, Esq.  jheld@mhmlaw.com  (Purdue University, B.S.M.E.; Georgetown University, J.D.; Law Clerk to the Honorable Joseph R. Jackson, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1964-1965; Fellow, American Bar Association; Member: Chicago (former Chair, Young Lawyer Section) and American Bar Associations; Member, The Lawyers Club of Chicago; Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association; Member, Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (former Secretary, Treasurer); assigned Martindale Hubbell's highest AV rating)
 
Patrick J. Arnold, Jr., Esq.  parnold@mhmlaw.com  (University of Illinois B.A.; Loyola University, J.D.; Board Member, Young Executives Club of Chicago; Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; Member, Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; assigned Martindale Hubbell's highest AV rating)
 
 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE & CUSTOMS
 
Barnes, Richardson & Colburn
303 East Wacker Drive
Suite 1100
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(312) 565-2000
 
Lawrence M. Friedman, Esq.  lfriedman@brc-chi.com  (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.A.; John Marshall Law School, J.D., with distinction (1989), LL.M. Intellectual Property Law (2001); Staff, John Marshall Law Review; Editor-in-Chief, Software Law Journal; Law Clerk to the Honorable Judge Dominick L. DiCarlo, U.S. Court of International Trade (1989-1991); Co-Chair, Customs Law Committee, American Bar Association, Section of International Law (2002-2004); Member, Customs & International Trade Bar Association (1991-Present); Managing Editor, The Record (Chicago Bar Association) (2004-2007), Editorial Board (1995-Present); Author, Customs Law Blog (www.customslawblog.com); Adjunct Professor of Law, John Marshall Law School Center for International Business and Trade Law (2002-Present); assigned Martindale Hubbell’s highest AV rating)
 
 
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW (JAPAN)
 
Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd.
203 North LaSalle Street
Suite 2500
Chicago , Illinois 60601-1262
(312) 245-7500
www.masudafunai.com
 
Dayne Kono, Esq.  dkono@masudafunai.com  (University of Michigan, B.A.; Fordham University School of Law; Member, Fordham International Law Journal;  Co-author: “Analysis of Business Method Patents by U.S. Attorneys," Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) publication (2000); Co-author: "100 Cases and Laws in the U.S. regarding the Internet" Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) publication (1999); Contributor, "The Fair Labor Standards Act," ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law (1999); Member, Japan America Society of Chicago; Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association; Member, American Bar Association; Member, Chicago, Illinois and Kentucky Bar Associations)
 
 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
 
Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C.
140 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
(312) 782-7606
 
Stewart H. Diamond, Esq.  sdiamond@ancelglink.com  (University of Chicago, B.A., J.D.; Advanced Studies, University College, Oxford, England; Originating Editor, Handbooks on Municipal Law (Series of four volumes) and Illinois School Law (two volumes, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education); Co-author and Editor: Illinois Municipal Handbook; Park District Law Handbook; Township Law Handbook; Author of many articles on Local Government Law; Chosen as an Illinois Super Lawyer (five in the firm); has taught governmental law at Northwestern Law School; Former Chair, Illinois State Bar Association Section on Local Government; Member, Legislative Committee of Illinois Municipal League assigned Martindale-Hubbell's highest AV rating)
 
 
PLAINTIFF PERSONAL INJURY & COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
(Kane & Western Chicago Area Counties)
 
Speers, Reuland & Cibulskis, P.C.
54 West Downer Place
P.O. Box 5055
Aurora, Illinois 60507
(630) 264-2626
 
Timothy J. Reuland, Esq.  tr@auroralawfirm.com  (Loyola University of Chicago, B.A., cum laude; Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., cum laude; designated one of “The Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers”; Member: Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; Amicus Curiae Committee, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American, Illinois State, Chicago, and Kane County Bar Associations; Author: “Proving Special Damages: Medical Expenses and Lost Wages” in Proving and Disproving Damages in Personal Injury Cases (Illinois Institute of Continuing Education); assigned Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV rating)
 
 
REAL ESTATE

Prohov & Associates, Ltd.

150 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 2600
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(312) 807-3965
www.paalaw.com

Fredric B. Prohov, Esq.  rprohov@paalaw.com  (University of Illinois, B.A., with high distinction; DePaul University, J.D.; Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP); Director, Chicago Green Power Foundation; Manager, Midwest Green Power Generation, LLC; Member, United States Green Building Council; Member, Chicago Bar Association; Member, Real Estate Investment Association; Member, Association for Corporate Growth; Member, American Wind Energy Association; Member, Illinois Solar Energy Association)
 
 
REAL PROPERTY TAX
 
Sarnoff & Baccash
One North La Salle Street
Suite 1920
Chicago, Illinois  60602-3907
(312) 782-8310
www.sarnoffbaccash.com
 
Michael F. Baccash, Esq.  mbaccash@sarnoffbaccash.com  (Princeton University, A.B., cum laude; University of Chicago, J.D.; Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1973-1981; Author: "Can a State Constitutionally Levy Its Sales Tax on an Interstate Sale," New York University's Third Annual Institute on State and Local Taxation, 1985. Co-Author: Chapter entitled "Assessment of Taxable Property, "Attorney's Guide to Real Estate Taxation, Illinois Institute for CLE, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1997; Co-Author of Illinois Chapter on Sales-Use Taxation published by American Bar Association in "Handbook on Sales-Use Tax," 1986; Co-Editor, Legal Reporter of International Association of Assessing Officers, 1986-1989; Member: Chicago (Chairman, Sub-committee on Sales, Use and Miscellaneous Taxes, 1981-1982), Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Member, Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association; Member, Institute For Professionals in Taxation; Member, International Association of Assessing Officers; assigned Martindale Hubbell’s highest AV rating)
 
Robert M. Sarnoff, Esq.  rsarnoff@sarnoffbaccash.com  (University of Illinois, B.S.; IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D.; Author: Illinois Chapter of the American Bar Association Property Tax Deskbook; Chapter entitled "Assessment of Taxable Property," Attorneys' Guide to Real Estate Taxation, Illinois Institute for CLE, 1979, 1984; Co-Author, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1997. Co-Author of Illinois Chapter on Sales-Use Taxation published by American Bar Association in "Handbook on Sales-Use Tax," 1986; Co-Editor, Legal Reporter of International Association of Assessing Officers, 1986-1989; Editor, Tax Trends, Illinois State Bar Association, 1979-1980; Recipient, Institute of Property Taxation Literary Award, 1981; Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1970-1972; Member: Chicago (Chairman: Committee on State and Municipal Taxation, 1981-1982), Illinois State (Chairman, 1981-1982, State Taxation Council; Member: Assembly, 1982-1985; Executive Committee of National Association of State and Local Bar Tax Sections, 1982-1986) and American (Member, State and Local Tax Committee, 1979—) Bar Associations; Member, Institute For Professionals in Taxation (Member and designated Certified Member Institute-CMI); Real Estate Broker; C.I.A.O.A Certified Illinois Assessing Officer Associate; Member, International Association of Assessing Officer; assigned Martindale Hubbell’s highest AV rating)
 
 
TECHNOLOGY COMPANY REPRESENTATION
 
Fitzgerald & Hewes LLP
550 West Van Buren Street
Suite 1450
Chicago, Illinois 60607
(312) 447-2900
 
Philip A. Hewes, Esq.  pahewes@fitzhewlaw.com  (Colorado State University, B.A.; Northwestern University, M.A.; The John Marshall Law School, J.D.; Member of the Board of Directors, Krone Communications, Ltd.; Member of the Board of Directors, Comdisco, Inc.(1992-2001), Member, Executive Committee and Member, Offering Committee; Visiting Committee Member, Council for the Biological Sciences Division and the Pritzer School of Medicine, The University of Chicago (2000-2004); Member (Emeritus), North Shore General Counsel Association (1994-2002); Member, The Executive Club – Chicago (1993-2002); Member, Legal Advisory Committee, Computer Dealer Lessor Association (1989-1994); Member, American, Illinois and Chicago Bar Associations (1977 - present))
 
 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS/ENERY REGULATION
 
Rowland & Moore LLP
200 West Superior Street
Suite 400
Chicago, Illinois  60610
(312) 803-1000
 
Thomas H. Rowland, Esq.  tom@telecomreg.com  (Colorado College, B.A.; Franklin Pierce Law Center, J.D.; Director and Counsel, State Regulatory Affairs, National Cable Television Association, Wash., D.C.; Supervisor and Division Chief, Public Utilities Bureau, Cook County State's Attorney's Office; Trial Counsel, Illinois Office of Public Counsel, Illinois Telephone TTY Relay Service; Merit Award Recipient, Illinois Alliance for the Hearing Impaired; Trial Attorney, Massachusetts Office of Energy Services; Former member, Board of Directors Illinois Universal Telecommunications Service Corporation)
 
Stephan J. Moore, Esq.  steve@telecomreg.com  (University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, B.A., J.D.; appointed by the Governor of Illinois to establish and direct the Office of Public Counsel; Assistant Illinois Attorney General, Public Utilities Division, Office of the Attorney General; Managing attorney and public utilities litigation coordinator, Legal Services Organization of Indiana; Former Member, Executive Committee, National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates; former Chairman, Public Utilities Committee, Chicago Bar Association)
 
 
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION and EMPLOYMENT LAW
(Representing Management)
 
Schiff & Hulbert
150 North Wacker Drive
Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 726.2800
 
Matthew B. Schiff, Esq.  mschiff@schiffandhulbert.com (Cornell University, B.A.; Boston University, J.D.; graduate, National Institute for Trial Advocacy; Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Member, Chicago Bar Association; Member, Illinois State Bar Association; Member, (Past Management Chairman, Section on Labor and Employment Law, Committee on Workers’ Compensation, 1989-1991; Past Chair, Trial, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Employer-Employee Relations Committee, Distance Learning Coordinator) American Bar Association; Distance Learning Coordinator, ABA TIPS; Defense Research Institute; Lead author: Illinois Jurisprudence Encyclopedia Volume 26, “Worker’s Compensation.”; Named a Super Lawyer by Chicago magazine; featured speaker at all of the LRP National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conferences); assigned Martindale Hubbell's highest AV rating)
 
James W. Hulbert, Esq.  jhulbert@schiffandhulbert.com (University of North Carolina, B.A., magna cum laude; Boston College School of Law, J.D., cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Member, Chicago Bar Association; Member, Illinois State Bar Association; Member, American Bar Association; Member and State Liaison for Illinois, Defense Research Institute; Culver Legion Board Member, Culver Academy (1995-1999); Co-author: Illinois Jurisprudence Encyclopedia Volume 26, “Worker’s Compensation”)
 


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