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Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell & Blankenship, P.C. Profile |
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| | Location | | 150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2130 | | Chicago, Illinois 60601-7524 | | (Cook Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell & Blankenship, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Commercial Litigation, Complex Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Securities and Commodities Litigation, Employment and Labor Counseling and Litigation, Insurance Law, Business Law, Commercial Transactions, Legislative and Government Relations. | Firm Profile:
The firm offers a full range of counseling and litigation services. We provide sound and creative legal advice tempered with experience and common sense. We learn our client's objectives and tailor our approach to meet each client's unique needs. Our clients appreciate our responsiveness and direct approach. | | Firm Size: 5 | | James D. Adducci (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois; 1977, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Trial Bar, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Federal Circuits; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Loyola University of Chicago (B.A., summa cum laude, 1973); Harvard University (J.D., 1976). Law Clerk, Honorable Bernard M. Decker, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1976-1977. Arbitrator: National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 1988; National Futures Association, 1987; New York Stock Exchange, 1987. Reported Cases: Borowiec v. Gateway 2000, Inc., 808 N.E. 2d 957 (Ill. Sup. Ct. 2004); Mangren Research & Development Corp. v. National Chemical Co., 87 F.3d 937 (7th Cir. 1996); Beckett v. H&R Block, Inc., et al, 1994 U.S. Dist. Lexis 17714 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 8, 1994); Trans Union Credit Information Co. v. Associated Credit Services, Inc., 805 F.2d 188 (6th Cir. 1986); Winterland Concessions Company v. Edwin S. Trela, Jr., 735 F.2d 257 (7th Cir. 1984); Daniel F. McCarthy v. PaineWebber, Inc., 618 F.Supp. 933 (N.D. Ill. 1985); Danekas v. Wise, 381 N.E. 2d 1160 (Ill. App. 1978). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Securities and Commodities Litigation. Email: James D. Adducci | | Michael C. Dorf (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois; 1980, District of Columbia; 1980, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1973); Columbia University (J.D., 1976). Executive Editor, Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems, 1975-1976. Author: "Disbarment in the United States: Who Shall Do The Noisome Work?" 12 Columbia Journal L. Soc. Prob. 1, 1976. Law Clerk, Hon. Hubert L. Will, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Illinois, 1976-1978. Special Counsel, United States Representative Sidney R. Yates, 1978-1984. Director, Chicago Cultural Plan, City of Chicago, 1984-1987. Legal Affairs Consultant, President's Independent Commission on the National Endowment for the Arts, 1990; Adjunct Professor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1997—. Member: Chicago Bar Association (Member, Election Law Committee); Lawyers For The Creative Arts (Honors Council). Practice Areas: Litigation; General Corporate; Commercial Transactions; Legislative and Government Relations; Estate Planning; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. Email: Michael C. Dorf | | Paul E. Lehner (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, District of Columbia; 1978, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Trial Bar, 1982; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Seventh, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1970); Georgetown University (J.D., 1975). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American (Member: Litigation Section; Section on Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Champion Parts Rebuilders, Inc. v. Cormier Corp., et al, 650 F. Supp. 87 (N.D. Ill. 1986), and 661 F. Supp. 825 (N.D. Ill. 1987); Horton v. CIGNA Individual Financial Services Company, 825 F.Supp. 852 (N.D. Ill. 1993); Sindermann v. Civil Service Commission, 657 N.E. 2d 41 (2d Dist. 1995); Chisholm v. Foothill Capital Corp., 940 F.Supp. 1273 (N.D. Ill. 1996) and 3 F.Supp.2d 925 (N.D. Ill. 1998); Otto v. Valic, 134 F.3d 841 (7th Cir. 1998); United States ex rel. Totten v. Bombardier Corp., 286 F.3d 542 (D.C. Cir. 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Counseling and Litigation. Email: Paul E. Lehner | | Randall L. Mitchell (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois; 1971, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin ; 1985, U.S. Tax Court; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1964); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., 1967). Arbitrator, Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program, 1990—. Certified Mediator, Part 20, Cook County Rules. Member, Chicago Lincoln American Inn of Court. Member: Seventh Circuit and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Torts and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations. [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1968-1971]. Reported Cases: United States ex rel. Totten v. Bombardier Corp., 380 F.3d 488 (D.C. Cir. 2004); Bilow v. Much Shelist Freed, 277 F.3d 882 (7th Cir. 2001); Otto v. Valic, 134 F.3d 841 (7th Cir. 1998); Illinois J. Livingston Co. v. Illinois Human Rights Commission, 302 Ill. App.3d 141, 704 N.E.2d 797 (1st Dist. 1998); Susman v. Lincoln American Corp., 561 F.2d 86 (7th Cir. 1977); Samuels v. Wilder, 906 F.2d 272 (7th Cir. 1990). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation and Counselling; Insurance Litigation; Complex Litigation. Email: Randall L. Mitchell | | Marshall L. Blankenship (Member) born Chelsea, Massachusetts, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Seventh, Ninth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1983); University of Illinois (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Board Member, Chicago Council of Lawyers, 2001-2004. Reported Cases: Lewis v. City of Chi. Police Dep't, 428 F.Supp. 22 783 (N.D. Ill. 2006); Borowiec v. Gateway 2000, Inc., 808 N.E. 2d 957 (Ill. Sup. Ct. 2004); Mangren Research & Development Corp. v. National Chemical Co., 87 F.3d 937 (7th Cir. 1996); Perdomo v. Browner, 67 F.3d 140 (7th Cir. 1995); Edwards v. Cabrera, 58 F.3d 290 (7th Cir. 1995); Competitive Strategies Group v. IP Communications Corp., 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3198 (N.D. Ill. March 10, 2000); Dorsey v. H.C.P. Sales, 46 F.Supp.2d 804 (N.D. Ill. 1999); Chisolm v. Foothill Capital Corp., 3 F.Supp.2d 925 (N.D. Ill. 1998); Skyview Film & Video, Inc. v. Safeco Life Insurance Co., 864 F.Supp. 755 (N.D. Ill. 1994). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Insurance Law; Employment Litigation. Email: Marshall L. Blankenship |
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