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| | Address | | 33 North La Salle Street, Suite 3000 | | Chicago, Illinois 60602 | | (Cook Co.) | | | |
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| Alvin W. Block & Associates practices in the following areas of law:
Federal and State Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice, Trials, Corporate, Business, Contracts, Breach of Contract, Insurance, Catastrophic Injury, Automobile Accidents, Commercial Insurance, Insurance Bad Faith, Life and Health Insurance, Property Insurance, Chancery and Class Actions, Personal Injury, Airplane Crash Litigation, Railroad Accidents, Sexual Abuse, Construction Accidents, Product Liability, Consumer, Civil Rights, Wrongful Death, Probate, Wills, Trust and Estates, Asset Protection, Contested Wills, Guardianship, Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate, Condominium, Cooperative Housing, Landlord and Tenant, Mortgages, Commercial, Commercial Banking, Buying and Selling Business, Family Business, Limited Liability Company, Minority Business, Partnership, Professional Practices and Small Business Law. | Firm Profile:
We are an aggressive civil litigation firm, founded in 1958 as Block & Levy. The firm has also been known as Block, Levy & Becker, Block, Levy & Associates and for the last fifteen years, as Alvin W. Block & Associates. Representing primarily individuals and small to mid-size businesses, the firm practices in state and federal courts in Chicago, as well as the collar-county courts of the Chicago metropolitan area. Our seasoned trial lawyers are experienced in civil areas ranging from torts to class actions and commercial litigation. A tenacious law firm with an outstanding trial and appellate practice, we have distinguished ourselves among the smaller firms in Chicago. | | Firm Size: 6 | Representative Clients:
Damian Services Corp.; 1st National Bank of Wheaton; Sun Eco-Systems, Inc.; Transportation Capital Corp.; Checker Taxi Association; Illinois Transportation Leasing; Tower Oldsmobile, Inc.; Frank Clesen & Sons, Inc.; Medallion Financial Corp.; Bancopopular; E.H. Lynn Industriesl Advance Financial Corp. | | Alvin W. Block (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1930; admitted to bar, 1956, Illinois; 1957, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1963, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Roosevelt University (B.S.C., 1954); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1956). Lecturer: "Class Actions--Practical Considerations In Their Commencement And Prosecution," Chicago Bar Association Seminar on Chancery And Special Remedies, 1989. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Decalogue Society of Lawyers. Reported Cases: Kellerman, et al. vs. MCI Telecommunications Corp., 112 Ill. 2d 428, 493 N.E. 2d 1045 (1986); Carroll vs. Preferred Risk Ins. Co., 34 Ill. 2d 310, 215 N.E. 2d 801 (1966); In Re: Agathos, 194 Ill. App. 3d 168, 550 N.E. 2d 1161 (1st Dist. 1990); O-Kay Shoes, Inc. vs. Rosewell, 129 Ill. App. 3d 405, 472 N.E. 2d 883 (1st Dist. 1984); Meggison vs. Stevens, 21 Ill. App. 3d 505, 316 N.E. 2d 297 (1st Dist. 1974). Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Class Actions; Chancery and Special Remedies. | | ASSOCIATES | | Bernard N. Block (Associate) born Evanston, Illinois, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Northern Illinois University; Drake University (B.S., Business Administration, 1979); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1984). Member: Chicago Bar Association; Decalogue Society of Lawyers; American Trial Lawyers Association; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Secured Financing; Business Litigation; Class Actions; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Technology Law; Business Law. Email: Bernard N. Block | | Jerome E. Boyle (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Loyola University of Chicago (B.A., 1979); University of Illinois (J.D., 1983); National Institute for Trial Advocacy (Midwest Regional, 1988). Author: "Splitting Fees Without Splitting Hairs: A Primer on Referrals," CBA Record (YLS Journal), May-June, 1993, reprinted in Law Office Economics & Management, Vol. XXXIV, No. 4 (1994). Lecturer: "Ethical Referral And Fee Sharing Arrangements," Y.L.S./C.B.A. Committee on Professional Responsibility, 1993; "Surviving As An Associate," Y.L.S./C.B.A. Law Student Committee, 1993; "Class Action Lawyering: A Practical Guide," IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law ATLA Chapter, 1995. Treasurer, 1991-1992; Vice-President, 1992-1993 and Secretary, 1993—, Irish Immigration Service. Charter Member, Rotary Club of Chicago-Midwest, 1996—. Member: Founding Committee, Chicago Lawyers for International Human Rights, 1992; Counsel, Institute for Economic Justice, 1989—. Member: Chicago (Mentor, The Pathways Mentoring Program, 1991-1992) and American (Member, Sections of Litigation, Individual Rights and Responsibilities) Bar Associations; Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois. Reported Cases: Johnson vs. American Airlines, Inc., 261 Ill.App. 3d 622, 633 N.E. 2d 978 (1st Dist. 1994) vac'd. and remanded, 514 U.S., 131 L.Ed. 2d 129, 115 S.Ct. 1247 (1995), on remand, 278 Ill.App. 3d 624, 663 N.E.2d 54 (1st Dist. 1996); David Spitz et al., etc. vs. Goldome Reality Credit Corporation, 151 Ill.2d 71, 600 N.E. 2d 1185 (1992), affirming 210 Ill.App. 3d 215, 569 N.E.2d 43 (1st Dist. 1991); Dolan vs. Gawlicki, 256 Ill.App.3d 153, 628 N.E.2d 1188 (3d Dist., 1994) appeal after remand, 272 Ill.App 3d 165, 650 N.E.2d 286 (3d Dist. 1995); Beermann vs. Graff, 250 Ill.App.3d 632, 621 N.E.2d 173 (1st Dist. 1993); American States Insurance Company vs. Gawlicki & Hussey, Inc., 231 Ill.App.3d 199, 596 N.E.2d 720 (3d Dist. 1992); American Country Insurance Company vs. Efficient Construction Corporation et al., 225 Ill.App.3d 177, 587 N.E.2d 1073 (1st Dist. 1992); Mid-America National Bank Of Chicago, etc., et al. vs. First Savings & Loan Association of South Holland et al., 161 Ill.App.3d 531, 515 N.E.2d 176 (1st Dist. 1987). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Tort Litigation; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Chancery; Class Actions. Email: Jerome E. Boyle | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | Roger Deleoz (Legal Assistant) |
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