MEMBERS OF FIRM
Robert C. Aument (Partner) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., in Accounting, minor in Economics, 1981); Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1989). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1983. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Estate and Income Tax Planning(35%); Business Succession Planning(10%); Estate and Income(5%); Trust Administration(3%); Estate Administration(2%); Corporate Law(40%); Real Estate(5%).Email: Robert C. Aument
Nicole Rudman Brown (Member) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.S., Finance, 1991); Loyola University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Nicole Rudman Brown
Kristina M. Dalman (Partner) born Holland, Michigan, February 14, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Washington; 2000, Illinois. Education: Albert Ludwigs Universität, West Germany; University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1989); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1991). Member: Chicago, Washington State (Member, Land Use and Environmental Section) and American Bar Associations. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; Zoning Law; Real Estate Development; Environmental Law.
D. Albert Daspin (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: Miami University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); Indiana University (M.B.A., 1987); Indiana University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Indiana Law Journal. Author: "Of Hoops, Labor Dupes and Antitrust Ally-Oops: Fouling Out the Salary Cap," 62 Indiana Law Journal 95, 1986. Co-Author: "First Class Condition: Responsibilities, Rights and Remedies Respecting The Condition of Commercial Leasehold Premises," Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal, Vol. 29, No. 4, Winter, 1995; "Managing The Retail Anchor Tenant Lease," The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, Vol. 9, No. 1, January, 1993; "Negotiating Office Lease Operating Cost Pass-Throughs," Real Estate Review, Vol. 23, No. 4, Winter, 1994; "Cross-Use Agreements For Shopping Centers," Real Estate Review, Vol. 21, No. 4, Winter, 1992; "Prorating Real Estate Taxes At Closing of Sale of Shopping Center Property," Real Estate Review, Vol. 27, No. 2, Summer, 1997. Contributor: ALI-ABA's Practice Checklist Manual For Drafting Leases, March, 1994. Editorial Board Member: Commercial Leasing Law and Strategy; Shopping Center Legal Update; various ALI-ABA publications. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: D. Albert Daspin
Daniel J. Kopp (Member) born Anderson, Indiana, September 18, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1984); Indiana University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Indiana Law Journal. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: Daniel J. Kopp
Robert S. Grabemann (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois. Education: Harvard University (A.B., Government, cum laude, 1983); Northwestern University (J.D., 1986). President, Leukemia Research Foundation, 2003. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.
James H. Marshall (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., with honors, 1994; J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Development.Email: James H. Marshall
Bridget M. O'Keefe (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, March 6, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: St. Mary's College (B.A., 1981); Catholic University of America (M.A., 1984); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Member and Chair, Finance Committee, Chicago Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. Member: Chicago Real Estate Executive Women; Board of Advisors, Catholic Charities; The Economic Club of Chicago; Leadership Greater Chicago, 1995-1996 Class. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Zoning and Land Use; Government Regulatory Law; Historic Preservation.
Howard S. Thompson (Member) admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1985); Duke University (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Howard S. Thompson
Craig M. Gertz (Member) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, New York; 1999, Illinois. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1987); Northwestern University Law School (J.D., 1992). Real Estate Broker, 2004. Trustee, Village of Grayslake, Illinois, 2000. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Securities.Email: Craig M. Gertz
ASSOCIATES
Brendan Crowley (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 2000); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate.
Caroline Walling (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: Princeton University (A.B., summa cum laude, 2001); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Real Estate.
Bryan D. Reid (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 2001); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Real Estate.
Timothy Schaum (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois. Education: Hendrix College (B.A., Philosophy, 2000); Washington University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation.