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225 West Washington Street
Suite 1700
Chicago, Illinois 60606 (Cook Co.)
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 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) Deutsch, Levy & Engel, Chartered was founded more than 40 years ago and serves clients throughout the United States and in many foreign countries. Members of the firm pride themselves on the ability to meet challenges and to complete a wide range of complicated legal transactions on an efficient and timely basis. The firm concentrates in the areas of commercial transaction, financing, corporations, litigation, real estate, federal, state and local taxation, estate planning and probate. The firm has a special emphasis on libel and slander law and First Amendment matters. The firm's clients list includes publicly held as well as entrepreneurial and middle market companies engaged in a broad range of activities, financial institutions and state and local governmental agencies. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Corporation, Probate, Publishing and Libel Defense, Real Estate, Real Estate Taxation, Estate Planning, Deferred Compensation Planning, Taxation Law and Trademark and Copyright Law. Eminent Domain/Condemnation. Firm Size: 28
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Address225 West Washington Street
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606, (Cook Co.)
PhonePhone: 312-346-1460
Fax: 312-346-1859
Website
http://www.dlec.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Stuart Berks (1941-2008).
Earl A. Deutsch (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, March 22, 1924; admitted to bar, 1950, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1963, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois; John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1950). Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Chicago Appeals Division, 1951-1954. Assistant States Attorney, County of Cook, 1954-1957. Master in Chancery, Circuit Court of Cook County, 1958-1968. Trustee, Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago, 1964-1966. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Earl A. Deutsch
Terry L. Engel (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, January 12, 1944; admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1976, Florida and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1964); DePaul University (J.D., 1967). Member, Board of Directors, Village of Skokie Library, 1971-1974. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Local Taxation.Email: Terry L. Engel
Frank R. Cohen (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, June 15, 1939; admitted to bar, 1966, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Illinois; John Marshall Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1966). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1961. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Tax Planning; Individual Taxation; Estate Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Frank R. Cohen
Jerry I. Rudman (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, July 30, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Illinois; 1971, U.S. Tax Court; 1980, California. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1964); DePaul University (J.D., 1968). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Secured Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Estate Planning.Email: Jerry I. Rudman
Michael J. Devine (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, July 22, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. Education: John Carroll University (B.S.B.A., 1974); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1978). Certified Public Accountant, 1977. Adjunct Professor, Lawyering Skills Program, John Marshall Law School, 1985. Member, Board of Directors: Montini Catholic High School; Our Childrens Homestead. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Transactional Law; Condemnation.Email: Michael J. Devine
Kenneth W. Funk (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, January 4, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: DePaul University (B.A., with highest honors, 1977; J.D., 1982). Delta Epsilon Sigma; Pi Gamma Mu. Special Assistant Attorney General, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, 1991. Counsel to Commonwealth Realty Advisors. Special Counsel: Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago; Illinois Housing Development Authority. Member: Chicago (Member, Environmental Law Committee), Illinois State and American (Member, Environmental Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Environmental Compliance.Email: Kenneth W. Funk
Phillip J. Zisook (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, June 22, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1975); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., with honors, 1978). Member, Chicago-Kent Law Review, 1977-1978. Author, "First Amendment Beats RICO-Victory for a Free Press," 11 Communications Lawyer, No. 1 (Spring 1993). Co-Author, "Media Privacy and Related Law," Libel Defense Resource Center, Illinois Chapter, 1995-2001. Adjunct Professor of Law, The John Marshall Law School, 1993-1995. Member: Chicago and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Communications Law) Bar Associations; Appellate Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Defamation; First Amendment Law; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Phillip J. Zisook
Dennis E. Frisby (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, August 22, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois; 1980, U.S. Tax Court. Education: DePaul University (B.S.C., with highest honors, 1976; J.D., with honors, 1979). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1976. Author: "Civil Tax LitigationInjunctions," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1983, 1985, 1987; Aiding and Abetting Penalty Shelters Uncertainty (July 1989); IRS Delays, Don't Get Mad Get An Interest Abatement (Jan. 1989); Illinois CPA Society News Journal Articles: In an Emergency, File 911 (Feb. 1990). Member: Chicago Bar Association; Illinois CPA Society. Reported Cases: Chicago Merchantile Exchange v. Commissioner, TC Memo, 2000-67; Bertram Emanuel vs. United States 705 F.Supp. 434 (N.D. Ill. 1989); William Spencer vs. United States, 82-1 USTC Par 9102 (N.D. Ill. 1982). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Federal Taxation.Email: Dennis E. Frisby
Joel A. Stein (Member) born New York, N.Y., November 4, 1949; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1979, District of Columbia Court of Appeals; 1980, California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1986, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., 1974); University of Chicago (J.D., 1978). Member: DuPage County and Illinois State Bar Associations; State Bar of California; The District of Columbia Bar; Illinois Creditors Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Litigation; Secured Transactions; Probate.Email: Joel A. Stein
Alvin J. Helfgot (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, February 16, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1967); Northwestern University (M.A., 1968); Loyola University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1974). Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Alvin J. Helfgot
Aaron B. Zarkowsky (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, June 7, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1992); DePaul University (J.D., 1995). Author, De Paul/LCA Journal of Art and Entertainment Law, Winter, 1994, Spring, 1995. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Limited Liability Company Law; Partnership Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance.Email: Aaron B. Zarkowsky
Leo G. Aubel (Member) born Endicott, New York, December 23, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits. Education: Carnegie-Mellon University (B.F.A., cum laude, 1983); IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1986). Margaret Morrison Carnegie Fellowship for Study Abroad. University Scholar. Moot Court Society. Member: Chicago and Illinois State (Chair, Corporation and Securities Law Section Council, 1993-1994; Special Task Force on Vicarious Liability of Attorneys, 1994; Illinois Liaison to American Bar Association Committee on the Model Corporation Act, 1990-1994) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Probate.Email: Leo G. Aubel
Karen Kavanagh Mack (Member) born Arlington Heights, Illinois, April 1, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1995; J.D., 1998). Alpha Sigma Nu. Member, National Moot Court Team. Recipient: CALI Legal Writing Award; Academic Honors Scholarship; Leadership & Service Award. Legal Writing Tutor. Appellate Advocacy Instructor, Loyola University School of Law, 1999. Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Illinois, 2000. Former Staff Attorney and Hearing Officer, Illinois Pollution Control Board. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Condemnation.Email: Karen Kavanagh Mack
Jeffrey E. Schiller (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, September 13, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1991, U.S. Tax Court; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1976); Northwestern University (J.D., 1979). Recipient: William Jennings Bryan Award for Outstanding Achievement in Oral Advocacy; Lowden-Wigmore Prize for Achievement in Appellate Advocacy. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Intellectual Property; Civil Rights; Antitrust); International Trademark Association (Member, Membership Committee). Reported Cases: Edwards v. Cabrera, 58 F.3d 290 (7th Cir. 1995); Chaney v. Suburban Bus Division of Regional Transportation Authority, 52 F.3d 623 (7th Cir. 1995); Gordon v. Degelmann, 29 F.3d 295 (7th Cir. 1994); Prior Plumbing and Heating Co. v. Hagins, 258 Ill. App. 3d 683, 630 N.E.2d 1208 (1st Dist. 1994); Willis v. Bell, 999 F.2d 284 (7th Cir. 1993); 784 F.Supp. 1360 (N.D. Ill. 1992); 731 F.Supp. 309 (N.D. Ill. 1990); 726 F.Supp. 1118 (N.D. Ill. 1989); 687 F.Supp. 380 (N.D. Ill. 1988). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Civil Rights.
Brian D. Saucier (Member) admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1991); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1994).Email: Brian D. Saucier
Margery Newman (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, 1947; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois. Education: Brooklyn College (B.A., 1969); Roosevelt University (M.A., 1973); The John Marshall Law School (J.D., with high distinction, 1983). Member: Chicago (Member, Real Property Law; Chair, Mechanic's Lien Subcommittee, 1996), Illinois State (Member, 2002 and Secretary, 2008-2009, Real Estate Law Section Council; Member, Construction Law Committee, 2008) and American (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry, 1990) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law(90%); Business Litigation(10%).
——————————Jeffrey B. Horwitz (Associate) born June 20, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., Accounting, 1997); DePaul University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Jeffrey B. Horwitz
David J. Ben-Dov (Associate) born Skokie, Illinois, April 11, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois and U.S. District, Northern District of Illinois; 1999, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.A., 1994); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 1998). Member, Chicago-Kent Moot Court Honor Society. Assistant Illinois Attorney General, 2000-2003. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain; Employment Law.Email: David J. Ben-Dov
Lee E. Farbman (Associate) born New York, N.Y., January 29, 1963; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois and U.S. District Court, District of Illinois. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1984); Northwestern University (J.D., 1999). Recipient, Judging Committee Kogan Legal Writing Award, Chicago Bar Association, 1999. Executive Editor, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 1998-1999. Editor-in-Chief, "The Young Lawyer," 2002-2004, American Bar Association's. Editorial Board Member "The Young Lawyer," 2000-2002, American Bar Association's. Student Editor, "Student Lawyer," 1988-1999, American Bar Association's. Member: Illinois State, Chicago and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Kurczaba v. Pollock, 742 N.E.2d 425 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000); Citizen's Bank-Illinois, N.A. v. American Nat'l Bank & Trust Co. of Chicago, 761 N.E.2d 275 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001), appeal den'd, 770 N.E.2d 217 (2002); Allen v. Berger,N.E.2d, 2002 WL 3189012 (Ill. App. Ct. Dec. 31, 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Lee E. Farbman
Hollace C. Murphy (Associate) born Evergreen Park, Illinois, August 2, 1947; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois. Education: Roosevelt University (B.G.S., 1977); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Municipal Law; Railroad Law.
Phillip Salerno II (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois (B.S., 1998); The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois (J.D., 2006);. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Trusts and Estates; Real Estate.Email: Phillip Salerno II
Emily Masalski (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Connecticut; 2006, New York and Illinois; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 2002); Pace University School of Law (J.D., Environmental Law Certificate, 2005). Member: New York City Bar; Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation.
Jennifer Rojas (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1999); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2002; LL.M., 2003). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Intellectual Property.Email: Jennifer Rojas
Raminiak Steve (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1996); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2004). Advocates Society. Practice Areas: Probate; Estate Planning; Corporate Law.Email: Raminiak Steve
COUNSELPaul M. Levy (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, December 22, 1935; admitted to bar, 1960, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1976, Florida and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., 1957); DePaul University (J.D., 1960). Assistant Professor, Torts and Damages, John Marshall Law School, 1966-1972. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Libel Defense; First Amendment Law; Publishing Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Paul M. Levy
Marshall D. Krolick (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, August 9, 1938; admitted to bar, 1962, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1959); Northwestern University (J.D., 1962). Assistant States Attorney, County of Cook, 1963-1965. Member, Zoning Board of Appeals, Village of Northbrook, Illinois, 1975-1997. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction Law; Corporate Law.Email: Marshall D. Krolick
Melvyn H. Berks (Of Counsel) born 1939; admitted to bar, 1966, Illinois. Education: DePaul University (A.B.; J.D.).
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