Gould & Ratner, LLP

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222 North La Salle Street
Eighth Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(Cook Co.)
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Phone: 312-236-3003  
Fax: 312-236-3241
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Gould & Ratner, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Family Business advisory and Planning, Entrepreneurial Business, Real Estate Law including Leasing, Annexation, Zoning, Land Development, Ground and Air Rights Leases, Condemnations, Property Taxes. Corporate and Securities Law. Business Acquisitions, Sales and Divestitures. Technology and E-Commerce Businesses. Mortgage Lending, Financing and Recapitalizations. Employment and Labor Law. ERISA and Employee Benefits. Bankruptcy, Workouts and Creditors Rights. Environmental Matters including Cost Recovery Actions and Allocations. Mining Law (stone, gravel, coal). Telecommunications Law. Federal and State Taxation including Income Taxes, Sales and Use Taxes and Other Taxes, Tax Compliance. Charitable Giving, Estate Planning, Probate and Guardianships. Civil Litigation including Trial Practice and Appellate Practice. Admiralty Law. Administration Law including Black Lung. Government Regulation. Mechanics Lien Law. Member of Law Exchange International.
Year Established: 1949
Firm Profile:
A Family Business advisory law firm for over 60 years, Gould & Ratner, LLP has focused its legal and business services on representing fast-paced, entrepreneurial clients. Typically, these entrepreneurs own sophisticated closely held or family-owned businesses, working in diverse industries ranging from those which helped build our nation to the technology, telecommunications and new economy areas which should strengthen our future.

Often, the founders' entrepreneurial spirit still shines through in companies which have grown into multi-billion-dollar international corporations. In all cases, clients come to Gould & Ratner, LLP expecting sophisticated legal skills provided within the context of their business goals. They stay with us for our dedication to client service.

Firm Size: 46
Clients:
REPRESENT: Henry Crown and Co.; CC Industries, Inc.; General Dynamics Corp. (Resources Group); Material Service Corp.; Freeman United Coal Mining Co.; Freeman Energy Corp.; Century-America LLC; Century Steel LLC; Tishman Speyer Crown Equities; Industrial Insurance Agency, Inc.; Aspen Skiing Co. (Colorado); Citation Oil & Gas Corp.; Crown Theatres, LP; Chicago Sweeteners, Inc.; Eltek, ASA; Great Dane Trailers L.P.; Van Vlissingen & Co.; V & V Food Products, Inc.; Lakewood Homes, Inc.; Lennar Chicago; Crown Golf Properties; Wireless One Network; Active Screw & Fastener, L.P.; Plasco, Inc.; Crown Community Development; Ojai Resort Management (California); Bush Hog, LLC; Woodard, LLC.
MEMBERS OF FIRM
Gerald Ratner (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1913; admitted to bar, 1937, Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (Ph.B., 1935; J.D., cum laude, 1937). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Land Use Law; Business Law. Email: Gerald Ratner
Gerald A. Weber (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1939; admitted to bar, 1963, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1960; J.D., 1963). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1962. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation (Federal Income) Law; Estate Planning Law; Closely Held Businesses Law. Email: Gerald A. Weber
Richard R. Elledge (Member) born Painesville, Ohio, 1934; admitted to bar, 1963, Illinois. Education: Carleton College (B.A., 1955); University of Chicago (J.D., 1961). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Mining Law; Appellate Practice. Email: Richard R. Elledge
Stephen P. Sandler (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1939; admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois. Education: Washington University (B.S., 1961); Northwestern University (J.D., 1967). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Project Financing Law; Business Law. Email: Stephen P. Sandler
David M. Rubin (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois and Roosevelt University (B.S.B.A., 1967); DePaul University (J.D., 1971). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1967. With Office of District Director of Internal Revenue Service, 1967-1972. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. (Also General Counsel, Material Service Corporation, Henry Crown and Company, Great Dane L.P., Bush Hog, LLC, Woodard, LLC). Practice Areas: Business Acquisitions Law; Business Law; Taxation (Federal Income) Law; Estate Planning Law. Email: David M. Rubin
Thomas A. Korman (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., cum laude, 1969); DePaul University (J.D., 1974). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1970. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Taxation (Federal Income); Business Law; Closely Held Businesses. Email: Thomas A. Korman
David M. Arnburg (Member) born Adel, Iowa, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1971); George Washington University (J.D., with highest honors, 1974). Order of the Coif. Notes Editor, George Washington Law Review, 1973-1974. Co-Author: "Interstate Commerce Commission: A Critical Overview," 41 George Washington Law Review 759, 1973. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American (Member, Section on Taxation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: ERISA; Commercial Leasing Law; Employee Benefits Law. Email: David M. Arnburg
John A. Washburn (Member) born Rockford, Illinois, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois. Education: Stanford University (B.A., with distinction, 1973); University of Chicago (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Acquisitions Law; Business Law; Real Estate Law; Litigation. Email: John A. Washburn
John H. Mays (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois. Education: DePaul University (B.S., in Finance, 1968; J.D., 1974). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Zoning Law; Real Estate Development Law; Municipal Law; Land Annexations and Disconnections. Email: John H. Mays
Ronald N. Mora (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1933; admitted to bar, 1958, Illinois; 1972, California.. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1955); Northwestern University (J.D., 1958). Associate Editor, Journals Board, 1957-1958. Adjunct Instructor, Estate Planning and Administration, The John Marshall Law School, Fall, 1991. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Corporate; Taxation; Real Estate; General. Email: Ronald N. Mora
Gail Potysman Bley (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., 1976); Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1979). Beta Alpha Psi; Delta Theta Phi (Treasurer, 1978). Lead Articles Editor, Chicago-Kent Law Review, 1978-1979. Author: "Federal Estate Tax Apportionment," 54 Chicago-Kent Law Review 943, 1978. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation (Federal Income) Law; Estate Planning Law; Estate and Gift Taxation Law. Email: Gail Potysman Bley
Robert A. Carson (Member) born Elmhurst, Illinois, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with high honors, 1977); Duke University (J.D., 1980). Author: "Evidentiary Motions at Trial," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Handbook on Civil Evidence. Member, Judicial Evaluation Committee, Chicago Bar Association. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation and Trial Practice. Email: Robert A. Carson
Fredric D. Tannenbaum (Member) born New York, New York, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Wisconsin, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar and Western District of Wisconsin; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); University of Wisconsin (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "Organizing, Financing, Growing and Selling Businesses: Forms and Advice for Lawyers," ALI-ABA Press 2003. Author: "Restricted Stock and Stock Options: Tax and Other Consequences to the Family Business," Family Business Journal, Summer, 2001; "Major Battlegrounds in Venture Capital Transactions," ABA's The Practical Lawyer, March and April, 1999 Edition; "What Every Business Lawyer and Business Owner Should Know About Buy-Sell Agreements," ABA's The Practical Lawyer, November, 1999 and January, 2000, Editions; "Venture Capital Financing: The Lifeblood of Growing Entrepreneurial Businesses," Chapter in West's Treatise, Fall, 2001; "It's Time to Talk Turkey: Seller Strategies to Prevent a Buyer from Wriggling Away," Business Law Today, January/February, 2001. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Acquisitions Law; International Business Law; Venture Capital. Email: Fredric D. Tannenbaum
Edward A. Trio (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1979, U.S. Tax Court; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1974); Hamline University (J.D., 1977); IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law (LL.M., in Taxation, with honors, 1984). Beta Alpha Psi. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1975. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Federal Income Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation; Probate Law. Email: Edward A. Trio
Amy M. Blumenthal (Member) born New York, N.Y., 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: University of Rochester (B.S., with distinction, 1978); National Law Center, George Washington University (J.D., 1985). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Nursing Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Land Use Law; Secured Transactions; Project Financing Law. Email: Amy M. Blumenthal
Steven C. Gustafson (Member) born Yuma, Arizona, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois. Education: DePaul University (B.S., 1983); IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1986). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation (Federal Income) Law; Estate Planning; Closely Held Businesses Law. Email: Steven C. Gustafson
Brian B. Gilbert (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with high honors, 1984); Duke University (J.D., 1987). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Chicago Council of Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Acquisitions Law; Corporate Law. Email: Brian B. Gilbert
Joseph M. Laub (Member) born Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: Temple University (B.B.A., 1982); John Marshall Law School (J.D., with distinction, 1985). Beta Alpha Psi. Member, John Marshall Law School Law Review, 1984-1985. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation (Federal and State Income Tax, Individual and Corporate). Email: Joseph M. Laub
Paul W. Carroll (Member) born Davenport, Iowa, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1984); DePaul University (J.D., 1987). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Paul W. Carroll
Christopher J. Horvay (Member) born Erie, Pennsylvania, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Syracuse University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1973); Northwestern University (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Creditors' Rights; Corporate Reorganization. Email: Christopher J. Horvay
Theodore F. Kommers (Member) born South Bend, Indiana, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A, 1988; J.D., 1992). Thomas J. White, Law and Government Scholar. Editor-in-Chief, Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy, 1991-1992. Author: "Increased Press Access to Information--Limiting the Range of Government Classification" 6 Notre Dame Journal of Law Ethics and Public Policy 217 (1992). Law Clerk, Honorable Federico A. Moreno, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Florida (1992-1993). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law. Email: Theodore F. Kommers
Mark E. Leipold (Member) born Belleville, Illinois, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1982); DePaul University (J.D., 1986). Clerk to The Honorable Robert E. Ginsburg, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1986-1987. Publications: Contributing Editor (1989—), Ginsburg and Martin on Bankruptcy (Ginsburg, R., Martin, R. 4th Ed. 1996) (Aspen Law and Business), Bankruptcy, Chapter 2: Proofs of Claim, Priorities in Distributions (Illinois Institute of Continuing Education 1990), Contributing Author, Bankruptcy Law Letter 1991 (Warren Gorham Lemont). Member: Chicago, Seventh and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditor-Debtor Rights; Commercial Litigation; Workouts; Secured Transactions. Email: Mark E. Leipold
David N. Michael (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1989); Loyola University (J.D., 1993). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Property and Legal Writing. Wagner Moot Court Team, 1992. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor; Employment Law; Litigation. Email: David N. Michael
Jessica G. Lingertat (Member) born Rockford, Illinois, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois and Wisconsin. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1994); Marquette University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member, Marquette Law Review. Intern, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1996. Research Assistant, National Sports Law Institute, 1995-1996. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law. Email: Jessica G. Lingertat
Richard S. Reizen (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. Education: Clark University (B.A., 1976); Loyola University (J.D., 1980). Member, Loyola University Law Journal, 1979-1980. Author: "Davis v. Passman: Implied Constitutional Remedies for Congressional Employees," 11 Loy. Chi. L. J., 179 (1979). Co-Author: "New Limits on Accountant's Liability: Lenders Beware," Illinois Banker, Vol. 71 (1991). Arbitrator, National Futures Association, 1987—. Faculty Member: Advanced Investigator Training Schools for both the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Resolution Trust Corporation. Member: Chicago, Illinois State, Federal and American (Member, Construction Litigation Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law; Business Law. Email: Richard S. Reizen
Michelle L. Selig (Member) born Manhasset, New York, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, New York; 2001, Illinois. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1995); George Washington University (J.D., 1998). Member, Journal of International Law & Economics. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use.
Gerard R. Fellows (Member) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; 2000, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1994); DePaul University (J.D., 1998). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation Law. Email: Gerard R. Fellows
OF COUNSEL
Anne E. Dickerson (Of Counsel) born Hinsdale, Illinois, July 23, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.F.A., 1979); DePaul University (J.D., 1986). Member, Lawyers for the Creative Arts. Member: Chicago (Member, Federal Tax Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Charitable Organizations Law. Email: Anne E. Dickerson
Virginia M. Harding (Of Counsel) born Spring Valley, Illinois, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Illinois. Education: Illinois Valley Community College (A.A., 1967); University of Illinois (B.A., 1969); University of Chicago (J.D., 1972). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; Women's Bar Association; Chicago Mortgage Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Land Development; Land Sales and Purchases; Environmental Matters. Email: Virginia M. Harding
Theodore M. Swain (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1954, Illinois; 1956, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (A.B., Valedictorian, 1951); Harvard University (LL.B., cum laude, 1954). Phi Beta Kappa. Lecturer, State and Local Taxation, Loyola University Law School, 1980-1981. Chief Deputy Assessor, Cook County Assessor's Office, 1973-1976. Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, 1976-1983. Chairman, Illinois Department of Revenue Advisory Committee for Recodification of the Illinois Property Tax Act, 1992. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Judicature Society. Practice Areas: Property Taxation Law; Taxation (Real Estate) Law. Email: Theodore M. Swain
Howard M. Turner (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, 1936; admitted to bar, 1960, Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., 1956; J.D., 1959). Co-Author: Chapter 4 "Subcontractors' Lien-its Nature and Enforcement"; Chapter 9 "Trial Practice-Proof and Selected Issues"; Chapter 10 "Trial Practice-Breach and Damages;" Mechanics Liens in Illinois, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (1994). Author: "Construction Law in Illinois," Chapter 2 and 8, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Mechanics Liens; Commercial and Real Estate Litigation; Bankruptcy; OSHA Law. Email: Howard M. Turner
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Benjamin Z. Gould (1913-1986).
Harold R. Schradzke (1892-1949).
Henry Litvak (1920-1973).
Fredrick G. Gould (1943-1982).
Kathryn Smith Matkov (1954-1998).
Terrence F. Netzky (1942-1999).
Samuel Schlesinger (1913-2002).
Harry M. Coven (1926-2004).
ASSOCIATES
Mark E. Abraham (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: Loyola University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); George Washington University Law School (J.D., 1999). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor Rights; Commercial Litigation. Email: Mark E. Abraham
John B. Beery (Associate) born Hinsdale, Illinois, 1974; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1995); Northwestern University (J.D., 1998); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1999). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: John B. Beery
Joseph P. Bonavita (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2006, California; 2007, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 2001); Depaul University College of Law (J.D., 2006, magna cum laude). Order of the Coif. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.
Mark D. Brookstein (Associate) born Evanston, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1992); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., with high honors, 2001). Author: Comment, "Why Should Gang Membership be a 'Status' Symbol: Status Crimes and City of Chicago v. Youkhana," 76 Chi.-Kent L. Rev. 703 (1999) (high score, 1999 Law Review Summer Write-On Competition); Note, "When History is History: Maxwell Street, 'Integrity' and the Failure of Historical Preservation Law," 76 Chi.-Kent L. Rev. 1847 (1999). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Mark D. Brookstein
Joseph Marzo (Associate) born Aurora, Illinois, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (A.B., 1997); London School of Economics (Certificate, 1995); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Joseph Marzo
Karen Osiecki Meehan (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1949; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Loyola University; Northwestern University (B.S. G.Ed., 1977); Loyola University (J.D., 1981). Alpha Sigma Lambda. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Probate; Guardianships. Email: Karen Osiecki Meehan
Brian C. Miller (Associate) born South Bend, Indiana, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Arizona; 2000, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1994, with Honors); University of Iowa, College of Law (J.D., 1998, with Distinction); University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Business (M.B.A., 2006, with Honors). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law.
Eric C. Nelson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., History and Philosophy, 2002); Boston College Law School (J.D., 2006); Northwestern University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, with honors, 2007). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Finance; Estate Planning; Family Office Administration. Email: Eric C. Nelson
Stephanie J. Nyman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Michigan. (Not admitted in Illinois). Education: Loyola University (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, with honors, 1997); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 2000). Phi Alpha Delta. Author: "SEC's Accredited Investor Rule Stirs Controversy," Securities Law 360, May 2007. Contributor, Currents , Newsletter for National Society of Compliance Professionals. Vice Justice, 1998-1999. Staff Writer and Editor-in-Chief, Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems, 1998-2000. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Securities; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Fund Formation. Email: Stephanie J. Nyman
Laura E. Smith (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois. Education: Duke University (A.B., cum laude, 1998); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Real Estate.
Eric P. Sparks (Associate) born Bloomington, Illinois, 1970; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with Honors, 1992); Northwestern University (M.A., 1996; PH.D. 2001); University of Chicago Law School (J.D. 2003). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.
Elizabeth S. Tenney (Associate) born East Lansing, Michigan, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; 2004, California. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., Finance, 1997; J.D., cum laude, 2000); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M. in Taxation, 2001). Practice Areas: Taxation.


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