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| | Address | | 77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 2500 | | Chicago, Illinois 60601 | | (Cook Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 312-456-8400 | | Facsimile: 312-456-8435 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.gtlaw.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| | Greenberg Traurig, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative Law, Admiralty Law, Agricultural Law, Aircraft Finance and Leasing, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Americans with Disabilities Act, Antitrust, Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Aviation Law, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Biotechnology, Broadcasting Law, Brownfields Redevelopment, Business Immigration, Business Law, Class Action Defense, Commercial Litigation, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Consumer Finance, Copyrights, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Customs and International Trade, Education Law, Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, Energy, Entertainment Law, Environmental Law, ERISA, FCC Licensing, FCC Regulation, Federal Government Law, Federal Legislative Law, Finance, Financial Institutions Law, Franchises and Franchising, Gaming Law, Government Affairs, Government Contracts, Governmental Law, Health Care, Immigration Law, Indians and Native Populations, Information Technology, Insurance Coverage, Intellectual Property, International Business Law, International Trade, Joint Ventures, Labor and Employment, Land Use, Legislative Practice, Litigation, Lobbying, Maritime Law, Mediation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Mining Law, Motion Pictures and Television, Multimedia Law, Music Law, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Oil and Gas Law, Partnership Law, Patents, Privatization, Probate, Public Finance, Public Infrastructure, Public Utility Law, Railroad Law, Real Estate, Regulatory Law, Resorts and Leisure, Securities, Sports Law, Strategic Alliances, Structured Finance, Sweepstakes, Taxation, Telecommunications Law, Trade Regulation, Trademarks, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, White Collar Criminal Defense, Wills, Workouts, Zoning Law. | | Year Established: 1967 | Firm Profile:
For more than three decades, Greenberg Traurig has delivered practical, business-focused solutions for clients, from emerging companies to Fortune 500 corporations. Our international network of offices provides a multi-disciplinary team with the strategic business, legal, and political experience required to solve the increasingly complex needs of regional, national, and global companies. | | Firm Size: 1800 | Rate Information:
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Other Office Locations of Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Miami, Florida, U.S.A. (Main Office)
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Irvine, California, U.S.A.
Sacramento, California, U.S.A.
Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.
Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.
Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A.
Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
Florham Park, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Albany, New York, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
White Plains, New York, U.S.A.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
McLean, Virginia, U.S.A.
Shanghai, China
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Zürich, Switzerland
| | Miriam G. Bahcall (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 1980); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Litigation; Securities Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Regulatory Investigations. Email: Miriam G. Bahcall | | Ruth A. Bahe-Jachna (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan; Wartburg College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1980); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1989). Presidential Scholar, North Dakota, 1976. Notes and Comment Editor, Northwestern University Law Review, 1988-1989. Co-Author, "Product Liability Insurance: Can You Not Have It?" LJN Product Liability Law & Strategy newsletter, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 2006. Author: Chapter, "Joint and Several Contracts," Contract Law, IICLE, 2006; "Nebraska Supreme Court Rejects Infancy Tolling Argument for Statute of Repose," LJN Product Liability Law & Strategy newsletter, Vol. 24, No. 5, November 2005; "Personal Injury Settlements with Minors: Avoiding Potential Pitfalls," LJN Product Liability Law & Strategy newsletter, Vol. 23, No. 3, September 2004. Speaker: "Discovery in Class Actions: Successful Strategies for Complex Litigation," Strafford Publications, Inc., July 2005; "Litigation Issues Facing the Wireless Industry: Health & Safety Litigation," CTIA-FCBA, New Orleans, LA, March 2005. Vice Chair, Wartburg College Board of Regents. Member, The Economic Club of Chicago. Editorial Board, Product Liability Law & Strategy, American Lawyer Media. Member: Chicago (Former Chair, Class Litigation Committee), Seventh Circuit, Federal Communications and American (Member and Co-Chair, New Imprint Publications, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Schmude v. Sheahan, 198 F. Supp. 2d 964 (N.D. Ill. 2002); Bergfeld v. Unimin Corp., 319 F.3d 350 (8th Cir. 2002); Anderson v. Romero, 72 F.3d 518 (7th Cir. 1995); In re Petition of Kirchner, 164 Ill. 2d 468, 649 N.E.2d 324 (1995); Anderson v. Romero, 42 F.3d 1121 (7th Cir. 1994). Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Class Actions; Labor and Employment; Telecommunications Law; Appellate Practice. Email: Ruth A. Bahe-Jachna | | Sean W. Bezark (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, August 4, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., with distinction, 1987); Loyola University of Chicago School of Law (J.D., 1990). Editor-at-Large, Loyola University of Chicago Law Journal. Student Editor, The Business Lawyer. Legal Writing Teaching Assistant, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental; Real Estate Development; Retail Industry. | | Lawrence H. Brenman (Shareholder) born Gary, Indiana, September 3, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1984, Illinois and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., 1979); University of Denver (J.D., 1982); New York University (LL.M., 1983). Order of St. Ives. Staff Member, University of Denver Law Review, 1981-1982. Graduate Editor, Tax Law Review, 1982-1983. Certified Public Accountant, Colorado, 1982. Adjunct Professor, IIT-Kent College of Law, 1995—. Co-Author, Limited Liability Companies—Law, Practice and Forms. Editor, Journal of Partnership Taxation. Co-Editor, Business Entities. Practice Areas: Business Law; Taxation. Email: Lawrence H. Brenman | | James J. Caserio (Shareholder) born Park Ridge, Illinois, February 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., with distinction, 1993); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Editor and Contributing Editor, Michigan Journal of International Law, 1994-1996. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance. Email: James J. Caserio | | Francis A. Citera (Shareholder) born Brooklyn, New York, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1990, Trial Bar, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Columbia College (B.A., 1980); University of Miami (J.D. cum laude, 1983). Member, Moot Court Board. Research and Writing Editor, University of Miami Law Review, 1982-1983. Member: Chicago Bar Association (Past Chair, Class Litigation Committee); American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Practice; Class Actions; Products Liability; Mass Torts. Email: Francis A. Citera | | Kimberly M. DeShano (Shareholder) born June 5, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: Miami University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Order of the Coif, 1999. Articles Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review.1999 National Moot Court Team. Miami University Honors in Economics, 1996. Co-Author: "Fungibility of Lottery Revenues and Support for Public Education," JOURNAL OF EDUCATION FINANCE, Fall 2002. Author: Educational Vouchers and the Religion Clauses under Agostini: Resurrection Insurrection and a New Direction, CWRU L. REV., Summer 1999. Studied Economics of Eastern European Integration at Miami University Dolibois European Center in Luxembourg, 1995. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Kimberly M. DeShano | | Ronald R. Dietrich (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, December 30, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1979); Loyola University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Member: Chicago Bar Association (Member, Real Property Law Committee; Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Estate Subcommittee; Leasing, Ownership and Management Subcommittee). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance. | | Laurence B. Dobkin (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, October 18, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with highest honors, 1984; J.D., 1987). Beta Gamma Sigma; Delta Theta Phi. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Retail Industry. Email: Laurence B. Dobkin | | Thomas E. Dutton (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1984); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Thomas E. Dutton | | Kevin D. Finger (Shareholder) born Medina, NY; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S.E.E., 1985); Loyola University, Chicago (J.D., 1993). Member: Chicago, Illinois State, Federal and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Integrity; White Collar Criminal Defense; Bankruptcy Litigation. Email: Kevin D. Finger | | Herbert H. Finn (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, May 2, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana (B.S., 1987); DePaul University (M.B.A., 1991; J.D., 1991). Member, Decalogue Society of Lawyers; Listed Strathmore's Who's Who. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Patent, Trademark and Copyright; Unfair Competition; Administrative Agency. Email: Herbert H. Finn | | Gregory A. Fishman (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; 2004, New York. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1993); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Gregory A. Fishman | | Michael T. Fishman (Shareholder) born Cleveland, Ohio, December 12, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio; 2001, Illinois. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., 1991); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1995). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Michael T. Fishman | | Paul T. Fox (Shareholder) born New York, New York, January 17, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois; 1979, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1984, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1989, Wisconsin; 1990, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1994, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Ninth Circuits. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1975; J.D., cum laude, 1978). Founder and Co-Managing Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP Chicago Office. Order of the Coif. Member, Wigmore Society. Listed in: Leading Lawyers Network, Illinois; Illinois Super Lawyers; Strathmore, Marquis' Who's Who. Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Adjunct Faculty Member, Northwestern University School of Law. Charter Trustee, New Trier High School Educational Foundation. Former Chair, Glencoe, Illinois Nominating Caucus. Director, Albany Bank & Trust Co., NA. Member: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum; Jewish United Fund; Ravinia Music Festival. Member: Chicago and American (Member, Section on Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. (Co-Managing Shareholder, Chicago Office). Reported Cases: Quincy Commerce Center v. Maritime Administration, et al, 451 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2006); Miller v. Hypoguard, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27095 (SD IL 2006); Multiut Corp v. Draiman (in re Draiman), 2006 Bankr. LEXIS 1243, 1248 (Bkr. ND IL 2006); International Casings Group, Inc. v. Premium Standard Farms, Inc., 358 F. Supp. 2d 863 (WD MO 2005); Rendler v. Corus Bank, N.A., 272 F.3d 992 (7th Cir. 2001); CCC Information Services, Inc. v. American Salvage Pool Association, 230 F.3d 342 (7th Cir. 2000); Adreani v. First Colonial Bankshares Corp., 154 F.3d 389 (7th Cir. 1998); Bank Leumi Le Israel, B.M. v. Lee, 928 F.2d 232 (7th Cir. 1991); In re Pryor Eczel Corp., 1990 Bankr. LEXIS 510 (Bkr ND IL 1990); Dana Corp. v. American Precision Corp., 827 F.2d 755 (Fed. Cir. 1987); United States General, Inc. v. Albert, 792 F.2d 678 (7th Cir. 1986); In re Correa, 58 B.R. 88 (Bkr ND IL 1986)Multiut Corporation v. Draiman, 359 Ill. App. 3d 527, 834 N.E.2d 43, appeal denied 216 Ill. 2d 691, 834 N.E.2d 903 (2006); Hill v. St. Paul Fed'l Bank for Savings, 329 Ill. App. 3d 705, 768 N.E.2d 322 (1st Dist. 2002); Bank of Chicago v. Park National Bank, 237 Ill. App. 3d 1085, 606 N.E.2d 72 (1st Dist. 1992). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Action Defense; Banking Litigation; Employment Litigation. Email: Paul T. Fox | | Mark R. Galis (Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 10, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois; 1992, Pennsylvania; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S.M.E., 1988); George Washington University (J.D., 1991). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation; Software Licensing. Email: Mark R. Galis | | Matthew T. Gensburg (Shareholder) born Highland Park, Illinois, January 12, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois and Georgia; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1980); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1983). Law Clerk to the U.S. District Judge B. Avant Edenfield, Southern District of Georgia, 1983-1984. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Corporate Reorganization; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation. Email: Matthew T. Gensburg | | John F. Gibbons (Shareholder) born New York, New York, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois; 1989, California. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1982; J.D., 1985). Member, University of Notre Dame Law Review. Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1988-1994. Assistant States Attorney, Chief Financial Crime Unit, 1994-1996. Member, Secretary of State Securities Advisory Committee. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Complex and Multi-District Litigation. Email: John F. Gibbons | | Daniel D. Gordon (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois. Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); Yale Law School (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Fund Formation. Email: Daniel D. Gordon | | Richard D. Harris (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, September 26, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois; 1978-1982, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Eng., 1971; B.A, Econ., 1971); DePaul University (J.D., 1975). Co-Author: "The Entrepreneur's Trademark Guide," Chicago Bar Association, 1981. Member: Chicago (Board Member, Executive Committee, 1977-1978 and Chairman, Intellectual Property Law Committee, 1977-1978, Director, 1979-1981 and Vice Chairman, 1981-1983, Young Lawyers' Section), Illinois State and American (Member: Section of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law; Committee on Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law, Young Lawyers Division, 1980; Chairman, Trademark Subcommittee, 1980) Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Patent Law Association of Chicago; Decalogue Society of Lawyers. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Prosecution; Intellectual Property Portfolio Management; Intellectual Property Enforcement; Intellectual Property Infringement. Email: Richard D. Harris | | José A. Isasi, II (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1996, Trial Bar for Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1989); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1992). Member: American Bar Association; National Hispanic Bar Association; Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage. Email: José A. Isasi, II | | Gary R. Jarosik (Shareholder) born New Haven, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1991, Maryland; 1995, Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Bucknell University (B.S.E.E., 1986); University of Maryland (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Gary R. Jarosik | | Howard K. Jeruchimowitz (Shareholder) born New York, New York, October 8, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1999, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Cornell Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Champion, Cornell Law School Moot Court, 1997. Recipient: CALI Award; The Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Pro Bono Award. Editor, Cornell Law Review, 1997. Author, Note, "Tobacco Advertising," 82:2 Cornell Law Review 432, 1997. Panelist , Northwestern University School of Law, "The Importance of Legal Writing in Law Firms and Corporate Practice". Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: International Casings Group, Inc. v. Premium Standard Farms, Inc., 358 F. Supp. 2d 863 (W.D. Mo. 2005); Milwaukee Safeguard Insurance Co. v. Selcke, 324 Ill. App. 3d 344 (1st Dist. 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Real Estate Operations; Housing and Urban Development. Email: Howard K. Jeruchimowitz | | Leslie A. Klein (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y., August 2, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with honors, 1977); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., with high honors, 1980). Certified Public Accountant, 1977. Adjunct Professor, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation. Email: Leslie A. Klein | | Daniel L. Kraus (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, January 23, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois. Education: University of Minnesota (B.S., 1980; J.D., 1984; M.B.T., 1990). Certified Public Accountant, Minnesota, 1981. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Tax; Affordable Housing; Real Estate Development. Email: Daniel L. Kraus | | Amy C. Kurson (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois. Education: Bob Jones University (B.S., 1991); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Government Affairs; Land Development. Email: Amy C. Kurson | | Edward W. Lam (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, August 2, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, New York and Illinois; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1989); Syracuse University (J.D., 1994); DePaul University (LL.M., Taxation, 1997). Executive Editor, DePaul Business Law Journal, 1996-1997. Author: "The Treasury's Panacea Against Abusive Partnerships - Anti-Abuse Regulations Section 1.701-2: Tax Planning in the Wake of Brown Group, Inc. v. Commissioner," 9 DePaul Business Law Journal 65, 1996. Associate: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, 2002-2004; Shaw Pittman LLP, 2000-2002; Powell Goldstein, 1999-2000. Attorney Advisor, United States Tax Court, 1997-1999. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section). Practice Areas: Tax Law. Email: Edward W. Lam | | Charles B. Leuin (Shareholder) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1990); University of Illinois (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation. Email: Charles B. Leuin | | Matthew R. Lewin (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois. Education: State University of New York at Albany;Indiana University Kelely Graduate School of Business; Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington. Author, "Capital Fund Revenue Bonds Become Increasingly Popular" Affordable Housing Finance, September 2003; Co-Author: "Local PHAs Use HUD Capital Grants to Back Bonds," Affordable Housing Finance, May 2003; "Growing Trend of HUD Capital Grant-Backed Housing Bonds Offer Win-Win for Investors, Communities," Asset Securitization Report, March 10, 2003. Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance. Email: Matthew R. Lewin | | Peter H. Lieberman (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, May 17, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, New York; 1992, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with high honors and high distinction, 1984); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, M.P.P., 1988). Editor, Harvard Law Review, 1986-1988. Practice Areas: Corporate and International Transactions; Securities Regulation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Restructurings. Email: Peter H. Lieberman | | Corey E. Light (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y., June 1, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1978); DePaul University (J.D., 1982). Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Retail Industry. Email: Corey E. Light | | Steven M. Malina (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1983); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., 1987); University of Chicago (M.B.A., 1993). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Financial Services Regulation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Steven M. Malina | | Todd A. Mazur (Shareholder) born Buffalo, New York, August 20, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois. Education: Indiana University - Bloomington (B.A., with high distinction, 1997); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Order of the Coif. Member, Indiana Law Journal, 1999-2000. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Todd A. Mazur | | Mark J. McCombs (Shareholder) born Blue Island, Illinois, September 28, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: The American University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1981); Northwestern University (J.D., 1984). Author, "Real Estate and Sales Tax Abatements" Illinois Land Use Law, IICLE, 2004. Speaker: "Governmental Incentives, Abatements and Credits for Real Property Development," Lorman Education Services, 2006; "Economic Development Tools for Local Governments," Illinois Development and Finance Conference, 2006. Moderator, "Neighborhood Development: Seed Capital," International Economic Development Council, 2005 Annual Conference. General Attorney: Fire and Police Commission, Cicero, Illinois, 2005—; Park District, Blue Island, Illinois, 1985-1987. Fire Protection District, Northlake Illinois, 1985-1987. Special Economic Development Counsel, 1994—, Special Corporate Counsel (Investigations), 1998— and Administrative Hearings Officer, 1999—, Calumet Park, Illinois. Special Village Attorney, Phoenix, Illinois, 1999—. Special Economic Development Counsel, 2002-2005 and Administrative Hearings Officer, 2003-2005, Posen, Illinois. Special Economic Development Counsel: Oak Forest, Illinois, 2003-2005; Monee, Illinois, 1999-2001. Village Attorney, Sauk Village, Illinois, 1988-2002. Special Litigation Counsel: Tinley Park, Illinois, 1993-1995; Lansing, Illinois, 1993-1995. Member, Local Government Committee, Illinois State Treasurer's Transition Task Force, 1990. Electoral Board Hearing Officer, Calumet Township, Illinois, 1989. Principal Draftsman, Illinois Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Financing Act, 30 ILCS 440/1 (2004). Honors: Designation of "Mark McCombs Drive" by Calumet Park, Illinois (recognizing economic development leadership), 2003. Listed in: Who's Who in America, 2001—; Leading Lawyers Network, 2005—. Member: Justinian Society of Lawyers; International Council of Shopping Centers; International Municipal Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Government; Municipal Law; Public Finance; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Government Contracts; Administrative Adjudications; Tax Increment Finance. Email: Mark J. McCombs | | Paul D. McGrady, Jr. (Shareholder) born Huntington, West Virginia, July 30, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; 1997, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Cedarville College (B.A., 1993); DePaul University (J.D., 1996). Former In-House Counsel, True Value Hardware Company, Chicago. Adjunct Professor of Law, DePaul University College of Law, Center for Intellectual Property and Information Technology, 2001—. Member: Ohio State Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Section); Chicago Bar Association (Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 2005); International Trademark Association (Team Leader, U.S. Programming, 2008 Annual Meeting, Berlin; Co-Chair, Trademark Administrator's Conference, 2006; Member: Meetings Committee; Trademark Administrator's Conference Team, 2005; Trademarks Basics Conference Team, 2003); Intellectual Property Constituency of ICANN. Reported Cases: TruServ Corporation v. CreativeV; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Celebrex Online; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Mark Johnson; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Access Rx, CR, S.A.; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Cory Christensen; G.D. Searle & Co. v. RaveClub Berlin; Delta Corporate Identity, Inc. v. Venta a/k/a Leonard Bogucki; Delta Corporate Identity, Inc. v. Dotsan; Delta Corporate Identity, Inc. v. Private; Delta Corporate Identity, Inc. v. Seventh Summit Ventures; Delta Corporate Identity, Inc. v. Patrick Ory; Hachette Filipacchi Presse v. Corporate Services; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Montgomery Byers; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Entertainment Hosting Services, Inc.; Monsanto Company v. Rowena Tollitt; G.D. Searle & Co. v. James Mahony; G.D. Searle & Co. v. John Barry; Manpower, Inc. v. P.G. Koenraadt; G. D. Searle & Co. v. Buy This Domain a/k/a John Barry; Delta Corporate Identity, Inc. v. Ameriasa; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Michael Kerr; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Northside Computers; G.D. Searle & Co. v. 24-7-Commerce.com; G. D. Searle & Co. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Pharmacia Corp.) v. Woodrow Bridges a/k/a Sales; Kohler Co. v. Chris Friedland d/b/a Faucet Direct Inc.; Kohler Co. v. Daniel Auer; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Red Light Entertainment; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Per Ronnlund; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Javier Benavides; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Javier Benavides a/k/a None; G.D. Searle & Co. v. 24-dollars-for-3-pill-viagra-trial-pack.com; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Fred Pelham; G.D. Searle & Co. v. PNP Management; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Optimized Marketing Services; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Damien Wallace; G.D. Searle & Co. v. SD Domains a/k/a Steve Dyke; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Martin Marketing; G.D. Searle & Co. v. NA; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Paramount Marketing; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Kevin Dunham; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Innovative Solution Technologies a/k/a Vedavyasa Alapati; G.D. Searle & Co. v. John Gergen; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Celebrex Drugstore; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Celebrex Cox-2 Vioxx.com; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Celebrex Conference Correspondent; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Interlocution, Inc.; G.D. Searle & Co. v. E.T. Corp.; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Domain Manager; G. D. Searle & Co. v. Xenadrin-Source.com; G. D. Searle & Co. v. Xenadrin-Source.com; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Multimeds Inc.; G. D. Searle & Co. v. SHg d/b/a SHG Resources; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Universal Medical Alliance; G.D. Searle & Co. v. J. Roller Management; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Rick Brewer d/b/a Strategical Networks LLC; G.D. Searle & Co. v. DMG Online; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Paul Vickery; G.D. Searle & Co. v. 24-7-Commerce.com; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Deuce Strategies; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Timothy Brennan d/b/a Chance Technologies, LLC; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Robin Cimock; G.D. Searle & Co. v. MedScripts, LLC a/k/a Elizabeth Skinner; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Vioxx & Celebrex Arthritis Help; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Celebrex Xenical Online; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Erica Amane; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Joann Hefelinger; G.D. Searle & Co v. Via Real; G.D. Searle & Co. v. T. DeMaria c/o Boriqua Enterprises; G.D. Searle & Co. v. David Gregg; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Balloon Junction Marketing; G.D. Searle & Co. v. dfrantum; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Mike Flynn; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Argo Wibowo; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Sean a/k/a Sean Kim; Delta Corporate Identity, Inc. and Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. 1-800 Communications, Inc.; Delta Corporate Identity, Inc. and Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Tuna Orbay; Delta Corporate Identity, Inc. and Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Seventh Summit Ventures; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Zyphen Marketing; CPFilms Inc. v. Markus Herbig; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Celebrex Medication; Diners Club International Ltd. v. Al Powell; Diners Club International Ltd. v. SPS a/k/a DCS a/k/a ADC; G.D. Searle & Co. v. Caroline Street Clinic; Diners Club International, Ltd. v. Havec Lis; Manpower, Inc. v. BigMart.com; Diners Club International Ltd. v. Domain Admin; Toastmasters International v. Bealo Group S.A.; Diners Club International, Ltd. v. Infotechnics Limited; Prema Toy Company v. Administration Local; Travelers Express Co. Inc. v. Craig Satinoff; D.C. Travelers Express Company, Inc. v. NJ Industrial Research Center Inc.; Travelers Express Company, Inc. v. Bahamas Connect Ltd. B-81; Diners Club International Ltd. v. Kim Brown a/k/a Miss K.J. Brown; Diners Club International Ltd. v. Sajeda Ali; Project Management Institute, Inc. v. Dan Prather a/k/a Bethlehem Temple a/k/a The Alliance; Travelers Express Company, Inc. v. Henry Tsung; Hickory Farms, Inc. v. 1550507 Ontario Inc.; Travelers Express Co. Inc. v. Florin Dragnea; Manpower, Inc. v. Digital Pulsar, Proxy; Diners Club International Ltd. v. Car In Won Australia pty Ltd; Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. d/b/a Smith Barney v. Superior Electrical Contractors c/o David Davidson; Citigroup Inc. v. LaPorte Holdings, Inc.; Diners Club International Ltd. v. LaPorte Holdings, Inc.; Asian and Western Classics B.V. v. New York Link, Inc.; Diners Club International Ltd. v. Jeffrey Demerly Citigroup Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. d/b/a Smith Barney v. Asia Ventures; Citigroup Inc. v. Gene Yarsky; Diners Club International Ltd. v. Cameron Jackson; Citigroup Inc. v. Birgit Klostermann; Citigroup Inc. and Diners Club International Ltd. v. Citibank, N.A.; Kohler Co. v. Albert Jackson; Diners Club International Ltd. v. Diners Club International Ltd. c/o Domain Admin; Kmart of Michigan, Inc. v. WhoisGuard Protected c/o WhoisGuard; Kohler Co. v. Universal Banner; Kohler Co. v. Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc. c/o Whois Agent; Sears Brands, LLC v. Domains Ventures; Sears Brands, LLC v. 2220 Internet Coordinator; Diners Club International Ltd. v. Treuhand-Services; Diners-Club c/o Diners Club International Ltd. v. William Chang; American Traveler Staffing Professionals, LLC v. Web Master; Citigroup Inc. v. Digi Real Estate Foundation a/k/a NA NA; Kohler Co. v. Domains Ventures; Kohler Co. v. Arnold Cohen c/o American Bidet Products; Citigroup Inc. and Diners Club International Ltd. v. Steve Kerry d/b/a North West Enterprise, Inc.; Citigroup Inc. v. Watch My Domain c/o Nick M.; Kohler Co. v. Kohler Interior; Musidor B.V. v. Phil K.; KMart of Michigan, Inc v. David J. Terracciano; KMart of Michigan, Inc. v. Patti S. Lagle; Diners Club International Ltd. v. Hotels Etc.; Kohler Co. v. World Wide Plumbing Supply, Inc.; Kohler Co. v. Jason Zebra; KMart of Michigan, Inc. v. Michael W. Cone; Monsanto Company v. MDRGF c/o Francois Veillerette; Citigroup Inc. v. Vanita Sehgal; Diners Club International Ltd. v. O P Monga; Citigroup Inc. v. SZK.com; Diners Club International Ltd. v. Mainstream Advertising a/k/a Moniker Privacy Services; Diners Club International Ltd. v. Weber & Partners Consult SRL; Kohler Co. v. n/a c/o Richard Jones; Diners Club International Ltd. v. MForce Communications; Citigroup Inc. v. Forum LLC; Diners Club International Ltd. v. Nokta Internet Technologies; Kohler Co. v. Wesley Atkins a/k/a Default Profile. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Information Technology. Email: Paul D. McGrady, Jr. | | Amit Mehta (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois. Education: St. Louis University (B.S.B.A., Honors, 1997); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2000). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Private Equity. Email: Amit Mehta | | Gretchen N. Miller (Shareholder) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Arizona; 1999, District of Columbia; 2000, Illinois. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1993); George Washington University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1996). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; Defense Research Institute; District of Columbia Bar Organization. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Gretchen N. Miller | | Paul K. Morton (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, January 25, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1984); Northwestern University (J.D., 1987). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Venture Capital; Restructurings. Email: Paul K. Morton | | Jeffrey G. Mote (Shareholder) born November 28, 1964; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois, Northern District of Texas and Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Federal Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.S.I.E., 1986; J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Law Clerk to the Hon. Harlington Wood, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1997-1998. Member: Chicago (Member: Patent, Intellectual Property and Trial Sections) and American (Member: Intellectual Property and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. [Naval Aviator, U.S. Navy, 1987-1994]. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademark Litigation; Patent Litigation; Trademark Licensing; Patent Licensing; Copyrights; Trade Secrets; Unfair Competition. Email: Jeffrey G. Mote | | Trent M. Murch (Shareholder) born Normal, Illinois, November 15, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois. Education: Bradley University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1995); University of Illinois (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Email: Trent M. Murch | | Robert E. Neiman (Shareholder) born April 18, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.S., Business Administration, 1963); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1966). Mediator, Arbitrator. Past Director, United Way of Glencoe. Member: Wilmette Human Relations Committee, President, 1972; Wilmette Plan Commission. Trustee, Temple Am Shalom. Director: Anixter Center; Lambs Farm, Inc. Chairman, Wilmette Plan Commission, 1974-1975. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance; Joint Ventures; Real Estate Development; Workouts; Real Estate Sales; Leases and Leasing; Real Estate; Zoning Law; Construction Law; Dealership Law; Radio Common Carrier. Email: Robert E. Neiman | | David L. Newman (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., 1986); DePaul University (J.D., 1992). Member: American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property. Email: David L. Newman | | Gregory E. Ostfeld (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, July 5, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 2006, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: George Washington University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); University of Chicago (J.D., honors, 1998). Member: Chicago Bar Association; Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago. Reported Cases: Heller Financial, Inc. v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 371 F.3d 944 (7th Cir. 2004); REP MCR Realty, L.L.C. v. Lynch, 363 F.Supp.2d 984 (N.D. Ill. 2005); Keefe-Shea Joint Venture v. City of Evanston, 2005 WL 3536140 (Ill. App. 1st Dist., Dec 27, 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Shareholder Disputes; Construction Litigation; Antitrust; Products Liability Defense; Consumer Litigation; Class Action Defense. Email: Gregory E. Ostfeld | | Nancy A. Peterman (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with high distinction, 1988; J.D., cum laude, 1991). Practice Areas: Debtor/Creditor; Bankruptcy Law; Insolvency Law. Email: Nancy A. Peterman | | Rita Alliss Powers (Shareholder) born Hammond, Indiana, July 16, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 2002, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: DePauw University (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1990). Phi Delta Phi. Member, 1988-1989, and Executive Editor, 1989-1990, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; Women's Bar Association; Chicago Council of Lawyers. Reported Cases: U.S. v. Neufeld, 949 F.Supp. 555 (S.D. Ohio 1996); People v. Wilkinson, 285 Ill.App.3d 727 (1996); Edward Gray Corp. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, 94 F.3d 363 (7th Cir. 1996); Budget Rent-A-Car Sys., Inc. v. Consolidated Equity, LLC, No. 04 C 1772, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16070 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 3, 2005); Ferolie Corp. v. Advantage Sales & Mktg., LLC, No. 04 C 5425, 2004 U.S. Dist. Lexis 21738 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 25, 2004); Murray c. Citibank, N.A., No. 04 C 3294, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20941 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 18, 2004); Allstate Ins. Co. v. Employers Reins. Corp., 441 F.Supp.2d 865 (N.D. Ill. 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Rita Alliss Powers | | Matthew Prewitt (Shareholder) born Greenville, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; 2007, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Delta State University (B.A., 1993); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1996). Member: American Bar Association (Co-Chair, Environmental Liabilities in Bankruptcy Subcommittee; Co-Editor, Environmental Litigation Newsletter); Chicago Bar Association; New York State Bar Association. Reported Cases: Machinery Movers, Riggers and Machinery Erectors, Local 136 v. Nationwide Life Ins. Co., 40 Employee Benefits Cas. 1281 (N.D. Ill. 2006); United Air Lines, Inc. v. U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., et al. (In re UAL Corp.), 346 B.R. 456, (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2006); In re APCO Liquidating Trust, 370 B.R. 625 (Bankr. D. Del. 2007). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Trial Practice; Bankruptcy Litigation; Debtor and Creditor Remedies; Environmental Bankruptcy; Environmental Litigation; Employment Litigation; Noncompete Litigation; Trade Secret Misappropriation. | | E. Paul Quinn (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., Accounting, 1986); University of Virginia (J.D., 1991). Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1986. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: E. Paul Quinn | | James G. Richmond (Shareholder) born Sacramento, California, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Indiana; 1975, U.S Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1991, Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1966) Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1969). U.S Attorney, Northern District of Indiana, 1985-1991. Special Counsel to Deputy Attorney General William P. Barr for Financial Institution Fraud, 1990-1991. Chairman, Attorney General's Advisory Committee, 1989-1991. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Indiana, 1976-1983. Special Agent, IRS-CID, 1974-1976. Special Agent, FBI, 1971-1973. Member: Federal and American Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; American College of Trial Lawyers; Member Indiana University Academy of Law Fellows. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Listed, Best Lawyers in America and Chambers & Partners. [U.S Army Reserves, 1969-1971]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Gaming Law; Corporate Investigations; Federal Criminal Law. Email: James G. Richmond | | Daniel D. Rubinstein (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1995, California; 2007, Illinois. Education: Brown University (1991); Boston University (1995). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense. Email: Daniel D. Rubinstein | | Martha A. Sabol (Shareholder) born Concord, New Hampshire, April 12, 1960; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; 2000, District of Columbia. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.S., 1982); Loyola University (J.D., 1999). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Gaming Regulatory and Compliance; Corporate Law. Email: Martha A. Sabol | | Julia R. Sarron (Shareholder) born Peoria, Illinois, March 8, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1978); Columbia University (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities. Email: Julia R. Sarron | | Robert I. Schwimmer (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois. Education: American University (B.S., with honors, 1971); DePaul University (J.D., 1974). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Robert I. Schwimmer | | Keith J. Shapiro (Co-Managing Shareholder, Chicago Office; Co-Chair, Business Reorganization & Bankruptcy Practice) born Chicago, Illinois, November 14, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1980); Emory University (J.D., 1983). Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy; Founding Chair, Law and Justice Committee of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; General Counsel, Association of Insolvency Accountants, 1993—; Alumni Advisor, Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal; Member, Board of Editors and Board of Advisors, West's Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, 1984-2002; Member, Advisory Board of St. John's University School of Law Bankruptcy L.L.M. Program; Adjunct Professor, McGeorge School of Law's International program in Salzburg, Austria, 1995-2000; Founder and First Chairman of the Board of Directors, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification, 1992-1995; Member: R3 London; Jewish United Fund (Member, Board of Directors; Co-Leader, Nachshon Poland/Israel Leadership Mission, 2006; Chair, Jewish United Fund's Lawyers Division Dinner, 2005); Member, Board of Directors and Chairman, Steering Committee, Chicagoland Jewish High School; Member, Law School Council, Emory University School of Law, 2003—; Member, Advisory Board, Georgetown University Law Center and ABI's "Views From the Bench" annual program; Member, Board of Directors, Chair of Audit Committee, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Sciences, Chicago Medical School, 2005—; Board Member, Anti-Defamation League of Greater Chicago; Member, Executive Committee and Board of Directors, Congregation Beth Shalom, Northbrook, Illinois; Former Member, Board of Directors, INSOL International; Chair, Chicago Bar Association Bankruptcy & Reorganization Committee, 1999-2000. Member: American Bankruptcy Institute (Chairman of the Board, 2002-2003; President, 2000-2001; Former Member of Board of Directors and Executive Committee; Founding Chair, Central States Bankruptcy Workshop, 1993-1999; Founding Chair, Committee on Health Care Insolvency, 1994-1998; Founding Chair, Committee on Professional Compensation in Bankruptcy Cases). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Insolvency Law; Corporate Reorganization; International Law. Email: Keith J. Shapiro | | Howard E. Silverman (Shareholder) born Gary, Indiana, January 7, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S.E.E., 1981); Washington University (J.D., 1984). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Patent, Trademark and Copyright; Intellectual Property Transactions and Litigation; Unfair Competition; Administrative Agency. Email: Howard E. Silverman | | Richard A. Sirus (Shareholder) born Oak Park, Illinois, June 17, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois. Education: Loyola University (B.B.A., 1980; J.D., 1982). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1986. Member: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Illinois Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Past President, North Shore Chapter). Practice Areas: ERISA. Email: Richard A. Sirus | | Douglas B. Teaney (Shareholder) born Granite City, Illinois, May 24, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Illinois Institute of Technology (B.S.M.A.E., with honors, 1983); Northern Illinois University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Pi Tau Sigma; Delta Theta Phi. Staff Member, 1985-1986 and Editor-in-Chief, 1986-1987, Northern Illinois University Law Review. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Patent, Trademark & Copyright; Unfair Competition; Administrative Agency. Email: Douglas B. Teaney | | Jeffrey L. Terry (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1991); Loyola University (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities. Email: Jeffrey L. Terry | | Jason M. Toon (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri; 2000, Illinois. Education: St. Louis University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Board of Editors and Research Editor, Creighton Law Review, 1997-1999. Member, Board of Directors, Association of Corporate Counsel (St. Louis Chapter), 2001-2004. Counsel, The May Department Stores Company, 1999-2004. Associate, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP, 2004-2005. Member: Chicago Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; International Council of Shopping Centers. Practice Areas: Shopping Center Development; Commercial Real Estate; Retail. Email: Jason M. Toon | | Jeffrey S. Torosian (Shareholder) born Valley Stream, N.Y., October 19, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Ninth Circuits and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1990); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1993). Literary Editor, Pepperdine Law Review. Adjunct Professor, DePaul University College of Law. Member, Executives' Club of Chicago. Member, City Club of Chicago. Member, Chicago Cabinet, Chair, Chicago Leadership Committee and Member, New York Regional Annual Giving Committee, University of Chicago. Member: American Bar Association (Chair, Private Equity Litigation Subcommittee; Member, Subcommittee on Securities Litigation); International Bar Association (Member, International Litigation Committee). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Jeffrey S. Torosian | | Randi L. Valerious (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1987); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1990). Member, Board of Directors, Anixter Center, 1996-2005. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance; Strategic Alliances; Corporate Law; Technology Law. Email: Randi L. Valerious | | Neal H. Weinfield (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: Cornell University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 1987). Author: "Compliance with the National Contingency Plan," 28 Chem. Waste Lit. Rptr. 1 (June 1994); "RCRA Criminal Liability," 30 Chem. Waste Lit. Rptr. 2 (July 1994); "A Brownfield Model Collapses under the Weight of Litigation: City of Wichita v. Trustees of the APCO Oil Corporation Liquidating Trust," 48 Chem. Waste Lit. Rptr. 5 (October 2005). Key Note Speaker, "Allocation of Liability Based on Ground Water Modeling: City of Wichita v. Trustees of the APCO Oil Corporation Liquidating Trust," 2005 NGWA Ground Water and Environmental Law Conference, July 2005. Presenter: "Environmental, Health & Safety Compliance and Training," November 2003; "Environmental Compliance and Training," 2000-2002. Speaker, "Illinois' New Risk-Based Clean Up Standards and Related Legal Implications," National CLE Conference, Vail, Colorado, January 1997. Appointed Member, Illinois Environmental Regulatory Review Commission. Practice Areas: Environmental Law. Email: Neal H. Weinfield | | OF COUNSEL | | Anthony L. Abboud (Of Counsel) born Iowa City, Iowa, March 21, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2004, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Carleton College (B.A., 1988); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1994). Member, National Moot Court Team, University of Iowa College of Law. Member, Investment and Legislative Committees, Chair, Rules & Personnel Committee and Former Trustee, Board of Trustees, Teachers' Retirement System for the State of Illinois. Member, Illinois Venture Capital Association. Member, Board of Directors, Belle Center of Chicago. Former Deputy Director of Housing, State Treasurer's Office, State of Illinois. Member: Chicago and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Business Law) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Tasini v. New York Times, 206 F.3d 161 (2d Cir. 2000), aff'd, 533 U.S. 483 (2001); Frullatti Franchise Systems, Inc. v. Dana Areece & Co., 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8900 (N.D. Illinois, June 27, 2001); Stainer v. Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores, Inc., 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3770 (N.D. Illinois, March 12, 2003). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Products Liability; Government. Email: Anthony L. Abboud | | David W. Baddley (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; 2004, Illinois. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., magna cum laude, 1994); University of Florida College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1998). Practice Areas: Restructuring; Reorganization; Bankruptcy. Email: David W. Baddley | | Andrew J. Enschedé (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1998, Illinois; 2002, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Education: Tufts University (B.A., 1990); Leiden University, The Netherlands, International Law Program; John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1994). Languages: Dutch, French. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Andrew J. Enschedé | | Scott H. Kapp (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with honors, 1994); Northwestern University (J.D., 1998); University of Chicago, (M.B.A. 2005). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Real Estate; Securities. Email: Scott H. Kapp | | Myron Lieberman (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, February 14, 1931; admitted to bar, 1954, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois and Stanford University (B.S., 1952); Stanford University and Northwestern University (LL.B., 1954). Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Northwestern University Law Review, 1953-1954. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities. Email: Myron Lieberman | | Mary Kathryn McCreery (Of Counsel) born June 29, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: Marquette University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); University of Notre Dame (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Mary Kathryn McCreery | | Jane B. McCullough (Of Counsel) born Muroc, California, May 3, 1945; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan; Elmhurst College (B.A., 1976); DePaul College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Member, De Paul Law Review, 1979-1981. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Jane B. McCullough | | Kevin J. O'Shea (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, August 27, 1966; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1996); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Illinois State Bar Association. [With USAR, 1984-1992]. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. | | George Pitt (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, July 21, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1960; J.D., 1963). Phi Delta Phi. Notes and Comments Editor, Northwestern University Law Review, 1962-1963. Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Public Finance. Email: George Pitt | | David W. Schoenberg (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, October 20, 1942; admitted to bar, 1966, Illinois; 1969, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1963); University of Illinois (J.D., 1966). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant Editor, University of Illinois Law Forum, 1965-1966. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. [Capt. U.S. Army, 1967-1970]. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: David W. Schoenberg | | Samuel K. Skinner (Of Counsel) born 1938; admitted to bar, 1966, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.S., 1960); DePaul University (J.D., 1966). DePaul Law Review, 1964-1965. Lecturer, Trial Practice, John Marshall Law School, 1974-1977. Chairman, Illinois Capitol Development Board, 1979—. Special Assistant, Illinois Attorney General. Counsel, Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board. Assistant United States Attorney, 1968-1975 and United States Attorney, 1975-1977, Northern District of Illinois. Former Secretary of Transportation, 1989-1991. Former White House Chief of Staff, 1991-1992. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Legal Club of Chicago; Law Club of Chicago. Practice Areas: Governmental Affairs; Litigation. Email: Samuel K. Skinner | | Robert M. Soshnik (Of Counsel) born Omaha, Nebraska, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Nebraska; 1983, Missouri; 2006, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with high distinction, 1973); University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1977). Member: Illinois State, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Retail Real Estate. Email: Robert M. Soshnik | | Chad D. Striker (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1997, Minnesota; 2002, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1993; J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law. Email: Chad D. Striker | | G. Ray Warner (Of Counsel) born Columbia, South Carolina, December 16, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Georgia; 1982, Illinois; 2006, New York. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1977); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1980); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Corporation Law, 1985). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Epsilon. General Motors Scholar; John Henry Wigmore Scholar. Member, Mortar Board. Northwestern University School of Law National Moot Court Team, 1980. Finalist, National Merit Scholarship. Recipient: 1997 Outstanding Professor Award; 1995 Best Friend Award; 1993 Outstanding Professor Award; Pierson Award, University of Missouri at Kansas City; 2005-2006 Outstanding Professor Award, St. John's University; W. Oliver Rasch Award, Journal of the Missouri Bar, 1987; Dean's Letter of Commendation for Outstanding Performance, New York University School of Law; Wigmore Key, Most Outstanding Senior Award, Northwestern University School of Law. Listed in: Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities; Who's Who in American Law. Author: "The Anti-Bankruptcy Act: Revised Article 9 and Bankruptcy," 9 Am. Bankr. Inst. L. Rev. 3 (2001); "Repossession Titles and Turnover Under Revised Article 9," 23 Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 22 (March 2004); "Revised Article 9 of the UCC: Attachment, Filing and Foreclosure Under Revised Article 9," 16 Com. L. Bull. 10 (March/April 2001). Lecturer: "Current Developments and Trends in Bankruptcy Practice," United States Trustee Program's Chapter 7 Trustee Training Conference, Columbia, South Carolina, May 20, 2004; "Wearing Too Many Hats: Can You Ethically Do What You Want in the Case?," New York City Bankruptcy Conference, American Bankruptcy Institute, May 17, 2004; "Fiduciary Duty and DIP Counsel's Role," Commercial and Bankruptcy Section Meeting, Connecticut State Bar, New Haven, Connecticut, March 23, 2004; "Current & Future Role of the Courts in the Turnaround Process," Turnaround Management & Corporate Restructuring Summit, New York, New York, February 26, 2004; "Changing the Lawyer's Role in Bankruptcy," Keynote Address, William J. O'Neill Bankruptcy Institute, Cleveland Bar Association, Cleveland, Ohio, December 11, 2003; "Conflicts Within the Bankruptcy System," Ninth Circuit Chief Bankruptcy Judges' Meeting, La Quinta, California, December 4, 2003; "Current Developments and Trends in Chapter 13 Practice," United States Trustee Program's Chapter 13 Trustee Training Conference, Columbia, South Carolina, June 26, 2003; "Creative Lawyering, Pushing the Envelope and Going Beyond?" 16th Annual Northwest Bankruptcy Institute, Seattle, Washington, April 23, 2003; "Revised Article 9: Attachment, Filing, and Foreclosure," 16th Annual Northwest Bankruptcy Institute, Seattle, Washington, April 23, 2003; "Chapter 11: The Land of Opportunity," 16th Annual Northwest Bankruptcy Institute, Seattle, Washington, April 23, 2003; "New Legislative Developments: Changing the Lawyer's Role," Annual Spring Meeting, American Bankruptcy Institute, Washington, D.C., April 13, 2003; "Supreme Court Ushers in the Nextwave of Bankruptcy Discrimination," Kansas City Kansas Bankruptcy Bar Association, Kansas City, Kansas, March 19, 2003; "Is Revised Article 9 an Anti-Bankruptcy Act? Yes," Bankruptcy and the UCC: Points of Intersection and Conflict, Oklahoma City University School of Law, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, January 23, 2003. Professor of Law and Director, LL.M. in Bankruptcy, St. John's University School of Law. Faculty Advisor: American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review; Conrad B. Duberstein/ABI National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition. Member: American Bankruptcy Institute (Member: Executive Committee, 1997-2003; Board of Directors, 1992-2004); American Board of Certification (Chair, 1999-2000; President, 1999; First Vice President and President-Elect, 1988; Member: Board of Directors, 1991-2003, 2004—; Management Committee, 1998-2003; Executive Committee, 1991-2003; Dean and Charter Dean, 1991-1995; Faculty Member, 1991-1998, 2004—); International Insolvency Institute (Charter Member). Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy. Reported Cases: Fidelity Financial Services, Inc. v. Fink,—U.S.—, 118 S.Ct. 651, 139 L.Ed.2d 571 (S.Ct. 1/13/98)(9-0)(Souter, J.). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Law; Secured Transactions. Email: G. Ray Warner | | David A. Wheeler (Of Counsel) born St. Paul, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., Information Systems Management, 1987); Loyola College, Maryland (M.B.A., Finance, 1993); Loyola University (J.D., 1999). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Spencer v. Mortgage Acceptance Corporation, Case No. 05 C 0356, 2006 WL 1302413, N.D. Illinois, May 4, 2006 (successful application of the Rooker-Feldman doctrine in defense of federal civil rights and consumer lending claims against national mortgage lenders and servicers). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: David A. Wheeler | | ASSOCIATES | | W. Tyler Adkerson (Associate) born September 27, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, California; 2007, Illinois. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1998); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Corporate Law. | | Michael J. Baum (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1999); Loyola University (J.D., 2002). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Michael J. Baum | | Richard P. Bender (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: Carnegie Mellon University (B.S.); Columbia University (M.B.A.); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D.). Languages: French and German. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent Litigation. Email: Richard P. Bender | | Beth A. Black (Associate) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.S., 1990); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Beth A. Black | | Bevin M. Brennan (Associate) born Glens Falls, New York; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1997); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Bevin M. Brennan | | Dustin C. Calkins (Associate) born Flint, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2004); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Dustin C. Calkins | | Abigail A. Clapp (Associate) born 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; 2005, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1996); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1999-2001. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Seventh Circuit Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Abigail A. Clapp | | Rachel B. Cohen (Associate) born Niles, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.B.A., 2002); University of Illinois (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Rachel B. Cohen | | Paul Del Aguila (Associate) born Lima, Peru, September 16, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2003, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Southern District of Illinois. Education: University of California at Irvine (B.A., 1998); University of Illinois (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Paul Del Aguila | | Kathryn Delmonte (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 2001); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Kathryn Delmonte | | Kate Dugan (Associate) born St. Louis, Misso |
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