MEMBERS OF FIRM
Jeffry M. Henderson (Member) born 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Norther District of Illinois including Trial Bar and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Seventh and Ninth Circuit. Education: St. Norbert College (B.A., 1981); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1984); Chicago-Kent College of Law (LL.M., in Financial Services Law, 1993). Member, Futures Regulation Committee.Email: Jeffry M. Henderson
Mark M. Lyman (Member) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: Providence College (B.A., 1981); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1984). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Special Agencies: National Association of Dealer Counsel.Email: Mark M. Lyman
Joseph A. Girardi (Member) born 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1968); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1972).Email: Joseph A. Girardi
Douglas E. Arend (Member) born 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois; 1984, U.S. Tax Court; 1991, New York and U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1980); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1983).Email: Douglas E. Arend
Robert Christie (Member) born 1948; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1999, U.S. Tax Court; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Seventh Circuits; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Kansas State University (B.S.C.S., B.S.B.A., 1972); DePaul University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Editor-in-Chief, DePaul Business Law Journal.Email: Robert Christie
Michael D. Sefton (Member) born May 29, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 1995); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Commodities; Securities.Email: Michael D. Sefton
Harris L. Kay (Member) born Norfolk, Virginia, January 11, 1972; admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia; 2007, New York; 2008, Illinois. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., English, 1993); University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., 1996). Formerly with: LeClairRyan; Hunton & Williams LLP. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation and Regulation(40%); Commodities(40%); Commercial Litigation(20%).Email: Harris L. Kay
ASSOCIATES
Nicole M. Kuchera (Associate) born Laramie, Wyoming, May 21, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: DePaul University (B.S., Business, 2002); Chicago-Kent College of Law (LL.M. in Financial Services Law, 2006; J.D., 2006). Recipient, CALI Excellence Awards: Tax Procedure, Lawyering for Venture Capital and Negotiation. Finalist, Charles Hughes Moot Court. Practice Areas: Commodities; Securities; Business.Email: Nicole M. Kuchera
Kevin M. Magnuson (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, November 25, 1976; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.A., Political Science, 2000); DePaul University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Real Estate(60%); Corporate(20%); Sports Law(20%).Email: Kevin M. Magnuson
Andrea Stulgies-Clauss (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois. Education: DePaul University (B.A., 1986); Northwestern University (J.D., 1989). Member: Chicago Bar Association. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Commodities Regulation; Investment Regulation; Corporate Law.Email: Andrea Stulgies-Clauss
Steven M. Varhola (Associate) born Fairview, Ohio, October 16, 1970; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois. Education: Regis University (B.A., 1995); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2001). Formerly with: Schiller DuCanto and Fleck LLP; Anthony J. Madonia & Associates, Ltd. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Steven M. Varhola