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| | Address | | 542 South Dearborn Street, Suite 900 | | Chicago, Illinois 60605 | | (Cook Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 312-733-3950 | | Fax: 312-733-3952 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.rddlaw.net | | |
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| Rachlis Durham Duff & Adler, LLC practices in the following areas of law:
Commercial Litigation, Corporate Litigation, Contract Litigation, Civil Appeals, Construction Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Securities, Employment, Consumer Fraud and Class Defense, Mass Torts, Accountants Liability. | | Firm Size: 5 | | PARTNERS | | Michael Rachlis (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, October 18, 1966; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois and Wisconsin; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1987); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Wisconsin International Law Journal, 1989-1990. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Contract Litigation; Civil Appeals. Email: Michael Rachlis | | Edwin L. Durham (Partner) born Urbana, Illinois, September 6, 1957; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits. Education: University of Illinois (A.B., 1987; J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Phi Beta Kappa. Harno Fellow. Recipient, Rickert's Award for Legal Writing and Academic Achievement. Editor-in-Chief, University of Illinois Law Review, 1989-1990. Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation. Email: Edwin L. Durham | | Kevin B. Duff (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, March 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Circuits, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1989; J.D., 1992). Alpha Sigma Nu. Law Fellow. Managing Editor, Journal of Law and Policy in International Business, 1991-1992. Author/Presentor: "Class Acts: The Stage of Things to Come in Defending Class Actions," Price Waterhouse Coopers General Counsel Forum, Chicago, November 2003; "Putting Out and Preventing Fires: Prosecuting, Defending, and Anticipating Emergency Litigation" and "Preparation and Readiness for a TRO Motion," PriceWaterhouseCoopers General Counsel Forum, Chicago, June 2001; "Suing and Defending Fiduciaries," American Bar Association Real Estate and Probate Litigation Committee newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 1, (May 2002), at 8-18 (also presented at ABA Annual Meeting, August 2001). Member: Chicago, Seventh Circuit, Illinois State and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Mass Torts; Accountants Liability. Email: Kevin B. Duff | | Marion B. Adler (Partner) born New York, N.Y., October 20, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Federal Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Middlebury College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1976); Yale University (M.A., 1977); University of Chicago (J.D., with honors, 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Member, University of Chicago Law Review, 1980-1981; Associate Editor, 1981-1982. Author: "Class Acts: The Stage of Things to Come in Defending Class Actions," Price Waterhouse Coopers General Counsel Forum, Chicago, November 2003; "Pursuing Insurance Coverage for Mold and 'Sick Building' Claims Under Tradition Liability Policies: Recent Developments in Applying the Pollution Exclusion," 12 Coverage No. 2 (March/April 2002) (also presented at ABA Section of Litigation Insurance Coverage Committee, 2002 midyear meeting); "Putting Out and Preventing Fires: Prosecuting, Defending, and Anticipating Emergency Litigation" (PriceWaterhouseCoopers General Counsel Forum, Chicago, June 2001); "Insurance Coverage 101 for Policyholders: The Basics of General Liability Policies," 11 Coverage No. 4, 22 (July/Aug. 2001) (also presented at ABA Section of Litigation Insurance Coverage Committee, 2001 midyear meeting); "Lessons Learned from the Bills (Clinton and Gates): When the CEO is Deposed" (PriceWaterhouseCoopers General Counsel Forum, Chicago, June 1999); "Legal Issues Involved in Long-Tail Insurance Disputes" (Mealey's Publications, Chicago, 1997); "An Overview of the Law of Privilege for Practitioners in Illinois" (Chi. Bar Ass'n 1997); "The Attorney-Client Privilege within the Corporation" (PriceWaterhouseCoopers General Counsel Forum, Chicago, December 1996); "Appellate Advocacy and Complex Insurance Coverage Disputes," in Trying Insurance Coverage Disputes (Law Journal Seminars-Press N.Y. June 1995). Member: Illinois State and American (Member, Litigation Section; Co-Chair, Practices and Procedures Subcommittee, Insurance Coverage Committee, 2000-2002) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage. Email: Marion B. Adler | | OF COUNSEL | | Eric S. Newman (Of Counsel) born Park Ridge, Illinois, June 30, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., with distinction, 1988); Northwestern University (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Eric S. Newman |
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