(Main Office)

The firm was founded in 1952 by Edward I. Rothschild, John Paul Stevens, and Norman J. Barry. Today, the firm continues its long tradition of representing clients with the quality and depth often associated with larger firms, but with the greater efficiency, responsiveness, and personal touch that the best small firms can provide. The firm's highly qualified attorneys work well together in serving their clients' needs. Representation of small to medium-sized businesses is a major part of the firm's business. The firm's clients also include large publicly held companies, trade associations, governmental bodies, and families and individuals.

Statement of Practice

General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice in Federal and State Courts. General, Corporate and Business Law, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate, Antitrust, Aviation, Creditor, Bankruptcy, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Employment, Employment Discrimination, Environmental, Franchising, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Pensions, Secured Transactions and Taxation.

Address

Suite 3900
55 West Monroe Street
Chicago, IL 60603-5017, (Cook Co.)

Phone

Phone: 312-372-2345
Fax: 312-372-2350

Website

http://www.rbmchicago.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Daniel Cummings (Member) born Joliet, Illinois, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1972); New York University (J.D., 1975). Assistant Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, 1975-1978. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Construction Litigation.Email: Daniel Cummings

Alan S. Madans (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, New York; 1984, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., with honors, 1978); Duke University (J.D., with distinction, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Duke Law Journal, 1980-1981. Law Clerk to: Judge James L. Oakes, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1981-1982; Mr. Justice Harry A. Blackmun, 1982-1983. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Contract Law; Business Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Alan S. Madans

Robin K. Powers (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, 1989); Northwestern University (J.D., 1992). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Business Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Robin K. Powers

Jonathan E. Rothschild (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., cum laude, 1976); Northwestern University (J.D., 1980). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Trusts and Estates.Email: Jonathan E. Rothschild

John D. Silk (Member) born Toledo, Ohio, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio; 1997, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., high honors, 1992); Boston College (J.D., 1995). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law; Commercial Real Estate; Franchises and Franchising.Email: John D. Silk

Kenneth P. Taube (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1949; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois. Education: Harvard College (B.A., 1976); University of Illinois (J.D., 1979). Managing Editor, University of Illinois Law Review, 1978-1979. Law Clerk to Justice Robert C. Underwood, Supreme Court of Illinois, 1979-1980. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Intellectual Property; Civil Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Kenneth P. Taube

Michael J. Wall (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1972); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1975). Law Clerk to: Justice Edward J. Egan, Illinois Appellate Court, 1975; Justice John M. O'Connor, Jr., Illinois Appellate Court, 1976. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation; Franchise Law and Litigation; Business Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Real Estate.Email: Michael J. Wall

OF COUNSEL

John J. Coffey, III (Of Counsel) born Evanston, Illinois, 1936; admitted to bar, 1961, Illinois. Education: St. Mary's College (B.A., cum laude, 1958); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1961). Legislation Editor, Notre Dame Law Review, 1960-1961. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates.Email: John J. Coffey, III

Joseph P. Della Maria, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, 1940; admitted to bar, 1966, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., 1962; J.D., 1966). Lead Articles Editor, Notre Dame Law Review, 1965-1966. Law Clerk to Judge Roger J. Kiley, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1966-1967. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. [LCDR, JAGC, USNR, active duty, 1967-1971]. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Joseph P. Della Maria, Jr.

Melvin I. Mishkin (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, 1931; admitted to bar, 1957, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.S.L., 1956; J.D., 1957). Tau Epsilon Rho; Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Northwestern University Law Review, 1956-1957. Attorney, Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, 1958-1959. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Automotive Franchises and Dealerships; Civil Litigation; Family Law.

Sheila M. Murphy (Of Counsel) born Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1937; admitted to bar, 1970, Colorado and Illinois. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1959); DePaul University (J.D., 1970). Retired Illinois Circuit Court Presiding Judge, Sixth District. Practice Areas: Mediation; Arbitration; Litigation; Appellate Practice; Death Penalty.Email: Sheila M. Murphy

William G. Myers (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, 1930; admitted to bar, 1953, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1950; J.D., 1953). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Business Law.Email: William G. Myers