Summary
I have practiced law in Chicago for 46 years and have represented clients with a wide variety of business problems. When my clients need help in areas in which I do not practice, I am able to refer them to lawyers who meet their needs. I believe in maintaining the highest ethical standards, which includes giving excellent value to my clients for the fees they pay me. I enjoy the practice of law for the intellectual stimulation it provides and for the ability to help clients solve their problems.
Corporate and business law; securities law and corporate finance law; mergers and acquisitions law; buying and selling businesses; partnership and limited liability company (LLC) law; arbitration; liability of broker-dealers for sale of unsuitable securities.
Degrees: Stanford Univ. (LL.B); Univ. of Chicago (M.A. in English History); DePauw and Durham Univs. (B.A.); Phi Beta Kappa; American, IL and Chicago Bar Assns; Fellow, IL Bar Foundation; Director, Foundation for the Development of the Retarded; Visiting Professor of Business Law (Czech Republic, 2010); Former Chair, C.B.A. Securities Law Committee; Selected by members of the Illinois Bar Association as a "Leading Illinois Attorney"; author of various articles and speaker at various seminars..