West Palm Beach Partner Joel Rothman was interviewed on Thursday on the legal side of iPhone/smart phone applications for an upcoming Comcast Newsmakers broadcast.  Mr. Rothman discussed what app developers should do before or during the creation process, how to protect their ideas, applications and iPhones/smart phones.  Comcast Newsmakers features community leaders, opinion makers, elected [...]

West Palm Beach Partner Steven Daniels was recently named the development chair for the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Florida Region.  Mr. Daniels  will oversee fundraising for ADL in Florida and serve a two-year term.  Mr. Daniels  also recently served as the emcee for the ADL Florida’s 2010 Torch of Liberty Award Dinner which honors ADL members [...]

Fort Lauderdale Partner Alan Kipnis discussed the risks and rewards of purchasing a home that has been foreclosed on with NorthJersey.com. Mr. Kipnis discussed what to look for and how to go through the process. The article appeared in the February 20 issue of the North Jersey Homes section. Click here to read the full [...]

West Palm Beach Partner John Turner has been elected to membership in the Trial Attorneys of America. This national organization of trial counsel is limited to 200 attorneys in private practice plus corporate counsel who deal primarily with product liability matters. Membership is by invitation only. 

Hoffman Estates Partners Arthur L. Janura and Nancy S. Harbottle will be speakers at the annual Illinois Municipal League (IML) Municipal Attorneys Seminar on March 19. Mr. Janura and Ms. Harbottle will be presenting a seminar entitled “Tips on Drafting & Reviewing Letters of Credit & Performance Bonds.” The seminar is being held in Bloomington, [...]

Arnstein & Lehr LLP is pleased to welcome to the firm’s Chicago office Marc S. Zaslavsky.  Mr. Zaslavsky is an associate in the Bankruptcy Group. Mr. Zaslavsky  earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Indiana University and his J.D. magna cum laude from DePaul University College of Law. Mr. Zaslavsky was a member of [...]

On February 12 Chicago Partner  Robert E. McKenzie was interviewed for “On the Money!”, a weekly radio program that reaches listeners in the South Florida market.  Mr. McKenzie discussed trends in IRS enforcement of individuals in 2009, including off shore accounts, the IRS stated increase in audits among the wealthy and self-employed, and changes in [...]

Arnstein & Lehr attorneys John Ropiequet and Christopher Naveja co-author Fair Lending Developments: The End of Discretionary Pricing? and the return to the mortgage finance arena. Fair Lending Developments: The End of Discretionary Pricing?

Miami Partner and member of Arnstein & Lehr’s Bankrptcy & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group, Phillip Hudson, III, discussed bankruptcy “contagion theory” in the February 3 issue of the Daily Business Review. Mr. Hudson talks about why many people continue to pay on homes that are not worth their mortgage and what to look for from [...]

Chicago Partner and member of Arnstein & Lehr’s Consumer Finance Practice Group,  John Ropiequet,  recently published an article in the Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report entitled “Racial Discrimination Claims in Current Mortgage and Auto Finance Litigation:  The Song Remains the Same.”  The article discusses recent enforcement actions by state and federal agencies asserting that lenders’ [...]