Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Mark Spognardi was quoted in the February 18 Corporate Counsel magazine article, “Judge OKs Wal-Mart’s firing of Medical Marijuana User.”  Mr. Spognardi discussed a Michigan federal judge’s decision to dismiss Joseph Casias’ wrongful termination claim against Wal-Mart. To read the article in full, click here.

Chicago Partner Judith Grubner applied for a trademark for Arnstein & Lehr’s Flat Fee Freddy®, and he is now an official trademark of Arnstein & Lehr LLP. Whenever he is mentioned as “Flat Fee Freddy®” the registered mark should follow.  Flat Fee Freddy® is the unofficial mascot of the firm’s Intellectual Property practice group. To [...]

Chicago Partner Howard Swibel was profiled by the Evanston Review about his involvement with SHALVA and what inspires him.  Mr. Swibel will be honored at a SHALVA ceremony March 3. Click here to read the full article.

On Tuesday, February 15, Chicago Partner Thomas White gave a presentation to financial advisors with RBC Wealth Management at their Chicago offices.  Mr. White’s presentation addressed issues financial advisors to 401(k) plans should be aware of and how to address those issues with plan managers.

Chicago Associate Robert A. McKenzie is coordinating the Voluntary Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program with John Marshall Law School. The VITA program provides free assistance to low income taxpayers in filing their 2010 federal income taxes. The program is offered on Saturdays through April 16 and is staffed by volunteers from John Marshall.  Mr. McKenzie [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Robert E. McKenzie recently authored a piece titled, “IRS and Offshore Accounts.” It discusses the IRS’ new 2011 Voluntary Disclosure Initiative (OVDI) for taxpayers to disclose their unreported offshore accounts. To read “IRS and Offshore Accounts” in full, please view below or download the PDF by clicking here.

In a February 17 article, Giordano’s files for bankruptcy protection, appearing in the online edition of Crain’s Chicago Business, Chicago Partner Michael Gesas addressed Giordano’s Enterprises petition filed that day with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to assist it in the restructuring or [...]

Chicago Partner Samuel Levine spoke for Lohrman Education Services on Thursday February 10 at the program titled “Title Examination in Illinois” Mr. Levine  spoke on “Title Coverage, Litigation and Mechanics Liens”. The audience consisted of developers, contractors, loan servicers and attorneys.

Chicago Partner Steve Malitz wrote an article for destinationCRM.com entitled “The Plusses and Pitfalls of Arbitration.” The article was a follow up to an article he published about the importance of a strong sales contract. DestinationCRM.com is the online magazine version of CRM (Customer Relationship Management) Magazine. The article appeared on the website on February [...]

Arnstein & Lehr attorneys are major contributors to the two-volume book entitled Commercial Real Estate published this month, by the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE). Chicago Partner William Anaya is the general editor of the book and author of a chapter entitled “Environmental Considerations in Commercial Real Estate Transactions,” Chicago Partner Joel Hurwitz [...]

West Palm Beach Partner Joel Rothman is speaking at a webinar on February 18 with Biscom, the leading provider of secure document transfer technology to the legal industry. Mr. Rothman will share Arnstein & Lehr’s experience with exchanging large documents with clients and outside counsel and review the process the firm employed to evaluate and [...]

Chicago partner Mary Cannon Veed co-chaired the two-day Insolvency Workshop the week of January 17. The conference was presented by the International Association of Insurance Receivers in New Orleans and had about 105 attendees representing insurance regulators, insurance guaranty funds, and insurance receivers from around the country and Canada. Mrs. Veed also moderated a panel [...]

Chicago Partner Thadford Felton spoke to the Daily Business Review about Akina’s Generosity Campaign, an effort to encourage lawyers to participate in philanthropy. The program is called The Generation Generosity and encourages attorneys to become more active in their community. The article appeared in the February 4 issue. Click here to read the full article.

The IRS announced on Tuesday, February 8, a program for taxpayers who failed to disclose an interest in a foreign bank account and who failed to come forward to the IRS during the 2009 IRS Amnesty Program. Under the threat that taxpayer information may be revealed by foreign banks, the IRS is making these individuals know [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Fort Lauderdale Partner Richard Rosenbaum is featured in the February issue of Broward Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ (BACDL) Broward Defender. The feature includes a profile on Mr. Rosenbaum and a Q&A with him regarding the State v. Omar Loueiro case. Mr. Rosenbaum will be honored by BACDL at a February 10 [...]

Miami paralegals Kera O’Neil and Linda McGrath-Cruz have been awarded a scholarship by The Organization of Legal Professionals to take one of their certificate e-discovery programs. They will be participating in a course entitled “E-Discovery: The Fundamentals.” The intensive course runs for eight weeks and teaches students the latest in e-Discovery issues. The classes run [...]

Chicago Partner Howard Swibel will be recognized by SHALVA at their 25th Anniversary dinner on March 3. SHALVA has been helping Jewish domestic violence victims recognize the difference between an unhealthy relationship and an abusive one; helping individuals receive assistance and resources. Chicago Partner Miriam R. Stein is co-chair of the event. Click here to [...]

West Palm Beach Partner Steven  Daniels was interviewed by HOAleader.com for an article entitled “HOA Bad Debt: How to plan for it.” Mr. Daniels discussed when associations generally budget for bad debt, and when they don’t. Click here to read the full article, which was the February 4 “Tip of the Week.

Biscom,  the leading provider of secure document transfer technology to the legal industry, today announced that it will be hosting a webinar focused on the challenges of traditional electronic file transfer  and best practices on how law firms can securely exchange files. The webinar, scheduled for Feb. 18 at noon and also hosted by the [...]

Arnstein & Lehr’s Happy Holidays Toy Drive, a joint effort co-sponsored by Arnstein & Lehr’s Tampa office, our client Superior Bank, and Lazydays RV Supercenter, collected Christmas toys over the holidays to benefit children served by Kids Charity of Tampa Bay. The drive included a chance for a lucky contributor to win a four-day, three-night [...]