Chicago Partner Joel Hurwitz was recently appointed to the Midwest Advisory Board of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA).  CAMERA is a media monitoring, research and membership organization devoted to promoting accurate and balanced coverage of Israel and the Middle East.  

Chicago Associate Toby Eveland was recently appointed to serve as chair of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Diversity Leadership Council by ISBA President John Locallo.  The Diversity Leadership Council is charged with coordinating the ISBA’s diversity outreach efforts throughout the state.  As chair of the Diversity Leadership Council, Mr. Eveland was given the opportunity to address the Association at its annual meeting [...]

Managing Partner Raymond J. Werner was recently appointed as a member of the Governing Council of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.  Located in Park Ridge, Illinois,  Advocate Lutheran is one of the largest hospitals in the Chicago area for research and referrals. It is a Level l trauma center and has been designated as a Pediatric Critical Care [...]

Chicago Partner Erik Kantz provides his thoughts to Financier Worldwide in its June 2011 article, “Opportunities and Challenges in the Food & Beverage Sector.” In the article Mr. Kantz discusses how even though deal activity appears to be making a gradual recovery, companies still need to navigate obstacles that have plagued the industry over the [...]

Chicago Partner Samuel Levine attended the Illinois State Bar Association Annual Meeting last week. While in attendance he participated in the organizational meeting of the ISBA Commercial Banking and Bankruptcy Section Council as a member of the council and chair of its banking subcommittee. He also attended the organizational meeting of the ISBA Real Estate [...]

Chicago Partner Thomas F.  McGuire was featured in the spring issue of PAWS Chicago’s magazine. Mr. McGuire has been a volunteer with PAWS for two years. He has helped animals in a variety of ways including assisting at the Rescue & Recovery Center, Lurie Spay/Neuter Clinic and now trains new volunteers and services as an [...]

Chicago Partner Samuel Levine participated in a web presentation on foreclosure defense for the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association and our client, Attorneys Title Guaranty Fund, Inc. The topics discussed at the webinar included what lenders can do to prevent foreclosure defenses and protection of mechanics lien claimants, junior lienors and community associations in foreclosure.

Chicago Partner Joe Ourth recently submitted a letter to the chairman of the State Health Facilities Planning Board on behalf of Sherman Hospital, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital and St. Alexius Medical Center. The letter stated that the board should wait to approve any new hospitals until Illinois establishes a Center for Comprehensive Health Planning called [...]

Linda McGrath-Cruz has been selected by the Dade County Bar Association as the 2011-2012 Chair of the Florida Registered Paralegal Committee. The DCBA was incorporated in 1920 to serve the lawyers of this county, to promote the administration of justice, to enhance attorney professionalism, and to cultivate positive relationships among all members of the Bar. [...]

Partner Colleen Chinlund and Associate Jennifer Sarhaddi were guests of sponsor Plante Moran at the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois 97th Annual Installation Dinner held on June 9 at the Chicago Hilton and Towers.

Chicago Partner James A.  Chatz’s article “Solving the Illinois debt crisis” appeared in the Wednesday, June 8, edition of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Mr. Chatz article outlines his recommendation of “enlightened and swift legislation” for remedying both the state of Illinois’ increasing unfunded pension problem, and also the unfunded debt of several Illinois municipalities. [...]

Chicago Associate Robert A. McKenzie recently discussed with the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin the flight to Joplin, Missouri he made on May 28 to bring 350 pounds of needed supplied to tornado victims. The piece was included in its Amicus Curious section. To read the article in full, please click here.

  Partner  Randall Sidlosca in the Miami office, spoke at an event presented by the Miami Association of Realtors entitled “Doing Business with Spain.” This presentation is part of a series designed to educate the realtors on the benefits of learning about progressive global markets that will provide them with beneficial business opportunities and also [...]

Chicago Partner Judy Grubner recently discussed with Chicago Lawyer the push puppet collection she has been collecting for over 15 years. The piece was included in its Non-billable Hours section. Chicago Lawyer started the Non-billable Hours page to highlight things (restaurants, plays, golf courses, stores, etc.) that lawyers enjoy. Each month they also profile interesting [...]

Chicago Partner John Ropiequet has published an article in the current issue of the Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report entitled, “The 2010 Amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule: Expanding FTC Regulatory Oversight to Debt Relief Services.” The article discusses new FTC rules which regulate debt relief services telemarketing in a way which extends its oversight [...]

Chicago Partner Mark Spognardi was interviewed for the article, “SEC Whistleblower Rules and Recent Case Stress Supervisor Education,” which appeared June 3 in BNA’s Corporate Accountability Report. In the article, Mr. Spognardi discussed the varying protections of whistleblower statutes. To read the article in full, please click here

Chicago Partners John Ropiequet and Chris Naveja published the article entitled “The Dodd-Frank Act Changes the Consumer Finance Landscape,” which appears in the current issue of the Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report. The article analyzes the major changes the Act makes to all forms of consumer finance, particularly mortgage lending, and how the new Bureau [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Mary Cannon Veed and former partner Richard Hellerman obtained a jury verdict in favor of one of the firm’s clients after a three-day trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County. Our client purchased a prefabricated roof in 2003 in connection with the construction of a stable and arena for [...]

Chicago Partner Robert E. McKenzie was featured in a May 23 article in the Dow Jones Advisor entitled “Keeping an eye out for illegal tax shelters” which addresses the sometimes blurred lines between an illegal tax shelter and a sophisticated tax strategy.  The article was also picked up by the American Banker online publication.  To read the [...]

Chicago Partner Robert E. McKenzie has had a busy month on the lecture circuit. On May 10-12 he presented several classes on IRS representation at the California Super Seminars in Las Vegas. On May 14 he presented a class on advanced IRS representation for the American Society of Tax Problem Solvers in Orlando. On May [...]