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With more than 36 years experience, Christopher J. Horvay has represented senior creditors and asset-based lenders in complex litigation, workout and bankruptcy matters across the country. His practice also involves the representation of asset-based lenders in the documentation of complex loan transactions and in litigation disputes as well as the representation of creditor committees and liquidation trustees in litigation relating to fraudulent conveyances. Chris has consistently been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer since 2006, as well as an Illinois Leading Lawyer for the last two years in commercial bankruptcies and workouts.. Chris's recent creditor representations include senior secured lenders in Clark Retail Enterprises and United Airlines, significant landlord interests in K-Mart Corporation, and as special counsel to plaintiffs in Price v. Phillip Morris. He also served as debtor's counsel in a number of significant business bankruptcy cases, including Ben Franklin Stores in the Northern District of Illinois. Chris has represented numerous asset purchasers, including Newport News, Inc. and Spiegel Catalog, Inc., and sellers in transactions involving troubled companies as well as assignees for the benefit of creditors in out-of-court liquidations. He recently defended former directors and officers of troubled companies in litigation brought against them by bankruptcy trustees.. Chris has undertaken a leadership role in the Turnaround Management Association's Chicago/Midwest chapter since its inception. He previously served as a TMA National Director from 1999 through 2002, as well as president of the Chicago/Midwest chapter in 1997 and 1998. In 2004, Chris was recognized by the Chicago chapter as its Educator of the Year. From 2014 through 2016, he has served as President of the Chapter's Scholarship Foundation Board. In November 2016, he received the Chapter's Legend Award for outstanding service to the Chapter and the profession.

Weissberg and Associates was founded in 1984. The firm’s business philosophy is to rehabilitate and salvage, rather than destroy; to work with clients as a team member to achieve the most cost-efficient positive results.. The firm embraces the building of long-standing and broad-based relationships with its clients. Our goal is to evolve our client relationships as our clients’ needs change, and to help our clients advance their business circumstances.. Weissberg and Associates represents publicly traded and privately-held businesses, including real estate professionals, developers, banks, and telecommunication companies, and is counsel to individuals and businesses seeking financial advice and strategic planning assistance.. Our Principal, Ariel Weissberg, also serves as General Counsel to a number of businesses where he acts as part of the Management Team and as a key problem solver. We invite you to contact Ariel and explore how he might be an asset to your firm’s management team.

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Chicago-Kent College of Law. Illinois State Bar, 2001. Northern District of Illinois Bar, 2003. David Chang was born and raised in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs. David began his legal career in 2001, where his major focus was in residential real estate transactions.. He helped clients clear title, review loan documents and insure smooth closings in buying and selling of real estate. In 2003, David moved on to representing clients in both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcies. David advanced to a senior attorney position at one of the largest consumer bankruptcy law firms in the nation and has counseled thousands of clients about their financial needs.. Learn more at

Times are extremely trying for small businesses, especially right now.. Eric Zelazny is a bankruptcy attorney and CPA who is the founder and managing partner of Zelazny Business Bankruptcy & IRS Solutions with offices in Downtown Chicago and Tinley Park. Eric is currently offering free consultations for small business owners who may be considering business bankruptcy due to current economic conditions.. Eric provides a compassionate demeanor as a person and is powerfully equipped as a business bankruptcy attorney to assist distressed businesses and business owners. He offers free consultations for business bankruptcy, debt reduction, filing bankruptcy without closing your business, and business IRS issues.. Before becoming an attorney, Eric was a Certified Public Accountant and worked for KPMG, the largest accounting firm in the world. Eric graduated from the University of Illinois Champaign Urbana with Honors. At the time, the University of Illinois was the #1 ranked accounting program in the United States. Eric passed the Certified Public Accountant exam on his first attempt, achieved by only twenty-eight percent of those who took the exam.. Mr. Zelazny attended Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, where he earned his Juris Doctorate. Washington University School of Law is nationally recognized as a "Top Twenty Law School" due to its academic excellence.. Mr. Zelazny has been admitted to practice within the jurisdiction of Illinois since 1995 and in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.. Mr. Zelazny's focused areas of practice include business bankruptcy, business IRS negotiations and litigation, and personal bankruptcy and IRS negotiations and litigation.. Mr. Zelazny has represented doctors, lawyers, CPA's, major real estate developers, and even the owner of a professional Major League baseball team. He has also been an Illinois Bar Association CLE Accredited lecturer over the years and an expert witness in litigation matters pertaining to bankruptcy dischargeability issues.. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Will County Bar Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Illinois CPA Society.. Mr. Zelazny recently was nominated by his bankruptcy attorney peers and was awarded admittance to Lawyers of Distinction, a national organization that recognizes excellence in the field of law.. In his free time, Eric loves playing tennis, drinking good bourbon, donating to animal causes, and traveling.. Zelazny Bankruptcy and IRS Solutions have offices in downtown Chicago and in Tinley Park Ill. We can meet you at your place of business if that is preferable and possible. Call Eric for an appointment at.

Stuart opened The Law Offices of Stuart B. Handelman, P.C. in 1992.. Since its inception, the law firm has been devoted to treating their clients with the respect, and financial relief they deserve.. The firm is composed of three lawyers: Stuart B. Handelman, Jean M. Huang and Kelly Smith. These three attorneys have worked together as a team for over twenty years. They are knowledgeable and compassionate professionals, who are strong advocates for their clients. They pride themselves with being approachable, responsive, and supportive of their clients in difficult, sensitive situations.

Please contact me if you're an individual or business owner with a contractual or debt-related dispute. I'm able to represent you in connection with commercial litigation, business workouts, and reorganizations. I have extensive experience representing business and consumer debtors as well as creditors in all aspects of Chapter 7, 11, and 13 bankruptcy cases, including adversary proceedings and appeals. I also represent plaintiffs and defendants in foreclosures, collection actions, and post-judgment supplementary proceedings.

Peter Francis Geraci is a well-known attorney licensed to practice law in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Florida, New York and California.  He is licensed in those state courts, and also in the United States District Courts for those states, as well as varies United States Courts of Appeal, and the United States Supreme court. .. Peter Francis Geraci was born and raised in Chicago.  He is the 4th generation of Illinois attorney in his family.  His great-great grandfather, Francis A. Hoffmann, was lieutenant governor of Illinois during the Civil War, and was one of the founders of the Republican Party, being a leader of the German immigrants in Illinois who staunchly opposed slavery.  Mr. Geraci's great-grandfather, Francis A. Hoffman, Jr., was corporation counsel of chicago in the 1880's, and his grandfather was a corporate attorney who received his B.A. from Knox College, and his J.D. from University of Michigan.  Mr. Geraci's sister is also an attorney.. Mr. Geraci received his B.A. from DePaul University in 1971, where he was editor in chief of The DePaulia, the student newspaper. He received his Juris Doctor degree from DePaul University College of Law in 1974, and was first admitted to practice law in Illinois on May 21, 1974.. Peter Francis Geraci is married to Holly B. (Wakefield) Geraci, with whom he attended Foreman High School on the northwest side of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Geraci are supporters of many charitable organizations, and Mrs. Geraci is currently serving on the Women's Board of the Lincoln Park Zoo, and on the board of the Loretto Hospital Foundation.. Mr. Geraci's law firm, the Law Offices of Peter Francis Geraci, was founded in 1977. It has evolved from a general practice firm, to a multi-state law firm concentrating in consumer bankruptcy with about 30 offices in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan.. Peter Francis Geraci is a member of an affiliated firm, Geraci, Arreola and Hernandez, L.L.C. concentrates in serious injury cases, work injuries, construction injuries, trucking accidents, and other serious personal injuries, across the country. Mr. Geraci is an accomplished trial attorney.  His largest jury verdict to date is $6.5 million, awarded in DuPage County, Illinois, in 2003.  Before that time, there were no large medical malpractice verdicts in that county.  Mr. Geraci's case, on behalf of a disabled 11 year old injured at birth when his mother's care was neglected by hospital personnel, established that a properly prepared case medical malpractice case can receive a fair trial even in a staunchly conservative locale.  Since that time, there have been 3 other medical malpractice verdicts larger than this case in DuPage County.  The case was appealed by the defense, upheld in the Appellate and Supreme Courts of Illinois, and after exhausting appeals, the defendant paid the full verdict including every cent of interest, amounting to a recovery of over $8 million.  After costs of trial and appeal and attorneys' fees, which are low in many medical malpractice cases, the guardian of the estate of the minor had on deposit almost $6 million to provide for future care for the expected life of the young disabled man.. Although Peter Francis Geraci has long practiced trial law, solely on behalf of injured persons, he is better know for his consumer bankruptcy practice.  Visit the website for that bankruptcy practice for more information.

My office is currently located in Chicago.  I speak both English and Romanian.  If you have an issue related to bankruptcy, foreclosure, debt or real estate, feel free to contact me so that I may tell you how I can help.  If your case is outside my area of expertise, I can refer you to other well known and respected attorneys.

Mark Radtke concentrates his practice in corporate reorganization, creditors’ rights, bankruptcy and commercial litigation.  He has represented debtors, trustees, assignees for the benefit of creditors, committees, financial institutions, secured and unsecured creditors, interest holders, and both business entities and individuals in a wide variety of complex restructuring, bankruptcy, insolvency and commercial matters, including both in-court and out-of-court matters.  Mark has represented clients in cases pending under chapters 7, 11 and 15 of the Bankruptcy Code; developed distressed debt workout strategies for debtors and creditors; assisted clients with asset sales; developed and implemented plans of reorganization; and litigated various contested matters in state and federal courts, including appellate practice before the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.  He has experience in numerous industries such as manufacturing, retail, real estate, automotive, trucking, financial, publishing, entertainment and various service industries.

Kaplan Bankruptcy Firm, LLC, was founded originally as The Law Offices of Melvin J. Kaplan and Associates, P.C., by Melvin James Kaplan, Esquire over 60 years ago.  Mr. Kaplan helped thousands of families in Illinois save their homes and find dignified solutiions to their financial problems.  As his daughter, I began working at his office in high school and all throughout college and law school and have continued his legacy of helping people get out of debt and get back on their feet.  I have been practising in bankruptcy law since 2001 and have worked tirelessly to establish our firm as the alternative to the larger "bankruptcy mills".  We here at Kaplan are dedicated to providing the best quality legal representation for our clients in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 and getting  them through a tough period in better shape than when they came in for their consultation.  We will carefully analyze our clients overall financial problems and their goals, and make sure all aspects of their case are expertly and carefully handled to ensure the best possible outcome in their case.

If you are on the brink of filing for bankruptcy and wondering where you can turn, come to the law office of Joseph P. Doyle. Attorney Doyle received his undergraduate degree from Loyola University Chicago before going on to receive his law degree at Ohio Northern University. He later received his Masters of Law at Case Western Reserve. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar and the American Bar Association, and has earned a highly-respected reputation. Whether you need assistance with Chapter 7, Chapter 13, or credit counseling, you can trust Attorney Doyle to help you find the solution that's right for you.

I've got experience in bankruptcy (and bankruptcy litigation, and bankruptcy appeals), foreclosure defense, tax negotiation and repayment plans, citation defense and asset protection. Complicated things happen. If I can help, I will.

I value my clients and aggressively defend their rights.  I strive to resolve issues quickly with the least amount of expense.  Usually, by the end of the case, my clients consider me not only as their lawyer, but also as their friend.. I am licensed to practice in all Illinois Courts, the US Court of Appeals -7th Circuit, and before the  United States Supreme Court.

I own and operate Olstein Law, a consumer protection and bankruptcy law firm that is dedicated to helping consumers resolve the financial hardships they are experiencing.  I will take the time to listen to your concerns, answer all your questions, and help you make the best decision to resolve your financial hardships.

I grew up in Indiana.  My job is all about getting people out of debt and effectively representing my clients.  I received my undergraduate degree from Indiana University in Political Science.  I received myJuris Doctorate from The John Marshall Law School.  While at John Marshall, Marc was a staff editor on The Journal of Information and Technology Law.  After law school Marc worked for one of the largest bankruptcy firms in Chicago.  I left seeking a smaller more personalized firm.  I worked at a small respected boutique firm practicing bankruptcy and litigation in bankruptcy.  After that, I worked for a foreclosure firm in Northbrook in their bankruptcy department.  Unsatisfied with creditors work I left and entered private practice.  I am licensed in the State of Illinois, a member of the Federal Trial Bar, and licensed in both the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois Federal Courts.

I am an associate attorney in the Chicago office of Arnstein & Lehr LLP, where I am a member of the firm’s Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights and Commercial Litigation practice groups. My practice focuses on the representation of business-oriented debtors and creditors in bankruptcy and out-of-court proceedings; estate representatives, such as Chapter 7 trustees, Chapter 11 trustees and plan administrators; and the representation of financial institutions and other entities on a variety of insolvency and commercial litigation matters.

Chicago Bankruptcy Attorney John Redfield has more than 30 years of experience in bankruptcy law. He holds his Masters of Law in taxation and is a certified public accountant. As a bankruptcy trustee, he represented bankruptcy estates and fought to collect money owed to the estate. He now uses this knowledge of the other side to more effectively represent those in need of debt relief.. At John Redfield & Associates your case receives personal attention. From commencement to the conclusion, you work with one attorney. Your case will not be shuffled from one paralegal to the next, or handed off to an inexperienced associate.

Are you struggling to keep up with your finances? Contact a skilled bankruptcy attorney from our firm today. We will be able to help you determine if bankruptcy is the right course of action for you and guide you through every step of the process.

Admitted to practice in the State Courts of Illinois and Indiana as well as the Federal Courts for the Northern District of Illinois and both the Northern and Southern District of Indiana.  Also admitted to practice before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.. The focus of my practice is to assist consumers with obtaining relief under the various chapters of the United States Bankruptcy Code, which I find incredibly rewarding.  We are a small firm and I have the luxury of spending a lot of quality time with my clients to help them feel more comfortable while they may be going through an unpleasant period of time in their lives. My firm takes great pride in providing individual, personal service to all of our clients.. I also accept a variety of other types of cases and very much enjoy Appellate Practice.