Top Business Lawyers in ZIP 60606 | 34 available

Steven devotes much of his energy to making common sense of complicated, multi-layered disputes that often involve intractable parties/postures. He works very closely with corporate and individual clients on a wide array of disputes ranging from professional malpractice, business to business disagreements, contested estates, investment advisor/financial exploitation claims, property disputes, employment/HR issues, contests over the rights and interests of LLC-corporate-partnership owners and property rights, commercial leasing issues and zoning contests.Steven is a certified mediator and registered to mediate with the 18th Judicial Circuit Court in DuPage County. Steven founded the mediation service provider, Settlement by Design, in order to help litigants and their attorneys strive towards settling their toughest disputes. Steven also understands the triggers that drive parties to litigate and is often engaged on a pre-litigation basis to consult with clients and establish sensible strategies to resolve or head off their dispute, privately and proactively. Steven has shielded many clients from the risks of expensive, time-consuming, and non-confidential commercial litigation by encouraging a sensible, negotiated resolution which often includes the use of hand-picked mediators and strategic positioning among other unique methods for resolving disputes.Steven serves on the Advisory Board for Tone Products, Inc. and has been appointed to serve a second term on the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee. Steven has served on the Board of the College of DuPage Foundation (2010-2015) where he chaired the Bylaws Committee and the Planned Giving Committee and as President of the DuPage County Bar Association (2010-2011.Steven has also served as special counsel to the College of DuPage 2009-2015, the Ethics Officer for the Village of Glen Ellyn (2014-2018), and General Counsel to the DuPage County Bar Association and was appointed Assistant Village Attorney for the Village of Hinsdale.Steven is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Federal Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.Since 1999, Mr. Ruffalo has consistently maintained the highest “AV” rating (very high to preeminent) among his peers for legal ability, professional reliability, diligence and ethics, maintains a “Superb-10” AVVO ranking and since 2015 has been selected by his peers as a Leading Lawyer among the Nation’s Top Lawyers.Steven joined Fuchs & Roselli, Ltd. in 1990 and has served as the firm’s Managing Partner since 2017

Ryan Zeller, a Chicago commercial litigation attorney, provides legal counsel on broad range of business disputes and contentious commercial litigation matters. Mr. Zeller has represented numerous corporate, small business, start-ups and professional clients in a wide array of business litigation matters; including:  breach of contract, legal malpractice, accountant malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, contract disputes, partnership disputes, shareholder disputes,  business fraud, debt collections, restrictive covenants (noncompete, nonsolicitation and confidentiality disputes) and trademark infringement, among others.  Ryan also handles emergency litigation matters involving injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders (TRO's) and preliminary injunctions.. Ryan has also represented both creditors and debtors in a number of chapter 11 bankruptcy matters, and provides legal counsel to corporate clients in a variety of non-adversarial business matters, including business formations, corporate restructuring, contract drafting, stock purchases, asset purchases, and business acquisitions.  Ryan, a Chicago commercial litigation attorney with extensive business litigation experience, works zealously to achieve favorable results for his professional and corporate clients.

My practice is devoted to settlement of claims or resolution of disputes:. "Settlement Counsel" ( Flexible, creative fee agreements). ". Neutral: Mediator, Arbitrator ( hourly or fixed fees or combination). Other Services: Litigation Consulting, Expert: Consultation and/or Testimony

My company, Market JD, Inc., , helps attorneys build their practice through the creation of web sites, blogs and great content. With search engine and social media optimization, we are able to help our clients drive more traffic--and clients--to their firm.. As an award-winning consultant at Thomson Reuters, I counseled attorneys on all aspects of their practice, including Internet marketing, since 2000. Having practiced law prior to that, I understand the challenges of building and maintaining a law practice.. In March, 2009, I received my MBA from the University of Chicago, with honors, and was inducted into the business honor society, Beta Gamma Sigma.

Joseph is known for his ability to make sophisticated legal issues and tax planning understandable and is highly regarded for his devotion and commitment to the diverse needs of business clients. Joseph represents corporations, partnerships and tax-exempt entities, as well as family-owned and other closely-held businesses, and their owners. He also represents high net worth individuals, lottery winners and professionals, including doctors, lawyers, accountants and wealth management advisors.. Joseph advises his corporate and business clients on critical financial, tax and business matters, including entity structure and formation, and asset ownership for asset protection and tax savings. He also assists closely-held and family-owned businesses and their owners with business succession planning for wealth preservation and to transition the business/ownership to younger generations and key employees. Joseph offers his individual clients a full range of estate, trust and tax planning services, from the drafting of wills, complex trust agreements and advanced wealth-preservation plans, to the formation of family foundations and other philanthropic entities to accomplish charitable objectives.. In addition to income and estate tax planning, a significant portion of Joseph's tax practice involves representing individual, business and corporate clients in administrative tax-controversy matters before the Internal Revenue Service and the Illinois Department of Revenue. Joseph is frequently asked by banks and financial consultants in the Chicago area to speak on wealth preservation, tax and estate planning, and business succession.. When not finding solutions to meet his clients' needs, Joseph enjoys spending time with his wife Karen and children Dominic, Gianna, Mia, Isabella and Vincent.

I am honored to have represented businesses and their owners in numerous fields for many years, including high tech and computer industry clients, retail, manufacturing and service business, in many cases acting as outside general counsel for such companies. I  have achieved an “AV/Preeminent” rating, the highest possible rating, among my peers for legal ability, professional reliability, diligence and ethics. Serving our firm's clients is a privilege and one to be taken seriously, at all times acting in the clients' best interests.

I am an experienced corporate/small business attorney practicing in Chicago and the Chicagoland area. My primary areas of practice include banking and commercial finance law, real estate law and general corporate law and I have substantial experience in the following areas (among others):. •  Real estate acquisition/sale/leasing/financing/construction;  •  Company formation/governance/reorganization/restructuring/sale;  •  Restaurant Law (vendor contracts, liquor license matters, etc.);  •  Intellectual property (copyrights, trademarks etc.);   •  Mortgage and asset based loans (representing borrowers or lenders);  •  Crowdfunding and other Privately held debt/equity offerings; and  •  General contract drafting and negotiation.. Typically I counsel and represent start-ups; privately held domestic and foreign corporations; limited liability companies and partnerships; high net worth individuals; owners/lessors/developers of residential and commercial real estate and banks and other commercial lending institutions focusing on middle market ($5 - $100 MM) lending. I very much enjoy acting as an outside general counsel to my corporate clients and I truly make an effort to understand each of their businesses and identify ways to create value.. I am always looking to meet new people and expand my professional network as I believe in the power of making and fostering quality connections. In keeping with that belief I enjoy acting as referral source for my clients and professional contacts and I go out of my way to foster beneficial introductions.. For a list of representative transactions please visit:. Specialties: Crowdfunding; Loan Workouts; Corporate Finance, Corporate Formation & Governance, Commercial Real Estate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities, General Commercial Transactions, Contract Negotiation and Estate Planning.

I am an experienced Chicago business attorney, serial entrepreneur and frequent lecturer on various corporate law issues.  More importantly, I understand that no two businesses are alike and believe that success requires a deep understanding of the business industries and clients I serve.  I look forward to the opportunity to learn about your business.

Biography. Eydie Glassman is a driven lawyer and tenacious litigator who brings real world security, investigation and business management experience to her work.. Eydie’s career started in the United States Air Force where she worked in law enforcement and was quickly placed on special assignment to the United States Air Force Office of Special Operations. As part of that service, Eydie conducted investigations involving criminal matters, fraud, counterintelligence, internal security and targeted other security concerns head-on.. Upon completion of her honorable service with the United States Air Force, Eydie quickly rose to the top of an international training organization, as a Regional Manager, Eydie managed a staff of thirty-three district managers and three hundred plus volunteer staff members within the region. Under her leadership, regional sales in her territory grew at a rate of over twenty percent annually.. Eydie started her legal career with a prestigious Chicago litigation and trial law firm, where Eydie focused her practice on employment, tort, municipal and business law. Eydie became one of only three attorneys in the firm's history to be promoted to Shareholder a mere six years out of law school.. Eydie also served as the Head of Litigation Practice for another Chicago law firm, which focuses its practice on litigation, securities law, business law, finance, bankruptcy, mortgage foreclosure and business law.. Eydie has also worked for many years in private practice consulting family through divorce and family law legal matters. She takes a proactive approach to her work and works tenaciously to provide successful and cost-efficient legal support to her clients with out sacrificing their position or their case. When the going gets tough, Eydie is who you want in your corner.. Eydie is a member of the federal trial bar for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois and she actively represents clients throughout the State of Illinois’ circuit courts and administrative agencies, including the Merit Systems Protection Board, Illinois Department of Human Rights, Human Rights Commission and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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