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I am the founder of Glanzer & Associates, P.C.  I've been licensed to practice law in Illinois since 1992, and have worked for some of Chicago's largest bankruptcy firms. My practice is devoted to representing clients in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases as well as student loan issues. I represent my clients with a high level of sensitivity and professionalism, and have discharged millions of dollars of debt for my clients. My committment to helping people in financial distress not only involves relieving people of their financial burdens, but also counseling them about life after bankruptcy and rebuilding their credit.

I am an experienced restructuring and bankruptcy partner in the Chicago office of Foley & Lardner LLP. I have represented debtors, trustees, secured lenders, unsecured creditors, purchasers of assets, investors, and other stakeholders in a broad range of restructuring matters throughout the country, including complex chapter 11 proceedings, out-of-court workouts, acquisitions, liquidations, and bankruptcy litigations in both federal and state court. I regularly advise, and develop strategies and creative solutions for, clients in distressed-debt situations, default scenarios, and workouts. I have led bankruptcy and restructuring matters for clients in industries as varied as manufacturing, energy, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and retail.. I also have significant experience with respect to commodities, derivatives, and securities insolvency issues. My work in these specialized areas has involved significant counseling work for exchanges, FCMs, funds, broker dealers, and others. Through my counseling work, I have developed specific expertise with respect to the United States Bankruptcy Code’s treatment of contractual rights to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate securities contracts, commodities contracts, and forward contracts. I have also participated in the American Bar Association’s Part 190 Subcommittee’s efforts to undertake a review of the CFTC’s Part 190 commodity broker bankruptcy rules and provide recommendations to the CFTC on potential amendments to those rules.. I also volunteer my time and give back to the community. I am committed to the Edward J. Lewis II Lawyers in the Classroom program, where I teach 8th grade students important aspects of the U.S. Constitution and our legal system.

I am an experienced attorney, admitted to the Illinois bar in 1976. I have argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and the Illinois Circuit Courts of Appeal.. I have dedicated my career to helping the average working person, representing hundreds of clients with serious credit problems with bankruptcy proceedings or other appropriate solutions to their difficulties. I pride myself in fighting hard for my clients, leading the charge against irresponsible creditors who try to violate people’s rights after a legal stay has been entered. Representing tenants in disputes with landlords is another specialty of mine. In addition, since 1986 my law practice has included employment law, civil rights and estate planning services in cooperation with Consolidated Legal Concepts.. In addition to English, I am fluent in Russian, Ukrainian and Polish.. Education:  Elmhurst College; BA in Mathematics – June 1970. Graduate work: Northeastern Illinois University; Psychology and Educational Admin – 1971-72. Law School: DePaul University College of Law; JD – 1976.

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.

Harley Goldstein represents secured creditors, unsecured creditors, debtors, committees, bondholders, trustees, equity security holders, and other parties in all transactional and litigation aspects of bankruptcy cases. Mr. Goldstein also represents lenders and borrowers in out-of-court operational and financial restructuring matters and has represented various clients with respect to debtor-in-possession financing and cash collateral agreements, sales of assets in bankruptcy, reorganization plan structuring and confirmations, multinational insolvency proceedings, motions for relief from the automatic stay, dischargeability litigation, fraudulent conveyance and preference litigation, and other issues.. Mr. Goldstein, who has been noted for his skill as counsel in some of the nation’s highest profile corporate insolvency proceedings, was profiled as one of 40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company (publisher of Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer), in which he was praised for his creative application of the Bankruptcy Code to accomplish his clients' goals. At the time he received this award, he was thirty-two years old – the youngest age of any recipient of that accolade for the year in which he received the honor. In addition, he was named as a Rising Star in the Illinois Super Lawyers magazine (from the publishers of Law & Politics and Chicago magazine) every single year of his eligibility since the award's inception. He was also bestowed with a Transaction of the Year award by the Turnaround Management Association’s Chicago/Midwest chapter, a Corporate Turnaround of the Year award by Turnaround Atlas Awards, and a Corporate Turnaround of the Year award by the Turnaround Management Association’s Chicago/Midwest chapter.. Mr. Goldstein has received dozens of national and local "Lawyer of the Year" accolades in Corporate Restructuring, Bankruptcy (both Transactional and Litigation), and Insolvency from numerous periodicals and organizations. In addition, Mr. Goldstein has been ranked by Chambers USA, citing, as an example, a client’s report that he "possesses the rare combination of a thorough command of the law and a high level of business acumen.". Prior to forming Goldstein & McClintock LLLP in order to build the most exclusive restructuring law boutique in the nation and to facilitate a broader practice free of the constraints of large-firm conflicts, Mr. Goldstein was an Equity (Senior) Partner at K&L Gates, LLP, one of the largest international law firms comprised of approximately 2,000 attorneys around the globe, where he led the Chicago office's bankruptcy and restructuring group. Prior to its merger with K&L Gates, Mr. Goldstein served as national chair of the Bankruptcy and Restructuring Department of Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP, a coast-to-coast law firm and one of Chicago's oldest legal institutions.. Prior to practicing, Mr. Goldstein served as law clerk to the Honorable Erwin I. Katz, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.. Mr. Goldstein lectures regularly for nationally prominent organizations, such as the National Business Institute, Lorman Education Services, the American Law Institute/American Bar Association (ALI/ABA), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Illinois Certified Public Accountant Society (ILCPAS), the Commercial Finance Association (CFA), and the Young Presidents’ Organization/World Presidents’ Organization (YPO-WPO), where he has presented a variety of educational programs on bankruptcy law and procedure, creditors' rights, distressed acquisitions, distressed real estate, fraud and fraudulent transfer litigation, Ponzi schemes, debt collection, bankruptcy law amendments, ethics and professional responsibility issues, and Internet issues.. For many years, Mr. Goldstein also taught an introductory seminar to incoming law students at various local law schools as part of a program sponsored by the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc., a nonprofit legal advocacy and services organization working on issues that affect poor and minority communities.. Mr. Goldstein frequently writes about bankruptcy law topics and is often quoted regarding large bankruptcy proceedings. Most recently, he authored a chapter entitled "The Business of Bankruptcy: Realizing Restructuring Objectives Through Strategic Ingenuity" in the book Bankruptcy and Restructuring Strategies, published by Aspatore Books as part of its “Inside the Minds” series.. In addition, among the articles he has authored himself or in collaboration are: "Tips and Traps For Landlords under New Bankruptcy Amendment," published in The Newsletter of Corporate Renewal; "Can Ipso Facto Clauses Resolve the Discharge Debate? An Economic Approach to Novated Fraud Debt in Bankruptcy," published in the DePaul Business and Commercial Law Journal; "Spending Other People’s Money: Creditors' Remedies for the Misuse of Cash Collateral in Bankruptcy," published in the University of Miami Business Law Review; and a series of articles regarding cutting edge Internet law issues.. In addition to being active in various industry and charitable organizations, Mr. Goldstein previously served as President of the Midwest Chapter of the Commercial Finance Association (now known as the Secured Finance Network). Moreover, Mr. Goldstein served the organization as a Director for three years, as an Officer for approximately six years, and as General Counsel for over three years; he was the first practicing attorney to sit on its Board of Directors; and he was honored with an award in 2019 for his outstanding contributions to the organization.. Mr. Goldstein is also a member of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO), the premier leadership organization of more than 35,000 chief executives in over 142 countries, whose member-run companies employ 22 million people and generate $9 trillion in annual revenues. YPO members harness the knowledge, influence, and trust of the world’s most influential and innovative business leaders to inspire business, personal, family, and community impact.. Finally, Mr. Goldstein is a member of Mensa, an organization of more than 150,000 members in approximately 100 countries throughout the world, with the purpose of identifying and fostering human intelligence for the benefit of humanity; encouraging research in the nature, characteristics, and uses of intelligence; and promoting stimulating intellectual and social opportunities for its members.

Experienced attorney with extensive experience in consumer credit law, bankruptcy law, loss mitigation, credit counseling, business management, development and sales.  Over 24-year career, represented thousands of individuals and several small corporations in bankruptcy proceedings, as well as adversary trials.  Able to assist clients in avoiding bankruptcy, restore their credit reports, and if necessary, represent them in litigation against consumer credit reporting agencies and various creditors for violations of consumer protection laws.  Experienced in representing corporations as well as individuals in arbitration and settlement of business-to-business lawsuits.  Representation of individuals in short sales, loan modifications, loan workouts & restructuring, forbearance, foreclosure defense, counterclaims and predatory lending issues, Chapter 7, Chapter 13 and even individual Chapter 11 proceedings which can be effective in restructuring mortgage loans.

Daniel A. Edelman is a member  of the firm of Edelman, Combs, Latturner & Goodwin, LLC.  He is a 1976 graduate of the University of Chicago Law School.  From 1976 to 1981 he was an associate at the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis.   In 1981 he became an associate at Reuben & Proctor and was made a partner there in 1982.  From the end of 1985 he has been in private practice in downtown Chicago.  Virtually all of his 14-attorney firm’s practice involves litigation on behalf of consumers, including individual and class actions under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, and Truth in Lending Act, and debt collection defense.  Mr. Edelman argued for the consumer in Heintz v. Jenkins, 514 U.S. 291 (1995), establishing  FDCPA coverage of attorneys.. Mr. Edelman is the author or coauthor of numerous publications on class actions and consumer protection law, including Predatory Mortgage Lending (Ill. Inst. for Cont. Legal. Educ. 2008), author of Chapter 6, “Predatory Lending and Potential Class Actions,” in Real Estate Litigation (Ill. Inst. For Cont. Legal Educ. 2008), Chapter 4-1, “Truth in Lending Act,” in Illinois Causes of Action (Ill. Inst. For Cont. Legal Educ. 2008), Predatory Lending and Potential Class Actions, ch. 6 of Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Practice (Ill. Inst. For Cont. Legal );  Predatory Lending and Potential Class Actions, ch. 5 of Real Estate Litigation (Ill. Inst. For Cont. Legal ); Illinois Consumer Law, in Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and Related Areas Update (Chicago Bar Ass’n 2002); Predatory Lending Litigation in Illinois (2001); Consumer Class Action Manual (2d-5th editions), National Consumer Law Center 1990-2002; Payday Loans:  Big Interest Rates and Little Regulation, 11 L.Rptr. 14 (1999); Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Update --  1999, Chicago Bar Ass’n 1999; An Overview of The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, in Financial Services Litigation, Practicing Law Institute (1999); Consumer Fraud and Insurance Claims, in Bad Faith and Extracontractual Damage Claims in Insurance Litigation, Chicago Bar Ass'n 1992; Chapter 8, "Fair Debt Collection Practices Act," Ohio Consumer Law (1995 ed.); Fair Debt Collection:  The Need for Private Enforcement, 7 L.Rptr. 89 (1995); The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act:  Recent Developments, 8 L. Rptr. 303 (1996); Residential Mortgage Litigation, in Financial Services Litigation, Practicing Law Institute (1996); Automobile Leasing:  Problems and Solutions, 7 L.Rptr. 14 (1994); Current Trends in Residential Mortgage Litigation, 12 Rev. of Banking & Financial Services 71 (1996); Applicability of Illinois Consumer Fraud Act in Favor of Out-of-State Consumers, 8 L.Rptr. 27 (1996); Illinois Consumer Law (Chicago Bar Ass'n 1996).  He has testified before the Federal Trade Commission and legislative committees on consumer related issues.. Mr. Edelman is licensed in Illinois state court and in all federal courts in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan, as well as others.

Claudia Badillo is an attorney who concentrates in consumer bankruptcy.  She was born and raised in Chicago and is of Mexican and Colombian descent.  She is a native Spanish speaker.  She is a board member of the Puerto Rican Bar Association, a member of the Hispanic Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association.. She has been an attorney since 2008, and is a graduate of Chicago Kent College of Law where she clerked for the Cook County Public Defender's office.  She attended Northwestern University for undergraduate studies, majoring in Communication Studies with a minor in History. She has many years of experience helping clients file for bankruptcy protection under federal laws.  Her main focus is representing consumers and creditors in consumer bankruptcy cases.. Other fields of law she practices include: foreclosure defense, loan modifications, contract review, not-for profit law, criminal defense and business start-ups.. Claudia is a monthly contributor to the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, writing quick tips about fitness.  In her spare time she likes to run, play volleyball and take ballet classes.

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.

Brian is dedicated to helping people persevere through life's unexpected hardships. His law practice focuses on helping individuals and businesses solve their debt problems through bankruptcy.. Brian graduated from Loyola University Chicago School of Law with a certificate in Tax Law (J.D., 2006).  He holds a degree in Neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1999).  After completing his undergraduate education, Brian began a successful four-year career on Wall Street, where he managed millions of dollars in discretionary capital for small businesses and individuals.  Brian is fluent in Spanish, having completed part of his secondary education in Cordoba, Argentina.  After law school, he worked at the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, where he helped migrant farm workers litigate issues related to agricultural labor law.. Prior to starting his own law practice, Brian spent two years at one of Chicago’s largest consumer Bankruptcy firms.  Brian was solely responsible for the confirmation of all Chapter 13 Plans in Rockford and Lake County.  He litigated over a dozen adversary proceedings and fought for his clients in court against the unreasonable demands of their creditors.. Brian has filed over 1500 Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy petitions.  He has also represented clients in some of the largest Chapter 11 bankruptcies in the United States, including Circuit City, MF Global, and the Chicago Tribune.  He has appeared numerous times on Spanish language radio to offer advice to consumer debtors in Illinois and Southeastern Wisconsin.. Brian is licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois, the United States Northern District of Illinois, and the United States Eastern District of Wisconsin.

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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.

Adam Zayed graduated from Loyola University Chicago with High Honors before going on to earn his Juris Doctor from Notre Dame School of Law. He also earned an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In 2009, he began Zayed Law Offices Personal Injury Attorneys with the mission of providing his clients with vigorous and compassionate representation.. Since its launch,Zayed Law Offices Personal Injury Attorneys has recovered over $50 million for their clients. Adam carefully controls his caseload so he can devote personal attention to each and every client he works with. He is an experienced trial lawyer who has personally secured multiple seven-figure verdicts for his clients.. Adam brings a unique trial strategy to his clients’ cases. He bases his cases on statistics, behavioral science, strategy, and a dedication to carefully building a case that will bring his client the best possible result.. Adam has received many professional accolades during his career. He was named one of the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, as well as one of their Top 25 Medical Malpractice Lawyers. The National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys named him one of their Top 10 Under 40, and the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin named him to their Top 40 Under 40 for 2022. Adam was also named a Super Lawyers Rising Star, and he is a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.. Like all the attorneys at the Zayed Law Offices Personal Injury Attorneys, Adam is dedicated to helping his clients get their lives back on track. Schedule a free consultation today to get the representation you deserve.