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Anthony J. Madonia, Esq., CPA, is the founder and partner of Anthony J. Madonia & Associates, Ltd., a premier law firm located in Des Plaines, Illinois. Anthony J. Madonia & Associates has been in business for over 25 years. An Attorney and Certified Public Accountant, Tony focuses on the areas of Estate Planning, Taxation, Wealth Counseling and Administration, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Corporate Law.. With a passion for helping clients preserve and protect their assets and interests, Tony helps businesses and the families they support to realize their goals and objectives.  His dual concentration in both legal and tax allows him to provide a broad perspective when planning for growth or transition, especially during times of economic uncertainty.  Tony works to anticipate various situations, structure assets, and related documents to address individual issues and circumstances with appropriate solutions.. Tony has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois, a Juris Doctorate from the John Marshall Law School and is a Certified Public Accountant.  He has taught Estates & Trusts and Estate Planning & Drafting as an adjunct Professor at John Marshall Law School.  Tony is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, American Association of Attorney-CPA’s, the Wealth Counsel, the Small Business Advocacy Council and the Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors.. Active within the legal profession, Tony is past Chairman of the Asset. Protection Committee of The Chicago Bar Association, is a member of. the Justinian Society of Lawyers and Mentor for the Illinois Supreme. Court – Committee on Professionalism. His community endeavors. include the Planned Giving Committee and Board of Advisers of. Catholic Charities of Chicago; BoardMember and Treasurer for both. Le Ballet Petit and The Safer Foundation; past President of the. Rotary International – Financial District Chapter and former Assistant. District Governor for Rotary International. Tony is a recognized Five. Star Wealth Manager by Five Star Professional, a frequent guest. speaker and has co-authored five books.. A native Chicagoan, Tony has been married to his wife, Jenny for 30. years.  They have two sons and one daughter.. Specialties & Interests Estate Planning   Taxation   Wealth Preservation     Business Counsel

Mr. DeWald is a graduate of The John Marshall School of Law. Upon graduation from law school in 1983, Lee began his practice with the personal injury firm of Susan E. Loggans & Associates, where he concentrated on personal injury cases exclusively.. After working with his partner, Jim Riebandt, for several years, they formed Riebandt and DeWald, P.C. in 1990 where Lee expanded his personal injury practice to include a wide variety of litigation. He has litigated cases involving business torts, breach of contracts, fraud, consumer fraud, real estate disputes and other commercial litigation matters throughout metropolitan Chicago.. Lee was the President of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association in 2010 and is an active member of the community.. Admitted. Education. Associations & Memberships. Biographical details

Attorney Evans began her career with Amnesty International and matriculated to the Federal Appellate Defenders Office in 1997. Her legal clerkship with The Law Office of Ted Stein, in employment discrimination, landed her first attorney position with Samuel's & Associates, a general law practice in the Chicago Loop practicing civil, corporate, contractual and employment discrimination. At TEIL Firms, The Evans International Law Firms, Demitrus focuses on Business Law, successfully helping small and medium size clients with corporate structuring, Business Litigation, Trademarks and Import Export. With sophisticated skills and experience in both legal services and corporate management, Demitrus can not only help clients with legal issues, but also be able to plan businesses ahead with legal wisdom to avoid potential troubles.

As a firm co-founder, I have just under a decade of experience taking complex commercial matters to trial and when necessary successfully arguing for my client's position at the appellate level. I am focused on developing winning litigation and settlement strategies for my clients. I have acted as co-lead counsel at trial in a number of non-compete agreement and corporate owner freeze out matters. I have extensive experience litigating consumer fraud, class-action, and complex business disputes in both federal and state courts, including at the appellate level. I earned a BS from the University of Wisconsin and a JD, cum laude, from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2009. While at Chicago-Kent, I was the Notes and Comments Editor at the Chicago Kent Law Review.

Phillip M. Daniels is an attorney licensed to practice in Illinois and Arizona.  His practice is concentrated in business and environmental law. In his free time, Mr. Daniels enjoys hiking, cooking, sports analytics, literature, live music, and art history – especially the works of Claude Monet and Paul Cézanne.

Jonathan David Herpy, Sr. has been consistently named one of the top private equity and corporate attorneys in the nation under the age of 40 by SuperLawyers, Chicago Magazine, and LeadingLawyers each year between 2016 and the present. Jonathan has also been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, Inc. Magazine, along with a multitude of other publications for innovative representation in the areas of cryptocurrency, NFT (non-fungible token) and digital art intellectual property protection, and alternative/decentralized finance markets. Finally, Jonathan is a regular contributor to Forbes, where he is called upon to cover topics in the areas of corporate law, private equity, and digital currency (Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP), etc.). Jonathan has represented investors, sponsors, and managers of public and private pension plans, broker-dealers, investment advisers, custodians, and other financial industry service providers throughout the entire range of the investment spectrum and routinely provides market-leading advice on public/private offerings of equity and debt along with capital raising strategy.. In addition to the above, Jonathan has been touted as an industry leader for his sophisticated and efficient approach to structuring on- and off-shore investment vehicles, management entities, and investment transactions.. Of particular note, the private equity/family office team at Hart David Carson - lead by Jonathan - has developed an industry-leading approach to advising private equity and hedge fund principals with respect to establishing family offices and preserving and deploying capital, and has represented many of the investment management industry’s most prominent individuals and families.. Since early in 2013, Jonathan has been known as the nation’s go-to digital currency (BTC, ETH, ADA, SOL) and digital content (NFT) attorney. Jonathan has represented individual crypto/NFT investors (#HODL), advised private cryptocurrency fund/hedge fund structures in all aspects of the fundraising lifecycle (including fund formation, regulatory compliance, market terms and global regulatory/tax advice), crypto-specific securities transactions (initial coin offering (ICO) and M&A transactions), crypto mining structures, and KYC/AML regulations (including Travel Rule compliance). As one of the most senior and experienced attorneys in this ever-evolving space, Jonathan actively represents many of the largest individuals, funds, and financial structures on Binance, Coinbase, FTX, and OKEx (to name a few) in all aspects of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, including inventions, trademarks, brand protection, trade secrets, copyrights, commercialization, mining, energy procurement, and licensing.. In addition to his work in the corporate, private equity, and digital currency/content industries, Jonathan represents athletes and coaches in the NFL, NBA, and MLB concerning issues involving contract disputes, public relations, private equity/family office structuring and wealth preservation.

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.

Evan is a principal at Reda & Des Jardins, LLC and director of the real estate and business teams.  Evan’s clients include small to large domestic and foreign businesses, real estate developers and investors, REITs, and lenders. Evan represents clients in complex real estate transactions with an emphasis on acquisitions and dispositions of office, retail, industrial, and multi-unit apartment buildings throughout the United States.. Evan represents lenders and borrowers in real estate finance matters as well as loan workouts and distressed asset transactions. Evan also counsels corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, sole proprietorships, and other legal entities on business formation and ongoing matters involved with running a successful company.. Prior to joining R&D, Evan was an attorney at a Chicago boutique law firm focusing on real estate and commercial litigation. Evan learned first-hand what happens when contracts and agreements are not drafted correctly: costly and lengthy lawsuits. This experience provided Evan with the ability to identify and resolve potential legal problems before they occur, minimizing legal issues for his clients down the road.. Evan is not your typical attorney. Evan treats all of his clients as partners and prides himself on being able to work well with anyone. He works closely with his clients and truly understands the importance of listening, learning their businesses, and understanding their short term and long term goals. Whether it is a small family-owned business or a Fortune 500 company, Evan provides each client with the same amount of attention and responsiveness.

With more than 25 years of experience in private practice, Susan B. Shaw is a highly experienced litigator. Susan is recognized as a true “people person” and excellent supervisor with laudable client relations skills. Over the course of her career, Susan has gained significant experience and obtained successful results for both her business clients as well as individual clients in matters involving business law and litigation, real estate litigation, construction litigation, personal injury, and trust and probate litigation.. Susan received her J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law. She earned her B.S. in Economics from Santa Clara University and studied abroad at the John Felice Rome Center at Loyola University Chicago.. Susan is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Susan is also admitted to practice in the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court in all three jurisdictions.. She is a member of the State Bar of Georgia’s General Trial and Litigation Section as well as the Georgia Trial Lawyers’ Association.

My practice is dedicated largely to providing clients with the estate planning counsel and documents they need in order to feel secure about the future.  I thoroughly enjoy sitting down with clients and getting to know them in order to determine their particular needs.. Probate is also part of my practice.  When clients call to tell me a loved one has passed away, and they do not know where to turn, I am privileged to try to bring comfort to them and assure them that they need not fear the probate process.. Having previously been associated with a law firm specializing in nonprofit law, I have had numerous business clients and have set up many corporations, for-profit and nonprofit, LLC's, and other entities.. I am licensed to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, having been sworn in on January 14, 2002.