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Firm: Sugar, Felsenthal, Grais & Hammer LLP

30 N. LaSalle St. , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Financial Markets and Services

Firm: Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Helsinger

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 3000 , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Corporate , Debtor/Creditor Rights, Bankruptcy & Debt

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.

Firm: Edwin L Feld & Associates

1 N LaSalle St , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy

Firm: Danielle M Blondin

225 W Washington Ave , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy

Firm: Daniel S Khwaja

1115 N Asland , Chicago , Illinois 60622

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense

Firm: Edelman, Combs, Latturner & Goodwin, LLC

20 S. Clark Street, Suite 1500 , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Civil Rights, Communications & Media , Consumer Protection, Insurance , Real Estate , Securities , Toxic Substances, Debt Collection

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.

Firm: CTM Legal Group

77 W Washington St , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Employment, General Litigation, Bankruptcy

Firm: Citizens Law Group

3069 W Armitage Ave , Chicago , Illinois 60647

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Real Estate

Firm: Johnson and Newby, LLC

39 S LaSalle Street 820 , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy,Business ,Collections,Debtor/Creditor

Firm: Chitown Law, LLC

2207 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago , Illinois 60622

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Construction, Business, Bankruptcy, Landlord & Tenant, Divorce, International Law

Originally from Germany, Mr. Bremmer brings a wealth of international business experience to the firm, combined with a top-notch business and legal education. He has served in NATO in Brussels, Belgium and has worked all throughout Europe, the U.S., South America and Japan.

Firm: Zayed Law Offices Personal Injury Attorneys - Chicago Office

10 S La Salle St , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Civil , Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury

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.

Firm: Chitown Law

852 N Ashland Ave , Chicago , Illinois 60622

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Divorce & Family,

Firm: Chicago Debt Solutions

55 W Monroe , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy

Firm: Billbusters, Borges and Wu

105 W Madison St , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy

Firm: Benjamin Brand, LLP

1016 W Jackson Blvd , Chicago , Illinois 60607

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy

Firm: Attorney Richard Schimmel

2900 W Peterson Ave , Chicago , Illinois 60659

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy

Firm: Attorney Joseph P. Doyle

401 S State St , Chicago , Illinois 60605

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy

Firm: Anderson & Associates

, Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Divorce & Family, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning

Firm: EV Has

218 N Jefferson , Chicago , Illinois 60661

Practice Areas: General Litigation, Bankruptcy, Real Estate

Firm: C Dean Matsas And Associates

5441 1/2 N Lincoln Ave , Chicago , Illinois 60625

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Personal Injury