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Firm: Bailey Borlack Nadelhoffer LLC
135 South La Salle Street Suite 3950 , Chicago , Illinois 60603
Practice Areas: Arbitration, Business , Civil , Corporate , Federal , Intellectual Property , Real Estate , Securities , Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation
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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.
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“Daniel Edelman is a zealous advocate and a great contributor to the consumer protection community. I endorse this lawyer.”
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Firm: Law Offices of Ira N. Helfgot
140 S Dearborn St Ste 1510 , Chicago , Illinois 60603
Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Civil , Contracts, Corporate , Debtor/Creditor Rights, Legal Malpractice, Securities , Litigation
IRA N. HELFGOT is a sole practitioner in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, including the following types of disputes, employment, mechanic's liens, contracts, mortgage foreclosure, partition, brokerage commission, partnership, corporate, injunctions, commercial forcible entry and detainer, sale of businesses, class actions, fraud, consumer fraud, and commodities and securities fraud, business collections, including collections for law firms, and professional liability law. Ira has published extensively on debtor-creditor issues and professional liability law topics for among others, IICLE, the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, and the Illinois Creditors Bar Association and has lectured on debtor-creditor issues for the Illinois Creditors Bar Association and the Illinois Credit Union League. Ira is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, formerly serving on its Committee on Judicial Evaluations and as a CLE Coordinator for the Commercial Banking, Collections & Bankruptcy Section Council, the Decalogue Society of Lawyers, where he formerly served as a member of the CLE Committee and as a member of the Board of Directors, and the Illinois Creditors Bar Association, formerly serving as president and as a member of the Board of Directors. Ira is also currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Lawyers’ Assistance Program, pursuant to an appointment by the Illinois Supreme Court and has been elected as president of the Board of Directors.
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“ite hostile and aggressive arguments and underhanded maneuvers by the lawyer representing the estate”
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“I have known Mr. Helfot for more than 5-years, and during that time, I have found him to be honest, knowledgeable and efficient in his actions. Recently, I had the pleasure of work…”
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Firm: Law Office of James X. Bormes, P.C.
8 South Michigan Avenue , Chicago , Illinois 60603
Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Business ,Construction Defects,Construction ,Consumer Fraud,Consumer Protection,Contracts,Landlord & Tenant,Mechanics Liens,Securities
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Firm: Chapman and Cutler LLP
111 West Monroe Street , Chicago , Illinois 60603
Practice Areas: Corporate ,Securities
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10 South La Salle Street 1600 606 , Chicago , Illinois 60603
Practice Areas: Banking & Finance,Bankruptcy,Business & Commercial,Corporate ,Insurance ,Securities
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“I truly don’t understand why there are so many negative reviews about this law office, because my personal experience has been nothing short of amazing. They have helped me through…”
— Nicole Golda
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111 West Monroe Street , Chicago , Illinois 60603
Practice Areas: Corporate ,Securities
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“Michael is an excellent attorney. He brings his expertise, knowledge and exceptional care for his clients. I’m super happy with his services. Always on top of things easy to reach …”
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Firm: Chapman and Cutler LLP
111 West Monroe Street , Chicago , Illinois 60603
Practice Areas: Corporate ,Securities