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Jeffrey A. Albert
Jeffrey A. Albert
Jeffrey A. Albert is a Managing Partner in the firm of Markoff Law LLC, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on commercial and consumer debt collection and on creditors’ rights. Albert is a member of the Illinois State and National Creditors Bar Associations and served as a Past President of the Illinois Creditors Bar Association. He earned his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law.
Maria A. Diakoumakis
Maria A. Diakoumakis
Maria A. Diakoumakis is an associate in in the Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Creditors' Rights Practice Group and a member of the Business Services, Commercial Lending, Consumer Financial Services, and Financial Industry Group at Dykema Gossett PLLC, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on business services, creditors’ rights, and commercial lending. She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC), and the Hellenic Professional Society of Illinois, as well as being a member of the Hellenic, Chicago, and Illinois State Bar Associations. Ms. Diakoumakis earned her B.S. with highest honors from DePaul University and her J.D. cum laude from The John Marshall Law School, where she was an editor of the Law Review.
Jeffrey B. Greenspan
Jeffrey B. Greenspan
Jeffrey B. Greenspan is a member of Cozen O’Connor, in Chicago, where he concentrates hi practice in commercial litigation. He has been recognized by Leading Lawyers as an Illinois Emerging Lawyer (2015 – 2016) and by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star (2013 – 2017). He serves as the website Editor for the Trial Practice Committee for the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association. He earned his B.A. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Corey T. Hickman
Corey T. Hickman
Corey T. Hickman is an associate at Cozen O’Connor, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on commercial litigation. He is a member of the American Bar Association and serves as pro bono counsel assisting the National Immigration Justice Center in asylum cases. He earned his B.A. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. summa cum laude from Northern Illinois University College of Law, graduating first in his class.
Cindy M. Johnson
Cindy M. Johnson
Cindy M. Johnson is a Managing Member of Johnson Legal Group, LLC, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice in bankruptcy, commercial litigation and post-judgment enforcement. She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, and the Illinois Creditors Bar Association. Ms. Johnson received her B.A. from the University of Chicago and her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Robert A. Kahn
Robert A. Kahn
Robert A. Kahn is a Partner at the firm of Sanford Kahn, LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in landlord/tenant law. Kahn defends landlords in fair housing lawsuits, advises housing cooperatives, and gives lectures on landlord-tenant law, fair housing, and the Chicago Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance. He co-authored the current Bench Book, which is given to all of the eviction judges in Cook County. He earned his B.A. from Bradley University and his J.D. from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Robert G. Markoff
Robert G. Markoff
Robert G. Markoffis a Founding Partner in the law firm of Markoff Law LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in creditors’ rights and commercial and consumer debt collection. He is a Past Chair of the IICLE^® Board of Directors, Past President and current Chair Emeritus of the National Creditors Bar Association, founding President of the Illinois Creditors Bar Association, and a Past Chair of the Commercial, Banking, Collection & Bankruptcy Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association. Markoff was the primary author of numerous amendments to the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure related to the enforcement of judgments and revival of judgments. He earned his B.A. with high honors and distinction from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Steven A. Markoff
Steven A. Markoff
Steven A. Markoff is a Managing Partner with the law firm of Markoff Law LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice on the representation of creditors in commercial and consumer debt collection. He is a member of the Illinois State and Illinois Creditors Bar Associations. He also serves as President of the National Creditors Bar Association. He earned his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his J.D. from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Bridget Maul
Bridget Maul
Bridget Maul is a Staff Attorney with the firm of Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck LLP, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on creditors’ rights. Maul is a member of the Illinois Creditors Bar Association and a board member for the National Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. She was selected as an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2021 – 2023 and included in the Best Lawyers Ones to Watch list in 2021 and 2022. She earned her B.B.A. cum laude from Western Michigan University and her J.D. from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Diana Perez
Diana Perez
Diana Perez is an Associate Attorney with the firm of Markoff Law LLC, in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in creditors’ rights, collections, bankruptcy, and detinue/replevin. She is a member of the Illinois Creditors, Illinois State, and National Creditors Bar Associations. Perez earned her B.A. from Duke University and her J.D. from Loyola University School of Law.
David M. Schultz
David M. Schultz
David M. Schultz is a Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice on the defense of debt buyers, debt collection agencies, lawyers, lending institutions, and other clients in consumer litigation. He is a member of the National Creditors Bar Association and American Collector’s Association. He was also recognized as the “Top Attorney in Collections” in 2018 by Collection Advisor. Schultz earned his B.S. from University of Illinois and his J.D. from John Marshall Law School of Chicago.
Todd P. Stelter
Todd P. Stelter
Todd P. Stelter is a Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on defendants in consumer law, legal malpractice, and defense matters. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association. Stelter earned both of his B.A.s from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago Law School, where he was a member of the Loyola Law Journal.
Jonathan R. Walton
Jonathan R. Walton
Jonathan R. Walton is an attorney at BatesCarey LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on insurance coverage. He is the Chair of the 31st Annual American Bar Association TIPS ICLC Midyear Meeting and has been named a Rising Star (2022) by Super Lawyers. Walton received his J.D. magna cum laude from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he was the Notes and Comments Editor for the Law Review and a Kent Legal Scholar.
Andrew E. Weissman
Andrew E. Weissman
Andrew E. Weissman serves as counsel with Legamaro Banipal LLP, in Chicago, where he represents foreign and domestic corporations (both public and private), partnerships, individuals, and trusts in the analysis, structuring, and negotiation of corporate and real estate transactions, leveraged buyouts, investment fund formation, reorganizations, debt placement, restructuring, consolidation, and similar transactions. He earned his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.

Jeffrey A. Albert

Maria A. Diakoumakis

Jeffrey B. Greenspan

Corey T. Hickman

Cindy M. Johnson

Robert A. Kahn

Robert G. Markoff

Steven A. Markoff

Bridget Maul

Diana Perez

David M. Schultz

Todd P. Stelter

Jonathan R. Walton

Andrew E. Weissman

Creditors' Rights (ARCHIVED 2019 EDITION)