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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. Mr. 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 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 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 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 is a Managing Member at Johnson Legal Group, LLC, in Chicago, where she focuses on bankruptcy, commercial litigation, and postjudgment enforcement. She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, and the Illinois Creditors Bar Association and was appointed to the panel of Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees for the Northern District of Illinois in 2014. Ms. Johnson received her B.A. from the University of Chicago and her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Robert A. Kahn is a Partner at the firm of Sanford Kahn, LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in landlord/tenant law. Sanford Kahn, LLP, files over four hundred eviction actions per month for commercial, residential, and subsidized properties in six counties. Mr. Kahn has tried numerous jury trials and gives lectures regarding fair housing, landlord-tenant law, the Chicago Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance, and the Illinois eviction statute. 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 is a 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 of the National Association of Retail Collections Attorneys, Past President and current Chair Emeritus of the National Creditors Bar Association, the 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. Mr. Markoff is also a member of the Chicago, Illinois State, and American Bar Associations and a member of ACA International, Members Attorney Program. He 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 is a Partner with 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 member of the Illinois State and Illinois Creditors Bar Associations. Mr. Markoff also serves on the Board of Directors 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 where he was named a Chicago-Kent Legal Scholar and accepted an invitation to write for the Chicago-Kent Law Review, serving as a Notes and Comments Editor.
Bridget Maul is an associate with the firm of Markoff Law LLC, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on creditors’ rights, collections, bankruptcy, and detinue/replevin. Ms. Maul is a member of the Illinois Creditors and Women’s Bar Associations. 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 is an associate 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. Ms. Perez earned her B.A. from Duke University and her J.D. from Loyola University School of Law.
David M. Schultz is a Partner with Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on the defense of lawyers and other professionals, debt collectors, and creditors. He has been lead counsel in defending debt-collection agencies, lawyers, and creditors in over 150 class action lawsuits involving claims brought pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and various other state and federal laws. Mr. Schultz was named the ACA Attorney of the Year (2017) and was also recognized as a Super Lawyer by Illinois Super Lawyers magazine. He is a member of the Leading Lawyers Network and selected by his peers as a Leading Lawyer in Class Action/Mass Tort Defense Law and in Commercial Litigation and Professional Malpractice Defense Law including Legal/Technical/Financial. He earned his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
Todd P. Stelter is a Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on defense of the consumer financial services industry and the litigation of claims brought pursuant to federal and state consumer protection statutes, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Mr. Stelter belongs to the ACA International Members Attorney Program and is a member of the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. 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 is an associate at Cozen O’Connor, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on insurance coverage. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star (2017 – 2018). During law school, he was a Notes and Comments editor for the law review. He earned his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law where he was a Notes and Comments Editor for the law review.
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.
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