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Nicholas P. Bartzen is a Founder and Partner with Altus Legal LLC, in Chicago, where he focuses on community association law. He serves as Cochair of the Chicago Bar Association Condominium Subcommittee. Mr. Bartzen is a Business Partner Member and frequent guest lecturer for the Community Association Institute. He earned his B.A. from Beloit College and his J.D. from IIT/Chicago Kent College of Law, where he was the winner of the Fay Clayton Award for Best Oral Advocate.
Adam T. Berkoff is a Partner at DLA Piper LLP (US), in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate, condominium, and mixed-use high-rise development as well as other real estate matters. Mr. Berkoff has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America and honored as an Illinois Super Lawyer. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and the State Bar Association of Wisconsin. He earned his B.A. with honors and distinction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was a member of the Iron Cross and Golden Key Societies, and his J.D. from Marquette University, where he served as the Executive Editor of the Marquette Law Review.
Karen Beverly is an attorney at Keough & Moody, P.C., in Chicago, where she concentrates in litigation and general representation of community associations. Ms. Beverly is a member of the Federal Trial Bar and the Illinois and Chicago Bar Associations, and serves on the CBA’s Real Property Law — Condominium Subcommittee. She earned her B.A. from Illinois Wesleyan University and her J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law.
Victoria C. Bresnahan is a Partner at Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle LLC, in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in real estate.She is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, serving on the Real Property Law Committee and the Condominium Subcommittee. She is also a member of the Illinois State Bar Association. Ms. Bresnahan has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer, Real Estate Law: Associations & Condominiums and Residential (2015 – 2016). She earned her B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she was on the Dean’s List and an Illinois Congressional Scholarship recipient, and her J.D. from UIC John Marshall Law School, where she was on the Dean’s List.
Brian A. Cohen is a Partner with DLA Piper LLP (US), in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on real estate. Martindale-Hubbell ranks him AV Preeminent, he was named an Illinois Rising Star by Super Lawyers (2009, 2010), and he was named a Rising Star by Law360 (2017). Mr. Cohen earned his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.
Thomas Goodwyn is an associate with Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in condominium and community associations matters. Mr. Goodwyn is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and the Community Associations Institute. He earned his B.A. from the University of Alabama and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
R. Kymn Harp is a Shareholder and member of the Executive Committee at Robbins DiMonte Ltd., in Chicago, and has years of service as Chair of the firm’s Business and Real Estate Transactions Group. Harp has over 40 years of experience representing investors, developers, business owners, and other stakeholders in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions and development. He is a frequent presenter at IICLE® programs and ISBA programs on topics related to commercial real estate, and he is the author and moderator for www.Harp-OnThis.com, a commercial real estate and business blog. Harp has received awards and recognitions including the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review (Rated AV – Preeminent, for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability), a multiyear selection as an Illinois Super Lawyer, and the Illinois Lincoln Award for Excellence in Legal Writing. He is a member of the Illinois, Indiana, and New Mexico State Bar Associations, and is an appointed member of the Illinois State Bar Association Real Estate Law Section Council. Harp earned his B.A. from Wabash College and his J.D. from University of Illinois – Chicago (John Marshall Law School).
Kristofer D. Kasten is Senior Counsel and Partner at Altus Legal LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in community association law. Mr. Kasten serves as Cochair of the Community Associations Institute’s Illinois Legislative Action Committee, is a member of the Legislative Liaison of the Chicago Bar Association’s Real Property Law, Condominium Subcommittee, and received the Illinois Chapter Community Associations Institute’s Rising Star Award (2013). He earned his B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from UIC John Marshall Law School.
Charles M. Keough is the Managing Shareholder and Partner at Keough & Moody, P.C., in Naperville, where he focuses on representing condominium and common interest community associations throughout Chicago and Northern Illinois. Mr. Keough is a member of the Chicago, DuPage, Will County, and Illinois State Bar Associations.He was chosen as a Leading Lawyer by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (2009, 2010, 2015). Mr. Keough earned his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, his J.D. from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, and his LL.M. from UIC John Marshall Law School.
Laura Lau Marinelli is a Partner and Vice Chair of the Condominium and Community Associations Practice with Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, in Chicago, where she focuses on legal matters for condominium and community associations. Ms. Marinelli is Cochair of the firm’s Women’s Development Initiative. She was named as a Leading Lawyer for Real Estate Law: Associations and Condominiums (2018 – 2020) and a named a Fellow of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (2019). She earned her B.S. from Winona State University and her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin School of Law.
Brian Meltzer is a Partner at Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle LLC, in Schaumburg and Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in real estate. Mr. Meltzer is a member of the American College of real Estate Lawyers and the Chicago and American Bar Associations. He earned his B.A. from Cornell University and his J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Kenneth A. Michaels Jr. is a Partner at Bauch & Michaels, LLC, in Chicago, where he focuses on real property transactions, management, and litigation. He is an adjunct professor and the University of Illinois Chicago Law School, a member of Scribes — The American Society of Legal Writers, and a member of the American, Illinois State, Chicago, and Illinois Appellate Attorneys Bar Associations. Mr. Michaels received his B.A. in philosophy from Loyola University of Chicago and his J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago Law School. He is matriculating at the University of St. Mary of the Lake Mundelein Seminary.
Robert J. Taylor is a Shareholder at Roetzel & Andress in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on real estate and commercial lending and leasing. He is a member of the Chicago and American Bar Associations and has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer (2019 – 2021). Mr. Taylor received his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. and Certificate in Environmental Law from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Elizabeth A. Thompson is Counsel with Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on condominium and community associations and serves on the firm’s Women’s Development Initiative and Hiring Committee. She is a member of the Community Associations Institute. Ms. Thompson earned her B.A. from DePauw University and her J.D. fromChicago-Kent College of Law magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, and member of the Executive Board of the Chicago-Kent Law Review.
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