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Mark A. Carter is a Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, and in the firm’s Commercial Transactions Practice Group. Mr. Carter focuses his practice on commercial and corporate transactions, corporate governance, finance, distressed mergers and acquisitions, and business insolvency. Mr. Carter began his career as a law clerk for the Honorable Richard N. DeGunther, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He is a member of the Illinois Institute of Business Law and the Illinois State Bar Association and served as Chair of the ISBA’s Business and Securities Law Section Council (2015 – 2016). He is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Turnaround Management Association. Mr. Carter received his undergraduate degree with high honors from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Thomas R. Cross is a Partner at Allen Galluzzo Hevrin Leake, LLC, in Rockford, and concentrates his practice on business law, mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, and commercial real estate. Mr. Cross is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the State Bar of Wisconsin. He received his B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. with high distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law, where he was a member and on the editorial board of the Iowa Law Review.
Benjamin T. Davisson is an associate at Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd., in Belleville, where he focuses his practice on transactions. Mr. Davisson is a member of the Madison and St. Clair County Bar Associations. He earned his B.S. from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and his J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law.
Timothy S. Farberis a Partner with Locke Lord LLP, in Chicago, and concentrates his practice on transactional and regulatory issues. Mr. Farber is a member of the Chicago, Illinois State, and American Bar Association. He received his B.S./B.A. summa cum laude from the University of Missouri and his J.D. from Washington University School of Law, where he was Editor of the Washington University Law Review, formerly Washington University Law Quarterly.
Kelly E. Hintzsche is an associate at Allen Galluzzo Hevrin Leake, LLC, in Rockford, and she focuses her practice on business transactions, trust and estate planning and administration, and commercial and residential real estate. Ms. Hintzsche is a member of the Illinois State and Winnebago County Bar Association. She earned her J.D. from Northern Illinois University College of Law and her B.S. from Illinois State University.
Anthony J. Jacob is a Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, and concentrates his practice on business law, banking and commercial finance law, real estate law, and election law. Mr. Jacob is a board member at the Institute of Illinois Business Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law, is an investment committee member of board of trustees at The John Marshall Law School, and has previously chaired the Business and Securities Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association. He received his B.A. at Northern Illinois University and both his LL.M. and J.D. from The John Marshall Law School, where he was Student Publications Editor of The John Marshall Law Review and a member of the moot court team.
Timothy J. Leake is a Partner at Allen Galluzzo Hevrin Leake, LLC, in Rockford, and concentrates his practice on corporate governance, business transactions, and estate planning and administration. Mr. Leake is a member of Attorneys for Family-Held Enterprises and was a recipient of the Rockford Chamber of Commerce 40 Leaders Under 40 Awards. He earned his B.A. cum laude from Luther College and his J.D. cum laude from The John Marshall Law School, where he was a member of The John Marshall Law Review, Staff Editor of the Review of Intellectual Property Law, and a member of Phi Delta Phi.
Shawn M. McCullough is an associate at Harrison & Held, LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on estate planning, estate and trust administration, and business succession. He is a member of the Chicago Estate Planning Council and the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. McCullough received his B.S. from Indiana University and his J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Charles W. Murdock is a Professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where he formerly served as Dean. Professor Murdock drafted the 1983 Illinois Business Corporation Act and was on the committee that drafted the Illinois modifications to the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. He frequently serves as an expert witness in corporate and securities litigation and is the author of a two-volume treatise on business organizations and has published articles in the California Law Review, the Hastings Law Review, the Notre Dame Law Review, the Loyola Law Journal, and the Washington Law Review, as well as other journals. Professor Murdock received his B.S. from the Illinois Institute of Technology and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Natalie M. Perry is a Partner at Harrison & Held, LLP, in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in estate planning, estate and trust administration, business succession, estate and trust litigation, and tax planning. Ms. Perry is a Fellow at the American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel and is on the Chicago Estate Planning Council. She is also a Certified Public Accountant. Ms. Perry received her B.S. from Indiana University and her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
William A. Priceis an attorney in private practice at growthlaw.com, in Warrenville, and focuses his practice on business, securities, and administrative law. Mr. Price was the 2012 recipient of the ISBA Section of General Practice’s Tradition of Excellence Award. He is a member and Past Chair of the Institute of Illinois Business Laws and the Illinois State Bar Association’s Section of Business and Securities Law and Section of Administrative Law. Mr. Price helped draft the Illinois Business Corporations Act, the Illinois Limited Liability Companies Act, the Illinois Limited Partnerships Act, the Illinois Uniform Partnerships Act, and the Illinois Not for Profit Corporations Act. He earned his J.D. and M.A. from Duke University and his A.B. magna cum laude from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He was also a Fellow at Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst Fellow, Albert-Ludwigs Universitaet, Freiburg Im Breisgau, Germany.
Chad J. Richter is a Shareholder at Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd., in Edwardsville, where he focuses his practice on business law, trusts and estates, and real estate. Mr. Richter is a member and Former Chair of the Business and Securities Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Treasurer of the Madison County Bar Association, and a member of the Illinois Institute of Business Law. He received his B.S. from Truman State University, his M.S. from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and his J.D. from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
John B. Waters is Of Counsel to Roetzel & Andress, LPA, in Chicago, where he practices in the areas of corporate and tax law. He is a member of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation and the Illinois State Bar Association Federal Taxation Section. He received his B.S. from Iowa State University, his M.N.E. from North Carolina State University, his J.D. from the University of Idaho College of Law, where he was Symposium Editor of the Law Review, and his LL.M. in taxation from DePaul University.
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