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Sumner A. Bourne
Sumner A. Bourne
Sumner A. Bourne is a Partner at Rafool & Bourne, P.C., in Peoria, where he concentrates his practice in bankruptcy. He is a bankruptcy trustee for the Central and Southern Districts of Illinois. Mr. Bourne received his BS from the University of Illinois and his JD magna cum laude from the Boston University School of Law.
Rebecca S. Brown
Rebecca S. Brown
Rebecca S. Brown is a career law clerk with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois in East St. Louis, where she concentrates her practice in bankruptcy. She is a member of the Bankruptcy Association of Southern Illinois. Ms. Brown received her BA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and her JD from the Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Darron M. Burke
Darron M. Burke
Darron M. Burke is a Partner at Barrick, Switzer, Long, Balsley & Van Evera, LLP, in Rockford, where he concentrates his practice in bankruptcy, municipal law, and civil litigation. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and has served on the Board of Directors of the Winnebago County Bar Association. He has been recognized as an Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers from 2019 to 2021. Mr. Burke received his BA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his JD from New England Law | Boston.
Laura Koeneman Grandy
Laura Koeneman Grandy
Laura Koeneman Grandy is a Recalled U.S. Bankruptcy Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois, where she served as Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge from 2010 to 2024. She is a member of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, a bankruptcy judge representative to the Judicial Conference of the Seventh Circuit, and a member of the Bankruptcy Judges Advisory Group to the Administrative Offices of the U.S. Courts. Judge Grandy received her BS from Eastern Illinois University and her JD from the Saint Louis University School of Law.
Cindy M. Johnson
Cindy M. Johnson
Cindy M. Johnson is a Managing Member at Johnson Legal Group, LLC, in Chicago, where she focuses on creditors’ rights in bankruptcy and postjudgment enforcement. She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, the Illinois Creditors Bar Association, and the Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy Section Council of the Illinois State 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 BA with honors from the University of Chicago and her JD from the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Charles F. Kinzer
Charles F. Kinzer
Charles F. Kinzer is an associate at Geraci Law L.L.C. in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on bankruptcy. He was an Executive Board Member (2018 – 2022) and Chair (2021 – 2022) of the Chicago Bar Association’s Bankruptcy & Reorganization Committee, a member of the Northern District of Illinois Bankruptcy Liaison Committee (2021 – 2023), and a member of the Northern District of Illinois Pro Bono Committee (2023 – present). Mr. Kinzer received his AB from the University of Chicago and his JD from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Richard G. Larsen
Richard G. Larsen
Richard G. Larsen is a Partner at Springer Larsen, LLC, in Wheaton, where he focuses on bankruptcy and insolvency. He was the 2023 Chair of the Bankruptcy Section of the DuPage County Bar Association and is a member of the Kane County Bar Association. He was the winner of the ISBA Lincoln Award for Legal Writing in 1990. Mr. Larsen received his BA magna cum laude from Aurora University and his JD magna cum laude from the Northern Illinois University College of Law.
David P. Leibowitz
David P. Leibowitz
David P. Leibowitz is a Managing Member of Law Office of David P. Leibowitz, LLC — Lakelaw in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on bankruptcy. He is a recipient of the Excellence in Pro Bono Service Award from the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (2006); the Liberty Bell Award from the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (2010); and the Annual Service Award from the American Bankruptcy Institute for his work with its Consumer Bankruptcy Extravaganza (2023). Mr. Leibowitz received his BA from Northwestern University and his JD cum laude from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
David Madden
David Madden
David Madden is the Managing Attorney at Madden Law LLC in Lisle, where he concentrates his practice in bankruptcy, commercial litigation, commercial collections, small business, and estate planning. He is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, a Certified Information Privacy Professional of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, and a School Board Member of Woodridge School District 68. Mr. Madden received his BA from Michigan State University and his JD from the DePaul University College of Law.
Carolina Y. Sales
Carolina Y. Sales
Carolina Y. Sales is a Partner at Robbins DiMonte in Park Ridge, where she focuses on commercial litigation and bankruptcy. She is an Honoree for Crain’s Chicago Business 2024 Notable Women of Law and a member of the Chicago Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Committee in 2017 – 2025. She was named an Emerging Lawyer in 2018 – 2025 and a Leading Lawyer in 2021 – 2025. Ms. Sales received an Honors BA cum laude from Marquette University and her LLM with honors and her JD cum laude from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Catherine L. Steege
Catherine L. Steege
Catherine L. Steege is a Partner at Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in bankruptcy and restructuring and bankruptcy litigation. She is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and a Conferee of the National Bankruptcy Conference. Ms. Steege received her BSJ from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and her JD from the DePaul University College of Law.
Justin R. Storer
Justin R. Storer
Justin R. Storer is a Partner at the Law Office of William J. Factor, Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on bankruptcy. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Illinois State Bar Association. Mr. Storer earned his BS from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and his JD from the DePaul University College of Law.

Sumner A. Bourne

Rebecca S. Brown

Darron M. Burke

Laura Koeneman Grandy

Cindy M. Johnson

Charles F. Kinzer

Richard G. Larsen

David P. Leibowitz

David Madden

Carolina Y. Sales

Catherine L. Steege

Justin R. Storer

Consumer Bankruptcy Practice 2025 Edition