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Jeffrey A. Albert
Jeffrey A. Albert
Jeffrey A. Albert is a Managing Partner of Markoff Law LLC, in Chicago, a regional creditors’ rights and debt collection law firm. Albertrepresents a variety of creditor clients in both commercial and consumer collection matters, including financial institutions, finance companies, municipalities, online lenders, debt purchasers, and businesses of all sizes.  He is a Past President of the Illinois Creditors Bar Association and a member of both the National and Illinois Creditors Bar Associations. Albert received his J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law and his B.A. from the University of Michigan.
Jeffrey S. Becker
Jeffrey S. Becker
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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.
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.
Joseph P. Kincaid
Joseph P. Kincaid
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Robert G. Markoff
Robert G. Markoff
Robert G. Markoff is a founding Partner and currently serves as Senior Counsel at Markoff Law LLC, in Chicago, and has practiced commercial and consumer collections, and judgment enforcement law for 48 years. Markoff has written or negotiated every legislative update to the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure in the area of judgment enforcement since 1996. He serves on the Illinois Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission’s Consumer Debt Committee and Small Claims Forms Subcommittee. He is also the Founding President of the Illinois Creditors’ Bar Association, a Past President of the National Creditors’ Bar Association, and a Past Chair of IICLE^®. Markoff received his B.A. with high honors and distinction from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from DePaul University.
Steven A. Markoff
Steven A. Markoff
Steven A. Markoff is a Managing Partner at Markoff Law LLC, in Chicago, and concentrates his practice on the representation of creditors in commercial and consumer debt collection matters. Markoff is a Past President of the National Creditors Bar Association and a member of the Illinois State and Illinois Creditors Bar Associations. He earned his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his J.D. from IIT/Chicago Kent College of Law.
Joseph M. Martin
Joseph M. Martin
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Christopher J. McGeehan
Christopher J. McGeehan
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Larry J. Meyer
Larry J. Meyer
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Alfred J. Murray II
Alfred J. Murray II
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Jeffrey M. Schwartz
Jeffrey M. Schwartz
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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.
Lawrence O. Taliana
Lawrence O. Taliana
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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

Jeffrey S. Becker

Maria A. Diakoumakis

Cindy M. Johnson

Joseph P. Kincaid

Robert G. Markoff

Steven A. Markoff

Joseph M. Martin

Christopher J. McGeehan

Larry J. Meyer

Alfred J. Murray II

Jeffrey M. Schwartz

Todd P. Stelter

Lawrence O. Taliana

Jonathan R. Walton

Andrew E. Weissman

Creditors' Rights in Illinois (ARCHIVED 2014 EDITION)