Kara Allen
Kara Allen
Kara Allen is an attorney at Gutnicki LLP in Skokie, where she focuses on commercial litigation. She is is a member of the Chicago, Illinois State, and Wisconsin Bar Associations. Ms. Allen received her B.A. and her J.D. from Marquette University.
William J. Anaya
William J. Anaya
William J. Anaya is an Officer at Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses on environmental, administrative, and real estate law. He has written and spoken for organizations including the American and Illinois State Bar Associations and IICLE^®. He was named an Illinois Leading Lawyer in Environmental Law in 2018 and an Illinois Super Lawyer in 2006 – 2009 and 2013 – 2018. He is a former Chair of the IICLE^® Board of Directors. Mr. Anaya received his B.A. from Purdue University and his J.D. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
William W. Austin
William W. Austin
William W. Austin is Of Counsel to McDevitt Osteen Chojnicki & Deters, LLC, in Effingham, where he concentrates his practice in real estate, business, and banking law and related litigation. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Senior Lawyer Section Council as well as a former member of its Real Estate Section Council. He is the former Director and Chair of the Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc. Mr. Austin received his J.D. and his B.S. from the University of Illinois.
Dennis R. Bordyn
Dennis R. Bordyn
Dennis R. Bordyn, Bordyn Law Offices P.C., Downers Grove, concentrates in residential and commercial real estate transactions and litigation and distressed property strategies including short sale negotiation, foreclosure defense, and loss mitigation/loan modification. He is a member of the DuPage County and Illinois State Bar Associations, Director of the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association, and member of the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors. Mr. Bordyn received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Barry A. Chatz
Barry A. Chatz
Barry A. Chatz is a Partner at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates in restructuring of business operations, as well as creditors’ rights litigation. He is a member of the Illinois, California, and New York State Bar Associations and the American Bar Association. Mr. Chatz received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
William J. Dorsey
William J. Dorsey
William J. Dorsey is a Partner with Blank Rome LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on high-stakes commercial disputes involving commercial finance, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, and intellectual property. He has been listed in Super Lawyers (2012 – present) and is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. He also serves as a faculty member of the Practicing Law Institute’s Commercial Real Estate Law Institute. Dorsey earned his B.A. from Claremont McKenna College and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
Robert C. Feldmeier
Robert C. Feldmeier
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Gary R. Gehlbach
Gary R. Gehlbach
Gary R. Gehlbach is a Partner at Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC, in Dixon, where he concentrates his practice in real estate, business law, and trust and estate planning and administration. He is a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers; a member of the Lee County, Illinois State, and American Bar Associations; and a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Mr. Gehlbach received his undergraduate degree from Knox College and his J.D. with high honors from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Amy T. Grace
Amy T. Grace
Amy T. Grace is an associate at Chuhak & Tecson, P.C., in Chicago, where she concentrates in banking and creditors’ rights. She is Past Chair of the Real Estate Committee of the Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association, received the Rising Star Award for Exceptional Leadership from the Chicago Bar Association, and is a member of the Chicago and American Bar Associations. Ms. Grace received her B.A. from Regis University and her J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
John T. Halloran
John T. Halloran
No bio available.
Thomas C. Hardy
Thomas C. Hardy
No bio available.
Joshua S. Hyman
Joshua S. Hyman
Joshua S. Hyman is a Principal at Chuhak & Tecson, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses on banking. He is a member of the Chicago, Illinois State, and American Bar Associations. Mr. Hyman received his B.A. from University of Wisconsin and his J.D. from Washington University School of Law.
Samuel H. Levine
Samuel H. Levine
Samuel H. Levine is an attorney practicing in Chicago with a focus on construction and real estate litigation. He is a member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys, the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, and the Illinois State Bar Association (Construction; Commercial, Banking, Collections and Bankruptcy; and Real Estate Section Councils); a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers; an Illinois Super Lawyer (Construction Litigation); an Illinois Leading Lawyer (Creditors’ Rights/Commercial Collections Law and Real Estate); and a frequent lecturer in the areas of mechanics liens, construction law, real estate litigation, and loan and collateral enforcement. Mr. Levine received his B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Steven C. Lindberg
Steven C. Lindberg
Steven C. Lindberg is Of Counsel at Diaz Anselmo Lindberg P.A. in Naperville, where he concentrates his practice in mortgage foreclosure and real estate. He is a member of the U.S. Foreclosure Network and the Illinois State and Florida Bar Associations. Mr. Lindberg received his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Chicago, his M.S. from St. Joseph’s University, and his J.D. from The UIC John Marshall Law School.
William J. McKenna
William J. McKenna
William J. McKenna is a Partner at Foley & Lardner LLP in Chicago and focuses his practice on litigation. He is an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at Northwestern University Pritzker Law School and a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. Mr. McKenna received his B.A. from Middlebury College and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
Kevin H. Morse
Kevin H. Morse
Kevin H. Morse is a Partner at Clark Hill PLC in Chicago, where he focuses on bankruptcy and restructuring. He was named an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2020 – 2022 and an Illinois Emerging Lawyer in 2015 – 2022. He is a member of The American Lawyers Magazine Young Lawyers Editorial Board (2018 – 2022) and Co-Chair of the Communications Committee of the Turnaround Management Association. Mr. Morse received his B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law.
James V. Noonan
James V. Noonan
James V. Noonan is a Partner with Noonan & Lieberman, Ltd., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in creditor’s rights, real estate, and commercial litigation. He was a board member of the American Legal and Financial Network (2009 – 2015), a panel member of the Law Ed series on Federal Court foreclosure practice, and the author of REAL ESTATE LITIGATION(IICLE^®, 2021). Mr. Noonan received his B.A. from Marquette University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Thomas M. O'Shaughnessy
Thomas M. O'Shaughnessy
No bio available.
Raymond J. Ostler
Raymond J. Ostler
No bio available.
Timothy J. Patenode
Timothy J. Patenode
Timothy J. Patenode is a Partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on real estate litigation. He is a member of the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section and Construction Forum. Mr. Patenode received his B.A. from Northwestern University and his J.D. cum laude from Northwestern University Pritzker Law School.
Robert H. Rappe, Jr.
Robert H. Rappe, Jr.
Robert H. Rappe, Jr., is managing attorney at Codilis & Associates, P.C., in Burr Ridge, where he focuses on real estate transactions and mortgage foreclosure. He is a member of the Illinois State and DuPage County Bar Associations and the Mortgage Bankers Association. Mr. Rappe received his B.A. from DePaul University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Daniel I. Schlade
Daniel I. Schlade
Daniel I. Schlade is the Founder of the Law Office of Daniel I. Schlade, in Chicago, where he focuses on real estate and commercial litigation, which includes contested mortgage foreclosures, mortgage and loan workouts, mechanics liens foreclosures and construction disputes, title disputes, latent defect and warranty disputes, broker and appraiser liability, condominium disputes, and eviction actions. Mr. Schlade received his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif.
Kenneth K. Shaw, Jr.
Kenneth K. Shaw, Jr.
No bio available.
Edward A. Snyder
Edward A. Snyder
No bio available.
Miriam R. Stein
Miriam R. Stein
Miriam R. Stein is a Principal at Chuhak & Tecson, P.C, in Chicago, where she focuses on litigation, banking, and real estate. She is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and an Illinois Super Lawyer. She is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and the Commercial Law League. Ms. Stein received her B.A. with honors from Northwestern University and her J.D. with honors from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Tania M.S. Stori
Tania M.S. Stori
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James E. Trausch
James E. Trausch
No bio available.
Emily R. Vivian
Emily R. Vivian
Emily R. Vivian is a Partner at Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger & Considine, LLC, in Dixon, where her practice is focused on real estate, estate planning and administration, and business entity formation and transactions. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Real Estate Law Section Council and Vice President of Equity Legal Services, Inc., a not-for-profit organization. Ms. Vivian received her B.S. in Accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.

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Mortgage Foreclosure Practice (Illinois) (ARCHIVED 2010 EDITION & 2013 SUPPLEMENT)

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Kara Allen

William J. Anaya

William W. Austin

Dennis R. Bordyn

Barry A. Chatz

William J. Dorsey

Robert C. Feldmeier

Gary R. Gehlbach

Amy T. Grace

John T. Halloran

Thomas C. Hardy

Joshua S. Hyman

Samuel H. Levine

Steven C. Lindberg

William J. McKenna

Kevin H. Morse

James V. Noonan

Thomas M. O'Shaughnessy

Raymond J. Ostler

Timothy J. Patenode

Robert H. Rappe, Jr.

Daniel I. Schlade

Kenneth K. Shaw, Jr.

Edward A. Snyder

Miriam R. Stein

Tania M.S. Stori

James E. Trausch

Emily R. Vivian

Mortgage Foreclosure Practice (Illinois) (ARCHIVED 2010 EDITION & 2013 SUPPLEMENT)