Kara Allen
Kara Allen
Kara Allen is a Partner at Gutnicki LLP in Skokie, where she focuses on real estate litigation. She is a volunteer at Misericordia. Ms. Allen received her B.A. and her J.D. from Marquette University.
William J. Anaya
William J. Anaya
William J. Anaya is a Partner with UB Greensfelder LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates in environmental law transactions, litigation, and appeals. He is a Past Chairman of the IICLE^® Board of Directors and has received IICLE^®’s Addis Hull Award for Excellence in Legal Education. He is a member of the American, Illinois State, and Indiana State Bar Associations and is an active member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Environmental and Natural Resource Law Section Council and Real Estate Law Section Council. Mr. Anaya received his B.A. from Purdue University and his J.D. from the 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 LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates in bankruptcy and insolvency. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the Turnaround Management Association. Mr. Chatz received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and his J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law.
William J. Dorsey
William J. Dorsey
William J. Dorsey is a Partner at Blank Rome LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on high-stakes commercial finance, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, and executive compensation and non-compete disputes. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers (2012 – 2022) and as a Notable Gen X Leader in Accounting, Consulting, and Law by Crain’s Chicago Business (2022). Mr. Dorsey received 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 Of Counsel to Downey & Lenkov LLC in Chicago with a focus on construction, real estate litigation, and loan enforcement and defense. He is a member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys, the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, and the Illinois State Bar Association’s Commercial, Banking, Collections and Bankruptcy Section Council (Past Chair) and Construction Section Council (Past Chair and current Newsletter Editor). Mr. Levine received his BA from Washington University in St. Louis and his JD from the 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 real estate litigation. He is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Litigation — Real Estate (2011 – 2024). Mr. McKenna received his B.A. cum laude 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 creditors’ 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 a coauthor of Remote Hearings: Let’s Not Forget the Cost of What’s Lost, 54 Loy.U.Chi.L.J. No. 1 (2023). Mr. Noonan received his B.A. from Marquette University and his J.D. from the 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
No bio available.
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 residential and commercial real estate, estate planning, estate and trust administration, and business transactions. She is Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Real Estate Law Section Council and a Member of the ISBA’s Legislative Committee. Ms. Vivian received her B.S. with high honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her J.D. with high honors from the 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)