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Miriam Leskovar Burkland is a Member at Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC in the firm’s Chicago office and has been Vice Chair of the firm’s Business & Corporate Practice Group since 2012. Ms. Burkland concentrates her practice in corporate and commercial transactions. She has been recognized as an Illinois Leading Lawyer (2010 – 2023) and included in Leading Lawyers’ Leading Women Lawyers (2023). She has also been recognized by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer Magazine’s Top 50 Women in Law (2021). Ms. Burkland received her B.A. cum laude from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Mary A. Corrigan is an attorney with Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC in the firm’s Peoria office, where she concentrates her practice in corporate and commercial transactions and estate planning. She is a member of the Illinois State and Peoria County Bar Associations. She has been recognized as an Illinois Leading Lawyer (2014 – 2023) and included in Leading Lawyers’ Leading Women Lawyers (2023). Ms. Corrigan received her B.A. from Monmouth College and her J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Daniel A. Cotter is an attorney and counselor with Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on corporate and business law. Mr. Cotter is a member of the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates, a member and Past President of the Chicago Bar Association, and President Elect of the National Conference of Bar Presidents. He received his B.A. from Monmouth College and his J.D. summa cum laude from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law. He has also successfully completed the Certified Public Accountant Exam.
Donna M. Goelz is a Partner at Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC in the firm’s Peoria office, where she concentrates her practice in mergers and acquisitions and financial institutions law. Ms. Goelz has been named an Illinois Leading Lawyer in 2014 – 2020 and received an AV Preeminent Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. She received her B.S. with honors from Washington University in St. Louis and her J.D. cum laude from St. Louis University School of Law.
Pamela E. Hartis a Partner at Scott & Scott, P.C., in Springfield, where she concentrates her practice in business entities, business litigation, elder law, estate planning, and real estate. She is a member of the Central Illinois Women’s Bar Association (Past President — 2012), the Illinois State Bar Association, and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. She received her B.A. magna cum laude from Illinois College and her J.D. summa cum laude from the Valparaiso University School of Law.
Michael G. Horstman, Jr. (2019), is a Shareholder of Sorling Northrup in Springfield, where he concentrates his practice in taxation, business advising, commercial transactions, charitable organizations, trade associations, and real estate. Prior to joining Sorling Northrup, Mr. Horstman served as Chief Counsel of Jane Addams Hull House Association, a Chicago not-for-profit social service agency. He regularly counsels for-profit businesses and not-for-profit corporations on business and taxation issues faced during their formation and operation. Mr. Horstman is a regular speaker on issues affecting businesses and not-for-profit organizations. He is a member of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association, along with the Illinois State and Sangamon County Bar Associations. Mr. Horstman received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from Washington University School of Law.
Anthony J. Jacob is a Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates in business law, tax-exempt/not-for-profit law, and election law, including representing various types of political committees. He is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Jacob received his B.A. from Northern Illinois University and his J.D. and LL.M. in taxation and employee benefits from The UIC John Marshall Law School.
Alan J. Jedlicka (2019) received his undergraduate degree from Claremont McKenna College, his J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, and his LL.M. in the Law of Taxation from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Fred O. Marcus is a Partner at HMB Legal Counsel in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice on state and local tax. Mr. Marcus is an adjunct professor of law for Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and the recipient of the Paul Frankel Award for Excellence in State and Local Taxation. He is also a frequent lecturer before such groups as the Counsel on State Taxation, the Tax Executives Institute, New York University’s Conference on State and Local Taxation, and the California Tax Bar & Tax Policy Conference. He received his B.S. from the University of Illinois at Chicago and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Connie M. Mayer is a Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in Chicago, where her practice focuses on commercial transactions. She is a member of the Illinois chapter of the ESOP Association and has been recognized as a Rising Star by Illinois Super Lawyers (2021 – 2023). Ms. Mayer received her B.A. cum laude from Illinois Wesleyan University and her J.D. from the Washington University School of Law.
Charles W. Murdock is a Professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where he teaches corporate and securities law. Professor Murdock is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Business Law & Securities Section Council. He was involved in drafting the Business Corporation Act of 1983 and the Limited Liability Company Act. He received his B.S.Ch.E. from the Illinois Institute of Technology and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School 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.
R. Stephen Scott is a Senior Partner at Scott & Scott, P.C., in Springfield, where he concentrates his practice in business entities, business litigation, tax controversies, and estate matters. He is a member of the American Academy of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants (President, 2006), the Illinois State Bar Association (Past Chair, Corporate Law Departments Section Council), and the Illinois Bar Foundation (Treasurer). In 2003, he was recognized as a Regent by the American College of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Scott received his B.S.B.A. from Marquette University and his J.D. with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Todd M. Young is a Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in corporate transactions and governance, with a particular focus on employee stock ownership plan transactions. He was recognized as a Notable LGBTQ Executive by Crain’s Chicago Business in 2018. He received his A.B. cum laude from Dartmouth College and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was Comment Editor of the Law Review.