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Diana Z. Bowman is Senior Counsel at Perkins Coie LLP in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on construction law. Effective January 2022, she will be a Partner at Perkins Coie LLP. She has been recognized as a Rising Star by Illinois Super Lawyers, an Emerging Lawyer by Illinois Leading Lawyers, and a Recommended Construction Attorney by The Legal 500 United States. Ms. Bowman received her B.A. with honors from DePaul University; her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society; and her LL.M. in real estate from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Edward L. Filer is Of Counsel at Roetzel & Andress, LPA, in Chicago, where he focuses on construction, real estate, and banking law. He is consistently selected by his peers as a Super and Leading Lawyer in the area of Construction Law. He currently serves as the Partner in Charge of the Chicago office of Roetzel & Andress, LPA as well as the Cochair of its construction group. He is a member of the Illinois Society of Construction Lawyers, the Illinois Banking Association, and the Construction Financial Risk Managers Association. Filer received his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his J.D., with honors, from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Scott R. Fradin is a Principal and Cochair of the firm’s Construction Group at Much Shelist, P.C., in Chicago. He is also a licensed architect. Fradlin is a member of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Construction Law, a member and Past President of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys, and a Past Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Construction Law and Mechanics Lien Subcommittee. He has been recognized by Chambers USA and the Leading Lawyers Network as a top Illinois lawyer in the area of construction law and has been named one of the top real estate attorneys in the Midwest by Midwest Real Estate News. Fradin received his B.S. and M.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. Order of the Coif with high honors from Chicago-Kent Chicago of Law.
Samuel H. Levine is Of Counsel to Bryce Downey & Lenkov LLC in Chicago, where he concentrates in mortgage foreclosure, real estate litigation, construction, and mechanics lien. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and Past Chair of its Collections and Bankruptcy, Real Estate, and Construction Law Section Councils; a member and Past President of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys; and a Past Chair of the Bankruptcy and Real Estate Litigation Committee of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Mr. Levine received his B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis and his J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Kenneth M. Roberts is a Partner at Venable LLP, in Chicago, where he is Chair of the firm’s Construction Law Group. He is a member of the American Bar Association (Forum on the Construction Industry, Section of Dispute Resolution, CLE Committee), the Illinois State Bar Association, and the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. He is a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America and an adjunct professor of construction law and risk management at Northwestern University. Roberts received his undergraduate degree with honors from the University of Iowa and his J.D. with distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law.
Lorence H. Slutzky is the Principal at the Law Office of Lorence H. Slutzky, Ltd., in Glenview, where he concentrates in the law of architecture, engineering, procurement, and construction of the built environment. Mr. Slutzky is a fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers and a founder, officer, and former president of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. He has acted in the capacity of an advisor, negotiator, litigator, mediator, and arbitrator and was for many years an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois Chicago’s School of Law’s postgraduate Center for Real Estate Law teaching construction law. He is admitted to practice in Illinois and recently retired from the Florida Bar, where he was certified as a Construction Specialist. Mr. Slutzky received his B.S. from Southern Illinois University, attended the University of Exeter, England, through William & Mary, and received his J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Adam C. Toosley is a Partner at Smith Gambrell Russell LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on real estate. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Joseph B. VanFleet is a Managing Partner at Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC in Peoria, where he concentrates his practice in business litigation. He is a member of the American and Illinois State Bar Associations and the American Inns of Court. Mr. VanFleet received his B.S. with high honors from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.