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David L. Bea
David L. Bea
David L. Bea is a Partner at Bea & VandenBerk Attorneys at Law in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on nonprofit organization and publishing law. He is an Advisory Board member of the Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management and former Chair of the Exempt Organizations Subcommittee of the Chicago Bar Association. He was Cabrini Green Legal Aid Board Member in 1997 – 2017 and a Glessner House Museum Board Member in 1999 – 2017. Mr. Bea received his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Tempia A. Courts
Tempia A. Courts
Tempia A. Courts is a Partner at MacDonald, Lee & Senechalle, Ltd., in Hoffman Estates, where she focuses her practice on not-for-profit, church, business, and corporate law. She is a member of the American and Illinois State Bar Associations. She was the 2022 Volunteer of the Year for the Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Ms. Courts received both her B.A. and her J.D. from the University of Illinois, where she was honored by the President’s Award Program, received the Dean S. Dorman Award, and was recognized for Best Oral Argument, Civil Rights Moot Court.
Scott F. Fintzen
Scott F. Fintzen
Scott F. Fintzenis a Partner at Gaido & Fintzen, LLC in Chicago, where he focuses on exempt organizations, commercial transactions, employment law, intellectual property, risk management and insurance, data privacy and security, and estate planning. He is a member of the Illinois Bar Association. Mr. Fintzen received his B.S. from Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service and his J.D. from Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.
Omar K. Malik
Omar K. Malik
Omar K. Malik is a Principal at Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on the representation of condominium, homeowners, and townhome community associations. He has been a member of the Chicago Bar Association’s Real Property Law — Condominium Law Subcommittee since 2016, and he served as Cochair in 2022. Mr. Malik received his B.A. from the George Washington University School of Business and his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law.
Daniel J. Mays
Daniel J. Mays
Daniel J. Mays is a Partner at Bea & VandenBerk Attorneys at Law in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on nonprofit organization, tax-exempt organization, intellectual property, and publishing law. Mr. Mays received his B.A. from Calvin College and his J.D. from Baylor Law School.
James H. Pluymert
James H. Pluymert
James H. Pluymertis Of Counsel to MacDonald, Lee & Senechalle, Ltd., in Hoffman Estates, where he focuses his practice on employment law, church and not-for-profit law, mediation, and arbitration. He is a member of the Kane County Bar Association and the Christian Legal Society. Mr. Pluymert received his undergraduate degree from Calvin College and his J.D. from DePaul University School of Law.
Kellye Fabian Story
Kellye Fabian Story
Kellye Fabian Story is Senior Counsel at Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP in Chicago, where she focuses on litigation, nonprofit organizations, faith-based organizations. She is a member of the Dispute Resolution and Exempt Organizations sections of the American Bar Association and Safe Families for Children. Ms. Story received her B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, M.A. from Northern Seminary, and her J.D. cum laude from DePaul University College of Law, where she was the Managing Editor of Lead Articles for the DePaul Law Review.
Chas Taylor
Chas Taylor
Chas Taylor is an associate at Wagenmaker & Oberly, LLC in Chicago, where he serves nonprofit clients through the Corporate and Real Estate practice groups. He is a member of the Federalist Society and the Christian Legal Society. Mr. Taylor received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. During law school, he was active in several legal organizations and cofounded a nonprofit organization supporting sports ministries in Cuba.
Sally R. Wagenmaker
Sally R. Wagenmaker
Sally R. Wagenmaker is a Partner at Wagenmaker & Oberly, LLC in Chicago, where she focuses on corporate, tax, employment, and real estate matters for nonprofit, tax-exempt clients, including public charities, private foundations, and trade associations. She is a past President of the Christian Legal Society and Director of the Christian Legal Society’s Chicago chapter. She has volunteered for the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago, the Cabrini-Green Legal Aid Clinic, and the Lawndale Christian Health Center. Ms. Wagenmaker received her B.A. from the University of Mississippi and her J.D. from Emory University School of Law.
Joshua A. Weinstein
Joshua A. Weinstein
Joshua A. Weinstein is a Principal at Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit in Mundelein, where he focuses his practice on condominium homeowners’ association law. He is a member of the American, Illinois State, and Chicago Bar Associations. Mr. Weinstein received his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.

David L. Bea

Tempia A. Courts

Scott F. Fintzen

Omar K. Malik

Daniel J. Mays

James H. Pluymert

Kellye Fabian Story

Chas Taylor

Sally R. Wagenmaker

Joshua A. Weinstein

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