Attorneys
Russel G. Winick
Principal
Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Business Transactions; Commercial Litigation; Administrative Agency Practice; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Distribution Agreements; Civil Appeals; Business Development; Business Dissolutions; Business Enterprises; Business Formation; Business Fraud; Business Litigation; Business Organization; Business Planning; Business Start-Ups; Business Torts; Business Transfers; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Law; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Joint Ventures; Limited Liability Company Law; Professional Practices; Small Business Law; Chancery Practice; Commercial Torts; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Transfers; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Construction Contracts; Consumer Fraud; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Fraud; Contract Litigation; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Formation; Corporate Governance; Corporate Litigation; Corporate Organization; Corporate Planning; Incorporation; Professional Corporations; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations; Entertainment Contracts; Franchise Law; Covenants Not To Compete; Employment Breach of Contract; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Leasing; Evictions; Landlord and Tenant Law; Lease Terminations; Leasing; Office Leasing; Shopping Center Leasing; Unlawful Detainer; Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Long-Arm Litigation; Business Acquisitions; Partnership Dissolution; Real Estate Leasing
Admitted: 1983, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Law School: University of Oregon, J.D.
Melissa Beaucaire
Associate
Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Business Transactions; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Business Dissolutions; Business Formation; Business Litigation; Business Organization; Business Start-Ups; Business Transfers; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Joint Ventures; Limited Liability Company Law; Professional Practices; Small Business Law; Sole Proprietorships; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Commercial Collections; Garnishments; Post Judgment Collections; Commercial Torts; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Transfers; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Litigation; Corporate Law; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Formation; Corporate Litigation; Corporate Organization; Corporate Real Estate; Professional Corporations; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Contracts; Employment Litigation; Executive Severance Contracts; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Restrictive Covenants; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Leasing; Evictions; Landlord and Tenant Law; Lease Terminations; Leasing; Office Leasing; Retail Leasing; Shopping Center Leasing; Unlawful Detainer; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Real Estate Leasing; Real Property; Real Property Acquisitions
Admitted: 2002, Illinois; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Law School: University of Illinois, J.D.
Robert Koback
Associate
Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Contracts; Franchise Law; Advertising Law; Business Litigation; Estate Planning; Probate; Trademarks; Copyright Registration; Intellectual Property Licensing; Confidentiality Agreements; Employment at Will; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Contracts; Employment Law; Employment Termination; Fair Labor Standards; Management Employment Law; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Agreements; Personnel Policies; Internet Law; Content Licensing; Cybersquatting; Domain Name Infringement; Domain Names; E-Commerce; Internet Liability; Internet Licensing; Web Site Development; False Advertising; Commercial Loans; Letters of Credit; Loans; Business Development; Business Dissolutions; Business Enterprises; Business Estate Planning; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Planning; Business Regulation; Business Start-Ups; Business Succession Planning; Business Successions; Business Torts; Business Transactions; Business Transfers; Business Valuation; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Estate Planning; Closely Held Business Law; Joint Ventures; Limited Liability Company Law; Minority Business Law; Small Business Law; Sole Proprietorships; Commercial Collections; Garnishments; Post Judgment Collections; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Transfers; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Computer Contracts; Computer Software Law; Computer Technology; Information Technology; Information Technology Contracts; Information Technology Licensing; Software Copyright; Software Licensing; Software Protection; Construction Contracts; Materialmens Liens; Mechanics Liens; Breach of Contract; Contract Litigation; Copyright Licensing; Copyright Protection; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Finance; Corporate Formation; Corporate Governance; Corporate Insurance; Corporate Planning; Corporate Real Estate; Family Corporations; Incorporation; Professional Corporations; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations; Creditors Rights; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; COBRA; Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; Deferred Compensation; Equipment Leasing; Physicians Contracts; Commercial Insurance; General Liability; Indemnity; Intellectual Property Portfolio Management; Intellectual Property Procurement; Intellectual Property Rights; Internet Intellectual Property; Piracy; Proprietary Rights; Internet Litigation; Covenants Not To Compete; Executive Severance Contracts; Restrictive Covenants; Commercial Leasing; Lease Terminations; Office Leasing; Retail Leasing; Civil Litigation; Business Acquisitions; Commercial Mortgages; Partnership Dissolution; Patent Licensing; Probate Administration; Real Estate Leasing; Technology Joint Ventures; Technology Transfers; International Trademarks; Trademark Licensing; Trademark Prosecution; Trademark Protection; Trademark Registration; Decedents Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children; Estate Planning for the Elderly; Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples; Living Trusts; Powers of Attorney; Retirement Planning; Special Needs Trusts; Trust Administration; Trust Law
Admitted: 1998, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1999, Michigan; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: John Marshall Law School - Chicago, IL, J.D.
John G. Lamb
Associate
Practice Areas: Business Law; Civil Litigation; Real Property; Landlord and Tenant Law; Insurance Defense
Admitted: 1987, Massachusetts; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Law School: New England School of Law, J.D.
Michelle A. Buhle
Associate
Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Business Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate; Franchises and Franchising; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Start-Ups; Business Transfers; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Law; Joint Ventures; Limited Liability Company Law; Small Business Law; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Transfers; Commercial Conveyancing; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Formation; Corporate Governance; Corporate Organization; Corporate Real Estate; Incorporation; Nonprofit Corporations; Professional Corporations; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations; Franchise Law; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Leasing; Office Leasing; Retail Leasing; Shopping Center Leasing; Charitable Organizations Law; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Tax Exempt Organizations
Admitted: 2007, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Law School: John Marshall Law School - Chicago, IL, J.D.
Arleesia L. McDonald
Associate
Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Secured Transactions; Uniform Commercial Code; Business Formation; Business Start-Ups; Business Arbitration; Business Development; Business Enterprises; Business Litigation; Business Mediation; Business Organization; Business Successions; Business Transactions; Business Transfers; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Law; Joint Ventures; Limited Liability Company Law; Small Business Law; Commercial Collections; Garnishments; Post Judgment Collections; Professional Collections; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Mediation; Negotiable Instruments; Sale of Goods; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Litigation; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Formation; Corporate Litigation; Corporate Organization; Corporate Successions; Nonprofit Corporations; Professional Corporations; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations; Creditors Rights; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; Entertainment Contracts; Theater Law; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Leasing; Lease Terminations; Unlawful Detainer; Civil Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Business Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Charitable Organizations Law; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Tax Exempt Organizations; Limited Liability Partnerships; Limited Partnerships; Partnership Formation
Admitted: 2006, Illinois; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern District
Law School: The Ohio State University, J.D.
Lynda Barker
Legal Support
Practice Areas: Corporate Maintenance; Paralegal Duties
Mary E. Clausen
Paralegal
Practice Areas: Corporate Maintenance; Paralegal Duties