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James V. Noonan

Phone: (312) 431-1455 // Fax: (312) 431-1456 // Email:

Practice Areas
Consumer Financial Services Litigation
Class Action Litigation
Appellate Practice
Contested Foreclosures
Consumer Lending Regulatory Compliance
Commercial Litigation
Employment Discrimination Defense
Bar Admissions
Illinois
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
» AV Peer Review Rated
Education
Marquette University (B.A., 1985)
De Paul University (J.D., 1988)
Publications
Co-author, Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Practice, IICLE (2003)
Co-author, Residential Real Estate Mortgage Foreclosure: Plaintiff-Lender's Case, IICLE (2008)
Co-author, Overview of Statutory Process of Mortgage Foreclosures in Illinois, IICLE (2010)
Mr. Noonan is also a regular contributor to DSNews.com and DS News on current case law development
Professional Memberships
Mortgage Bankers Association
National Home Equity Mortgage Association
Illinois Mortgage Bankers Association
Chicago Bar Associations
Illinois State Bar Associations
American Legal and Financial Network
American Legal and Financial Network, Elected Board Member (2009)
American Legal and Financial Network, Chairman, Sub-committee on Federal Consumer Lending Statutes

Mitchell A. Lieberman

Phone: (312) 431-1455 // Fax: (312) 431-1456 // Email:

Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Bankruptcy Litigation
Lenders' Rights
Lenders' Liability
Real Estate Litigation
Foreclosures
Civil Appellate Practice
Bar Admissions
Illinois U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Faculty member
Illinois Business Institute
Lorman Education Services
» AV Peer Review Rated
Education
Indiana University (B.S. 1983)
DePaul University School of Law (J.D., 1986)

Publications
Co-author, Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Practice, IICLE (2003)
Co-author, Real Estate Litigation Practice, IICLE (2008)
Professional Memberships
Chicago Bar Associations
Illinois State Bar Associations
American Bar Association
Member, Cook County Chancery Division Mortgage Foreclosure Case Management Advisory Committee
Chairman, Cook County Commercial Foreclosure Subcommittee

Brendan McClelland

Phone: (312) 431-1455 // Fax: (312) 431-1456 // Email:

Practice Areas
Mortgage Foreclosure
Contested Foreclosure
Bankruptcy
Real Estate Transactions
Bar Admissions
Illinois
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Education
Eastern Illinois University (B.A. 2001)
The John Marshall Law School (J.D. 2006)
Professional Memberships
Illinois State Bar Association
American Bar Association

Katherine Donat

Phone: (312) 431-1455 // Fax: (312) 431-1456 // Email:

Practice Areas
Consumer Financial Services Litigation
Real Estate Litigation
Lender's Rights
Creditor's rights
Lender Liability
Contested Foreclosures
Consumer Lending Regulatory Compliance
Commercial Litigation
Bar Admissions
Illinois
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Education
University of Wisconsin (B.A. with distinction, 2001)
University of Minnesota Law School (J.D. cum laude, 2006)
Professional Memberships
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Associations

Patrick J. McCann

Phone: (312) 431-1455 // Fax: (312) 431-1456 // Email:

Practice Areas
Consumer Financial Services Litigation
Appellate Practice
Contested Foreclosures
Commercial Litigation
Bar Admissions
Illinois
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Education
Arizona State University (B.S., 1997)
The John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2000)
Professional Memberships
Mortgage Bankers Association
National Home Equity Mortgage Association
Illinois Mortgage Bankers Association

Robert P. Reynolds

Phone: (312) 431-1455 // Fax: (312) 431-1456 // Email:

Practice Areas
Real Estate Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Real Estate Transactional
Civil Litigation
Mortgage Foreclosures
Title Insurance Claims Litigation
Bar Admissions
Illinois
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Education
St. Xavier University (B.A. 1986)
The John Marshall Law School (J.D. 1989)
Professional Memberships
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois Bar Association

Ruth B. Sosniak

Phone: (312) 431-1455 // Fax: (312) 431-1456 // Email:

Practice Areas
Mortgage Foreclosure
Real Estate
Land Use and Zoning
Bar Admissions
Illinois
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Education
Indiana University (B.A. 1987)
Northwestern University School of Law (J.D. 1990)
Professional Memberships
Chicago Bar Association

Stephen C. Needham

Phone: (312) 431-1455 // Fax: (312) 431-1456 // Email:

Practice Areas
Mortgage Foreclosure
Bankruptcy Litigation
Condominium Law
Bar Admissions
Illinois
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Education
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D. 2006
Kent State University, B.A. 1998
Professional Memberships
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association