Meet our Attorneys

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

Cody J. Cocanig

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

Practice Areas
Mortgage Foreclosure
Bankruptcy
Civil Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Bar Admissions
Illinois (2010)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (2010)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of Illinois (2010)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Illinois (2010)
Education
Loyola University Chicago (B.A., B.S. 2006)
Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D. 2010)
Professional Memberships
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Illinois Creditors Bar Association

Michael H. Walsh

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

Practice Areas
Litigation
Creditors’ Rights
Real Estate
Bar Admissions
Illinois (1991)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (1991)
Ohio (1988)
Education
Loyola University-Chicago (M.A. 1984)
University of Kentucky (B.A. 1985, with distinction)
The Ohio State University (J.D. 1988)
Publications
Co-Author, Creditor Remedies for Serial Bankruptcy Filings, DCBA Brief: The Journal of the DuPage County Bar Association (Volume 11, Issue 9 (May 1999)
Professional Memberships
Chicago Bar Association (Legislative Liaison and past President of the Consumer Credit Committee)
Loyola University-Chicago Political Science Department (Adjunct professor, Founder and current coach of the Loyola University undergraduate mock trial teams)
Board of Directors, American Mock Trial Association
Association of Credit an Collection Professionals
Hawthorn School District World Language Advisory Task Force

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

Solomon Maman

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

Practice Areas
Commercial Transaction and Litigation
Consumer Financial Services Regulatory
Compliance and Litigation
Creditor’s Rights and Liabilities
Contested Foreclosures
Banking Law
Real Estate
Insurance Litigation
Appellate Practice
Tax Controversy and Litigation
Bar Admissions
Illinois
Wisconsin
New York
Israel
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. Tax Court
Education
The University of Sheffield School of Law – England, UK (LL.B. with Honors, 1998)
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (LL.M., Business Laws, 2004)
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., Tax Certificate Program, 2009)
Publications
New Tools For Combating Unfair, Deceptive And Abusive Mortgage Practices: New Amendments To Regulation Z, Loyola Consumer Law Review, Volume 21, Number 2, 2008, 194
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Wisconsin Bar Association
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
U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Southern 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

Steven C. Weiss

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

Practice Areas
Mortgage Foreclosure
Contested Foreclosure
Commercial Litigation
Title Insurance Law
Bar Admissions
Illinois (2009)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (2009)
Education
Miami University, Oxford, OH (B.S. 2006)
The John Marshall Law School (J.D. 2009)
The John Marshall Law Review
Publications
The Builder, Volume 12, Issue 4, What to Know When the Whistles Blow
Professional Memberships
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Illinois Mortgage Bankers Association