Practice Areas

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• Nonprofit & Corporate Business
  • Business Planning & Formation
  • Nonprofit Administration
  • Corporate Administration
  • Trademarks & Copyright
  • Operation & Employment
  • Contract Review & Negotiation
  • Business Transactions
  • Tax Exemption
  • 501(c)(3)
• Litigation
  • Business
  • Employment
  • Civil Liberties
• Commercial Bankruptcy
• Commercial Real Estate
  • Purchase & Sale
  • Management
  • Leasing
  • 1031 Exchange
• Estate Planning & Probate
  • Will
  • Trust
  • Power of Attorney for Property
  • Power of Attorney for Healthcare
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Probate
• Church Law
  • Employment & Governance
  • Organizational Structuring
• Church Splits
  • Denominational
  • Inter-Ministry

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Professional Activities & Memberships

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• Chicago Bar Association
• Christian Legal Society
• Christian Legal Society, Former Local Board Member
• Federalist Society

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Education

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J.D., Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, 1975
B.A., Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1972

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Admissions

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• Illinois, 1975
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1975, general bar) (1982, trial bar)
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1975
• U.S. Tax Court, 1976
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2015
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, 2017
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, 2017
• U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, 2018
• United States Supreme Court, 2018

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Languages

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English

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Written Works

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Beware of Wolves in Shepherd's Clothing A Biblical Approach to Church Conflict

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