Louis S. Freedman

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Louis Freedman limits his practice to creditors’ rights. He is a graduate of Washington University, St. Louis and The John Marshall Law School. Mr. Freedman is a Past President of the Illinois Creditors’ Bar Association, having also served as Legislative Vice President, and has assisted them in drafting and passage of key legislation in the Illinois General Assembly to save Wage Deduction and Citations to Discover Assets, and headed the effort to reinstate garnishments upon federal and postal employees.

He is a charter member of the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (NARCA), currently serving on the Board of Directors as co-chair of the Public Affairs Committee, after working with Outreach, Convention and Strategic Marketing panels. Other memberships include the Commercial Law League of America, as well as the American, Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations. Lou is a former Chair Arbitrator for the Mandatory Court Annexed Arbitration Program of DuPage County, Illinois. He is a frequent speaker before various Bar and Trade Associations, and has lectured for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education.

Thomas J. Anselmo

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Thomas Anselmo’s concentration is in residential/commercial closings and transactions, REO transactions, title insurance, mortgage lender services and estate planning. A graduate of the University of Illinois and John Marshall Law School (High Distinction); a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and Chicago Bar Association; an affiliate member of Real Estate Owned Managers Association of California (REOMAC); past president and current member of Pleasantdale School District 107 Board of Education; police commissioner in the Village of Indian Head Park, Illinois; President of the River Forest Country Club Education Scholarship Foundation; Vice President and Director of the River Forest Country Club and a speaker at Chicago area conferences and seminars.

Steven C. Lindberg

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Steven C. Lindberg practices in the areas of creditor's rights, foreclosure, and creditor bankruptcy law. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois (B.A., 1976) and the John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1980). He is licensed in both Illinois and Florida. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, American Bar Association, the Florida Bar Association, DuPage County Bar Association, Kane County Bar Association, American Financial and Legal Network, Mortgage Bankers Association, Association of Legal Administrators, the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys and the Secretary of the Law Practice Management Comittee of the Illinois State Bar Association.

He is a past Board Member and Vice Chair for the DuPage Credit Union and served on its Executive Committee. He had previously served as Treasurer and on the Supervisory Committee for the Credit Union. He also is a past board member of Paradigm Financial Services Inc, a mortgage company and served as its Chairman.

He is a past Board Member, Vice Chair and Chair Person for the District 205 Foundation for Academic Excellence, a not-for-profit corporation to enhance the educational experience of all students within District 205, Elmhurst, Illinois.

He is the co-author of :

• Steven C. Lindberg & Wayne F. Bender, The Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law, 76 Ill. Bar Journal 800 ( 1987)
• Robert H. Rappe & Steven C. Lindberg, Obtaining Possession After a Residential Foreclosure: Your Case May Just be Beginning, 23 General Practice Newsletter 3 ( November 1994), Illinois State Bar Association and 40 Real Property Newsletter 2 ( September 1994) Illinois State bar Association.
• Robert H. Rappe & Steven C. Lindberg, Supreme Court Provides Some Guidance for Advising Clients on Holding Title as Tenants by the Entirety, 45 Real Property Newsletter 6 ( June 2000) Illinois State Bar Association.
• Steven C. Lindberg & Robert H. Rappe, Jr., Foreclosures, Chapter 21, Residential Real Estate (IICLE, 2003)
• Robert H. Rappe, Jr. & Steven C. Lindberg, Deficiencies, Surpluses and Entitlements, Chapter 10, Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Practice (IICLE, 2003)
• Steven C. Lindberg, Disaster Preparedness, The Bottom Line, Vol. 27, No.4,(June 2006) Illinois Bar Association

He has also been a presenter at various seminars and before trade association groups including the most recent IICLE Seminar on Mortgage Foreclosures.

Robert H. Rappe, Jr.

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Robert H. Rappe, Jr. practices in the areas of wills, trusts and estate planning, real estate transactions, foreclosures, creditor's rights and related litigation, and corporate law. He is also a chair certified arbitrator in the DuPage County Mandatory Arbitration Program.

He is a graduate of DePaul University (B.A. 1986) and DePaul College of Law (J.D. 1989), and is licensed to practice in the State of Illinois, and in Federal Court in the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, DuPage Bar Association, and an associate member of the Mortgage Banker's Association of America. He has been a speaker at various seminars on real estate, mortgage banking and estate planning issues. He is the author or co-author of the following articles:

• Robert H. Rappe, Jr., The Landlord's "Burden" to Mitigate Damages, 40 Real Property Newsletter 7 (May 1995), Illinois State Bar Association
• Robert H. Rappe & Steven C. Lindberg, Obtaining Possession After a Residential Foreclosure: Your Case May Just be Beginning, 23 General Practice Newsletter 3 ( November 1994), Illinois State Bar Association and 40 Real Property Newsletter 2 ( September 1994) Illinois State bar Association.
• Robert H. Rappe & Steven C. Lindberg, Supreme Court Provides Some Guidance for Advising Clients on Holding Title as Tenants by the Entirety, 45 Real Property Newsletter 6 ( June 2000) Illinois State Bar Association.
• Steven C. Lindberg & Robert H. Rappe, Jr., Foreclosures, Chapter 21, Residential Real Estate (IICLE, 2003)
• Robert H. Rappe, Jr. & Steven C. Lindberg, Deficiencies, Surpluses and Entitlements, Chapter 10, Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Practice (IICLE, 2003)

Jerome E. Riley

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Jerome Riley’s practice is primarily concentrated in the areas of civil litigation, bankruptcy, real estate and foreclosure. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame ( 1971), holds a Masters Degree in business from DePaul University ( 1983) and a law degree from The John Marshall Law School ( 1986). He is a member of the Federal Bar, Federal Trial Bar and the Illinois Bar Association.

Douglas A. Oliver

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Douglas A. Oliver practices in the areas of mortgage foreclosure, collections and real estate law. Mr. Oliver, an experienced trial lawyer, focuses mainly on contested foreclosure and collection matters. Mr. Oliver is a graduate of Drake Law School (1993, with honors) and is licensed to practice in the state and federal courts of Illinois. Mr. Oliver is experienced in trial of foreclosure matters and has successfully litigated numerous issues relative to such legal terrain as the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law, the federal Truth in Lending Act, the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act and the federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act within the context of mortgage foreclosure.

Barbara Tchon

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Barbara Tchon practices in the areas of civil litigation, real estate and foreclosure.  She is a graduate of University of Illinois Chicago (2002) and the John Marshall Law School (2005).  She is licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois and is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association and Illinois Creditors’ Bar Association.

Clay A. Mosberg

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Clay A. Mosberg practices in the areas of mortgage foreclosure, collections, bankruptcy, and residential real estate. Mr. Mosberg’s prior experience includes employment as an in-house counsel for a large financial institution. He received his B.A. from Rockford College (1971) and his J.D. from The University of Kansas (1974).

He is licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois and in the Federal Courts. Mr. Mosberg is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and he has spoken on consumer bankruptcy law seminars, including IICLE, and before numerous trade association groups.

Vincent Chavarria

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Melissa Nesheim

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Melissa A. Nesheim practices in the areas of mortgage foreclosure, collections, bankruptcy, and residential real estate.  She is a graduate of DePaul University (2003) and DePaul University College of Law (2006).  She is licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois and the State of Connecticut.  She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, American Bar Association, the Connecticut Bar Association, the Connecticut Pro Bono Network and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.

Richard Norton

Richard M. Norton practices in the areas of mortgage foreclosure, collections, bankruptcy, and residential real estate. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota (2003) and Michigan State University College of Law (2006). He is licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois and the Federal United States District Court, Northern District. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and American Bar Association.