Adam B. Whiteman
Work in Whiteman Borden, LLC
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Real Estate, Civil Litigation
118 N. Clinton Street, Suite LL 380, Chicago, IL 60661
About Adam B. Whiteman
Practice Areas
- Real Estate
- Civil Litigation
Education
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1991J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Honors: Scholarship Recipient for Excellence in area of Real Estate Law
- Law Review: Wisconsin International Law Journal, Note & Comment Editor, 1989 - 1991
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1987B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Honors: With Distinction
- Honors: With Honors
Classes and Seminars
- CLE Speaker: ISBA Sponsored event, “Construction Law – What’s New in 2010?” (4/21/2010) Featured topic: The Home Repair & Remodeling Act.
- Featured Speaker for Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association. Topic: New Developments with the Home Repair and Remodeling Act. (2/10/2010)
- Special witness on the Home Repair and Remodeling Act before the Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee. (2/16/2010)
- Panelist on the Illinois State Bar Association cable access Channel 21 program, “Illinois Law” hosted by Marty Dolan. Presentation topic was Residential Construction and Repair. (Air Date 3/2012)
- Featured Speaker for Circuit Court of Cook County, The Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys, and the Illinois State Bar Association’s Construction Law and Real Estate Law Section Councils. Topic: The Anatomy of Mechanics Lien Claim. Taught entire chapter from Howard Turner’s book “Turner on Illinois Mechanic’s Liens”. Other panel members included the Honorable Lewis M. Nixon (Mechanics Liens Section Chancery Judge), The Honorable Lisa Curcio (Retired Chancery Judge), The Honorable Clifford Meachum (Retired Chancery Judge) and The Honorable Robert J. Quinn (Retired Chancery Judge) (5/9/2018)
- Moderator, Real Estate Law Update presented by the Illinois State Bar Association’s Real Estate Section Council. (10/19/2017 and 11/3/2017)
- Collecting From The Difficult Debtor: Featured speaker at Annual Exposition for the Illinois Lumber and Material Dealers Association, East Peoria, Illinois. (2/6/2020)
- Presenter Construction Law Primer for Young Attorneys and General Practitioners, Illinois State Bar Association, CLE Seminar. (3/13/2020)
- 2021 ILMDA Virtual Learning Experience Convention. Featured topic "Collections & Lien Issues When Selling Materials and Services to An Owner Occupied Residence".
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1991
- Wisconsin, 1991
Other Affiliations
- Illinois State Bar Association, 2017 - 2018 (Peer elected chairman of the Real Estate Section Council)
- Illinois State Bar Association, 2009 - 2017 (Editor of Real Property Newsletter)
- Illinois State Bar Association, 2016 - Present (Member ISBA Construction Law Section)
- Illinois State Bar Association, 2020 - 2021 (Member ISBA Commercial Banking, Collections & Bankruptcy Law)
Past Positions
- American Arbitration Association, Commercial and Consumer Panel Arbitrator, 2008 - Present
- Cook County Circuit Court Arbitrator, Chairperson Certified Arbitration Judge for Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program, 2002 - Present
- Lake County Circuit Court Arbitrator, Chairperson, 2007 - Present
- Ruskin, Whiteman & Cohen, P.C., Name Partner, 1999 - 2002
- Cowen, Crowley, Nord & Staub, P.C., Chicago, IL, Associate Attorney, 1995 - 1999
- Attorney, Donald A. Shapiro, Ltd., Chicago, IL, Litigation Associate, 1993 - 1995
- Justice Robert D. McLaren, Presiding Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 2nd District, Law Clerk, 1991 - 1993
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Nearby Lawyers
- Real Estate
- Civil Litigation
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