Cathleen M. Combs
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 47 years of experience
Business Law, Federal, Employment, Foreclosure, Debtor & Creditor, Financial, Commercial Law, Litigation, Discrimination, Wage & Hour, Labor Law, Bankruptcy, State, Local & Municipal, Landlord & Tenant, Real Estate, Insurance, Collections
20 South Clark Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60603
About Cathleen M. Combs
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Federal
- Employment
- Foreclosure
- Debtor & Creditor
- Financial
- Commercial Law
- Litigation
- Discrimination
- Wage & Hour
- Labor Law
- Bankruptcy
- State, Local & Municipal
- Landlord & Tenant
- Real Estate
- Insurance
- Collections
Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1976J.D.
- University of Illinois, Urbana, IllinoisB.S.
- Major: Mathematics
Representative Cases
- Johnson v. Heckler, 607 F.Supp. 875 (N.D.Ill. 1984)
- Sanders v. Shephard, 541 N.E.2d 1150 (Ill.App. 1 Dist. 1989)
- Maller v. Cohen, 531 N.E.2d 1029 (Ill.App. 1 Dist. 1988)
- Wright v. Department of Labor, 519 N.E.2d 1054 (Ill.App. 1 Dist. 1987)
- Barron v. Ward, 517 N.E.2d 591 (Ill.App. 1 Dist. 1987)
- City of Chicago v. Leviton, 484 N.E.2d 438 (Ill.App. 1 Dist. 1985)
- Jude v. Morrissey, 454 N.E.2d 24 (Ill.App. 1 Dist. 1983)
- Suesz v. Med-1 Solutions, LLC, 734 F.3d 684 (7th Cir. 2014)
- Nielsen v. Dickerson, 307 F. 3d 623 (7th Cir. 2002)
- Chandler v. American General Finance, Inc., 329 Ill. App.3d 729, 768 N.E.2d 60 (1st Dist. 2002)
- Miller v. McCalla Raymer, 214 F. 3d 872 (7th Cir. 2000)
- Bessette v. Avco Financial Services, 230 F. 3d 439 (1st Cir. 2000)
- Emery v. American Gen. Fin., Inc., 71 F. 3d 1343 (7th Cir. 1995)
- Siwulec v. J.M. Adjustment Servs., LLC, 465 Fed. Appx. 200 (3rd Cir. 2012)
- McDonald v. Asset Acceptance, LLC, 296 F.R.D. 513 (E.D.Mich. 2013)
- Tocco v. Real Time Resolutions, 48 F.Supp.3d 535 (S.D.N.Y. 2014)
- Johnson v. Heckler, 607 F.Supp. 875 (N.D.Ill. 1984)
- Sanders v. Shephard, 541 N.E.2d 1150 (Ill.App. 1 Dist. 1989)
- Maller v. Cohen, 531 N.E.2d 1029 (Ill.App. 1 Dist. 1988)
- Wright v. Department of Labor, 519 N.E.2d 1054 (Ill.App. 1 Dist. 1987)
- Barron v. Ward, 517 N.E.2d 591 (Ill.App. 1 Dist. 1987)
- City of Chicago v. Leviton, 484 N.E.2d 438 (Ill.App. 1 Dist. 1985)
- Jude v. Morrissey, 454 N.E.2d 24 (Ill.App. 1 Dist. 1983)
- Suesz v. Med-1 Solutions, LLC, 734 F.3d 684 (7th Cir. 2014)
- Nielsen v. Dickerson, 307 F. 3d 623 (7th Cir. 2002)
- Chandler v. American General Finance, Inc., 329 Ill. App.3d 729, 768 N.E.2d 60 (1st Dist. 2002)
- Miller v. McCalla Raymer, 214 F. 3d 872 (7th Cir. 2000)
- Bessette v. Avco Financial Services, 230 F. 3d 439 (1st Cir. 2000)
- Emery v. American Gen. Fin., Inc., 71 F. 3d 1343 (7th Cir. 1995)
- Siwulec v. J.M. Adjustment Servs., LLC, 465 Fed. Appx. 200 (3rd Cir. 2012)
- McDonald v. Asset Acceptance, LLC, 296 F.R.D. 513 (E.D.Mich. 2013)
- Tocco v. Real Time Resolutions, 48 F.Supp.3d 535 (S.D.N.Y. 2014)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1976
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1988
Other Affiliations
- Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar (Member)
- Chicago Bar Association
- National Association of Consumer Advocates
Past Positions
- Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago, Supervisor, Northwest Office, 1982 - 1991
- Balbach & Fehr, Associate, 1979 - 1981
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 60 years of experienceBusiness Law, Federal, Employment, Foreclosure, Commercial Law, Litigation, Wage & Hour, Labor Law, Bankruptcy, State, Local & Municipal, Landlord & Tenant
- 23 years of experienceConsumer Law, Class Actions, Business Law, Federal, Foreclosure, Employment, Commercial Law, Litigation, Communications, Wage & Hour, Labor Law, Bankruptcy, State, Local & Municipal, Landlord & Tenant
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