Daniel A. Edelman
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 47 years of experience
Consumer Law, Class Actions
20 South Clark Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60603
About Daniel A. Edelman
Practice Areas
- Consumer Law
- Class Actions
Education
- University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1976J.D.
- Honors: With Honors
- University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, 1973B.A.
- Major: History
- Honors: With Honors
- Honors: With Distinction
Representative Cases
- Heastie v. Community Bank of Greater Peoria, 125 F.R.D. 669 (N.D.Ill. 1989)
- Armstrong v. Edelson, 718 F.Supp. 1372 (N.D.Ill. 1989)
- Elder v. Coronet Ins. Co., 558 N.E.2d 1312 (Ill.App. 1 Dist. 1990)
- Diamond Mortg. Corp. of Illinois v. Armstrong, 530 N.E.2d 1041 (Ill.App. 1 Dist. 1988)
- Heastie v. Community Bank of Greater Peoria, 727 F.Supp. 1133 (N.D.Ill. 1989)
- Jenkins v. Heintz, 25 F.3d 536 (7th Cir. 1994), aff’d 514 U.S. 291 (1995)
- Ballard RN Center, Inc. v. Kohll’s Pharmacy and Homecare, Inc., 2015 IL 118644, 48 N.E.3d 1060 (Ill.Sup.Ct.)
- Jackson v. Payday Financial LLC, 764 F.3d 765 (7th Cir. 2014)
- Livingston v. Fast Cash USA, Inc., 753 N.E.2d 572 (Ind. Sup. Ct. 2001)
- McMahon v. LVNV Funding, LLC, 744 F.3d 1010 (7th Cir. 2014)
- Janetos v. Fulton, Friedman & Gullace, LLP, 825 F.3d 317 (7th Cir. 2016)
- Phillips v. Asset Acceptance, LLC, 736 F.3d 1076 (7th Cir. 2013)
- Soppet v. Enhanced Recovery Co., 679 F.3d 637 (7th Cir. 2012)
- Ruth v. Triumph Partnerships, 577 F.3d 790 (7th Cir. 2009)
- Handy v. Anchor Mortgage Corp., 464 F.3d 760 (7th Cir. 2006)
- Fields v. Wilber Law Firm, P.C., 383 F.3d 562 (7th Cir. 2004)
- Peter v. GC Servs. L.P., 310 F.3d 344 (5th Cir. 2002)
- Maguire v. Citicorp Retail Services, Inc., 147 F.3d 232 (2nd Cir. 1998)
- Unifund v. Shah, 407 Ill.App.3d 737, 946 N.E.2d 885 (1st Dist. 2011), later opinion, 2013 IL App (1st) 113658, 993 N.E.2d 518
- Elder v. Coronet Ins. Co., 201 Ill.App.3d 733, 558 N.E.2d 1312 (1st Dist. 1990)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1976
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1993
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1996
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1999
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1995
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 2000
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 2000
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2006
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 2006
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2001
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2000
- U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1995
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 2008
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2017
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 2009
Other Affiliations
- Chicago Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
Past Positions
- Reuben & Proctor, Chicago, Partner, 1981 - 1985
- Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, Associate, 1976 - 1981
Articles
Published Works
- Predatory Lending Litigation in Illinois, 2001
- Consumer Class Action Manual (Co-Author), National Consumer Law Center, 2d-4th Editions, 1990
- Payday Loans: Big Interest Rates and Little Regulation, 11 Loy. Consumer L. Rptr. 174, 1999
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Update -- 1999, Chicago Bar Association, 1999
- An Overview of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Financial Services Litigation, Practicing Law Institute, 1999
- Consumer Fraud and Insurance Claims, Bad Faith and Extracontractual Damage Claims in Insurance Litigation, Chicago Bar Ass'n, 1992
- Chapter 8, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Ohio Consumer Law, 1995
- Fair Debt Collection: The Need for Private Enforcement, 7 Loy. Consumer L. Rptr. 89, 1995
- The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: Recent Developments, 8 Loy. Consumer L. Rptr. 303, 1996
- Residential Mortgage Litigation, Financial Services Litigation, Practicing Law Institute, 1996
- Automobile Leasing: Problems and Solutions, 7 Loy. Consumer L. Rptr. 14, 1994
- Current Trends in Residential Mortgage Litigation, 12 Rev. of Banking & Financial Services 71, 1996
- Applicability of Illinois Consumer Fraud Act in Favor of Out-of-State Consumers, 8 Loy. Consumer L. Rptr. 27, 1996
- Illinois Consumer Law (Co-Author), Chicago Bar Association, 1996
- Collection Defense, Ill. Inst. Cont. Legal Educ., 2008
- Consumer Class Action Manual (Co-Author), National Consumer Law Center, 2d-4th Editions, 1995
- Consumer Class Action Manual (Co-Author), National Consumer Law Center, 2d-4th Editions, 1999
- Representing Consumers in Litigation with Debt Buyers, Chicago Bar Association, 2008
- Predatory Mortgage Lending, Ill. Inst. Cont. Legal Educ., 2008
- Chapter 6, "Predatory Lending and Potential Class Actions," in Real Estate Litigation, Ill. Inst. Cont. Legal Educ., 2008
- Chapter 4-1, "Truth in Lending Act," in Illinois Causes of Action, Ill. Inst. Cont. Legal Educ., 2008
- Ch. 6 of Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Practice, Ill. Inst. Cont. Legal Educ., 2003
- Ch. 5 of Real Estate Litigation, Ill. Inst. Cont. Legal Educ., 2004
- Illinois Consumer Law, in Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and Related Areas, Chicago Bar Association, 2002
- Attorney Liability Under the Fair Debt Collection (Co-Author), Chicago Bar Association, 1996
- Second Mortgage Frauds, Nat'l Consumer Rights Litigation Conference 67, 1992
- Compulsory Arbitration of Consumer Disputes, Nat'l Consumer Rights Litigation 54, 67, 1994
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- 60 years of experienceBusiness Law, Federal, Employment, Foreclosure, Commercial Law, Litigation, Wage & Hour, Labor Law, Bankruptcy, State, Local & Municipal, Landlord & Tenant
- 47 years of experienceBusiness 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
- 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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