Tara L. Goodwin
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Consumer Law
20 S. Clark Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60603
About Tara L. Goodwin
Practice Areas
- Consumer Law
Education
- Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1991J.D.
- Honors: With High Honors
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1988B.A.
- Honors: With Honors
Representative Cases
- Williams v. Chartwell Finan. Svcs., 204 F. 3d 748 (7th Cir. 2000)
- Bessette v. Avco Finan. Svcs., 230 F. 3d 439 (1st Cir. 2000)
- Greenberg v. Republic Fed. S.L. Ass'n, 1995 WL 263457 (N.D. Ill. 1995)
- Hillenbrand v. Meyer, 682 N.E. 2d 101 (Illinois 1st District 1997)
- Large v. Conseco Fin. Servicing Co., 292 F.3d 49 (1st Circuit 2002)
- Carbajal v. Capital One, 219 F.R.D. 437 (N.D.Ill. 2004)
- Russo v. B&B Catering, 209 F.Supp.2d 857 (N.D.IL 2002)
- Mount v. LaSalle Bank Lalce View, 926 F.Supp. 759 (N.D.Ill 1996)
- Garcia v. Village of Bensenville, 2002 U.S.Dist. LEXIS 3803 (N.D. Ill. 2002)
- Romaker v. Crossland Mtg. Co., 1996 U.S.Dist. LEXIS 6490 (N.D.IL 1996)
- Hillenbrand v. Meyer Medical Group, 720 N.E.2d 287 (Illinois 1st District 1999)
- Flippin v. Aurora Bank, FSB., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 111250, Aug. 8 (N.D.Ill. 2012)
- Henry v. Teletrack, Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30495, March 7 (N.D.Ill. 2012)
- Kesten v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16917, Feb. 9 (N.D.Ill. 2012)
- Bunton v. Cape Cod Vill., LLC, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57801, July 6 (N.D.Ill. 2009)
- Wilson v. Harris N.A., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65345, Sept. 4 (N.D.Ill. 2007)
- Aleksic v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., WL 2769122 (N.D.Ill.) (2014)
- Taylor v. Screening Reports, Inc., WL 4052824 (N.D.Ill.) (2015)
- Williams v. Chartwell Finan. Svcs., 204 F. 3d 748 (7th Cir. 2000)
- Bessette v. Avco Finan. Svcs., 230 F. 3d 439 (1st Cir. 2000)
- Greenberg v. Republic Fed. S.L. Ass'n, 1995 WL 263457 (N.D. Ill. 1995)
- Hillenbrand v. Meyer, 682 N.E. 2d 101 (Illinois 1st District 1997)
- Large v. Conseco Fin. Servicing Co., 292 F.3d 49 (1st Circuit 2002)
- Carbajal v. Capital One, 219 F.R.D. 437 (N.D.Ill. 2004)
- Russo v. B&B Catering, 209 F.Supp.2d 857 (N.D.IL 2002)
- Mount v. LaSalle Bank Lalce View, 926 F.Supp. 759 (N.D.Ill 1996)
- Garcia v. Village of Bensenville, 2002 U.S.Dist. LEXIS 3803 (N.D. Ill. 2002)
- Romaker v. Crossland Mtg. Co., 1996 U.S.Dist. LEXIS 6490 (N.D.IL 1996)
- Hillenbrand v. Meyer Medical Group, 720 N.E.2d 287 (Illinois 1st District 1999)
- Flippin v. Aurora Bank, FSB., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 111250, Aug. 8 (N.D.Ill. 2012)
- Henry v. Teletrack, Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30495, March 7 (N.D.Ill. 2012)
- Kesten v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16917, Feb. 9 (N.D.Ill. 2012)
- Bunton v. Cape Cod Vill., LLC, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57801, July 6 (N.D.Ill. 2009)
- Wilson v. Harris N.A., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65345, Sept. 4 (N.D.Ill. 2007)
- Aleksic v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., WL 2769122 (N.D.Ill.) (2014)
- Taylor v. Screening Reports, Inc., WL 4052824 (N.D.Ill.) (2015)
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker, Class Action Symposium, National Consumer Law Centre, 2008
- Illinois Consumer Law, Chicago Bar Association, 2008
- Speaker, The Future of Mortgage Related Class Actions after Andrews, Practicing Law Institute, 14th Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute, 2009
- Speaker, Recent Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Developments: Robosigning, Foreclosures and More, Practicing Law Institute, 17th Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute, 2012
- Speaker, Assisting Consumers with Credit Reporting Problems, Chicago Bar Association, 2012
- Speaker, Recent Hot Topics Concerning the Application of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to Foreclosures and State Court Collection Practices, Practicing Law Institute, 16th Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute, 2011
- Speaker, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Claims Based on State Court Debt Collection Cases, Practicing Law Institute, 15th Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute, 2010
- Speaker, The Best Defense is a Good Offense, Claims You Can Assert Against Mortgage Servicers to Address Loan Modification Misconduct, Chicago Bar Association, Fall, Seminar on Loan Modifications, 2010
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1991
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1996
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 2004
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2012
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1998
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
Other Affiliations
- Chicago Bar Association, Consumer Law Committee (Member)
- National Association of Consumer Advocates
- Chicago Bar Association, Consumer Finance Committee (Member)
- Chicago Bar Association, Class Litigation Committee (Member)
- Chicago Bar Association, Legislative Committee (Member)
- Chicago Bar Association, Consumer Law Committee, 2007 - 2010 (Chair)
- Chicago Bar Association, Legislative Committee (Vice Chair)
- Chicago Bar Association, Legislative Committee (Chair)
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
- 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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