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Tobin M. Richter
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Telephone
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312-641-7144
312-641-5137 |
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Practice
Areas
Representative Matters
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Represented plaintiffs in litigation including:
commercial property foreclosures; a suit to bar airing
of a national television talk show until a mistreated
guest was given editorial control; suits to redress
property damage caused by adjacent construction; legal
malpractice; and, numerous other matters |
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Represented defendants in a defamation case involving
Internet postings; defended the owner of a downtown
office building against improper foreclosure; defended a
debt guarantor against improper claims on the guaranty,
Citicorp Savings v. Ascher, 196 III. App. 3d 570 (1st
Dist., 1990); and, defended numerous businesses in other
disputes |
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Represented a health care provider in ERISA claims
against insurers and CHAMPUS for payment of mental
health care, Camelot Care Centers v. Planters, 836
F.Supp.545 (USDC ND 1993) |
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Defended tort suits involving claims of negligence and
premises liability arising out of railroad, automobile
and workplace accidents |
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Registered trademarks, including overcoming examiners
objections, for a national PBS television series |
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Conducted numerous commercial real estate sales and
purchases |
Professional
Activities
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Arbitrator for the Circuit Court of Cook County,
Court-Annexed Arbitration Program |
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Past
President of the Board of the Landmarks Preservation
Council of Illinois |
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Past
Adjunct Instruction, Land Use Law at the University of
Wisconsin, Oshkosh |
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Past
Chancellor, Seabury-Western Theological Seminary |
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Member of the Society of American Military Engineers;
Past Chicago Chapter board member |
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American Bar Association |
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Chicago Bar Association |
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Author of articles on historic preservation and real
estate law |
Education
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University of Virginia School of Law, J.D. |
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University of Virginia School of Architecture, B.C.P. |
Bar Admissions
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United States Supreme Court |
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United States Court of Federal Claims |
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United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
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Supreme Court of Illinois |
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United States District Court, Northern District of
Illinois |
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United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
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