January
1999 - Present
Brookins & Wilson (A Partnership of Professional
Corporations) Chicago, IL
Managing Director (President of partner corporation
- Thaddeus L. Wilson, P.C.) - Represent banks, corporations and
individual creditors and debtors in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 bankruptcy cases.
- Litigate
adversary bankruptcy proceedings and contested motions involving mortgage foreclosures,
liens, contracts, commercial credit, taxation, fraud and unlawful collection practices.
- Assist clients in negotiations, settlements, loan modification agreements,
charge-offs, lien avoidances, cash collateral agreements and workouts with banks,
private lending institutions, commercial landlords, the Internal Revenue Service
and various municipalities and state agencies.
- Represent banks and other
financial institutions in turnaround anagement, workouts and asset recovery with
regard to financially troubled and under-performing companies and high net worth
individuals.
- Represent individuals and families in connection with major
personal injury, wrongful death and police misconduct litigation.
- Responsible
for writing and supervising all appeals handled by the firm.
- Represent
individuals facing traffic, misdemeanor and felony criminal charges.
- Represent
candidates facing election law challenges
| Chicago,
IL |
January 2006 -
Present
Chicago Board of Election Commissioners Contract
Attorney/Election Hearing Examiner - Conduct evidentiary hearings
and write recommended decisions with respect to objections to candidate nominating
petitions and required documents.
- Represent the Board regarding Election
Day legal matters.
| Chicago,
IL |
June 2001 - April
2002
The Peters Law Firm, LLC
Senior Attorney - Represented
corporations and insurance companies in personal injury, financial and business
litigation matters.
| Chicago,
IL |
January 2001 -
Present
Cook County Circuit Court Mandatory Arbitration
Arbitrator
(Panel Chairperson) - Administer oaths and affirmations to witnesses,
determine the admissibility of evidence, decide the law and facts of the case
and enter awards not exceeding $30,000 per claim, exclusive of interest and costs.
| Chicago,
IL |
January 2000 -
Present
Office of the Cook County Clerk
Contract Attorney
- Represent the Cook County Clerk, David Orr, regarding Election
Day legal matters
| Chicago,
IL |
May 1993 - January
1999
Howard B. Brookins, Jr., P.C. & Associates
Senior
Associate (1997-1999) Associate (1994-1999) Law Clerk (1993-1994) - Represented
plaintiffs in personal injury and workers' compensation cases.
- Represented
Debtors in Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy proceedings.
- Responsible for writing
and supervising all appeals handled by the firm.
- Represented clients facing
criminal charges in state and federal courts.
- Represented plaintiffs in
civil rights cases, including police brutality, employment discrimination and
public accommodations discrimination.
- Responsible for supervising junior
associate attorneys and office staff.
| Chicago,
IL |
January 1994 -
May 1994
Winnebago County Public Defender's Office
Illinois
Supreme Court Rule 711 Extern - Tried misdemeanor criminal cases.
Participated in trial and plea bargain conferences.
| Rockford,
IL |
April 1992 - May
1994
Mead Data Central (n/k/a
Lexis/Nexis)
Lexis/Nexis Training Associate - Taught students
and professors to use the Lexis/Nexis online computer-aided legal research service.
- Conducted training classes for students and provided one-on-one instruction
for law professors.
| Chicago,
IL |
June 1989 - August
1991
Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.
Computer
Systems Analyst (1990-1991) Computer Programmer (1989-1990) - Developed
and maintained Cobol and Natural/Adabas programs for plant processing and operations.
- Provided
systems analyses for plant
| Chicago,
IL |
May 1988 - August
1988
Price Waterhouse
Junior Computer Programmer - Programmed
and tested Cobol computer programs. Wrote technical documentation of programs
| Tampa,
FL |
August 1988 -May
1989
South Bend Public Schools
Substitute School Teacher - Worked
as a substitute school teacher in the South Bend Public Schools during senior
year of college.
| South
Bend, IN |
May 1987
- August 1987
Williamsburg Technical College
Computer
Assistant - Worked as an assistant to the director of the Computer
systems department.
| Kingstree,
SC |
June 1985 - August
1985
Colonial Rubberworks, Inc.
Plant summer intern - Worked
on assembly and plant processing lines for rubber manufacturer as a summer intern.
| Kingstree,
SC |
March 1983 - June
1985
Williamsburg County Public Schools
Public School
Bus Driver - Drove school bus for the Williamsburg Public School
System.
| Kingstree,
SC |
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