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Angela De La Housaye Interview

July 13th, 2010 at 5:10 pm by Kendra Brodin

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Angela De La Housaye founded De La Housaye & Associates in 2000. She began her career in civil business litigation and uses this advantage in managing the litigation strategy and trial work, as well as specializing in the transactional areas of corporate and business legal issues. Ms. De La Housaye handles entity formations, contract negotiations and drafting, commercial real estate matters, business acquisitions, mergers and sales, and employment disputes, as well as a host of other business legal issues.

Ms. De La Housaye is a Board Member and General Member of several organizations and Non-Profits, including the Los Angeles and Contra Costa Bars, the Womens and Business Section of the Contra Costa Bar, Graduate Leadership Contra Costa, a Board of Director of the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce, the National Womens Chamber of Commerce, National Organization of Women Business Owners, Co-Chair of the Task Force of the Contra Costa Council and Board of Director of the Women’s Initiative, Contra Costa Division. Ms. De La Housaye has given many speeches and written several articles on business legal issues.

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Kathleen Bilderback Interview

July 13th, 2010 at 4:26 pm by Kendra Brodin

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Kathleen graduated from St. Louis University with degrees in Accounting and Theatre. She received her law degree and LL.M. in Taxation from the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. She is the recipient of the Gary I. Boren Memorial Award for attaining the highest overall grade point average in the LL.M. program.

Kathleen specializes in estate, business and executive benefits planning and estate and executive compensation planning with life insurance. Formerly, she was a member at of the Advanced Markets Group of MetLife, where she provided training and advanced underwriting support for the top producers of MetLife and its subsidiaries. Prior to joining GenAmerica Financial (a MetLife company) in 1996, she was in private practice with a firm in St. Louis County concentrating in Estate Planning and Administration, Corporate Law and Corporate Litigation.

She is a member of the Missouri and Illinois bars as well as an active member of the American Bar Association and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. She is a nationally recognized speaker and author and adjunct professor in the LLM program at Washington University’s School of Law. She is a founding member of Affinity Law Group, LLC, a firm dedicated to providing legal services to businesses, their owners and executives at every stage of their life cycles. She is a member of the Business Insurance & Estate Planning and Regulatory Reform Committees of the Association of Advanced Life Underwriting (AALU), and a Registered Financial Advisor for the National Football League Players Association. She is past volunteer Legal Chair for the Junior League of St. Louis and currently sits on the Board of Directors of the St. Louis Charitable Foundation, St. Louis Children’s Hospital Legacy Advisors, the Society of Financial Service Professionals (St. Louis Chapter), the St. Louis University Bequest and Gift Council. She was recently named one of Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s Up and Coming Lawyers and received the Accredited Estate Planner designation from the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils.

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Wendy Behan Interview

May 29th, 2010 at 9:10 pm by Kendra Brodin

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An attorney with Casey Gerry since 1999, Wendy M. Behan practices in the areas of personal injury and pharmaceutical products liability. She is currently involved in Hydroxycut MDL litigation in San Diego, as well as Yaz and Zicam product cases, and has been involved in the litigation against the manufacturers of Rezulin, Propulsid, Baycol and Metabolife. She was also an integral member of the litigation team in the lawsuits filed on behalf of American Prisoners of War who were brutally abused and exploited as slave laborers by Japanese companies during World War II.

In addition to her busy legal practice, Behan is involved in many community and professional organizations. In fact, she recently joined the ranks of local luminaries such as Bonnie Dumanis, Lynn Schenk, and Marilyn Huff to be elected present of Lawyers Club San Diego, which since 1972 has sought to advance the status of women in law and society. Behan will be official induced as president at the Lawyers Club Annual Dinner on May 26.

Behan, 37, will serve as president for one year for 2010-2011, spearheading the board of directors for the organization, a voluntary bar association comprised of female and male attorneys, judges, law students and others in the San Diego community.

In addition, she serves as a mentor to law students and new attorneys through Lawyers Club and Cal Western mentor programs, served on the planning committee for Couture for a Cause for the Association of Legal Administrators in 2009, and served as a member of the Lawyers Club Membership Development Committee and then co-chair prior to joining its Board of Directors.

Ms. Behan graduated from California Western School of Law cum laude and earned honors including Dean’s List, the Wiley W. Manual Pro Bono Services Award and an American Jurisprudence Award.

Prior to joining Casey Gerry, Ms. Behan performed internships at the U.S. Attorney's Office; the Office of Corporate Counsel, Washington, D.C.; the San Diego Public Defender, Juvenile Delinquency Division; and the U.S. Trustee's Office. She also clerked for San Diego Superior Court Judge Susan D. Huguenor in Juvenile Court.

In her spare time, Ms. Behan enjoys spending time with her husband, Sean, and their two sons, Connor (age 9) and Colin (age 5). She is an active volunteer with her children’s school and sports teams, as well. She is a supporter of breast cancer charities. In 2007, she completed the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure 60 mile walk with her mother, a breast cancer survivor.

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Susan Dawson Interview

May 29th, 2010 at 8:59 pm by Kendra Brodin

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Susan L. Dawson earned her juris doctorate at Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2000 with a concentration in corporate/business law and taxation. Licensed in Illinois since 2000, Susan has spent her entire career representing businesses, business owners, entrepreneurs and employees. Susan quickly realized that there was a need for a boutique law firm focused on providing prompt, efficient and quality legal services to both small and mid-sized businesses and its owners. Susan founded Waltz, Palmer & Dawson LLC, in 2008 with two partners, both women, creating one of the only entirely women owned law firms in the Chicagoland area. WP&D uses its unique perspective to provide unparalleled legal services to its clients.

Susan also firmly believes in the intrinsic rewards of giving back to the community in which you live. Susan repeatedly dedicates hundreds of hours each year (sometimes each month) supporting various local charitable initiatives and organizations. Feeling that there was a void in charitable fundraising for programs focused on assisting individuals wishing to return to the work force, Susan created a new charitable organization in 2005. All funds raised by the organization support programs that focus on job training or work placement for individuals would are struggling to overcome hardships. For example, in 2005 the organization raised funds for WINGS’s job training program which provides job training for women escaping abusive situations and needing to return to work to support their families. In addition to her business and community involvement,

Susan is also the mother of three young children. Susan began her legal experience working for a Chicago based law firm. After many years of logging thousands of hours on the train, Susan realized that the only way to feed her passion for being a lawyer as well as her deep need to be a hands-on mom, was to relocate close to home in the northwest suburbs. As a working mom, Susan understands the unique difficulties placed on women in business and the difficulties involved in maintaining a satisfying work/life balance. That is one of the primary reasons behind the creation of Waltz, Palmer & Dawson LLC.

Susan and her partners recognize that flexibility in your work environment is key to being not only a good parent, but a good employee as well. Waltz, Palmer & Dawson LLC was created to provide legal professionals and staff with a family friendly work option. It allows flexible schedules and unique employment roles to allow employees to keep in touch with what is most important – their families.

Biography:
Juris Doctor, May 2000

Education
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
Juris Doctor, May 2000
Dean’s List, The Forum Law Journal, Moot Court Team, Philip C. Jessup Competition Finalist,
International Commercial Arbitration Team, Senior Williams’ Fellowship, London
Comparative Advocacy Honors Program, emphasis in taxation of commercial entities.
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Bachelor of Science in Communications, Cum Laude, March 1994
Majors: Organizational Communication, Legal Communication
Minor: Journalism

Community Involvement
Northwest Suburban United Way, Director
Involvement includes:

  • Organized numerous fundraisers raising significant funds to support those in need
  • Assisted in coordinating a Northwest Suburban wide food drive that collected thousands of food products for families in need.
  • Provides legal counsel for the organization on a pro bono basis

Buzz A Philanthropic Organization for Dedicated Professionals, Director
Involvement includes:

  • Founder of the organization and first President
  • Created and organized unique fundraising events that have raised over one hundred thousand dollars for various charitable organizations in the Northwest Suburbs, including: WINGS, Shelter, Inc., Clearbrook, Journeys from PADS to Hope and CEDA Northwest.
  • Organized home improvement project for Shelter, Inc. youth home, including collecting thousands of dollars in donations from area businesses to improve the living conditions of the residents.
  • Organized and oversee an annual holiday gift drive for the families of Faith Community Homes (an organization aimed at helping families in severe financial need stay in their homes and learn financial responsibility).

Metropolis Theater Steering Committee, Member
Involvement includes:

  • Organizing numerous fundraisers for the not for profit performing arts theater located in downtown Arlington Heights

National Association of Women Business Owners, Member
Involvement includes:

  • Created a subgroup for members located in the northwest suburbs who wish to meet on a monthly basis to improve their business and develop new contacts.

Arlington Heights Citizen’s Police Academy, Legal Counsel
Involvement includes:

  • Provides legal counsel for the organization on a pro bono basis

District 214 Continuing Education Program, volunteer lecturer
Involvement includes:

  • Provides a free educational program for students in the continuing educationalprogram directed at assisting them with the creation of legal entities for their own businesses

Village of Arlington Heights Planning Commission, Commissioner
Involvement includes:

  • Attend monthly meetings to hear, consider and vote on various development projects, new businesses or other village planning matters for the Village of Arlington Heights

Village of Arlington Heights Housing Commission, 2003 to 2008, Chair 2007 to 2008
Involvement includes:

  • Attended monthly meetings aimed at maintaining and securing affordable housingstock in Arlington Heights and providing education to individuals on options to obtain grants and loans to repair existing homes or purchase new affordable homes.

Arlington Heights Rotary (noon club), Assistant Secretary
Involvement includes:

  • Assist in various community projects like the Thanksgiving food drive, Holiday gift drive, and book drive programs

Legal Industry Involvement

  • Northwest Suburban Bar Association, Member Corporate and Business Law Committee, Palatine
  • Illinois State Bar Association, Member

Professional Speaking Engagements

  • Employment Practices: The process of workforce reduction, DS&P Insurance Services, April 2009
  • Employee Classification: Company Employee or 1099?, ADP Open House Key Note Speaker, May, 2008, Cornerstone User Seminar, April, 2008
  • Preparing for the No Match rule, ADP Best Practices in Managing Compliance Issues Seminar Series, November, 2007
  • Corporation or LLC, a practical guide to these entities, Northwest Suburban Bar Association, October, 2007

Teaching Engagements

  • Operating Agreements: and examination of Buy-Sell Arrangements, Northwest Suburban Bar Association, July 2009.
  • Corporate and LLC formation: an examination of LLCs, Northwest Suburban Bar Association, October 2008.
  • Starting A Business, repetitive course, District 214 Community Education
  • Sole Proprietorship, Corporation or LLC, a comparative course, District 214 Community Education, April 2007
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Saundra Gumerove Interview

May 29th, 2010 at 8:33 pm by Kendra Brodin

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Saundra Gumerove has enjoyed a distinguished legal career that spans nearly 30 years, practicing in the areas of special needs, corporate law, banking, commercial finance, real estate, workouts and creditor’s rights. Her experience encompasses a wide spectrum of legal matters, both advisory and transactional, on behalf of domestic and foreign financial institutions, corporations and individuals.

She earned a B.A. degree from the School of Government and Public Administration at American University, and a J.D. degree from Hofstra University Law School. She worked for Senator Charles Goodell for four years, and later for North Carolina Congressman James Broyhill as a legislative assistant and caseworker. Saundra has represented well-known financial institutions and borrowers in various loan transactions, such as term loans, revolving credits and real estate transactions, asset-based finance, leasing, sales, and lender liability. She is experienced in representing businesses and individuals in the purchase and sale of residential and commercial real estate, in lending relationships, and in general corporate legal matters.

Saundra has been published and quoted in trade journals and consumer publications, including American Banker, Newsday and Long Island Business News. She has presented numerous seminars on corporate financial topics. The birth of Saundra’s first child was the defining moment that literally changed her life. She now defines herself as a lawyer, an advocate, and most importantly, the parent of a developmentally disabled, learning disabled and medically involved young adult.

When Saundra noticed that many parents of children with disabilities were facing similar issues Saundra began to refocus her practice on the acquisition of vital services for those with special needs – including special education, guardianship, estate and life planning, and Special Needs Trusts. She created Advokidsblog.com, an active forum and educational resource for these issues.

As a crusader for special needs, Saundra has testified before the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate on pertinent issues affecting the disability community. She recently faced the NYS Senate Finance Committee with her daughter Lauren by her side. Her testimony can be see at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODFxHr_ktZg. She also participated in the National Town Hall Meeting sponsored by Advancing Futures for Adults
with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Saundra is the proud recipient of the prestigious Long Island Works Coalition Workforce Builder Award for three years in a row. She is active in the NYSARC Board of Governors, AHRC Nassau, the Brookville Center for Children’s Services, and the Birchwood Civic Association. She has been active with the Jericho School Board, the Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association, the Sturge-Weber Foundation, and the New York State School Boards Association. She is a member of County Executive Suozzi’s Autism Subcommittee on Adult Autism.

Saundra has participated in Continuing Legal Education programs for the New York State Bar Association, Nassau County Bar Association, and Suffolk County Bar Association. She has also presented seminars for parents of children with disabilities for Nassau-AHRC, Life’s WORC, and the Developmental Disabilities Institute, among others. Saundra was named a Trustee of Life’s WORC Supplemental Pooled Trust. She was voted “Woman of the Year” by the Town of Oyster Bay and elected VP of the Board of AHRC Nassau County. She received the Mets Spirit Award during Disability Awareness Night at Shea Stadium for her work on behalf of disabled Americans. She was recently named 2010 Public Interest Attorney of the Year by the Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. She received this honor for her advocacy work with individuals with special needs, particularly those with developmental disabilities. She addressed the Academy of Special Needs Planners National Conference in Charleston, SC, were she presented a seminar titled, “Special Ed Advocacy and Litigation.”

Devoted to the Long Island community where she lives and practices, Saundra contributes both time and talent to many good causes. She is a sought-after speaker in the areas of special needs and corporate law, and is an adjunct professor at St. Joseph’s College. She has recently been inducted into the Jericho High School Hall of Fame. Saundra is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the Nassau County Bar Association. She resides with her husband Jeff in Jericho, NY, and is the proud mother of three lovely daughters.

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