| Jonathan A. Backman |
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| Corporate Law,Bankruptcy,Labor and Employment,Litigation,Criminal Law,Appellate Practice,Civil Rights |
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 Bloomington, IL
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| zipcodes of operation |
| 61709 |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION |
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1987, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois
1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit |
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LAW SCHOOL |
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| Harvard University, J.D., cum laude, 1987 |
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GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER (J.D., 1984)
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
B.A., POLITICAL SCIENCE, 1981
B.A., PHILOSOPHY, MAGNA CUM LAUDE, 1981 |
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| Harvard University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1984 |
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BIOGRAPHY |
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Judicial Clerkship to Judge Brian Barnett Duff, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1987-1989. Associate, Schopf & Weiss, 1989-1991. Senior Associate, Mayer, Brown & Platt, 1991-1995. Partner: Gould & Ratner, 1995-1997
Rudnick & Wolfe, 1997-1999. Counsel, Schopf & Weiss, 1999-2000. Board of Director, Central Illinois Center for Indepentant Living. Legal Analyst for WJBC Radio 1230AM Bloomington Bankruptcy Strategist, Board of Contributors. Author: Kaplan and Backman, "Civil RICO Claims in Bankruptcy"
Civil RICO Practice: Causes of Action, 1991 and 1993 Supp.
Gilford, Backman and Rosenthal, "Alternatives to Insurance Liquidation, a U.S. Perspective," 4 Int'l J. Ins. L. 218, October 1994
Prager and Backman, "Pursuing Alter-Ego Liability Against Non-Bankrupt Third Parties: Structuring a Comprehensive Conceptual Framework," 35 St. Louis J. J. 657, Spring 1991
Backman, "Hartford Insurance Revisited: Sellers Beware," Bankruptcy Strategist, September 2001
Backman and Naughton, "Challenges to Secured Creditor's Voted Remain Open," XIV Bankruptcy Strategist 1, September 1997
Backman and Ellsworth, "Subordination of Tax Penalties: Dead or Alive," XVII Bankruptcy Strategist 1, March 1996
and Backman and Ellsworth, "Banks May Freeze Funds Subject to Setoff," XV Bankruptcy Strategist 1, November 1995. |
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REPORTED CASES |
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| People v. Bruer, 335 Ill. App. 3d 422, 780 N.E.2d 1128 (4th District, 2002). |
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NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY (1959) |
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| Brooklyn, New York, October 30, 1962 |
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ISLN |
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| 909322890 |
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