Damashek, Ronald A.

Current Employment Position(s)

Member

Lawyer Overview

Ron Damashek co-chairs Stahl Cowen's litigation department. Ron focuses on resolving disputes involving real estate and financial issues. In addition, Ron has extensive experience in general commercial litigation, regularly handling cases involving breaches of contract and fiduciary duties, fraud, statutory violations, and corporate and partnership disputes. Ron has settled, arbitrated, and tried cases and stands ready to pursue his clients' interests aggressively and efficiently in any forum.

As counsel to secured creditors, Ron regularly works out troubled loans, enforces legal remedies and resolves disputes with competing claimants and loan participants. Ron has foreclosed hundreds of commercial mortgages, represented secured creditors in bankruptcy proceedings, and worked with, and represented, court appointed receivers.

As counsel to title companies, Ron litigates claims involving title defects, title insurance coverage, competing lien priorities, title and loan fraud and boundary disputes. Ron also has represented the Illinois Land Title Association as amicus curiae on appeals of title issues of state-wide concern.

As counsel to condominium associations, Ron resolves disputes concerning non-payment of assessments, owner property rights, election procedures, and construction defects. Ron also frequently prepares and enforces association contracts and guides condominium boards in interpreting and complying with the Illinois Condominium Property Act and association declarations, by-laws, rules and regulations.

Ron also regularly represents developers, property owners, and contractors in the resolution of real estate disputes, such as controversies involving municipalities, development partners, adjoining property owners, contractors, landlord-tenant relationships, and mechanic's lien claims.

Areas of Practice

• Bankruptcy and Restructuring
• Litigation

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Law, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1982
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1982
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1996
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1990

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Chicago Bar Association
• American Bar Association (Officer, Title Insurance Litigation Committee)

Classes and Seminars

• Instructor, Mortgage Foreclosures

Past Employment Positions

• Department of Justice, Clerked
• Department of Health and Human Services, Clerked

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1982
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Law Review: American Criminal Law Review, Member, 1980 - 1982
• Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1979
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude

Address

55 West Monroe Street
Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60603-5001

Phones

(312) 377-7858

Faxes

(312) 423-8160

Emails

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Websites

http://www.stahlcowen.com