Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Insurance Coverage
• Commercial and Professional Liability Litigation
• Securities Litigation
• General Business law

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance Law, Bad Faith, Commercial Insurance, Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Property & Casualty, Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Professional Malpractice Law, Other Professionals Malpractice, Securities Law

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1987
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois

Certification/Specialties

• Certified Public Accountant, State of Illinois, 1989

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Member)
• Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
• Chicago Bar Association (Member)
• Illinois State Bar Association, Insurance Law Section (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Outstanding Achievement Award, Southwest Cooperative Foundation, 1993
• Life Fellow, Chicago Bar Foundation

Past Employment Positions

• Anspach & Dalton, Partner, 1994 - 1996
• Scariano, Kula, Ellch & Himes, Member, 1988 - 1993
• Peat, Marwick, Main & Co., Senior Tax Specialist, 1987 - 1988

Education

• John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1987
  J.D.
• Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois, 1984
  B.A.
  Major: Accounting

Fraternities/Sororities

• Sigma Chi

Published Works

• Flex Plans: A Benefit Option for Schools, Journal of School Business Management, 1992
• Low Cost Benefit Saves Taxes for Employees, Illinois School Board Journal, 1992

Address

208 S. LaSalle St.
Suite 1750
Chicago, IL 60604

Office Hours

8:30a.m to 5:00p.m.

Phones

312-759-1400

Faxes

(312) 553-1586

Emails

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Websites

http://www.merlolaw.com/