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Eric Anderson is a general practitioner. He devotes a large amount of his practice to acting as general counsel to not-for-profit organizations, Illinois park districts, financial institutions, and closely held for-profit corporations. Mr. Anderson also specializes in estate planning and estate administration, including probate.

Mr. Anderson represents his business and individual clients in a wide variety of legal matters including organizing and incorporating; mergers and acquisitions; employment contracts, disputes, and employee handbook drafting; real estate purchases, sales, foreclosures, and condemnations; drafting and negotiating contracts for goods and services; litigation; appellate practice; insurance coverage; bond issues; tax planning and estate and income tax return preparation.

Mr. Anderson is a competitive water skier and enjoys several other athletic activities. He was born and raised in Michigan, and began the practice of law there in 1993 with the Law Office of Tat Parish. He practiced with the Chicago Law Firm of Overgaard & Davis from 1995 to 2005, becoming a partner in 2001. Mr Anderson joined Stahl, Cowen, Crowley in 2005.

Areas of Practice

• Business Planning and Counseling
• Employment Law
• Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions
• Tax Law
• Litigation
• Local Government
• Real Estate

West Practice Categories

Business Organizations, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Taxation Law, Litigation & Appeals, State, Local & Municipal Law, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1993
• Illinois, 1994

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Illinois Bar Association (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Who's Who, Legal Services, 2001 - 2002

Education

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan, 1993
  J.D.
• Florida State University, 1989
  B.S.

Published Works

• "The Long Reach of Illinois' Long-Arm Statute: The Catch-all provision", Illinois Bar Journal, Vol. 84, No. 10, pgs. 504-507, 1996
• "Legal Malpractice statute of limitations-unanswered questions", Illinois Bar Journal, Vol. 85, No. 3, pg. 107, 1997
• "Living trusts as a means to save estate taxes and avoid probate", (Co-Author), Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyers Newsletter, Vol. 43, No.6, 1999

Address

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

Phones

(312) 377-4564

Faxes

(312) 641-6959

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http://www.stahlcowen.com