His activities touch on many areas of the law, including corporations, partnerships, and other business forms; banking; secured transactions; real estate; securities regulation; and federal and state income, gift, and estate taxation. Mr. Erens focuses on the totality of a client's legal needs, providing comprehensive services and the skills of himself and others in the manner that will most effectively meet clients' objectives.

Mr. Erens is a member of the American Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association. He is listed in Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in America, and in the Best Lawyers in America. He also was selected for inclusion in the 2007 Illinois Super Lawyers lists for his business law work and was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2010 in the field of corporate law.*

Mr. Erens received his law degree from Harvard Law School (L.L.B., 1959, magna cum laude) and his B.A. degree from Yale University (1956, summa cum laude). He served as law clerk to Justice John M. Harlan of the United States Supreme Court in 1959-60. Mr. Erens is admitted to the bar in Illinois and is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

*The Illinois Supreme Court does not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of law and no award or recognition is a requirement to practice law in Illinois.