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| David A. Epstein
Of Counsel
 David is a highly respected and well known Chicago attorney who has practiced in Illinois for 40 years. He served 10 years as a judge of the Illinois Court of Claims. His government service includes 15 years as counsel to the Democratic Leadership of the Illinois House of Representatives, including six years as House Parliamentarian. He has also served as Village Attorney and special counsel for Illinois municipalities.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois (1943) and is a graduate of the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. He received his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law (1968) and holds a B.S. in Chemistry from University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana 1965).
David was formerly a partner of the law firms Much Shelist Freed Denenberg & Ament, P.C. and Carroll, Sain & Epstein, Ltd. He has practiced at David A. Epstein, Ltd. since 1994.
His practice has focused on the following practice areas:
Litigation: Trial, appellate, administrative, arbitration
Corporate/business: Business transactions, contracts, secured financing, franchising
Real estate: Zoning/land use, condemnation, transactions
Legislation: Parliamentary law, legislative procedure, drafting, strategy
Municipal: Illinois home rule, taxation, annexation, finance and bond financing
Election law: Election law: ballot access, recount, reapportionment, campaign finance
Construction: Construction contracts, mechanic's lien litigation
Taxation: State, local taxation
Legislative Service
Parliamentarian, Illinois House of Representatives (1975-81)
Counsel, Democratic Leadership, Illinois House of Representatives (1969-75, 1981-82)
Legislative Staff Intern, Illinois General Assembly (1968-69)
Member, Ethics & Elections Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures (1974-83)
Other Government Service
Special Counsel, various municipalities, counties (1982-present)
Special Asst. Attorney General, Illinois (1983-1992) (land acquisition, election cases)
Hearing Officer, Illinois State Board of Elections (1983-1992)
Village Attorney, Village of Wheeling, Illinois (1979-82)
Publications
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"The Law of Reapportionment", Reapportionment: Law and Technology: The National Conference of State Legislatures, 1980 (co-author)
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"Eliminating Cumulative Voting for Illinois Corporations - Act I", 71 Ill.B.J. 502 (No. 8, April 1983) (co-author)
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"The New Illinois Self-Referral Law", Health Care Risk Management Society (Winter, 1992)
Additional areas of Judicial Experience
Sovereign immunity
State construction and contract litigation
Personal injury, tort litigation
Bar Admissions & Memberships
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Illinois Supreme Court
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United States Supreme Court
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
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U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar)
Education
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Law School: University of Illinois College of Law (J.D. 1968)
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Graduate: University of Chicago, Graduate School (1965) (Philosophy)
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Undergraduate: University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (B.S. 1965) (Chemistry)
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