Attorney Richard Witry, McCarthy Duffy, Attorneys at Law, Chicago, Illinois

Richard J. Witry
Chicago, Illinois

Areas of Practice:: Banking Law; Creditors Rights Law; Landlord-Tenant Litigation; Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Litigation; Probate; Estate Planning

Bar Admissions:: Illinois, 1976; U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1976; U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar, 1983; U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1985; U.S. Supreme Court, 2003

Education:: John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1976
J.D.; College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1972
B.A.

Published Works:: Illinois Revised Statutes, 810 ILCS, 5/4-403(d); The Luxembourg Brotherhood of America 1887-1997; Co- Author "St. Peter Catholic Church, 1868-69 to 1993-94"; Co-editor "Chronology of Events: Village of Niles Center/ Skokie Illinois, 1500 AD-2000 AD", Skokie Historical Society and the Skokie Public Library, February, 2000

Representative Cases:: Segni v. Commercial Office of Spain, 650 F. Supp. 1040, 1042 & 1045 ( 1986); Segni v. Commercial Office of Spain, 816 F.2d 344 (C.A.7 (Ill.) 1987); Segni v. Commercial Office of Spain, 835 F.2d 160 (C.A.7 (Ill.) 1987); Stein v. Galitz, et al., 478 F. Supp. 517 ( 1978); Knepper v. Automotion, 788 F. Supp 999 ( 1992); In re: Niteway Transportation Company, Inc, 96 B.R. 854 ( 1989); In re: Martin Grinding & Machine Works, Inc., 42 B.R. 888 ( 1984); Chapman v. Richey, 78 Ill 2d 243 ( 1980)

Honors and Awards:: Martindale Hubbel rating - AV* *CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards, and policies.

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Illinois State Bar Association; Skokie Park District, Commissioner, 1979 - 1985; Maine Niles Association of Special Recreation, President, 1982 - 1985; Trustee, Skokie Public Library, 1998 - 2005; Vice-Consul of Luxembourg, Chicago Illinois, 1978 - 1990; Consul of Luxembourg, Chicago Illinois, 1990 - 1996; Skokie Chamber of Commerce, 1991 - 1993; Director; Skokie Historical Society, 1988 - 1993; President; Downtown Redevelopment Task Force, Skokie Ilinois, 1990 - 1996; Member; Luxembourg News of America, Inc; President; Luxembourg Brotherhood of America; Grand Secretary; Independent Merchants of Downtown Skokie, Inc.; Treasurer; Luxembourg-America Cultural Center, Belgium, Wisconsin; Advisor; Skokie Historical Society; Vice-President