Well into its second century, Defrees & Fiske LLC remains an experienced, innovative firm which provides its clients with advice and services on a wide array of legal issues. We are committed to the same time-proven mission - to provide personalized, legal services of the highest quality - that guided us more than a century ago when the first great communications revolution, created by the telegraph, united the country and forever changed the speed of doing business. Our success, then as now, depends on our ability to provide excellent service at a fair price.

Excellence requires hard work and a dedication to personal service. The breadth of talent and experience of our lawyers allow us to be expert in our craft, but excellence requires more than first-class legal knowledge. It requires that we communicate well, and often, with our clients. It requires that we are accessible for your questions, that we return your telephone calls, correspondence, and e-mail messages promptly, and that we complete the projects entrusted to us in a timely manner. It requires a personal commitment to the success of your business. And it requires that we do all of this at a fair price.

Special Practice Areas

Firm Practice Areas

Bankruptcy, Business & Corporate Law, Estate Planning, Family Law, Government, Health Care, Labor & Employment, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Utilities, For Business, Workouts, Debtor / Creditor, Bankruptcy, Banking & Finance, Business & Commercial Litigation, For Business, Commercial Banking, Real Estate, Breach of Contract, Estate Planning & Probate, Entertainment Law, Environmental Law, Labor & Employment, Contracts & Transactions, Real Estate, Taxation, Mergers / Acquisitions & Divestitures, Intellectual Property, Commercial Law, Construction Law, Trusts, Wills, Bankruptcy, Government Regulations, Municipal Law, Hospital Law, Breach of Contract, Wrongful Termination, Employee Benefits, Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights, Unfair Competition, Infringement, Intellectual Property Litigation, Real Estate Related Businesses, Zoning, Commercial / Industrial Properties, Retail (Stores & Shops), Development, Real Estate Financing & Investments, Electric, Gas, Water, Public

Firm Lawyers

 
  • Miriam Burkland, Esq.
  • mburkland@defrees.com | (312) 372-4000 233
  • Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporate Law, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures,Bankruptcy


 
  • Jennifer Fisher, Esq.
  • jpfisher@defrees.com | (312) 372-4000 240
  • Corporate Law, Litigation, Real Estate Law,Bankruptcy


 
  • Michael Powers, Esq.
  • MJPOWERS@DEFREES.COM | (312) 372-4000 241
  • Employee Benefits, Taxation, ERISA, Estate Planning, Corporate Law


 
  • Leslie Recht, Esq.
  • LRECHT@DEFREES.COM | (312) 372-4000 202
  • Energy, Real Estate Transactions, Regulatory Matters


 
  • Timothy Riordan, Esq.
  • TJR@DEFREES.COM | (312) 372-4000 225
  • Business Litigation, Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Contracts, Corporate Litigation, Labor and Employment, Municipal Law


 
  • W. Michael Seidel, Esq.
  • WMSEIDEL@DEFREES.COM | (312) 372-4000 230
  • Public Utilities, Real Estate, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation


 
  • Charles Semmelhack, Esq.
  • CASEMMEL@DEFREES.COM | (312) 372-4000 236
  • Corporate, Real Estate Transactional Law


 
  • L. Judson Todhunter, Esq.
  • LJT@defrees.com | (312) 372-4000 276
  • Bankruptcy, Business Law, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Corporate Litigation, Creditors\' Rights in Bankruptcy, Financial Institutions, Liquidations, Debtor and Creditor Reorganization & Workouts


 
  • Henry Underwood, Esq.
  • HJUNDERW@DEFREES.COM | (312) 372-4000 217
  • Business Financing, Corporate Law, Corporate Organization and Governance, Director and Officer Liability, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Shareholder Relations


 
  • Kenneth von Kluck, Esq.
  • KAVONKLU@DEFREES.COM | (312) 372-4000 206
  • Health and Hospital Law, COBRA and HIPAA Compliance, Real Estate Transactions, Tax Exempt Organizations, Trade Associations


 


 
  • Phillip Bowman, Esq.
  • pbbowman@defrees.com | (312) 372-4000 2
  • Business Corporations, Structure and Governmental Requirements, Employee Benefits and Relations, Equal Employment Opportunity Issues, Mergers and Acquisitions, Financing and Transactional, Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety, Real Estate, Trade Association and Not-For-Profit Businesses,Bankruptcy


 
  • Timothy Buckley, Esq.
  • tbuckley@defrees.com | (312) 372-4000 2
  • Real Estate, Employment Relations, Corporate Governance, Corporate Litigation, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Contracts, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures,Bankruptcy


 
  • Doug Giese, Esq.
  • dcgiese@defrees.com | (312) 372-4000 229
  • Bankruptcy, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation, Commercial Foreclosure, Commercial Litigation, Contracts, Corporate Litigation, Creditors\' Rights in Bankruptcy, Garnishments & Enforcement of Judgments, Pretrial Practice (State and Federal)


 


 
  • Scott Levin, Esq.
  • smlevin@defrees.com | (312) 372-4000 247
  • Business, Litigation, Civil Litigation, Commercial Law, Commercial Litigation, Contracts, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Real Estate,Bankruptcy