EMPLOYMENT: Johnson Legal Group, LLC (f/k/a Johnson & Newby, LLC), Chicago, Illinois; Managing Member, July 2005- *Concentrate in small to mid-size business representation with emphasis in commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and commercial collection. *Bankruptcy matters encompass creditor representation in cases under Chapters 7, 11, and 13 and commercial debtor representation in cases under Chapter 7 and 11. Litigation includes commercial collection cases as well as complex business litigation in contract, under statute, or as a result of business torts. Appellate representation of clients in both state and federal courts. *Manage staff of associate attorneys and legal assistants. Johnson & Associates, Chicago, Illinois; Owner, July 1997 to July 2005 *Concentrate in small to mid-size business representation with emphasis in commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and collection. *Bankruptcy matters encompassed creditor representation in cases under Chapters 7, 11, and 13 and debtor representation in cases under Chapter 7, 11 and 13. Litigation included both commercial and consumer collection cases. Additional complex business litigation in contract, under statute, or as a result of business torts had been increased in later years and appellate representation in both state and federal courts was been added. *Managed staff of associate attorney and legal assistant. Teller, Levit & Silvertrust, P.C., Chicago, Illinois; Attorney, 1992 through 1997 January 1995 through June 1997 - Commercial Litigation Department: *Handled commercial collection cases, specializing in post-judgment practice. Represented the Illinois Student Assistance Commission in collection of delinquent student loans. Drafted appellate briefs in both state and federal courts. June 1992 through January 1995 - Bankruptcy Department: *Represented creditors and debtors in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, and in discharge and dischargeability litigation. Involved in all aspects of Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee representation. Represented assignees for the benefit of creditors and handled workouts. J. Barton Kalish & Colleagues, Chicago, Illinois; Attorney, 1989 through 1992 *Represented debtors and trustees in Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases and debtors in Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 cases. *Prepared pleadings and participated in all phases of motion practice, discovery and pre-trial preparation in state and federal court. *Co-drafted briefs in two cases to the Seventh Circuit, one of which convinced the Seventh Circuit to enunciate a new right under the Civil Rights Act of 1871. LECTURES: Panel Member for "List Serve Live" portion of the Collection Law Update seminar, Illinois Creditors Bar Association, March 2010. Lecture entitled "Collecting and Protecting in Tough Economic Times" given at the Chicago Bar Association Corporate Law Departments Committee, luncheon seminar, April 2009. Lecture entitled "Bankruptcy's Effect of Foreclosures" given at the Annual Attorneys Conference for Attorneys Representing Financial Institutions, Illinois Credit Union League, October 2008. Lecture entitled "Automatic Stay" given at the Consumer Bankruptcy seminar, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, October 2007 and October 2009 and at the Annual Attorneys Conference for Attorneys Representing Financial Institutions, Illinois Credit Union League, October 2007. Lecture entitled "Lien Avoidance, Reaffirmation & Redemption" given at the Consumer Bankruptcy seminar, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, October 2007 and at the Annual Attorneys Conference for Attorneys Representing Financial Institutions, Illinois Credit Union League, October 2007. Lecture entitled "Creditor's Rights in Bankruptcy" given at the Basic Enforcement of Judgment: Enforcement and Collection seminar, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, June 2010, March 2009, March 2008 and March 2007 and at the Annual Attorneys Conference for Attorneys Representing Financial Institutions, Illinois Credit Union League, October 2006 and October 2004. Panel Member for the Did Reality Meet the Hype of BAPCPA? Where Creditors in Bankruptcy Stand More than a Year after Implementation of the New Act seminar, Illinois Creditors Bar Association, January 2007. Panel Member for "The Legal Issues" How the Courts Have Dealt With BAPCPA in Consumer Cases' at the Avoiding BAPCPA's Traps seminar, Chicago Bar Association, November 2006. Lecturer entitled "Bankruptcy Law/Collection Law" given at the Basic Skills for the New Attorneys seminar, Chicago Bar Association, October 2006. Panel member for the "Interpreting the Act's Ambiguities to Minimize Risks of Future Litigation" portion of the seminar entitled Creditor's Summit on Consumer Bankruptcy Reform, American Conference Institute, January, 2006. Lecture entitled "Creditors' Issues" given at the Bankruptcy Reform in Practice: The Lessons So Far seminar, Illinois State Bar Association mid-year meeting, Commercial Banking & Bankruptcy Law Section, December 2005. Lecture entitled "Practical Tips for Basic Enforcement of Judgments" given at the First Annual Solo & Small Firm Conference, Illinois State Bar Association, October 2005. Panel member for the "Secured Claims Under The New Law - Treatment, Redemption, Reaffirmation and Stripdown" portion of the seminar entitled The New Bankruptcy Code and Rules: Anticipating and Solving Problems, joint program of the American Bankruptcy Institute, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association, Federal Bar Association-Chicago Chapter, and Seventh Circuit Bar Association, September, 2005. Panel member for the Post-Judgment Collection Procedures Training seminar, Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyer's Section, January 2005. In association with that seminar, co-authored an instructional brochure to be distributed by the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois to pro-se plaintiffs who are attempting to collect judgments. Lecture entitled "Representing Creditors in Bankruptcy Proceedings" given at the Illinois State Bar Association mid-year meeting 2005 and annual meeting 2002. Panel member for the "Collection and Enforcement of Judgments" portion of the Update on Legal Developments for the General Practitioner, Joint Illinois Judges Association and Illinois State Bar Association meeting, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section, December 2004. Panel member for American Bankruptcy Institute's Chicago Consumer Bankruptcy Conference, July 2004. Lectures regarding the "Automatic Stay" and "Discharge & Dischargeability" as part of the Consumer Bankruptcy Essentials of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 seminar, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, December 2003. Panel member for General Practice, Small & Solo committee's Seminar Entitled Bankruptcy for the Rest of Us, American Bar Association Annual Meeting, August 2003. Lecture entitled "Collecting from a Defendant Who has Filed Bankruptcy" Judgment Enforcement in Illinois Seminar, Lorman Education Service, June & August 2003 and August 2002; Back to Basics: Bankruptcy Law Seminar, Illinois State Bar Association, Annual Meeting, June 2002; Creditor's Rights Symposium, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, March 2000; June 1998; Collection on Judgments Seminar, Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, yearly Spring 1996-2005; Illinois State Bar Association, Young Lawyer's Division, luncheon seminar, March 1997; Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyer's Section, Collection Law Project, April 1996. Lecture Entitled "Post-Judgment Collections and Collecting From Defendants Who Have Filed for Bankruptcy," given in the Bridging the Gap Seminar, Illinois State Bar Association mid-year meeting, Young Lawyers Division, yearly each December 1997-2001; Illinois State Bar Association mid-year meeting, 2004. Lecture Entitled "Personal Property Levies," given at the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyer's Section, luncheon seminar, September 1997. Featured speaker for question and answer session regarding advanced bankruptcy issues for National Fasteners DunsCite Credit Group and Dun & Bradstreet semi-monthly meeting, March 1995. Critiqued participants in an interactive group problem solving session, where credit managers worked through a hypothetical bankrupt client paradigm, Bankruptcy: a Growing Dilemma, Part II: Creditor Strategies, Chicago-Midwest Credit Management Association, August 1993. Author: Chapter, "Creditors' Rights in Bankruptcy," chapter of Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Publication, Creditors Rights in Illinois, 2004 and 2009; "Why File Involuntary Bankruptcy?", Furniture Manufacturers Credit Association Beacon, 2008; "A Creditor's Lawyers Guide to Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors," Illinois Bar Journal, December, 1997; "Bankruptcy Practice: It's a Jungle Out There," Chicago Bar Association, Record, February/March 1995. Co-Author: "Enforcement of Judgments," chapter of Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Publication, Creditors Rights in Illinois, 1995. Lecturer: "Collecting and Protecting in Tough Economic Times", Chicago Bar Association Corporate Law Departments Committee, 2009; "Bankruptcy's Effect on Foreclosures", 31st Annual Attorneys Conference for Attorneys Representing Financial Institutions, Illinois Credit Union League, 2008; Lien Avoidance, Reaffirmation and Redemption; 30th Annual Attorneys Conference for Attorneys Representing Financial Institutions, Illinois Credit Union League, 2007 and at Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education Seminar Entitled Consumer Bankruptcy, 2007; "Representing Creditors in Bankruptcy Proceedings," Illinois State Bar Association annual meeting, 2002 and mid-year meeting, 2005; "Practical Tips for Basic Enforcement of Judgments," Illinois State Bar Association solo and small firm conference, 2005; "Creditors' Issues," Bankruptcy Reform in Practice: The Lessons So Far seminar, Illinois State Bar Association, 2005; "Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy" Basic Enforcement of Judgments: Enforcement and Collection seminar, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2007, 2008, 2009 and at 27th and 29th Annual Attorneys Conference for Attorneys Representing Financial Institutions, Illinois Credit Union League, 2004, 2006; "Collecting from a Defendant Who has Filed Bankruptcy," Yearly 1996-2005, Collection of Judgments Seminar, Chicago Bar Association and at Judgment Enforcement in Illinois Seminar; "Automatic Stay," Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education Seminar, entitled Consumer Bankruptcy Essentials of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, 2003 and at 30th Annual Attorneys Conference for Attorneys Representing Financial Institutions, Illinois Credit Union League, 2007 and at Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education Seminar Entitled "Consumer Bankruptcy," 2007. Panel Member: "Did Reality Meet the Hype of BAPCPA? Where Creditors in Bankruptcy Stand More than a Year After Implementation of the New Act," Illinois Creditors Bar Association, 2007; "The Legal Issues-How the Courts Have Dealt With BAPCPA in Consumer Cases," Avoiding BAPCPA's Traps seminar, Chicago Bar Association, 2006; "Creditor's summit on Consumer Bankruptcy Reform," American Conference Institute, 2006; "Bankruptcy Law/Collection Law," Basic Skills for the New Attorney seminar, Chicago Bar Association, 2006; "Post Judgment Collection Procedures" at the Cook County First Municipal District's Training/ProBono Program, 2005. (Managing Partner)