Background
Kamin, Chester Thomas was born on July 30, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Alfred and Sara (Liebenson) Kamin.
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Chester Thomas Kamin
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Chester Thomas Kamin, American Lawyer. Bar: Illinois 1965, United States District Court (northern district) Illinois 1965, United States District Court District of Columbia 1994, United States Court Appeals (7th circuit) 1970, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1971, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1975, United States Court 2nd District Court of Appea circuit) 1987, United States Court Appeals (6th circuit) 1996.
Education
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1962). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1965). Member, Executive Board, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, 1968-1970.
Member, Advisory Committee, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation, since 1988.
Special Counsel to the Governor of Illinois, 1973-1974. Commissioner, Illinois Law Enforcement Commission, 1975- 1977.
Member, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Systems Council, 1976- 1977.
Career
Lead counsel in: Blue Cross & Blue Shield Mutual of Ohio v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association, F.3d (6th Circuit 1997); Microwave Communications Incorporated Communications Corporation v. American Telephone & Telegraph, 708 F.2d 1081 (7th Circuit 1983), certified denied, 104 South.Ct. 234; Mite Corporation v. Dixon, Number. 79 C 200 (North Dakota Illinois.), aff"d, 633 F.2d 486 (7th Circuit 1980); Walker v. State Board of Elections, 65 Illinois.2d 543, 359 North.E.2d 113 (1977).Worked at Jenner & Block (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Business and Antitrust Litigation, Corporate Control Contests. Admitted to the bar, 1965, Illinois. 1971, United States. Supreme Court.
1982, District of Columbia.
Member, Executive Board, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, 1968-1970. Member, Advisory Committee, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation, 1988.
Special Counsel to the Governor of Illinois, 1973-1974. Commissioner, Illinois Law Enforcement Commission, 1975-1977.
Member, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Systems Council, 1976-1977.
Member: Chicago (Chairman, Committee on Constitutional Revision, 1971-1972), Illinois State (Assembly Representative, 1972-1973) and American Bar Associations. Chicago Council of Lawyers. Law Club of the City of Chicago.
Fellow: American Bar Foundation.
American College of Trial Lawyers.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Executive Board, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, 1968-1970. Member, Advisory Committee, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation, 1988. Special Counsel to the Governor of Illinois, 1973-1974.
Commissioner, Illinois Law Enforcement Commission, 1975-1977.
Member, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Systems Council, 1976-1977. Member: Chicago (Chairman, Committee on Constitutional Revision, 1971-1972), Illinois State (Assembly Representative, 1972-1973) and American Bar Associations.
Chicago Council of Lawyers. Law Club of the City of Chicago.
Fellow: American Bar Foundation.
American College of Trial Lawyers.
Connections
Married Nancy Schaefer, September 8, 1962. Children— Stacey Allison, Scott Thomas.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1965
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1971