Background
Springer, Junior, Clement F. was born on April 26, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Springer, Junior, Clement F. was born on April 26, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Amherst College (Bachelor of Arts, 1957). Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, 1960).
Worked at Defrees & Fiske (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in General Practice including Business, Corporate Finance, Utilities and Energy, Tax, Employee Benefits, Employment Law, General Civil and Personal Injury Litigation, Copyright and Trademark Protection, Antitrust, Transportation, Trade Association, Health Care and Hospital Law, Trusts and Estates, Real Estate and Construction and Environmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1960, Illinois. Phi Delta Phi. Member: Chicago (Member, 1967 and Chairman, 1974-1975, Public Utility Law Committee), Illinois State (Member, Public Utilities Section Council, 1968-1973.
Chairman, 1972-1973; Editor, Public Utilities Newsletter, 1969-1972) and American Bar Associations. Founded in 1884, Defrees & Fiske provides general and specialized legal services. Our clients include large, publicly-held corporations, but we also often serve as general counsel to closely-held companies that have no in-house legal staff, and as legal advisor to individuals.
Our areas of specialization include corporate, litigation, tax, financing, regulatory, real estate, and estate planning. We are preeminent in such specialized areas as public utility law, where we historically have represented gas, electric and water utilities, pipeline companies, and customers of utilities in connection with utility and regulatory matters. Hospital law, where we represent hospitals and other providers of medical care.
Transportation law, where we represent several railroads, trucking companies, transportation intermediaries and shippers. And the representation of trade associations. Our firm's litigation, antitrust and trademark protection expertise has been utilized by prominent members of the oil, motion picture, designer label and franchise industries.
Member: Chicago (Member, 1967 and Chairman, 1974-1975, Public Utility Law Committee), Illinois State (Member, Public Utilities Section Council, 1968-1973. Chairman, 1972-1973; Editor, Public Utilities Newsletter, 1969-1972) and American Bar Associations.
