Background
Letts, Eileen M. was born on October 14, 1954 in Lansing, Michigan, United States.
Letts, Eileen M. was born on October 14, 1954 in Lansing, Michigan, United States.
The Ohio State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1975). IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1978). Alpha Kappa Alpha. Member, Alumni Association of The Ohio State University.
Worked at Greene and Letts (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Practice before Federal and State Courts. Civil Litigation including Personal Injury Defense, Insurance and General Liability, Product Liability Defense, Employment, Commercial and Contract, Municipal Law, Real Estate, Finance and General Business Law. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Illinois and United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
Alpha Kappa Alpha. Member, Alumni Association of The Ohio State University. Board of Directors and President, Minority Legal Education Resources, Incorporated., 1983-1985.
Member, Transition Team for Chicago Mayor-elect, 1983. Panelist: "The Impact of Glass and Other Ceilings on Women and Minority Corporate Counsel," American Bar Association, 1993.
"Life in the Fast Lane: Dealing with Stress, Crises and Burnout," American Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1994.
Chicago Bar Foundation, 1991-1994. Speaker: "Rainmaking Getting and Keeping Clients," American Bar Association and Prentice Hall, Conference on the Woman Advocate, New York City, 1993. "Taking and Defending Depositions," American Bar Association and Prentice Hall, Chicago, Illinois, 1994.
"Medical Evidence," Cook County Bar Association Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, 1996.
Member: Magistrate Merit Selection Panel, Northern District of Illinois, 1996-1997. Executive Committee, Legal Clinic for the Disabled, 1990.
Member: Chicago (Chair, Minority Counsel Program, 1992-1994. Chair, Young Lawyers Section, 1986-1987), Cook County (Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1987), Illinois State (Member, Assembly, 1991-1992), American (Company-Chair, Section of Litigation Committee on Membership, 1991-1992) and National Bar Associations.
Greene and Letts was founded in January of 1990, by Martin P. Greene and Eileen M. Letts.
The firm has the distinction of being listed among the best law firms in the country in a survey conducted by The American Lawyer magazine. Clients are primarily comprised of medium to large corporations along with sole proprietorships and public sector entities.
Executive Committee, Legal Clinic for the Disabled, 1990-1991. Board of Directors, Chicago Bar Foundation, 1987-1990. President, Minority Legal Education Resources, Incorporated., 1983- 1985.
Volunteer, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation, 19801985.
Member, Transition Team for Chicago Mayor-elect, 1983. Member: Chicago (Company-Chair, Minority Counsel Program, 1990-1991.
Chair, Young Lawyers Section, 1986-1987), Cook County (Member, Board of Directors, 1981- 1987), Illinois State (Member, Assembly, 1990-1991), American 1988- 1991) and National Bar Associations.