Background
Guthman, Jack was born on April 19, 1938 in Cologne, Germany. Arrived in United States, 1939, naturalized, 1945. Son of Albert and Selma (Cahn) Guthman.
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JACK GUTHMAN
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Northwestern University (Bachelor of Arts, 1960). Yale University (Bachelor of Laws, 1963). Lambda Alpha. Law Clerk, Honorary Hubert L. Will, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1963-1965. Member, 1970-1987 and Chairman, 1975-1987, Zoning Board of Appeals of City of Chicago.
Career
Law clerk United States District Court (northern district) Illinois, 1963-1965. Partner Sidley Austin LLP, 1970-1994, Shefsky & Froelich Ltd., Chicago, 1995—2010, retired, partner emeritus, 2010. Adjunct professor J.L. Kellogg Graduate School Management, Northwestern University, since 1989, Illinois Institute of Technology.
Membership
Member Chicago Zoning Board Appeals, 1970—1987, chairman, 1975—1987. Board trustees Museum Contemporary Art, Chicago. Fellow: American Bar.
Foundation; member: United States Artists (board member), Leading Lawyers Network.
Connections
Married Sandra Polk, November 26, 1967.
Career
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1963
Awards
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Named one of America's Leading Lawyers for Real-Estate Zoning & Land Use, Chambers United States of America, 2008, 2009, 2010. Named to Chicago Association Realtors Hall of Fame, 1992.Named one of America's Leading Lawyers for Real-Estate Zoning & Land Use, Chambers United States of America, 2008, 2009, 2010. Named to Chicago Association Realtors Hall of Fame, 1992.