Background
Chatz, James A. was born on July 30, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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James A. Chatz
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Michigan State University and Northwestern University (Bachelor of Science, 1956). Northwestern University (Bachelor of Laws, 1958).
Career
Worked at Kamensky & Rubinstein (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Bankruptcy, Corporate and Business Law, Commercial Reorganization, Mergers and Acquisitions, Financial Planning. Admitted to the bar, 1958, Illinois. 1981, Colorado.
Author: Bankruptcy Reform Acting Manual 1981-1982 and 5th Edition, 1996 for the Commercial Law League of America.
Author and Associate Editor, Commercial Law League of America"s Law Review and Bulletin, 1984-1985.
Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Manual on Bankruptcy Practice, 1980-1984, and Landlord and Tenant Practice Phase II regarding areas of Real Estate and related matters, 1980/1982/1984. Author and Contributor, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, 1982-1983.
Author: Commercial Law League Journal, August/September, 1984 regarding 1984 Bankruptcy Amendments "Fresh from the Anvil". "Creditor and Asset Protection Planning," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1996.
Adjunct Professor of Law at John Marshall Law School, 1980-1981, in bankruptcy and creditors" rights.
Chapter 11 cases lecturer for co-sponsored program for the University of Arizona and the University of South Dakota, 1983. Visiting Lecturer, Northwestern University Graduate School of Business, 1981-1982. Lecturer: Banking Law Institute 1984-1985 on the new Bankruptcy Amendments, Uniform Commercial Code and related subjects and author of Chapter 11 chapter.
Commercial Law League of America Fund for Public Education, 1985-1986.
Practicing Law Institute Program 1984 on Business Practices. American Bankruptcy Institute, 1984.
Agricultural Lending Conference, 1982. Bankruptcy Practice Program, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1981-1984.
Vice-President and General Counsel, Hawthorn Mellody, Incorporated.
Vice-President, American Bankruptcy Institute, 1984-1985. President, New Medical Foundation, 1977-1987. Chairman, Hospital Rate Reimbursement Review Board of the State of Illinois, 1975-1977.
Member, Evanston Fair Housing Review Board, 1973-1976.
Member, Board of Directors, DIVI Hotels, Incorporated., Highland Corporation. Member: Chicago (Chairman, Bankruptcy and Reorganization Committee, 1975-1976), Illinois State (Elected Member, General Assembly, 1988-1999.
Committee of Liaison with State Bar and ARDC, 1995-1997). And American Bar Associations.
Commercial Law League of America (President, 1984-1985.
Member, Board of Editors, Law Review Journal and Bulletin. Company-Chair Membership Committee, Bankruptcy Insolvency Section). Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Inns of Court (Chancellor, 1996-1997).
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Membership
Member, Evanston Fair Housing Review Board, 1973-1976. Member, Board of Directors, DIVI Hotels, Incorporated., Highland Corporation. Member: Chicago (Chairman, Bankruptcy and Reorganization Committee, 1975-1976), Illinois State (Elected Member, General Assembly, 1988-1999.
Committee of Liaison with State Bar and ARDC, 1995-1997).
And American Bar Associations. Commercial Law League of America (President, 1984-1985.
Member, Board of Editors, Law Review Journal and Bulletin. Company-Chair Membership Committee, Bankruptcy Insolvency Section).
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Inns of Court (Chancellor, 1996-1997).
