Background
Coughlan, Kenneth Lewis was born on July 8, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward James and Mary Virginia (Lewis) Coughlan.
Coughlan, Kenneth Lewis was born on July 8, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward James and Mary Virginia (Lewis) Coughlan.
Notre Dame University (Bachelor of Arts, 1962). Northwestern School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1966). Phi Delta Phi.
Worked at De Haan & Richter, Professional Corporation (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Litigation, Banks and Banking, Finance, Construction Law, Business Law, Real Estate, Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Bankruptcy, Trusts and Estates. Admitted to the bar, 1967, Illinois and United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
Phi Delta Phi.
Author: "Lender Liability" for Advising Illinois Financial Institutions, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1993. "Commercial Lending for Saving Institutions: A General Overview," 5 Legal Bulletin 247, 1984. Member: Chicago (Chairman: Commercial Law Finance Committee, 1980.
Financial Institutions Committee, 1981), Illinois State (Chairman: Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Law Section Council, 1982) and American (Member: Section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law.
Commercial Financial Services Committee, 1983) Bar Associations. Law Club of Chicago.
Military: With Army Medical Service Corps, 1966-1968, Captain. The firm was founded in 1971 and has operated as DeHaan & Richter, Professional Corporation since 1980.
DeHaan & Richter, Professional Corporation offers a wide range of transactional and litigation services for financial institutions, business organizations and individuals primarily in the construction, manufacturing, banking and commercial, real estate industries.
The firm"s practice concentrates in handling diverse and complex civil litigation in both federal and state courts. Construction litigation or arbitration, commercial loans, commercial real estate transactions and asset based financing. Creditors" rights; bankruptcy and reorganizations.
Business combinations, licensing and joint ventures.
Franchising; financial institution regulations. And estate planning and probate for its regional, national and international clients.
The firm"s philosophy is to provide quality and timely service in an efficient manner by constructively and aggressively representing its clients" interests.
Fellow Illinois Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association (Chairman.sect. on commercial, banking and bankruptcy law 1981-1982), Chicago Bar Association (chairman finance institutions committee 1980-1981, chairman commercial finance committee 1979-1980), Law.
Married Therese Koziol, October 11, 1981.