Background
Cohen, Melanie Rovner was born on August 9, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Millard Jack and Sheila (Fox) Rovner.
Cohen, Melanie Rovner was born on August 9, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Millard Jack and Sheila (Fox) Rovner.
Brandeis University (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1965). De Paul University (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1977).
Bar: Illinois 1977, United States District Court (northern district) Illinois, United States Court Appeals (7th circuit). Law clerk to Justice F.J. Hertz, United States Bankruptcy Court, 1976-1977. Partner Altheimer & Gray, Chicago, Antonow & Fink, Chicago, 1977-1989, Altheimer & Gray, Chicago, 1989.
Member Supreme Court of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Inquiry Board, 1982-1986, hearing board, 1986-1994.
Instructor secured and consumer transactions creditor-debtor law DePaul University, Chicago, 1980-1990. Board directors Bankruptcy Arbitration and Mediation Superior vena cava syndrome, 1994.
Instructor real estate and bankruptcy law John Marshall Law School, Chicago, 1996.
"Beyond the Summit Decision: The Still Unresolved Issues of the Applicability of State Tranfer Taxes to Bankruptcy Sales," Commercial Law Journal, 1990. "Entitlement of Secured Creditors to Default Interest Rates Under the Bankruptcy Code Sections 506 (b) and 1124," Business Lawyer, 1990. "Equitable Remedies," Creditor’s Rights in Illinois Handbook, Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, "Jurisdiction Venue, and Appeals," "The United States Trustee—Officers and Administrators," Bankruptcy Practice Handbook, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1980.
"Partnerships—Rights of Their Creditors and Their Rights as Debtors," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1983 and 1985. "The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 as Amended by the Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judges Act in 1984," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1985. Instructor, Secured Transactions, Debtor-Creditor, DePaul University College of Law, 1980-1986.
Law Clerk to The Honorable Frederick J. Hertz, Bankruptcy Judge, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1976-1977.
Member American Bar Association(co-chair commission on enforcement of creditors" rights and bankruptcy), Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association (chairman bankruptcy reorganization committee 1983-1985), Commercial Law League, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Commercial Finance Association Education Foundation (Board of Governors), Turnaround Management Association (president Chicago/midwest chapter 1990-1992, national board directors 1990.
Married Arthur Wieber Cohen, February 17, 1968. Children: Mitchell Jay, Jennifer Sue.
