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Beermann, Miles N. was born on August 30, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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MILES BEERMANN, American Lawyer, Partner of BAREZKY, specializing in the field of Commercial, Insurance and Banking Litigation. Matrimonial and Family Law. General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice. Corporate and Labor Law. General Insurance Law. Real Estate and Condominium Law. Estate Planning and Probate. Negligence, Products Liability and Workers Compensation Law.
Education
University of Illinois. De Paul University (Juris Doctor, 1958). Nu Beta Epsilon. Editor-in-Chief, Illinois Journal of Family Law, Mason Publishing Company, 19841986.
Career
Trimble versus Gordon United States. South. Court 430 United States 762, 52 L.Ed 2d 31, 97 Safety Controls Technology 1459; 65 Reported Appellate and Supreme Court Decisions.Worked at Beermann, Swerdlove, Woloshin, Barezky, Becker, Genin & London (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Commercial, Insurance and Banking Litigation. Family, General Civil Trial and Appellate, Corporate, Real Estate and Condominium, Estate Planning and Probate, Negligence, Plaintiff"s Trial Law, Tort, Insurance, Business, Products Liability, and Business Organization and Transactions. Admitted to the bar, 1958, Illinois.
1971, United States.
Supreme Court. Nu Beta Epsilon. Adjunct Professor of Law, DePaul University College of Law. Editor-in-Chief, Illinois Journal of Family Law, Mason Publishing Company, 1984-1986.
Author: "Winning an Appeal, A How-to Guide for the Family Law Practitioner," Family Advocate Journal of the American Bar Association Family Law Section, Summer 1980, Volume 3, Number.
1; "Grounds for the Dismissal of an Appeal," Appellate Practice Handbook, 1981 and 1982 Editions, Appellate Lawyers Association. Company-author: "Stays of Enforcement of Judgments or Orders Appealed From," The Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education and Appellate Lawyers Association Civil Appeal Handbook, 1984, 1987 and 1989 Editions.
"Rehabilitative Maintenance in Illinois," Illinois Bar Journal, August 1987, Volume 75, Number. 12. Lecturer: "Property Rights Under the Illinois Divorce Acting," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Convention, Oak Brook, 1974.
"Brief Writing," Illinois Civil Practice After Trial, Oak Brook and Chicago, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1976.
"Post Judgment and Appeal Process in Matrimonial Matters," DuPage County Bar Association, 1977. "Procedural Problems in Perfecting an Appeal," Chicago Bar Association, 1977. "The Rights of Illegitimate Children," American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and The Lawyers Shrine Club, 1977.
"Procedural Problems in Perfecting an Appeal," Civil Practice Potpourri, Chicago Bar Association, 1977.
"Appeal Bonds," Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois, 1978. "The Notice of Appeal," (Chairman of Program), Civil Practice Potpourri, Chicago Bar Association, 1978.
"Attorneys Fees in Matrimonial Cases," Northwest Suburban and DuPage County Bar Associations, 1979. "Proof of Value of Legal Services," Institute for Matrimonial Law, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1979.
"Appeals from Orders Granting a New Trial," Chicago Bar Association, 1979.
"Grounds for Reversal," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Presentation of Illinois Civil Practice after Trial, 1979. "Recent Decisions Under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Acting," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminars, Saint Louis and Woodfield, Missouri, 1979. "Appeal from Order Granting a New Trial," Civil Practice Potpourri, Chicago Bar Association, 1979.
"Grounds for Reversal," at Illinois Civil Practice After Trial, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1979.
"New Appellate Rules," Chicago Bar Association, 1980. "An Overview of Federal Appellate Practice and Procedures," Appellate Lawyers Association, 1980.
"Review of the New Appellate Rules," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1980. "New Appellate Rules," Civil Practice Potpourri, Chicago Bar Association, 1980.
"Attorneys" Fees," Young Lawyers Procedural Law Seminar on Matrimonial Law, Chicago Bar Association, 1980.
"Stay of Enforcement of Judgments on Appeal," Chicago Bar Association, 1981. "Update on Matrimonial Law," before the Illinois Trial Lawyers, 1981, 1982, 1983. "Modification of Custody/Visitation Rights," Rockford and Chicago, LAW/NET, 1981 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education presentation of Child Custody.
"Interest on Judgments," Civil Practice Potpourri, Chicago Bar Association, 1982.
"Rehabilitative Maintenance, The Concept and Its Application," Matrimonial Law Committee Potpourri, Chicago Bar Association, 1982 (Company-Chairman of Program). "Custody: Issues and Answers," Family Law Institute, Chicago, Law/Net, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1982.
"Expert Testimony in Dissolution of Marriage Cases, Valuation of Real Estate, Trial Demonstration, Direct and Re-Direct Examination of Appraiser," Matrimonial Law Committee of Chicago Bar Association, 1983. "Preserving Evidence for Appeal," 18th Annual Trial Evidence Seminar, Chicago, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1983.
"Pre-Trial and Post-Decree Custody/Visitation Disputes at Effective Representation of Clients in Child Custody Matters," Chicago, Springfield, Law/Net, 1983, 1984.
"Stays of Enforcement of Judgments or Orders Appealed From," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education and Appellate Lawyers Association Seminar, 1981. "Stays Pending Appeal," Illinois Civil Appeals, Chicago, Law/Net, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1984. "The Appellate Practice," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Convention, 1984.
"Preparing Foreign and Anticipating An Appeal," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1984.
"Evidence: Protecting Your Record," American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Key West, Florida, 1985. "Settlements Under the Parentage Acting of 1984," Matrimonial Law Committee of Chicago Bar Association, 1985.
"Appealability of Support and Maintenance Orders and Judgments," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1985 and 1987. "Confusion in the Wake of Leopando," American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Chicago, 1985.
"Recent Developments in Appellate Practice," Chicago Bar Association, 1985.
"Update on Supreme Court Rules," 1986 Chicago Bar Association. "Brief Writing," Appellate Lawyers Association, Rockford, 1985. "Legal Malpractice Issues in the Family Law Area," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1987.
"How To Handle An Appeal in a Matrimonial Case," Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 1987.
"Update on Supreme Court Rules," Chicago Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee, 1988. "Litigation Techniques and Strategies in a Matrimonial Case," Chicago Bar Association, 1988.
"How to Analyze your Situation and Draft Effective Agreements," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1988. "Section 2-1401 (Relief from Judgments) Petition," Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 1989.
Jury Instructions, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1989.
"Current Cases Affecting Custody," Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 1990. "Wilson v. Clark, Hearsay and Expert Opinion Revisited," Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Seminar, 1990. Panelist, "Ethics and Negotiating Marital Settlements," Annual Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Chicago, 1989.
"Interlocutory or Final Appeals Rules and Procedures in Different Districts," Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 1992.
Videotape Lecture on Brief Writing for Appellate Lawyers Association and Office of the State Appellate Defender, Program on Appellate Practice, Chicago, 1985. Member of Faculty: Mental Health Evaluation of the Family in a Child Custody Dispute, Division of Forensic Psychiatry, Northwestern University Medical School, 1995.
Psychiatry and Law, Northwestern School of Law, 1995. College of Advocacy, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois and Northwestern University, Chicago, 1982-1990.
Member, Commissions on: Zoning, 1962-1963 and Plan, 1967-1969, Village of Skokie.
Member of Panel, American Arbitration Association. Member, Board of Directors, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1984-1986. Member: Chicago (Member: Board of Managers, 1984-1986.
Committee on Evaluation of Candidates, 1977-1980.
Chairman, Civil Practice Committee, 1979-1980. Member, 1980; Secretary, 1984-1986, Vice Chairman, 1986-1987.
Chairman, 1987-1988, Matrimonial Law Committee. Member, Nominating Committee, 1982.
Company-Chairman, Supreme and Appellate Court Rules Sub-Committee of Matrimonial Law Committee, 1982-1984.
Chairman, Division III, Legislative Committee, 1983-1984. Member, Matrimonial Law Committee, 1984. Standing Committee on Litigation, 1984-1990) and Illinois State Bar Associations.
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Vice Chairman, Family Law Committee, 1980-1981.
Chairman, Amicus Curiae Committee, 1980-1983. Member, Legislative Committee, 1980-1983.
Board of Directors, 1983-1985, 1989-1992. Treasurer, 1986; Secretary, 1987.
Parliamentarian, 1988).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Appellate Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1977-1980. Treasurer, 1980-1981.
Secretary, 1981-1982.
Vice President, 1982-1983. President, 1983-1984).
American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, Illinois Chapter, 1984-1991).
Founded in 1958, the firm of Beermann, Swerdlove, Woloshin, Barezky, Becker, Genin & London, currently has 16 attorneys with many years of experience and expertise in a variety of fields of law.
They are divided into departments which cover a wide range of legal services. Our clients range from individuals and small businesses to large corporations, insurance companies, banks and real estate concerns. The firm has over 215 reported Appellate and Supreme Court decisions.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Commissions on: Zoning, 1962-1963 and Plan, 1967-1969, Village of Skokie. Member of Panel, American Arbitration Association. Member, Board of Directors, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1984-1986.
Member: Chicago (Member: Board of Managers, 1984-1986.
Committee on Evaluation of Candidates, 1977-1980. Chairman, Civil Practice Committee, 1979-1980.
Member, 1980. Secretary, 1984-1986, Vice Chairman, 1986-1987.
Chairman, 1987-1988, Matrimonial Law Committee. Member, Nominating Committee, 1982.
Company-Chairman, Supreme and Appellate Court Rules Sub-Committee of Matrimonial Law Committee, 1982-1984. Chairman, Division III, Legislative Committee, 1983-1984.
Member, Matrimonial Law Committee, 1984.
Standing Committee on Litigation, 1984-1990) and Illinois State Bar Associations. Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Vice Chairman, Family Law Committee, 1980-1981. Chairman, Amicus Curiae Committee, 1980-1983.
Member, Legislative Committee, 1980-1983.
Board of Directors, 1983-1985, 1989-1992. Treasurer, 1986; Secretary, 1987.
Parliamentarian, 1988). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Appellate Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1977-1980.
Treasurer, 1980-1981. Secretary, 1981-1982. Vice President, 1982-1983.
President, 1983-1984).
American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, Illinois Chapter, 1984-1991).
