Background
Starkman, Paul Ely was born on April 27, 1956 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Stanley Samuel and Regina Louise (Wisel) Starkman.
Starkman, Paul Ely was born on April 27, 1956 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Stanley Samuel and Regina Louise (Wisel) Starkman.
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Bachelor of Arts, 1980). De Paul University (Juris Doctor, 1984).
Worked at Arnstein & Lehr (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in General Practice, including Litigation in State and Federal, Trial and Appellate Courts, Products Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Business Transactions, Real Estate, Employee Benefits, Creditors" Rights, Criminal Law, Commercial Finance, Commercial Litigation, Not-for-Profit Corporations, Estate Planning, Trust Administration and Probate, Taxation, Employment, Immigration Law, International Law, Insurance Law, Local Government, Health Care and Practice before Federal and State Administrative Bodies. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Illinois and United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar.
1987, United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. 1995, United States. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Chairman, Arnstein & Lehr Employment Law Department.
Author: "Employment Practices That Can Create Employee Retirement Income Security Act Obligations," 1 Employment Law Strategist 4 (October 1993).
"The Rules Regarding Appeals from Final Judgements," 5 Appellate Law Review 46 (Summer 1993). "Alleging a Pattern or Practice, Under ADEA: An Analysis of the Impact and Problems of Proof," 8 Labor Lawyer 91 (Wint.
1992). "Avoiding (or Lessing the Scope of) Wrongful Termination Trials," in FICC Quarterly, Summer, 1991 (reprinted in 1992 Insurance Law Review).
Law Clerk for John M. O"Connor Justice, Illinois Appellate Court, 1984-1986. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations.
Appellate Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Editors, Appellate Law Review, 1988). Since its founding in 1893, Arnstein & Lehr has served clients, large and small, throughout the United States and in many foreign countries.
With offices in Illinois, Florida and Wisconsin, the firm engages in the general practice of law with attorneys in five basic service areas - Business, Litigation, Local Government, Personal Services and Real Estate.
While the Firm is large enough to staff the most complex matters, it is small enough to give each client and every matter personal and careful attention, resulting in legal services of the highest quality.
Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Appellate Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Editors, Appellate Law Review, since 1988). Appellate Practice (Appeals), Employment Discrimination Law, Civil (or General Civil) Practice.
Married Sharon O'Keefe, November 23, 1984. Children: Nicholas, Michael, Gwendolyn.