Background
Werner, Raymond J. was born on August 25, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Werner, Raymond J. was born on August 25, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
De Paul University (Bachelor of Science, 1967). IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1971).
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, 1971, Illinois, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and United States.
Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit.
United States. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. Author: "Real Estate Law," 10th educated, 1993 and "Real Estate Closings," 2nd educated, 1988.
Company-Author with: Robert Kratovil, "Modern Mortgage Law and Practice," 2nd educated 1981; with John Murray: "Failure of the Workout: Lender Liability," Troubled Construction Loan, 1991.
Author: "Present Climate for Title Agents," "Premium Splitting and Controlled Business Situations," and "Zoning Compliance and Noncompliance," Attorneys Role in Title Insurance, American Bar Association, 1990.
Member: Chicago (Member: Real Property Committee. Executive Council, 1985. Secretary, 1991-1992.
Vice Chair, 1992-1993.
Chair, 1993-1994) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. Council Member, 1995.
Secretary, Real Property Division, 1988-1992. Advisor, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws Joint Editorial Board for Real Property Acts, 1991-1994.
Member, Commission on Non-Lawyer Practice, 1991-1995.
Member, Working Group on the Representation of Regulated Clients, 1992-1993) Bar Associations. American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Anglo-American Real Property Institute.
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.
With Robert Kratovil: "Real Estate Law," 9th ed., 1988. "Modern Mortgage Law and Practice," 2nd ed., 1981. Author: "Real Estate Closings," 2nd ed., 1988.
"The Basics of Title Insurance," Title Insurance The Lawyer’s Expanding Role, American Bar Association, 1985. "Mortgages for Construction and the Lien Priorities Problem - The "Unobiligatory" Advance," 41 Tenn. Law Review 311, 1974.
"Appeals and Reversals - A Vast Wasteland," 49 Notre Dame Lawyer 844, 1974. "Appeals in Bankruptcy: Traps for the Unwary," 8 John Marshall J. of Pract. & Pro. 1, 1974
"Mortgage Extensions and Modifications," 8 Creighton L. Rev.
595,1975
"Fixing Up the Old Jalopy - The Modem Limited Partnership Under the U.L.P.A.," 50 St. John's L. Rev. 51, 1975
"Geothermal Leasing," 54 Oreg. L. Rev. 623, 1975
"Usury and the Variable Rate Mortgage," 5 Real Est.
L. J. 155, 1976
"Leaders' Title Insurance from a Claims Perspective," 38# 11 Mortgage Banker 18, 1978.
Title Underwriter Counsel Committee, 1984-1985 and Subcommittee on Hazardous Waste Legislation, 1984-1985 and Chairman, Subcommittee on White CoUar Crime, 1984-1985, American Land Title Association. Member: Chicago (Member: Real Property Committee, since 1975. Executive Council, since 1985.
Chair, Title Insurance Subcommittee, since 1988.
Member: Mortgage Finance Subcommittee, 1980. Land Development Subcommittee, 1985 1986) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, since 1971.
Secretary, Rea! Property Division, since 1988. Chairman, Conveyancing Committee, since 1984.
Member: Committee on Real Estate Financing, since 1979.
Publications Committee, 1981-1988. General Practice Section, since 1980. Committee on Real Property, since 1980) Bar Associations.
American College of Real Estate Lawyers (Member: Committee on Public Information, 1985-1988.
Committee on Publications, 1985-1988. Environmental Committee, since 1989).
American Land Title Association, Lender"s Counsel.