Background
Bleiweiss, Shell J. was born on March 7, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Ben and Berte (Melin) Bleiweiss.
Bleiweiss, Shell J. was born on March 7, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Ben and Berte (Melin) Bleiweiss.
Southern Illinois University (Bachelor of Arts, 1971. Master of Science, 1974). Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, 1982).
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 1981-1982.
Argued before Illinois Supreme Court on behalf of Appellants, People v. Brockman, 143 Illinois.2d 751 (1991).Worked at McDermott, Will & Emery (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in General Practice (including Corporate, Employee Benefits, Estate Planning, Health, Litigation and Tax Law). Admitted to the bar, 1982, Illinois. Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 1981-1982.
Author: "Environmental Regulation and the Federal Common Law of Nuisance: A Proposed Standard of Preemption," Harvard Environmental Law Review, 1983.
"Legal Considerations in Environmental Audit Decisions," Chemical Engineering Progress, January, 1987. Company-Author: "Medical WasteA Cure for What Ails Us?" The Environmental Forum, March/April, 1989.
Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation. Environment; Coordinating Group on Alternative Dispute Resolution).
McDermott, Will & Emery is an international law firm founded in 1934.
Originally a Chicago tax law practice, the firm has established a full-service presence in seven domestic and three international offices with more than 600 attorneys. Clients include large corporations and individuals as well as small and medium-sized businesses. The firm represents a wide range of industrial, financial and commercial enterprises, both publicly and privately held.
Firm attorneys represent clients in every state as well as numerous foreign jurisdictions.
Environmental advisor Roland Burris for Attorney General Campaign, Illinois, 1986. Member American Bar Association (vica chair), Chicago Bar Association.
Married Patricia Lynn Heck, December 19, 1970 (divorced 1976). Married Jo Ellen Rosencrans, May 21, 1985. Children: Michael Lawrence, Lowell Rosencrans.