Background
Plaza, Wayne Frank was born on June 21, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank Joseph and Irma Helen (Polgar) Plaza.
Plaza, Wayne Frank was born on June 21, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank Joseph and Irma Helen (Polgar) Plaza.
Knox College (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). Illinois Institute of Technology /Chicago-Kent College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1970). Member, Editorial Board, Chicago-Kent Law Review, 1968-1970.
Member, Negligence and Commercial, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration.
Worked at Rooks, Pitts and Poust (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in General Practice. Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking and Commercial Finance, Business Immigration, Construction Law, Corporation, Creditor"s Rights, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Environmental, Estate Planning and Probate, Civil Litigation in State and Federal Courts, Healthcare, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Transactions, Labor and Employment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Law, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice, Real Estate, Real Estate Taxation, Securities, Federal and State Taxation, Worker"s Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1970, Illinois.
1975, United States.
Supreme Court. United States. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois including Trial Bar. 1992, Wisconsin.
Member, Editorial Board, Chicago-Kent Law Review, 1968-1970.
Member, Negligence and Commercial, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Illinois State (Member: School Law Committee, 1976. Negligence Law Committee, 1977.
Tort and Insurance Law Committee, 1972) and American (Member, Entertainment and Sports Committee, 1979) Bar Associations. International Association of Defense Counsel (Newsletter Editor, 1984-1986, Vice Chairman, 1986-1988 and National Chairman, 1988-1990, Business Litigation Committee.
Vice Chairman, Governmental Law and Civil Rights Committee, 1989).
Defense Research Institute (Member: Defense of a RICO case: Continuing Legal Education, 1986. Product Liability Committee, 1981). Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association.
Legal Club of Chicago.
Rooks, Pitts and Poust serves a variety of clients, both closely-held and publicly-traded, including concerns based in Chicago, the Midwest, and overseas. Representative clients include major insurers, national retailers, and financial institutions.
Member, Editorial Board, Chicago-Kent Law Review, 1968-1970. Member, Negligence and Commercial, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Illinois State (Member: School Law Committee, 1976.
Negligence Law Committee, 1977.
Tort and Insurance Law Committee, 1972) and American (Member, Entertainment and Sports Committee, 1979) Bar Associations. International Association of Defense Counsel (Newsletter Editor, 1984-1986, Vice Chairman, 1986-1988 and National Chairman, 1988-1990, Business Litigation Committee.
Vice Chairman, Governmental Law and Civil Rights Committee, 1989). Defense Research Institute (Member: Defense of a RICO case: Continuing Legal Education, 1986.
Product Liability Committee, 1981).
Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association. Legal Club of Chicago.
Married Jill Anne Duffy, June 15, 1968. Children: Julianne A., Laura K.