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Howard A. London

Beermann LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2006
  • Recognized in:
    Appellate Practice
    Family Law
  • Law School:
    George Washington University Law School
  • Website:
    http://www.beermannlaw.com
  • Firm's Phone Number:
    (312) 621.9700
  • Location:
    161 North Clark Street, Suite 3000
    Chicago, IL 60601

Howard London was recently recognized as the 2018 Chicago Family Law “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America, an honor given to the lawyer with the highest peer review score in a given practice area and metropolitan area.

Mr. London was also listed in Leading Lawyers Magazine as one of the Top 10 Civil Appellate Law attorneys in Illinois in 2014 and one of the Top 10 Family Law attorneys in Illinois in 2016.

A managing partner at Beermann with almost 40 years of matrimonial law experience, Mr. London has handled some of the most high profile and complex matrimonial cases, and his combination of trial and appellate court experience in family law cases—including well over 100 appeals—is unparalleled in the firm. For this reason, one of Mr. London’s important roles at Beermann is to consult and assist on many of the firm’s most challenging cases, in addition to representing his personal clients.

Mr. London is trained and experienced in various alternate dispute resolution (ADR) methods—such as mediation and collaborative law—, and he advocates these approaches whenever appropriate to achieve fair settlements in an amicable and cost-effective way.

Mr. London has lectured and is widely published on appeals, family law topics, and other legal subjects.  He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in the categories of family law and appellate practice (2006- to date), as well as by the Leading Lawyers Network in family law, family appellate law and civil appellate law, and in Illinois Super Lawyers (2005-to date). “ 

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Howard London was recently recognized as the 2018 Chicago Family Law “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America, an honor given to the lawyer with the highest peer review score in a given practice area and metropolitan area.

Mr. London was also listed in Leading Lawyers Magazine as one of the Top 10 Civil Appellate Law attorneys in Illinois in 2014 and one of the Top 10 Family Law attorneys in Illinois in 2016.

A managing partner at Beermann with almost 40 years of matrimonial law experience, Mr. London has handled some of the most high profile and complex matrimonial cases, and his combination of trial and appellate court experience in family law cases—including well over 100 appeals—is unparalleled in the firm. For this reason, one of Mr. London’s important roles at Beermann is to consult and assist on many of the firm’s most challenging cases, in addition to representing his personal clients.

Mr. London is trained and experienced in various alternate dispute resolution (ADR) methods—such as mediation and collaborative law—, and he advocates these approaches whenever appropriate to achieve fair settlements in an amicable and cost-effective way.

Mr. London has lectured and is widely published on appeals, family law topics, and other legal subjects.  He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in the categories of family law and appellate practice (2006- to date), as well as by the Leading Lawyers Network in family law, family appellate law and civil appellate law, and in Illinois Super Lawyers (2005-to date). “ 

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Education:

  • George Washington University Law School , J.D., graduated 1978
  • Northwestern University, B.A., graduated 1975

Bar Admissions:

  • Illinois, Chicago Bar Association
  • Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association
  • Illinois, American Bar Association
 

Court Admissions:

  • Illinois, 1978
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1978
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1979

Affiliations:

  • Appellate Lawyers Association - President, 1990-1991
  • The John Marshall Law School - Adjunt Professor of Law, 1984-1986

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Family Law, Chicago (2020)
  • Family Law, Chicago (2018)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Appellate Practice
  • Family Law

Special Focus:

  • Family Law Appeals
  • Litigation
 

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Beermann LLP
http://www.beermannlaw.com
 
Headquarters
161 North Clark Street, Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 621.9700
2 Office Locations
in 1 Country

United States

United States

Illinois

Illinois

Bannockburn, IL

2275 Half Day Road, Suite 350

Bannockburn, IL 60015

United States

(847) 681.9600

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