Experience

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  Law Office of Gilbert Y. Liss

  • Attorney

    • Oct 1980 - Present

    I have a business based practice. I handle commercial litigation, transactions, real estate and other matters. No personal injury, or medical malpractice cases, but do handle legal malpractice.

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  Self employed Bank Consultant & Bad Loan Ma...

  • Various Chicago Banks, including !st National B...

  • Consultant

    • 1990 - 1993
    • Various Chicago Banks, including !st National B...

    Administered troubled commercial and real estate loans for banks. That gradually morphed into a law practice.

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  Lakeview Baseball Club

  • 3633 N. Sheffield, across from Wrigley Field

  • Sec, Treasurer

    • 1988 - 1991
    • 3633 N. Sheffield, across from Wrigley Field

    The Lakeview Baseball Club was the first Wrigley Field Rooftop. I was co-founder and developer. Surviving repeated attacks from the City of Chicago and the Chicago Tribune gave me invaluable experience in power politics and business.

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  ERTA Development Company

  • 4044 Sheridan Road, Chicago

  • Secretary Treasurer

    • 1984 - 1990
    • 4044 Sheridan Road, Chicago

    ERTA (named for the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1984) became the largest renovator of Historic Properties in Illinois. It went out of business as a result of 1986 changes to the IRS code which ended taxpayer's ability to deduct depreciation from ordinary income. That change led to the collap...

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  Bank of Ravenswood

  • Ravenswood @ Lawrence

  • Loan Officer

    • 1979 - 1984
    • Ravenswood @ Lawrence

    Had a broad based portfolio including real estate renovation, nursing home finance, seasonal loans, and manufacturing businesses.

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  Mercantile Financial Corporation

  • Loan Officer

    • 1968 - 1971

    Made secured loans to start up businesses, and smaller companies which couldn't qualify for bank loans.

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  First National Bank of Chicago

  • Correspondent Banker

    • 1967 - 1969