Experience

Brown, Udell, Pomerantz & Delrahim, LTD

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Attorney

  • Apr 2011 - Present

  • Represent interests of real estate developers and investors in property and contractual disputes with lenders, borrowers, governmental, agencies and tenants.• Obtain multiple jury and judicial verdicts on behalf of clients relating to breach of contract actions, and successfully pursue post-judgment collection remedies on behalf of clients to liquidate judgments. • Litigate property tax appeal cases at all levels before the Cook County Assessor, Cook County Board of Review and Circuit Court of Cook County resulting in over one million dollars in reductions in assessed value of clients’ properties.• Manage litigation for commercial investor serving as court appointed receiver by drafting and arguing motions relating to appointment, and subsequently foreclosing on receiver’s certificates to obtain priority liens and property for client. • Represent employers in actions to enforce breaches of non-compete and non-solicitation agreements. • Appear before state and federal courts arguing motions and representing the interests of developers and property owners in commercial and insurance coverage disputes. • Draft pleadings, motions and discovery requests related to complex commercial and real estate litigation including commercial and residential foreclosures and evictions.



Johnson & Bell, Ltd.

• Attorney

  • Mar 2010 - Apr 2011

  • Represent regional, national and multi-national insurance companies, including Fortune 500 insurance companies, in first and third-party multi-million dollar insurance coverage disputes including bad faith claims. • Analyze commercial general liability, professional liability, directors and officers and homeowners policies.• Responsible for coverage opinion that resulted in settlement confirming coverage for multi-million dollar ladder accident litigation.• Manage all facets of construction negligence, commercial and premises liability litigation including drafting and answering complaints and discovery requests, preparing clients for and taking of depositions, and successfully drafting and arguing motions for summary judgment, motions to dismiss and motions to strike before courts throughout Illinois.• Counsel insurers on the drafting and interpretation of new policy forms in order to achieve clients’ coverage goals.• Prepare for trials by preparing witnesses and drafting motions in limine.• Draft published update to Illinois insurance law compendium focusing on life and health insurance.



Zurich Insurance

• Switzerland
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Litigation Audit Attorney

  • Oct 2008 - Feb 2010

  • Audited insurance coverage and mass litigation work performed by outside counsel to determine compliance with company guidelines in addition to the quality, reasonableness and appropriateness of the legal services and fees.• Drafted reports to claim handlers relative to audit findings including policy implications and setting of reserves. • Audited insurance coverage and mass litigation work performed by outside counsel to determine compliance with company guidelines in addition to the quality, reasonableness and appropriateness of the legal services and fees.• Drafted reports to claim handlers relative to audit findings including policy implications and setting of reserves.

• Law Clerk

  • 2008 - 2009