FOSTER, KALLEN & SMITH

Attorneys At Law

Chester H. Foster Jr.

chf@fosterkallen.com

Laurence H. Kallen

lhk@fosterkallen.com

William M. Smith

wms@fosterkallen.com

 

900 W. Jackson Blvd.

Suite 4 East

Chicago, IL 60607

Telephone (312) 553-0400

www.fosterkallen.com

 

 

3825 W. 192nd Street

Homewood, IL 60430

Telephone (708) 799-6300

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8102 W. 119th St.

Suite 150

Palos Park, IL 60464

Telephone (708) 923-0007

 

 

MEMBERS OF THE FIRM

 

Chester H. Foster, Jr. 

Partner

 

Laurence H. Kallen

Partner 

 

 

William M. Smith

Partner 

 

 

 

 

Laurence H. Kallen - Partner

 

 

Bar Admissions:

 

State courts of Illinois, Federal District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois and United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

 

Experience:

 

Over 30 years of experience representing clients in all aspects of creditors’ rights, commercial litigation and insolvency matters, with particular emphasis representing debtors, creditors and trustees in all forms of bankruptcy proceedings.

 

Former chairman of the Bankruptcies and Reorganization Committee of the Chicago Bar Association. 

 

Served on the panel of trustees for the Northern District of Illinois, in which capacity he administered numerous bankruptcy proceedings.

 

Publications:

 

Author of:

 

How to Get Rich Buying Bankrupt Companies, Lyle Stuart, Inc., N.Y. 1989;

 

Corporate Welfare - The Mega Bankruptcies of the 80s and 90s, Lyle Stuart, Inc., N.Y. 1991;

 

The Complete Guide to Buying Businesses Out of Bankruptcy, Adams Press, Chicago, 2003.