Attorney Profile

Trial Experience: Bench trials in the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and in the Chancery, Probate and Domestic Relations Divisions of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. Bench and jury trials in the Municipal Department and Law Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.

Reported Appeals: Matter of Lefkas General Partners, 112 F.3d 896; Van Der Molen v. Washington Mut. Finance, Inc., 835 N.E.2d 61; H & H Press, Inc. v. Axelrod, 638 N.E.2d 333.

Unreported Appeals: PCI Investment, LLC v. Cole Taylor Bank, Ill.App. 1st Dist. 2005 [Mechanics Lien]; Buk v. Mandel, Ill.App. 1st Dist. 2005 [Specific Performance]; Birthways v. Mikos, Ill.App. 1st Dist. 2003 [Parental Responsibility]; Harrah's v. Mohamed, D.C.N.D.Ill. 1999 [Bankruptcy]; Horwich v. Lapp, Ill.App. 1st Dist. 1998 [Commercial Lease]; LaSalle Bank v. Bauer, Ill.App. 1st Dist. 1996 [Building Construction].

Reported Administrative Cases: Stuart v. Fisher, Ill.Pol.Ctrl.Bd., 2004 (final decision published only on IPCB website); Pawlowski v. Johansen, Ill.Pol.Ctrl.Bd., 2000 WL 381837; Manarchy v. Gotham Night Club, Ill.Pol.Ctrl.Bd., 1996 WL 419475.

Presentations: 2009, professionalism seminar, "Communication Skills for Lawyers" for the Civil Practice Committee of the Chicago Bar Association; 2009, professionalism program "Managing Expectations of Clients, Colleagues, Judges and Juries" for the Chicago Bar Association; 1996, moderator, "Legal and Ethical Challenges on the Electronic Frontier," presented to the Illinois Association of School Boards Annual Conference; 1992, moderator, "Focus On Homeless Children," presented to the Conference on Homelessness sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association; 1989, panelist, "Preventing Homelessness," presented to the Conference on Homelessness sponsored by Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation.

Publications: Articles for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, including, "Stealth Taxes Don't Pass the Test" (with Jack Joseph), April 7, 2009; "The Economy: Getting Down to Business," October 1, 2008; "Civility in Practice: Establishing a Separate Peace," October 17, 2007; "Baby Steps Against Mortgage Defaults," March 14, 2007; "Saving Sarah a Complex Problem," February 9, 2007; "A Pair of Questions for Roberts," September 2, 2005; "Anything You Say Can And May Well Be Used Against You," August 31, 2001; "Moves to Trim Pro Bono Will Prove Costly in Many Ways," August 25, 2000.

Public Service: 2009 to 2010, chairman; 2008 to 2009, vice-chairman - CBA Continuing Legal Education Committee; 2008 to 2010 - vice-chairman, CBA Civil Practice Committee; 2002 to 2010 - president, Insignia Court Community Association; 1995 to 1999, member, Board of Education of School District 15; 1995 to 1996, alternate representative to the governing board of the Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization; 1990-1992, arbitrator, Cook County Mandatory Court-Annexed Arbitration; 1990-1992, member, Chicago Voluntee Legal Services Foundation (CVLS) Board of Directors; 1982 to present, panel volunteer, CVLS.

Affiliations: American Civil Liberties Union; Chicago Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution.

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David G. Harding

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