Amari Leonard

LEONARD F. AMARI
Partner/Firm Founder
lfa@amari-locallo.com

Born 1942, Chicago, Illinois. Partner in the law firm of Amari & Locallo. Admitted to Illinois Bar, 1968. Married to the former Donna Strobel and father of Katherine and Laura, residing in Chicago. Engaged in the private practice of law at 734 North Wells Street, Chicago Illinois 60610 (312) 255-8550, with exclusive concentration in Real Estate Taxation and related areas.

Preparatory Education:

DePaul Academy (1960); Northern Illinois University (1964); The John Marshall Law School, Juris Doctorate with Honors (1968). An editor of the John Marshall Law Review, Order of John Marshall. Recipient of The John Marshall Law School Distinguished Service Award (1984).

Memberships:

Illinois State Bar Association (President 1989-1990); International Association of Assessing Officers; Certified Illinois Assessing Official, II; Catholic Lawyers Guild; American Bar Association (Elected Member; House of Delegates 1985-1991); Chicago Bar Association (Member; State and Local Taxation Committee); Institute of Property Taxation (Affiliate Member); Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans (selected as one of the "89 Italian Americans to watch in '89"); American Arbitration Association panel of Arbitrators (Advisory Panel/Commercial and Construction arbitration), Recipient, Whitney North Seymour, Sr. Medal (1991); Justinian Society of Lawyers (President, 1978, "Man of the Year" 1989); Fellow: American Bar Foundation and Illinois Bar Foundation; Who's Who Among Italian-Americans (1993).

Board Service:

Present:
The John Marshall Law School, Board of Trustees (2000-); Northern Illinois University Law School Board of Visitors (1996- ); Advisory Board Member, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue (1999-); Italian Advisory Committee Member, Clerk of Circuit Court of Cook County, (2000-); Member, Hearing Panel, Illinois Attorneys Registration and Disciplinary Commission, (1995-1996), Review Panel (1997-), Chairman, (2001-); ABN AMRO Family of Mutual Funds, (1993-); United Community Bank of Lisle (2000- ); Delaware Place Bank, (2003-); Illinois state Bar Association/Mutual Insurance Company, (1987-, President 1990-1991); Italian American Political Coalition (Co-Founder, 1995- , President 2000-2001).

Past:
Illinois State Bar Association (1982-1991, President 1989-1990); Illinois Bar Foundation (1982-1989); Illinois State Bar Association Institute for Public Affairs (1984-1987); Illinois Consultation for Ethnicity in Education (1984-1994); The Civic Federation of Chicago (1989-1992); Joint Civic Committee of Italian-Americans (1999-2000 ); Justinian Society of Lawyers (1976-1988 ); Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois (1997-2003, President 2002-2004 ); Casa Italia, Inc. (1997-2003, Vice President, 2003).

Employment:

Instructor, The John Marshall Law School (and private practice of law), 1968-1974; Partner, Chicago law firm of Lupel & Amari (emphasis in Commercial and Corporation Law and General Civil Litigation) 1974-1986; General Counsel, Office of the Cook County Assessor (1982-1987); Special Assistant Illinois Attorney General (1986- ); Adjunct Faculty, Oakton Community College (1995- ); Private practice of law with Amari & Locallo (1987- ).

The Amari & Locallo Team