Chinese American Bar Association

                                Greater Chicago

 

The following is a directory of Chinese American attorneys in the Greater Chicago metropolitan area.  Please contact us if you are aware of any changes or updates.

Name

Address

Phones; E-Mail; Language

Specialties

Chan, Charles

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

NBC Tower, Suite 3600

455 N. Cityfront Plaza Dr.

Chicago, IL  60611

 

312-222-8108 ph

cchan@usebrinks.com

 

Intellectual Property

 

Chan, Peter K.

Branch Chief

U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Region 7

Northwestern Atrium Center

500 W. Madison St., Suite 1400

Chicago, IL  60661

 

 

Civil Litigation

Chan, Philip P.

 

Chan & Associates, Inc.

215 W. 23rd St., Suite 200

Chicago, IL  60616

 

312-225-0818 ph

312-225-8503 fax

 

Cantonese Chinese

 

General Practice; Personal Injury; Real Estate; Product Liability; Litigation

 

Chan-Wasiak, Christine

Chicago Title Insurance Co.

171 N. Clark St.

Chicago, IL  60601

 

312-223-3544 ph

312- 223-2108 fax

Christine.wasiak@ctt.com

 

Real Estate

Chang, Edmond E.

U.S. Attorney’s Office

219 S. Dearborn St., 5th Floor

Chicago, IL  60604

 

312-886-1000 ph

312-886-0657 fax

Edmond.chang@usdoj.gov

Criminal Federal Litigation

 

 

Chao, Dorothy C.

Baxter International

One Baxter Parkway

Deerfield, IL  60015

 

847-948-2340 ph

chaod@baxter.com

 

Corporate Tax Law

Chen, Ann

Wrigley

Wrigley Building

410 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL  60611

 

ann.chen@wrigley.com

 

Intellectual Property

Chen, David

Hoogendoorn & Talbot LLP

122 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1220, Chicago, Illinois  60603

312-786-2250

dchen@hoogendoornstalbot.com

Trusts & Estates, Corporate Law, Immigration

Cheng, Amy L.

DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary 203 N. LaSalle St., Suite 1800

Chicago, IL  60601

 

312-368-2116 ph

312-236-7516 fax

amy.cheng@dlapiper.com

 

Corporate Law

Cheng, Caroline K.

Arthur Anderson

225 N. Michigan Ave.

Chicago, IL  60601-7600

 

312-507-4020 ph

312-462-8020 fax

kcheng@us.anderson.com

General Litigation

Cheng, Pai-Pai

Cheng, Cho & Yee P.C.

134 N. LaSalle St., Suite 1618

Chicago, IL  60602

312-853-3088 ph

312-853-3098 fax

pcheng@lawyersimmigration.com

Mandarin Chinese

Immigration & Naturalization; Corporate;

(CABA President - 91/92;  Director)

 

Cheng, Wen Shin

Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney

  & Priess

Sears Tower

233 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 2200

Chicago, IL  60606

 

312-627-4000 ph

312-627-1717 fax

wcheng@tsmp.com

 

Insurance Litigation

Chow, Kevin

U.S. Environmental Protection

  Agency

Office of Regional Counsel

111 W. Jackson Blvd.

Chicago, IL  60604

 

312-353-6181 ph

312-886-0746 fax

 

 

Environmental Law

Chow, Philip

2300 S. Wentworth Ave.

Chicago, IL  60616

312-842-0300 ph

312-842-8266 fax

Real Estate

 

 

Chu, Michael P.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

NBC Tower, Suite 3600

455 N. Cityfront Plaza Dr.

Chicago, IL  60611

 

312-321-4284 ph

312-321-4299 fax

mchu@usebrinks.com

Intellectual Property

 

Cualoping, Irene

P.O. Box 10790
Chicago, Illinois 60610-0790

312-635-0888 ph

realestaterieny “at” aol.com
fax upon request

 

Real Estate, Corporate, Employment and Governmental

 

Dong, Zack Z.

Baker & Daniels LLP

600 E. 96th St., Suite 600

Indianapolis, IN  46240

 

317-569-4831 ph

317-569-4800 fax

zack.dong@bakerd.com

Mandarin Chinese

 

International Business

Eng, Dorothy J.

Executive Director

Chicago Board of Ethics

740 N. Sedgwick St., Suite 500

Chicago, IL  60610

 

312-744-9660 ph

312-744-2793 fax

 

Admin & Government Law/Municipal

Gu, Xin “Max”

Business

Freeborn & Peters, LLP

311 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 3000

Chicago, IL  60601

 

312-360-6583 ph

312-360-6574 fax

xgu@freebornpeters.com

 

 

Chicago Kent (May 2006)

 

Gu, Xin “Max”

Home

1729 Canterfield Parkway West

West Dundee, IL  60118

 

847-426-9660 home

 

 

Ho, Ben

Director of Technology

 

Chicago Public Schools Procurement & Contracts

125 S. Clark St., 10th Floor

Chicago, IL  60603

 

773-553-2269 ph

773-553-2302 fax

bho@csc.cps.k12.il.us

 

Civil Rights; Education

 

Ho, Professor Cynthia M.

Associate Professor

 

Loyola University School of Law

One E. Pearson St.

Chicago, IL  60611

 

312-915-7148 ph

312-915-7201 fax

cho@luc.edu

 

Intellectual Property;

Patent Law

 

Hong, Stuart S.

Stephen, Levy & Associates

33 N. LaSalle St., Suite 2800

Chicago, IL  60602

 

312-346-5676 ph

312-346-0958 fax

General Practice; Bankruptcy

 

Hoy, Robert Thomas

 

216 W. Cermak Rd., Suite 201

Chicago, IL  60616

 

312-842-5982 ph

General Practice; Civil/Criminal;

IL & TX

Hsu, Diane

Sears Holdings

35 W. Wacker Dr.

Chicago, IL  60601

 

312-558-5881 ph

312-558-5700 fax

dhsu@winston.com

General Litigation

Hsu, Jack C.

 

Christensen & Ehret

222 W. Adams St., 21st Floor

Chicago, IL  60606

 

312-634-1014 ph

312-634-1018 fax

jhsu@christensenehret.com

 

 

Insurance Coverage, Reinsurance

 

Hu, Lewis

Cook County State’s Attorney

  Office

28 N. Clark St., 6th Floor

Chicago, IL  60602

 

312-827-2732 ph

 

 

 

Hua, Jennifer H.

 

Law Dept

Bank One Corporation

Bank One Plaza

10 S. Dearborn St.

Chicago, IL  60670

 

312-732-8981 ph

312-732-3596 fax

jennifer_h_hua@bankone.com

 

Technology Law

Huang, John Z.

John Z. Huang & Associates

2434 S. Pulaski Rd.

0 N. Clark St., Suite 1700

Chicago, IL  60629

 

773-277-6888 ph

773-277-7888 fax

johnhuang@johnhuanglaw.com

 

Immigration; Real Estate; Family Law

Hung, Mae F.

130 S. Jefferson St., Suite 500

Chicago, IL  60661

312-782-1850 ph

312-466-0819 fax

 

www.elsm.com

 

Hwang, Sharon Ann

McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.

500 W. Madison St., 34th Floor

Chicago, IL  60601

 

312-775-8113 ph

312-775-8100 fax

shwang@mcandrews-ip.com

www.mcandrews-ip.com

 

Patent Trademark & Copy-

right Law; Antitrust Law

 

Kao, Frances P.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

333 W. Wacker Dr., Suite 2100

Chicago, IL  60606

 

312-407-0700 ph

312-407-0411 fax

fkao@skadden.com

 

 

Kao, Rachel

Attorney at Law

950 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 335

Glenview, IL  60025

847-768-9998 ph

847-768-9996 fax

rhk@rachelkao.com

Immigration & Naturalization

(CABA Director)

 

Koga, Natalie

Koga & McAvoy

1821 Walden Office Square

Suite 400

Schaumburg, IL  60173

 

847-240-2505 ph

847-236-8267 fax

Famiy Law

Lau, Edward Y.

Illinois Department of

  Employment Security

30 N. LaSalle St., Suite 3900

Chicago, IL  60602

 

312-346-1155 ph

312-346-5910 fax

edwalau@aol.com

General Practice; Real Estate; Business; Will; Trust; Probate & Estate

 

Lee, Nancy

33 S. State St., Floor 8N

Chicago, IL  60603

 

312-793-0974

Labor Law;  Admin.; Hearings & Appeals

Lee, Sang Yul

 

Piper Rudnick LLP

203 N. LaSalle St., Suite 1800

Chicago, IL  60601

 

312-368-8988 ph

312-251-5837 fax

sangyul.lee@piperrudnick.com

 

Labor and Employment Law

 

Lee, Sidney J.

Golden Country

2355 S. Blue Island Ave.

Chicago, IL  60608

 

773-847-1700 ph

773-847-1717 fax

sidneylee@goldencountry.com

General Practice

 

Leonhard, Ms. Chunlin

Sonnenschein, Nath, & Rosenthal

233 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 8000

Chicago, IL  60606

 

312-876-8090 ph

 312-876-7934 fax

cleonhard@sonnenschein.com

 

 

Commercial Litigation

(CABA Director)

 

Lin, Diana

Adjunct Lecturer

Northwestern University
Asian American Studies Program

1880 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 20802

d-lin@northwestern.edu

 

Li, Julie Yanqiu

 

Susman & Associates

203 N. Wabash Ave., 14th Floor

Chicago, IL  60601

 

312-444-9600 ph

312-444-9612 fax

SusmanUSA@aol.com

 

 

Ling, Ernest Y.

U.S. Attorney’s Office

219 S. Dearborn St., Suite 500

Chicago, IL  60604

 

312-353-5980 ph

ernest.ling@usdoj.gov

 

(CABA Past President)

Ling, S. Tony

Jenner & Block LLP

330 N. Wabash Ave., 39th Floor

Chicago, IL  60611

 

312-923-2640 ph

312-840-7640 fax

tling@jenner.com

 

Employee Benefit & Executive Compensation

 

Liu, Eileen M.

Sidley & Austin

10 S. Dearborn St.

Chicago, IL  60603

 

312-853-7434 ph

312-853-7036 fax

eliu@sidley.com

 

Employment Benefits Law

 

Liu, Jean

Aon Corporation

1000 N. Milwaukee Ave., 6th Floor

Glenview, IL  60025

 

847-953-1504 ph

847-953-1555 fax

Jean_Liu@aon.com

www.aon.com

 

Insurance Litigation

Liu, Laura Cha-Yu

 

Hogan, Maren & McCahill, Ltd.

205 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 4300

Chicago, IL  60601

 

312-946-1800 ph

312-946-9818 fax

lcl@hmltd.com

Health Care Law; Litigation

 

Lo, Benjamin T.

Kellogg Company

One Kellogg Square

Battle Creek, MI  49016

 

269-961-2552

Benjamin.lo@kellogg.com

 

Litigation; Labor; Employment Law

(CABA Treasurer

  05-Present)

 

Lu, Linda E.

Allstate Insurance Company

2775 Sanders Road, Suite A8

Northbrook, IL  60062

 

847-402-2219 ph
847-326-6440 fax

linda.lu@allstate.com

Class action litigation

Ma, Mr. Pent Tian

Attorney at Law

 

221 N. LaSalle St., Suite 1800

Chicago, IL  60601

312-214-0884 ph

312-214-0344 fax

lawfirmpma@sbcglobal.net

International Business Law; Civil & Commercial Litigation; Immigration Law

 

Man, Thomas

Baker & MacKenzie

One Prudential Plaza

130 E. Randolph Dr.

Chicago, IL  60601

 

312-861-2801 ph

thomas.y.man@bakernet.com

 

International Investment Corporate Law

 

Miller, Kim Soo

Social Security Administration

Office of the General Counsel

200 W Adams St, 30th Fl

Chicago IL 60606

 

(312) 353-8247

kim.soo.miller@ssa.gov

Government Law

 

 

Ming, Miriam S.K.

Ming, Miriam S.K. & Associates

1 N. LaSalle St., Suite 2205

Chicago, IL  60602

 

312-782-8200 ph

312-782-7072 fax

minglaw.msn.com

Immigration; Domestic Law;

Real Estate; Civil Lawsuit

Moy, Albert

8451 Wheeler Drive

Orland Park, IL  60462

708-349-7079 ph

708-349-7079 fax

al4872@prodigy.net

 

General Practice;

Real Estate

 

Moy-Clarke, Donna

 

Bruce, Farrel, Dorn & Associates

120 N. LaSalle St., Suite 1900

Chicago, IL  60602

312-683-3000 ph

312-683-3040 fax

Insurance Defense Litigation

 

Moy, Margaret Leung

Phillip C. Goldstick & Associates, Ltd.

20 N. Clark St., Suite 2550

Chicago, IL  60602-5002

 

312-782-3200 ph

312-346-4775 fax

Real Estate Taxation

 

Moy, Wallace K.

53 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1564

Chicago, IL  60604

312-987-1103 ph

312-987-1113 fax

 

Cantonese Chinese

General Practice; Commercial; Real Estate; Contracts, etc.

 

Peterson, Regina Kwan

Pfeiffer & Adams

300 W. Adams St., Suite 601

Chicago, IL  60606

 

312-377-7775 ph

312-223-9713 fax

rpeterson@pandalaw.com

 

Aviation Law;

Products Liability

Shane, Victor P.

Scopelitis, Garvin, Light &

  Hanson, PC

30 W. Monroe St., Suite 600

Chicago, IL  60603

 

312-422-1200 ph

312-422-1224 fax

vshane@scopelitis.com

Workers Comp Defense; Civil Litigation Defense; Labor & Employment;

(CABA Director; CABA President 92-94)

Shaw, Anne

Shaw & Associates

608 West Briar Place

Chicago, Illinois 60657

 

773-549-9500

773-549-9503

ashaw@shawattorneys.com

 

 

Shu, Tony T.

Tony T. Shu & Associates

208 S. LaSalle St., Suite 1400

Chicago, IL  60604

2161 S. China Place

Chicago, IL  60616

312-641-3303 ph

312-263-3416 fax

 

312-225-2200 ph

312-225-7707 fax

TonyShuEsq@aol.com

 

Cantonese, Mandarin

Immigration/Naturalization; Real Estate; Civil Litigation

(CABA Director)

 

Sit, Elaine C.

2920 W. Foster Ave.

Chicago, IL  60625

 

773-271-5734 ph

ecsit@sbcglobal.net

Journalism/General Law

(CABA Secretary)

Siu, Ms. Woon-Wah

Bell, Boyd & Lloyd

70 W. Madison St., Suite 3100

Chicago, IL  60602

 

312-807-4223 ph

312-827-8004 fax

wsiu@bellboyd.com

 

Corporate; Securities; Mergers & Acquisitions

 

Sun, Gregory R.

Offices of Gregory R. Sun

431 S. Dearborn St., Suite 409

Chicago, IL  60605

 

312-922-5582 ph

312-922-5593 fax

 

Cantonese Chinese

Litigation; Personal Injury; Property Damage

Tang, Wayne L.

Counsel

 

Jenkins & Gilchrist

225 W. Washington St., Suite 2600

Chicago, IL  60606

 

312-425-8641 ph

wtang@jenkins.com

Litigation; Intellectual Property

Tchen, Christina M.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

333 W. Wacker Dr., Suite 2100

Chicago, IL  60606

 

312-407-0518 ph

312-407-0411 fax

Ttchen@skadden.com

 

General Litigation;

Civil-Federal Appellate

Tom, Darryl

Gonzalez Saggio and Harlan, L.L.C.

35 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 500

Chicago, Illinois  60601

312-638-0014 ph

312-236-1750 fax

darryl_tom “at” gshllc.com

www.gshllp.com

 

Civil Litigation & Municipal Finance

(CABA President

05-Present)

 

Towne, Carole K.

Goldberg, Kohn, Bell Black,

  Rosenbloom & Mortitz, Ltd.

55 E. Monroe St., Suite 3700

Chicago, IL  60603

 

312-201-3937 ph

312-332-2196 fax

carole.towne@goldbergkohn.com

www.goldbergkohn.com

 

Real Estate Law

 

Wang, Andrew D.

Winston & Strawn LLP

35 W. Wacker Dr.

Chicago, IL  60601

 

312-558-5767 ph

312-558-5700 fax

awang@winston.com

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

Wang-Grimm, Jessie

 

Social Security Administration

Office of General Counsel

200 W. Adams St., 30th Floor

Chicago, IL  60606

 

312-353-9261 ph

312-886-4574 fax

Jessie_grimm@sbcglobal.net

Mandarin Chinese

 

Litigation – Federal, Civil

(CABA Director)

Wang, Mr. Zhidong

Wang, Leonard & Condon

33 N. LaSalle St., Suite 2020

Chicago, IL  60602

 

312-782-1668 ph

312-782-1669 fax

wlc_lawfirm@hotmail.com

Immigration; Real Estate; Personal Injury

Wong, Edward J., III

Chicago Board of Education

125 S. Clark St., Suite 700

Chicago, IL  60603

 

773-553-1694 ph

773-553-1701 fax

ewong@cps.k12.il.us

 

Labor Law

Wong, Patricia W.

Baker & MacKenzie

One Prudential Plaza

130 E. Randolph Dr.

Chicago, IL  60601

 

312-861-7595 ph

patricia.w.wong@bakernet.com

Transfer Pricing; International; Taxation Planning;

Tax Controversy

 

Wong, Philip

 

Holland & Knight LLP

131 South Dearborn Street, 30th Fl

Chicago, IL 60603

 

312-715-5791 ph

312-578-6666 fax

philip.wong@hklaw.com

Real Estate, Landlord &

Tenant Law

 

Wong, Shirley Leu-Tuan

77 W. Washington St., Suite 505

Chicago, IL  60602

312-977-1020 ph

312-977-0088 fax

shirleyw@ntnation.com

 

General Practice; Real Estate;

Immigration

 

Wu, Angela E.

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

230 S. LaSalle St., 2nd Floor

Chicago, IL  60604

 

312-322-5426 ph

312-322-5454 fax

angela.wu@chi.frb.org

 

Contract & Banking Law

Wu, Guohua (Annie)

 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

312-861-2419

awu@kirkland.com

 

Corporate Law

(CABA Director)

Wu, Xiaoming

Ledford & Wu

200 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 209

Chicago, IL  60604

 

312-294-4400 ph

312-294-4410 fax

Bankruptcy

Yamashiro, Maureen D.

Office of the General Counsel

Chicago Transit Authority

567 W. Lake Street

Chicago, Illinois  60661-1498

 

(312)681-3141 ph

(312)822-3195 fax

myamashiro@transitchicago.com

Managing attorney, torts and workers compensation section

 

Yang, Frank

Rosenbaum & Associates PC

650 Dundee Rd., Suite 380

Northbrook, IL  60062

 

847-770-6000 ph

847-770-6006 fax

Patent Law

Yang, Virginia I.

Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources

James R. Thompson

100 W. Randolph St., Suite 4-300

Chicago, IL  60601

 

312-814-5839 ph

217-782-1809 fax

vyang@dnrmail.state.il.us

v.yang@att.net (preferred)

Environmental Law; Energy & Natural Resources; Regulatory Law

(CABA Treasurer, 92-94;

 President, 95-01)

 

Yong, James

Senior VP/General Counsel

 

National Stock Exchange

312-786-8893 ph

yongj@nsx.com

 

 

Yee, Lisa T.

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

P.O. Box 1427

Hines, IL  60141

 

708-202-2220 ph

708-202-2239 fax

lisa.yee@mail.va.gov

 

Employment; Personal Injury; Veterans Disability

 

Yee, Theresa M.

Cheng, Cho & Yee, P.C.

134 N. LaSalle St., Suite 1618

Chicago, IL  60602

 

312-853-3088 ph

312-853-3098 fax

tyee@lawyersimmigration.com

Taishan Cantonese

 

Immigration/Naturalization

(CABA, Founding President,

 86-87)

Yen, David S.

Legal Assistance Foundation of

  Chicago

111 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 300

Chicago, IL  60604-3502

 

312-347-8372 ph

312-341-1041 fax

dyen@lafchicago.org

 

Bankruptcy; Consumer Rights

(CABA Director; paid 7/06; 2/07)

Yeung, Joseph

 

Office of Chief Counsel

U.S. Immigration & Customs

  Enforcement/DHS

55 E. Monroe St., Suite 1700

Chicago, IL  60603

 

312-353-7317 ph

312-353-2721 fax

joseph.m.yeung@dhs.gov

Mandarin Chinese; Cantonese

Litigation – Federal, Civil;

Immigration/Naturalization

(CABA Treasurer, 96-05)

Yu, William

 

Hinshaw & Culvertson LLP

222 N. LaSalle St., Suite 300

Chicago, IL  60601

 

312-704-3000 ph

312-704-3001 fax

wyu@hinshawlaw.com

 

Civil Litigation

 

Zhao, Mr. Jia

 

Baker & MacKenzie

One Prudential Plaza

130 E. Randolph Dr.

Chicago, IL  60601

 

jia.zhao@bakernet.com

Mandarin Chinese

 

International Trade & Investment

Zhou, Mr. Shan Shan

 

122 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 1720

Chicago, IL  60603

 

312-583-1888 ph

312-586-9888 fax

szhou@msn.com

 

Immigration Law;

General Practice