Curtis is a founding partner of Larsen and Edlund. A graduate of Loyola University School of Law, he was admitted to practice law in Illinois in 1977. Curtis was admitted as a member of the bar for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, in 1977; U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, in 1978; and the United States Supreme Court in 1980.
cedlund@larsenandedlund.com
Curtis' Areas of Practice are as follows:
- Adoption
- Bankruptcy Law
- Business and Commercial Law
- Business Organizations
- Child Support
- Contracts
- Custody and Visitation
- Debtor/Creditor
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Family Law
- Land Use and Zoning
- Landlord/Tenant
- Litigation and Appeals
- Medical Malpractice
- Motor Vehicle Accidents - Plaintiff
- Personal Injury
- Probate and Estate Administration
- Real Estate Law
- State, Local and Municipal Law
- Traffic Violations
Curtis devotes 40% of his practice to Litigation in these areas.
Education
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1977 JD
Honors: J.S. Rich Moot Court
Representative Cases
Taylor v. Meirick, 714 F2d 1112 (7th Circuit 1983)
Classes/Seminars Taught
~Instructor, Appellate Advocacy Program, Loyola University Shool of Law, Chicago
~Instructor, Real Estate Law, Civil Litigation, and Civil Discovery Seminars, Northwest Suburban Bar Association
~Guest Lecturer, Busines Law, Oakton Community College
~Presenter, Removal of Land Registered in the Illinois Torrens System, Northwest Suburban Bar Association
~Presenter, Production of Documents and Inspection of Real Estate - Rule 214 Litigation, Notherwest Suburban Bar Association
Honors and Awards
~Giles Sutherland Rich Award, American Patent Law Association, 1976
~Who's Who in American Law, 4th Edition, Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 1988
~Park Ridge Citizen of the Year, 1992
Professional Associations and Memberships
Illinois State Bar Association
Northwest Suburban Bar Association
Lutheran Estate Planning Counsel, Charter Member
Northwest Suburban estate Planning Counsel Member
City of Park Ridge Alderman, 1985-1993
Procedures and Regulations Committee Chairman
Board of Local Improvements Chairman
Planning and Zoning Commission Liaison
Kiwanis Club of Park Ridge (noon), Past President
Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Past President
Ancillary Businesses
Agent, Attorneys Title Guaranty Fund, Inc.
Agent, ATG Trust Co.
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