Biography

Ed Durham, a former name partner has rejoined the firm in an of counsel position. Mr. Durham was with the firm shortly after its inception through 2012. After leaving the firm, Mr. Durham obtained a Master’s Degree in Education and spent several years as a full time social studies teacher for High School and Middle School students, before deciding to return to the practice of law.

Mr. Durham has trial and appellate experience in a variety of complex commercial litigation matters. He has been counsel in commercial cases involving intellectual property, contractual, construction, partnership, and receivership disputes. Mr. Durham has also worked as co-counsel in Section 1983 suits on behalf of plaintiffs and cases involving significant public interest and constitutional law issues.

Education

Legal

• University of Illinois College of Law
• J.D. (May 1990, magna cum laude)
• Editor-in-Chief, University of Illinois Law Review (1989-1990)

Graduate

• University of Illinois College of Education
• EDM Plus Secondary Education in Social Studies (May 2019)

Undergraduate

• University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• A.B. History (May 1987)
• Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admission

Illinois, 1990

Past Positions

• Staff Attorney, Land of Lincoln Legal Aid (January 2022 – August 2022) (Champaign, Illinois) – represented individuals facing eviction in the Central Illinois area.

• Partner, Rachlis Durham Duff Adler & Peel, LLC (2001-2012) (Chicago, Illinois)

• Senior Associate and Partner, Stein, Ray & Harris (1997-2001) (Chicago, Illinois)

• Assistant Attorney General, Illinois Attorney General’s Office (1995-1997) (Springfield, Illinois)

• Associate, Hedlund Hanley & John (1993-1995); Sutkowski & Washkuhn (1991-1993) and Sidley & Austin (1990)