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MARK PARTS PARTNER |
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Law, where he was director of the Street Law program and served as
an associate editor of the University of Chicago Legal Forum.
Mark started his legal career with the international law firm of
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, where he concentrated his
practice in products liability litigation and coordinated the public
service legal practice for the firm’s Chicago office. He then served as
a Senior Counsel with the City of Chicago Law Department, where he
focused on trial of wrongful death and personal injury cases and
established a reputation as an aggressive and effective trial lawyer in
dozens of jury trials.
Mark has taught a number of courses as an Adjunct Professor at the
DePaul University College of Law over the past eight years, including
two courses that he developed.
For the past several years before founding the Parts & Spencer firm,
Mark was an associate with Cochran, Cherry, Givens, Smith &
Montgomery, where he practiced in the area of civil rights,
catastrophic injury and wrongful death litigation and secured millions
of dollars in settlements for clients of the firm.
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In Mark's last trial as a lawyer with Cochran, Cherry, Givens, Smith & Montgomery firm he fought for justice for three men wrongfully convicted of murder. The jury awarded a total of $6.74 million to Mark's three clients. |
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You can contact Mark directly at mparts@pslegal.net
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FAITH H. SPENCER PARTNER |
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School of Law, where she was a comment editor of the University of
Chicago Legal Forum.
Faith started her legal career with a clerkship working with the
Honorable Shirley S. Abrahamson, Chief Justice of the Wisconsin
Supreme Court. Faith then practiced for four years as a litigation
associate at Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, where she
represented clients in contract, trademark and banking matters.
She also founded a litigation training program for the firm with the
Lake County Public Defender's Office.
After leaving the law firm, Faith served as corporate counsel to a
medical practice, but reduced her active legal practice in order to
take care of her young children. Faith increased her community
involvement as her children entered school, serving as Chairperson
of the Local School Council for Burley Elementary School in Chicago;
she also co-founded two non-profit parent support organizations for
the school. In addition, Faith has taken an active leadership role in
several other community organizations advocating for families and
quality public education.
Faith's desire to help families has led her to develop a specialized
practice focusing on estate planning and trust issues. She also
maintains an active litigation practice, particularly drawing upon her
strength as a legal writer.
You can contact Faith directly at fspencer@pslegal.net