Jonathan A. Backman
Location:
Bloomington, IL
Phone:
Fax:
(309) 820-7430
Email:
Areas Of Practice
- Litigation 60%
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Banking & Finance Law
- Bankruptcy Law
- Business & Commercial Law
- Criminal Defense
- Civil Rights and Constitutional
- Employment Law -- Employee
- Employment Law -- Employer
- Intellectual Property Law
- Litigation & Appeals
- Professional Malpractice Law
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1987
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1989
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2001
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1990
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2001
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2004
- Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2006
Education
- Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- J.D. - 1987
- Honors: cum laude
- Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- B.S. - 1984
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Major: Economics
Published Works
- Hartford Insurance Revisited: Seller Beware, XVIII Bankruptcy Strategist 1, September, 2001
- Subordination of Tax Penalties: Dead or Alive (Co-Author), XVI Bankruptcy Strategist 1, March, 1996
- Banks May Freeze Funds Subject to Setoff (Co-Author), Bankruptcy Strategist 1, November, 1995
- Alternatives to Insurance Liquidation, a U.S. Perspective (Co-Author), 4 Int'l J. Ins. L. 218, October, 1994
- Civil RICO Claims in Bankruptcy (Co-Author), Civil RICO Practice: Causes of Action, Supp., 1993
- Appeals Court Upholds New Value Exception, X Bankruptcy Strategist 11, September, 1993
- How Courts Split on Res Judicata Doctrine, X Bankruptcy Strategist 8, June, 1993
- Landlord Damage Claims in Chapter 11, IX Bankruptcy Strategist 4, February, 1992
- Face Value Debt Swap Does Not Create OID, IX Bankruptcy Strategist 7, May, 1992
- Pursuing Alter-Ego Liability Against Non-Bankrupt Third Parties: Structuring a Comprehensive Conceptual Framework (Co-Author), 35 St. Louis L.J. 657, 1991
Representative Cases
- HAYES v. SNYDER, 546 F.3d 516, 2008, CA 7, Ill
- IN THE INTEREST OF GAELIN E., 346 Ill.App.3d 1192, 866 N.E.2d 718, 2004
- PEOPLE v. BRUER, 335 Ill.App.3d 422, 780 N.E.2d 1128, 2002, (4th Dist.)
Representative Clients
- MONTGOMERY WARD (1997-1999)
- KARSTEN MAHLMANN (1991-1998)
- THE WHITLOCK CORPORATION (1996-2002)
- AMERICAN SPEEDY PRINTING CENTERS (1996-1997)
- NOBART, INC. (1994-1997)
- NORTHWEST AIRLINES (1992-1995)
- INTERCO, INCORPORATED (1991-1992)
Classes / Seminars
- ADA Training Seminars, IADOCPA, Inc.
- ADA Training Seminars, Central Illinois Recovery Coalition
- WBJC guest legal analyst and former forum speaker
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Central Illinois Center for Independent Living, Former member of the Board of Directors