Joel A. Stein

Joel focuses his practice in the area of banking and secured lending, counseling and assisting clients in navigating all aspects of the relationship between lenders and borrowers, with an emphasis on creditor’s rights, bankruptcy and enforcement of obligations.  Joel has also provided course instruction on navigating federal tax liens and foreclosures. His admission to the bars of five states and the District of Columbia enables him to effectively handle legal matters with contacts in multiple jurisdictions.

Joel Stein spent his first four years in practice prosecuting appeals in the Office of the Cook County State’s Attorney and for the past forty years has been using that experience negotiating and documenting transactions and assisting community banks, financial institutions, and small businesses in ensuring that customers remember that loans are not gifts.

• J.D., University of Chicago
• B.A., SUNY at Buffalo

• Illinois Creditor’s Bar Association
• District of Columbia Bar Association
• New Jersey Bar Association
• Florida Bar Association

• Illinois Bar Association
• California  Association (inactive)
• District of Columbia Bar Association
• Florida Bar Association
• New Jersey Bar Association
• New York Bar Association
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court, New Jersey
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York