Steve was born and raised within the Chicagoland area. While maintaining full-time employment, he pursued and obtained his undergraduate and legal degrees. In 2002, Steve purchased Contractors Adjustment Company (a mechanic’s lien and credit service) and serves as its owner and President through today. Steve is a current member and past president of the ASA Chicago and the Illinois Mechanical and Specialty Contractors Association. He has also served as a representative member of the Illinois delegation of the USA Small Business Conference held in Washington, D.C. and remains an active member of multiple government relations committees. Steve is Of Counsel to Chitkowski Law Offices.
Areas Of Practice
- Construction Litigation
- Real Estate
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 2002
Education
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D. - 2002
- University of Illinois of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- B.A. - 1984
- Honors: With Honors
- Honors: With Distinction
- Major: Finance
- Major: Economics
Classes/Seminars
- Mechanic Lien and Claims, ASA and IMSCA, 2002 to Present
Honors and Awards
- Lifetime Achievement Award-ASA-Chicago
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Illinois State Bar Association, Member, 2002 to Present
- Chicago Bar Association, Member, 2002 to Present
Fraternities/Sororities
- Beta Gamma Sigma
- Omicron Delta Epsilon