Samuel J. Erkonen
SAMUEL J. ERKONEN is a partner with Howe & Hutton, Ltd. He earned his B.B.A. in finance from the University of Iowa and is a 1989 graduate of the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. While at Washington University, Sam was elected President of his legal fraternity. He also possesses a Master of Laws degree in Taxation. Sam brings Howe & Hutton, Ltd. extensive nationwide litigation experience at the state and federal levels and presently serves primarily the photography, hospitality, entertainment and trade association industries chiefly in the areas of contract negotiations and litigation. Sam served as volunteer finance chair for a large 501(c)(3) organization, which provided him with added knowledge of the concerns and problems facing our not-for-profit clients. Sam is past chairman of the Trade and Professional Association Committee of the Chicago Bar Association and is a frequent speaker for MPI and its chapters, the MPI Foundation's Platinum Series programs , PCMA, ASAE, ISES, the United States Chamber of Commerce and other groups in the not-for-profit, meetings, travel and hospitality industries.
Areas of Practice
- 20% Litigation
- 20% General Not-For-Profit
- 20% Tax
- 20% Contracts
- 20% Entertainment
- Commercial Leasing
- Secured transactions
- Transactions
- Business Successions
- Closely Held Businesses
- Corporate Governance
- Directors' & Officers' Liability
- Dissolution
- Formation & Business Planning
- Joint Ventures
- Limited Liability Companies
- Non-Profit & Tax-exempt Organizations
- Trade Associations
- Traffic violations
- Drug Violations
- Employee Retirement income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee
- Employment Contracts -- Employee
- Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee
- Americans With Disabilities Act -- Employer
- Employee Retirement income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employer
- Employer Contracts -- Employer
- Employment Discrimination -- Employer
- Sexual Harrassment -- Employer
- Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer
- Art
- Sports
- Tourism, Travel & Leisure
- Elder Law
- Living Wills
- Powers of Attorney and Appointment
- Ethics
- Professional Responsibility
- Domestic Violence & Neglect
- Prenuptial Agreements
- Gaming Law
- Directiors' & Officers' Liability Insurance
- Insurance Subrogation
- Title Insurance
- Copyrights
- Trade Secrets
- Federal Trial Practice
- Multidistrict Litigation
- State Trial Practice
- Conveyancing
- Mortgages & Foreclosures
- Residential Real Estste
- Corporation Taxation
- Estate & Gift Taxation
- Excise Taxation
- Income Taxation
- Sales & Use Taxes
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1989
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1997
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1997
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1997
- U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 1997
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1989
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1997
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1999
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2000
- U.S. District Court District of Oregon, 2009
Education
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
- LL.M. - 1996
- Major: Taxation
- Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
- J.D. - 1989
- Honors: Magister (President) of Phi Delta Phi Fraternity
- University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- B.B.A. - 1986
- Honors: Dean's List
- Major: Finance
Published Works
- The Spotlight is on Construction---The potential Consequences of Hirin, Fencepost, March/April, 2007
- Tax-Exempt Organizations in Illinois, Lorman, April, 2006
Classes/Seminars
- Is That Legal?, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 2001 - 2010
- Legal Issues That Impact How We Do Business, International Association of Corporate E, 2004 - 2005
Honors and Awards
- Chairman, Trade and Professional Associations Committee, 1997 - 1998
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Chicago Bar Association, 1995 - 2010
- Chicago Bar Association, Past Chairman, Trade and Professional Association Committee
