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120 South Riverside Plaza
Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60606
P 312.876.7194
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Practice

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Kurt J. Heinz
Partner

Mr. Heinz is a partner in the law firm of Arnstein & Lehr, where he has practiced since 1980. He concentrates his practice in general civil litigation, handling a broad range of complex commercial and tort matters for corporate clients. Among the matters he has litigated are complex real estate disputes arising out of commercial lease agreements and development contracts, breach of contract claims, insurance coverage disputes, and products liability, public transportation liability and premises liability actions. He has also litigated numerous trust and estate matters, including document construction cases, disputed trust and estate accountings and issues involving fiduciary negligence. He has successfully tried numerous cases to verdict in state and federal courts, including jury trials involving multi-million dollar disputes. He has also successfully handled appeals in state and federal courts. He is responsible for hiring and supervising local attorneys throughout the United States in products liability and premises liable cases, on behalf of a major corporation.

Professional Activities and Achievements

Mr. Heinz has been actively involved in bar association activities, both at the national and local levels. Since 1980, he has been a member of the American Bar Association (ABA) and its Litigation and Tort and Insurance Practice Sections. He served as a delegate to the ABA's 1988 Young Lawyers Division Assembly. He is also a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and its Civil Practice and Tort Divisions. Mr. Heinz has been a member of the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) since 1980 and has served in several leadership positions, including Chair and Vice Chair of the CBA's Membership Committee, Secretary and Director of the CBA's Young Lawyers Section and Chair of the CBA's Appellate Law Committee. He is also a member of the Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association and Chicago Volunteer Legal Services.

Recent Publications

He is a Contributing Author to Privacy Law and Practice, published by Matthew Bender and Company, Inc.

Education

Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1980; Emory Law Journal, Member of Board of Editors and Staff; Teaching Assistant: Research, Writing and Advocacy, 1979-80)
University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1974)

Bar Admissions

State of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Seventh Circuits