Office

120 South Riverside Plaza
Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60606
P 312.876.7117
F 312.876.0288
Email

Practice

White Collar Criminal »

Ronald D. Menaker
Partner

Mr. Menaker is a partner in the law firm of Arnstein & Lehr and handles white collar criminal defense. Mr. Menaker launched his career in the Cook County Public Defender's Office in 1971. During his 10 years in that office he had numerous assignments, including Chief of the Trial Division at 13th and Michigan. In that capacity, he supervised 11 courtrooms, more than 25 attorneys, and other support personnel. He has substantial experience handling matters involving mail and wire fraud, criminal investigations and actions under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), federal Food and Drug Administration proceedings, and federal and state environmental enforcement actions. In addition to handling criminal trials and appellate proceedings, he has represented witnesses and defendants before grand juries, professional licensing boards and special investigative panels.

Professional Activities and Achievements

Mr. Menaker has served as a Trial Advocacy Instructor at Loyola School of Law in Chicago. He has served since 1980 as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law. He is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Northwest Suburban Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association and its Criminal Law Committee.

Recent Publications

Mr. Menaker is a columnist for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. He has made numerous presentations for the Chicago Bar Association's Continuing Legal Education Committee and Young Lawyers Section.

Education

Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1970; Merit Law Scholar)
Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1965)

Bar Admissions

State of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit