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Springfield, Illinois 62704
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Joe
Ourth
Partner
Mr. Ourth is a partner at Arnstein & Lehr, where his
practice focuses on legislative and administrative advocacy,
health care and public finance. Mr. Ourth has planned and
implemented state government relations and legislative
programs for numerous clients. He has successfully worked to
pass, defeat and amend numerous legislative initiatives. He
represents clients before various state agencies and clients
doing business with the state on procurement and contracting
issues. He represents major health care providers on state
regulatory, Medicaid, contracting, certificate of need, and
insurance issues. Mr. Ourth also advises numerous public
bodies and municipalities on governmental law and regulatory
issues. His public finance experience spans more than a
decade, during which time he has served as bond counsel,
underwriter's counsel, issuer's counsel, and credit
enhancer's counsel on numerous tax-exempt financings. Mr.
Ourth formerly served as Director of the Illinois House of
Representatives Appropriations Staff.
Professional Activities and Achievements
Mr. Ourth has been selected as one of the Leading Lawyers in
Illinois in the areas of Government, Municipal, Lobbying and
Administrative Law. He is a member of the National
Association of Bond Lawyers and serves as Vice-Chairman of
the Illinois State Treasurer's Board of Ethics.
The National Law Journal listed Mr. Ourth as one of the top
25 legal graduates in the country in 1988.
Recent Publications
Mr. Ourth is the co-author of "Federal Campaign Financial
Disclosure," appearing in the Election Law text published by
the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education. He
also authored "The Illinois Amendatory Veto: Defining and
Enforcing the Limits," published in the University of
Illinois Law Review.
Education
University of Illinois, College of Law (J.D. magna cum laude;
Order of the Coif; Editor-in-Chief of the University
of Illinois Law Review)
Graceland College (B.A.; Valedictorian)
Bar Admissions
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