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Attorneys:



Our attorneys deal with clients' matters with a combination of experience and innovation.  In this highly specialized area of law, competence and knowledge allow for efficient and effective solutions.
   
STEVEN P. SONNENBERG

Born St. Louis, Missouri, 1948.

Admitted to:

  • Bar in Illinois, 1974
  • US Court of International Trade, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US District, 1975
  • Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1975
  • District of Columbia Court of Appeals, U.S Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1979
  • Trial Bar US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1983


Education:

  • Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois (BA. 1970)
  • Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law (JD 1974)


Member:

  • lllinois State Bar Association
  • American Association of Exporters and Importers


Moderator:

  • University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, Salzburg, Austria Campus, Seminar-
  • The Aftermath of GATT
  • Joint International Business Council MidAmerica, Customs Brokers and Foreign Freight Forwarders Association of Chicago, US Customs Service Audit Workshop
  • American Association of Exporters and Importers Seminar- Importing Techniques and Pitfalls
  • Frequent moderator and lecturer with regard to various topics concerning all aspect of Customs and International Trade Law.

 

   

PAUL S. ANDERSON

Born Chicago, Illinois, 1952.

Admitted to:

  • Bar in Illinois
  • U.S. Court of International Trade
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1979


Education:

  • Wake Forest University (BA 1974)
  • Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law (JD 1978)
  • University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, European Programs (graduate program in inter-national legal studies based in Salzburg, Austria. Attended 1978)
  • Legal intern for the law firm of Mannheimer & Zetterlof in Gothenburg, Sweden (1978)


Honorary:

  • Appointed Honorary Consul General for Norway to Chicago and the State of Illinois, 2000 - present

Member:

  • Chicago, Illinois State, American and Customs and International Trade Bar Associations
  • Vice-President, Chicago Chapter of the Norwegian-American Chamber of Commerce 1985- 1987; Honorary Chair 2000 - present
  • Director, Mid-America Swedish Trade Association, 1982-1986
  • President, 1987-1989; Director and Recording Secretary of the Canadian Club of Chicago, 1985- 1995
  • Chairman, Customs and US. Trade Law Committee, Chicago Bar Association 1987-1988
  • Milwaukee World Trade Association, 1987-1992
  • Co-chair of the Western Europe Special Interest Group, International Committee of the Executives Club of Chicago, 1992-2000
  • Director, International Trade Association of Greater Chicago - 1995 - present
  • President - ITAGC 2004 - present
  • Member of the Executive Committee, Consular Corps of Chicago
  • Swiss American Business Council - 2003 - present
  • German American Chamber of Commerce 2005 - present
  • French - American Chamber of Commerce 2003 - present
   
M. JASON CUNNINGHAM

Born: Aurora, Illinois, 1970.

Admitted to:

  • Bar of the State of Illinois, 1999
  • U.S. Court of International Trade
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit


Education:

  • University of Illinois (BA 1992)
  • Northwestern University School of Law - (1999)
  • St. Ignatius College Preparatory, Chicago, IL (1988)


Languages:

  • Spanish

Organizations/ Activities:

  • Chicago Brokers and Foreign Freight Forwarders Association of Chicago:  Legislative Committee Chairperson 2004 - present. 
  • CBFFFAC - Director
  • American Association of Exporters and Importers.(AAEI) 2000 - present
  • Section 201, antidumping, and countervailing duty presentations.
  • National Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Assoc. - Washington DC legislative agenda (2003, 2004, 2005)

Service:

  • United States Peace Corps - El Salvador 1994 - 1996

 

   
 
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