Howard A. London
Partner

Howard London has focused his practice on complex family law and commercial litigation at the trial and appellate court level for over 29 years. He has extensive trial court experience and has handled well over 100 appeals in the state and federal appellate courts. Mr. London is a Past President of the Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois. He has lectured and published widely on appeals, family law topics, and other legal subjects.

Mr. London is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in the categories of family law and appellate law, by the Leading Lawyers Network in family law and civil appeals, and on the Best of United States website. He has been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer in family law in Chicago Magazine every year since 2005. Illinois Super Lawyers are selected by their peers and are “considered among the best in their profession.” He has consistently received an AV rating under the Martindale-Hubbell ® Lawyer Rating System, indicating that he “has reached the height of professional excellence” and “is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity.”

Education:
J.D., George Washington University, 1978
B.A., Northwestern University, 1975

Court Admissions:
Illinois, 1978
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1979
Arizona, 1983 (inactive status)

Professional Activities:

Delegate to the United States-Russia Joint Conference on the Rule of Law, St. Petersburg, Russia, November 2007

Chicago Bar Association

Chairman, Supreme Court Rules Sub-Committee of Matrimonial Law Committee, 1989-1990 and 1986-1987

Member, Sub-Committee on Delay Reduction, 1989-1990

Vice Chairman, Supreme Court Rules Sub-Committee of Matrimonial Law Committee, 1988-1989

Member, Liaison Committee to the Chief Judge of the Domestic Relations Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, 1987-1988

Co-Chairman, Supreme Court Rules Sub-Committee of Matrimonial Law Committee, 1986-1986

Illinois State Bar Association

Member, Family Law Section Council, 1997-1998

Member, Standing Committee on Membership and Bar Activities, 1988-1989

Member, ISBA/CBA Study Committee on Supreme Court Rules for Family Law Cases, 1990

American Bar Association

Member, Litigation Section, 2000-present

Member, Family Law Section, 1993-2000

Appellate Lawyers Association

President, 1990-1991

Vice President, 1989-1990

Secretary, 1988-1989

Board of Editors, Appellate Law Review, 1988-1989

Treasurer, 1987-1988

Chairman, Moot Court Committee, 1986-1988

Membership Chairman, 1984-1986

Board of Directors, 1983-1985

Adjunct Professor of Law at The John Marshall Law School, 1984-1986

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS