Attorney Profiles

Perry M. Berke
Telephone No. (312)346-8090 ext. 128
Fax No. (312) 899-1956
E-Mail Address: pmberke@bsbwlaw.com
Position in Firm: Partner
Bar/Court Admission:
Illinois - 1955
U.S. District Court 1958
U.S. Supreme Court 1969

Preparatory Education: Northwestern University, B.A., 1953
Legal Education: Northwestern University Law School LLB & JD, 1955

Memberships:
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Trial Lawyers Association
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association

PERRY M. BERKE REPORTED CASES:
In addition to representing injured clients in a variety of jury trials, Mr. Berke has been lead counsel or participating counsel in several consumer class actions, such as Friedman v. The Krupp Company, 282 Ill. App.3d 436 (1996) ( a case of first impression in Illinois upholding the rights of tenants against lessors who violated tenants' rights statute); Sampson v. Eastman Kodak, 142 Ill. Dec. 453 (1990) (involving a class of over 3,000,000 consumers); and Leahy v. City of Chicago, 994 F.2d 333 (7th Circ. 1993), (representing 7,000 chicago police officers in a Fair Labor Standards Act case; Yamada v. Hilton Hotel Corp., 60 Ill. App. 3d 101, 376 N.E. 2d 227 (1978); Bezark v. Kostner Manor, Inc., 29 Ill. App. 2d 106 (1969)

Burton I. Weinstein
Telephone No. 312-346-8090 ext. 126
Fax No. 312-899-1956
E-Mail Address: biweinstein@bsbwlaw.com

Position in Firm: Partner

Bar/Court Admission:
Illinois 1965; Also admitted before U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Supreme Court

Preparatory Education: University of Illinois, BS, 1962
Legal Education: DePaul University, JD, 1965

Memberships:
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Trial Lawyers Association
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association

Reported Cases: Contor v. Detroit Edision 428 US 579 (1976); Gowdy v. Commonwealth Edison, 70 CH 3254, 345 N.E. 2d 785; Sampson v. Kodak, 142 Ill. Dec. 453, 522 N.E. 2d 1194 (1990); Cunningham Courts v. Hynes, 163 Ill App 3rd 572, 517 N.E. 2d 1102 (1987).