Biographical Information for Vernon A. Kowal

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PARTNER
General Counsel/Special Counsel

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EDUCATION
L.L.M. – Taxation, DePaul University School of Law – 1992
J.D., Valparaiso University School of Law – 1986
M.A., Loyola University, /Urban Studies/Planning – 1983
B.A., Illinois Benedictine University – 1981
Political Science, Business, History
Certificant – Georgetown University – Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems - 1979

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW
United States Court of Appeals – Seventh Circuit
United States District Court – Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court – Southern District of Illinois
United States District Court – D.C. Circuit (pro hac vice)
Internal Revenue Service – Authorized Representative
State of Illinois – Supreme Court

PUBLICATIONS/LEGISLATIVE/SERVICE
Presenter on Corporate and Related Security Issues.
A.C.I.S. – Associated Colleges of Illinois - Board of Directors – November 2005 to present.
LORMAN – Legal Issues in Student Athletics, Presenter – 2004
I.A.S.B.O. – New Illinois Ethics Law Panel, Present issues on Illinois Governmental
Ethics Act – 2004 - 2005
I.S.M. – Independent School Management – 1998 – 2002

Articles and Published Matters
Preparing various articles for Independent School Management Company, regarding school
operations, issues, contracts and taxation issues.
I.S.A.C.S. –Preparation of articles and contracts regarding various issues – 1995 – 2000
Illinois State Board of Education –Draft new 0-3 Age Guidelines, Early Intervention Part C
for Illinois State Board of Education (Department of Health and Human Services) – 1993
I.C.L.E. – School Law Handbook, “Employment Discrimination”, Author – 1992
DuPage County – Draft and amend new county liquor ordinances.  Draft Transportation,
Impact Fee Provisions for DuPage County – 1989

TEACHING EXPERIENCE/PRESENTATIONS
Inservices – Inservices for various Independent and Public schools on a variety of topics
– 1991- present
I.S.A.C.S. –Conference Sponsor and presenter for annual meetings, semi-annual meetings
– 1995 - 2002
Independent School Admissions Directors –Presenter; admissions policies, procedures, and
guidelines – 1995 - 2002
South Suburban Community College – Adjunct Faculty – Business Law I and II – 1999
I.S.M. – Teaching Inservices in Ohio and California, as well as security issues for Educational
Institutions – 1998 – 2000
Schools of the Sacred Heart – Conference Presenter for annual meeting in Boston, MA– 1998
Illinois Association of School Boards – Presenter, various topics– 1991

SIGNIFICANT LEGAL REPRESENTATION
Representation of national restaurant group in expansion, acquisition, and corporate structure
reorganization - ongoing representation.

Formation of real estate investment fund, 30 million initial funding - August, 2007- Present

Representation of gas and oil company in 60 million dollar funding for gas and oil capitalization
for drilling and expansion – Spring and Summer 2007.

United States Supreme Court: Draft writ of certiorari to U.S. Supreme Court on Ohio Educational
Testing with respect to Independent Schools.

Illinois Court of Appeals: 5th Circuit – Successful defense of school district’s dismissal of teacher.

Grundy County: Representative of all Grundy County School Districts against Commonwealth
Edison Tax Rate Objections – 1992 – 1999.

Illinois Supreme Court: Attorney for implementation of County building fees for DuPage County.

Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board: Employer’s strike and labor dispute representation.

AAA Labor Arbitration: represent clients in labor arbitration matters.

Currently representing major construction clients in resolving disputes with national, higher
educational institutions.

Currently advising International capitalization firm in the funding placement of various
companies, construction projects, and recapitalization for corporate clients.