Howard London

An equity partner at Beermann with over 45 years of matrimonial law experience, Mr. London has handled some of the most high-profile and complex matrimonial cases, and his combination of trial and appellate court experience in family law cases—including well over 100 appeals—is unparalleled in the firm. For this reason, one of Mr. London’s important roles at Beermann is to consult and assist on many of the firm’s most challenging cases, in addition to representing his personal clients.

Mr. London is trained and experienced in various alternate dispute resolution (ADR) methods—such as mediation and collaborative law, and he advocates these approaches whenever appropriate to achieve fair settlements in an amicable and cost-effective way.

Volunteer Participant in the Retreat to Develop an Action Strategy on Strengthening Complementarity in Kenya, sponsored by the Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa and the Open Society Justice Initiative, Nanyuki, Kenya, May 17, 2011

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