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Illinois House Representative Deputy Majority Leader Lou Lang joins Querrey & Harrow as Of Counsel

January 2010

Rep. Louis I. Lang, Deputy Majority House Leader, has joined Querrey & Harrow and its municipal liability practice group as Of Counsel.  Rep. Lang also handles commercial litigation and planning and development issues for public entities.

Rep. Lang is a well known leader in Illinois, having served the 16th House District of Illinois (including Skokie, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, a part of the 49th and most of the 50th Wards in the City of Chicago) and the Illinois Legislature for more than 20 years.  Lang has made his mark fighting for seniors, women, working families and the educational priorities of our state.  He also has a very strong record on economic development issues, chairing the Illinois House Gaming Committee and being a lead sponsor on bills designed to create tax credits for film productions in Illinois.

“We are honored to have Rep. Lang aboard,” says Michael Stillman, Managing Shareholder of the firm. “His perspective provides added value for municipal clients as well as our business clients with regard to regulatory issues in Illinois.”

A lifelong resident of Illinois, Lou obtained his B.A. in Political Science at the University of Illinois and his degree in law from DePaul University.  Currently he resides in Skokie.