Top Rated Banking Attorney in Peoria, IL

Attorney Thomas E. Howard serves of counsel to the Hall, Rustom & Fritz, LLC, law firm in Peoria, Illinois. Licensed to practice in Illinois and Wisconsin, Mr. Howard represents financial institutions, business creditors and other commercial clients throughout each state, and he has 10 years of experience assisting his clients with all of their serious and complex legal challenges involving any of the following:

·       Commercial banking

·       Bankruptcy

·       Business litigation

·       Loan workouts

·       Real estate mortgage foreclosures

·       Replevins of personal property

·       Notes and guaranties

·       Contract disputes and litigation

In all cases, Mr. Howard is fully committed to asserting his clients’ rights in order to help them enforce their security interests and achieve the favorable outcomes they seek. Through his extensive knowledge and experience with technology, he has developed a number of sites and applications to assist his clients with a wide range of legal issues while offering a flat fee schedule for his services.

Along with his legal practice, Mr. Howard leads his own technology company, Stumari, where he assists other tech companies with their matters involving privacy policies, business formation, fundraising efforts, contracts and more. A member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Mr. Howard also has extensive experience with immigration law, and through his Work Visas Solutions website, he offers invaluable information and services to foreign nationals seeking to work in the U.S. and to commercial clients with their efforts at obtaining and retaining foreign talent.

In addition, Mr. Howard is a champion of the emerging cannabis industry, and he has become a recognized advocate for the initiative to remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act so that interested parties who wish to establish a presence in the industry can access the banking services they need.  He publishes extensively on it, which can be found at his Cannabis Industry Lawyer website.

Mr. Howard obtained his Juris Doctor from Marquette University Law School in 2008, and he is admitted to practice before all state courts in Illinois and Wisconsin as well as before all U.S. District Courts in Illinois and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.

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