Charles R. Franklin - Northfield, IL

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, 1980
    Juris Doctor
    Law Review: University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, Associate Editor and Research Editor, 1979 - 1980

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Michigan, 1976
    B.A.
    Major: Asian Studies

Classes and Seminars

• Frequent Speaker on Insurance Topics
  
• The Three C’s – CANDOR, CONTRITION, COOPERATION – When Your License is at Stake! – ICAP, NAA Appraiser Focus (1st Quarter, 2016)

Representative Cases

• City of Dixon v. Crundwell, et al.
• Sagar Megh, et al. v United National
• Jewelers Mutual v. Firstar Bank
• Office Furnishings v. American Family
• Stapleton v. Darata

Published Works

Articles

• Common Real Estate Jargon – Illinois Homes
  
• The Value of a Good Appraiser – Illinois Times
  
• FHA Discrimination Actions
  
• Illinois Policyholder Counsel Group – April 2017
  

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1980
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1980
• Supreme Court of Illinois
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit

Other Affiliations

• Casualty Adjuster Association of Chicago (Past President)
• Chicago Bar Association (Member)
• Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Defense Research Institute (Member)
• Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Member)
• Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program (Arbitrator)
• North Suburban Bar Association
• Illinois Coalition of Appraisal Professionals
• National Association of Appraisers
• Provisors
• Professional Executives Networking Group (PENG)
• Trusted Advisors Council (TAC)
• Illinois Association of Certified Real Estate Appraisers
• Claims Association of Greater Chicago