Managing Attorney - Bankruptcy
Phone: (217)-422-1719
Fax: (217)-422-1754
Heather M. Giannino
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
Millikin University
Bachelor of Science, Accounting and Finance
2005
summa cum laude
LEGAL EDUCATION
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Juris Doctor
2009
with honors
PROFESSIONAL
Admitted to Illinois Bar, 2009; Admitted to Missouri Bar, 2010; Admitted to Indiana Bar, 2015; Admitted to the District Courts of the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois, Eastern District of Missouri and the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; American Bankruptcy Institute, Coordinating Editor and Author; Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff Seventh Circuit Consumer Bankruptcy Conference, Advisory Board; Bankruptcy Association of Southern Illinois; National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees, Mortgage Committee Member; American Legal & Financial Network (ALFN), member; Illinois State Bar Association, member; Decatur Bar Association, member; Missouri Bar Association, member; mPower, member; CIIPA, member
PRACTICE AREAS
Bankruptcy
Publications & Presentations
Illinois State Bar Association: Bankruptcy Basics from the Experts (2010)
Co-Author of Materials: Consumer Bankruptcy: Lift Stay/Adequate Protection, Claims, Preferences: The Creditor’s Perspective
ABI 22nd Annual Winter Leadership Conference (2010)
Co-Author of Materials: Proceed with Caution: Ethical Dilemmas Facing Today’s Consumer Practitioners
Chicago Bar Association: Consumer Bankruptcy Seminar (2011)
Co-Author of Materials: Residential Mortgage Issues
National Business Institute: Nuts and Bolts of Bankruptcy Law (2011)
Speaker and Author of Materials
Pincus: Bankruptcy Boot Camp: Chapters 7 and 13 Demystified (2011)
Speaker and Author of Materials
National Business Institute: Collection Law and Bankruptcy Law (2012)
Speaker and Author of Materials
IICLE Practice Academy: Essentials of Consumer Bankruptcy (2012)
Co-Author of Materials
Bankruptcy Association of Southern Illinois (BASIL): Bankruptcy Seminar (2013)
Speaker and Author of Materials: Mortgage Issues, Foreclosures and Loan Modifications
Illinois State Bar Association: Navigating the Residential Foreclosure Maze (2013)
Speaker and Author of Materials: Bankruptcy Considerations
Pincus: Professional Education’s Chapter 7 101 CLE (2017)
Speaker and Co-Author of Materials
Published Articles:
“Creativity in Chapter 13 Has Limits after Espinosa”, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, April 2011, co-authored with Faiq Mihlar.
“Chapter 13: Tips for Representing Creditors”, Illinois Bar Journal, March 2012, co-authored with Faiq Mihlar.
“Informational Letters Do Not Violate the Discharge Injunction”, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, March 2017.