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About Markoff Law LLC

About Our Firm

Markoff Law LLC is a forward-thinking firm with a history of experience and success representing lenders, businesses, and creditors in the Midwest. Established on April 1, 1980, our specialty is the practice of creditors’ rights, collection law, and enforcement of judgments. Through the decades, Markoff Law has earned and maintained a reputation for excellence, honesty, and integrity. Our thought leadership and adherence to industry best practices has established us as a leader within the accounts receivable management industry. We firmly commit to setting and achieving the highest standards of excellence.

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Vision Statement

Markoff Law LLC is a law firm with a first-class reputation founded on quality services and results.

Our Mission

At Markoff Law LLC, our mission is to:
  • Maintain a positive culture where skilled and motivated employees take pride in the firm and value teamwork.
  • Operate diligently, ethically and treat everyone with respect.
  • Create and maintain a loyal client base by providing quality services and results.
  • Dominate the legal collection and judgment enforcement market through thought leadership, industry best practices, cutting edge technology and innovative standard operating procedures.

Coverage Area

With over 40 years of experience, Markoff Law LLC has built long-term relationships that have earned us recognition, respect, and trust across the Midwest. We provide legal collection, litigation, and judgment enforcement services in Illinois (headquartered in Chicago), Wisconsin, Michigan, Kentucky, and Ohio.

Markoff Law has also built a strong network of collection firms across the country that we utilize as local counsel for our national and regional clients. Through our relationships across the country, we can play the role of “forwarder” to the benefit of our clients. This provides our clients with a one-stop solution for all remittances, status reporting, and additional communications as they all funnel through Markoff Law.

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Established Leader Within The Industry

With over 40 years of experience in commercial and consumer collections, the firm and its principals have a state and national reputation as thought leaders in creditors’ rights law. In addition to involvement in numerous association boards and committees, members of the firm have served as President/Chair of the National Creditors Bar Association (NCBA), the Illinois Creditors’ Bar Association (ILCBA), the Michigan Creditors Bar Association (MCBA) and the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE). Markoff Law is also a founding member of the Creditors’ Bar Coalition of Illinois (CBCI), a group lobbying on behalf of creditors in the state of Illinois.

Attorneys

Attorney

Telephone312-698-7370

Emailabbey@markofflaw.com

Professional Licenses:

• State of Michigan
• State of Ohio
• United States District Court – Eastern District of Michigan
• United States District Court – Western District of Michigan

Education:

• University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (J.D. , 2017)
• Baker College (B.G.S., 2014)

Of Counsel

Telephone1-312-698-7395

Emailbruce@markofflaw.com

Professional Licenses:

• State of Illinois
• Northern District of Illinois
• Northern District, Western District and Southern District Bankruptcy Court

Education:

• University of Michigan (Bachelor Degree 1979)
• Chicago Kent College of Law (J.D. 1982)

Attorney

Telephone: 1-312-698-7348

Email: craig@markofflaw.com

Professional Licenses:

• State of Illinois
• State of Wisconsin
Northern District of Illinois

Education:

• The John Marshall Law (J.D., 1986)
• Indiana University (B.A., 1983)

Attorney

Telephone: 1-312-698-7389

Email: greg@markofflaw.com

Professional Licenses:

• State of Illinois
• State of Michigan
• State of Ohio
• State of Pennsylvania (Inactive)
• Northern District of Illinois
• Northern District of Ohio

Education:

Cleveland–Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1998)
• University of Toledo (B.S., 1994)

Managing Partner

Telephone: 1-312-698-7344

Email: jeff@markofflaw.com

Professional Licenses:

• State of Illinois
• State of Michigan
• State of Kentucky
State of Ohio
Northern District of Illinois

Education:

• Michigan State University, College of Law (J.D., 1994)
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.A., 1991)

Attorney

Telephone: 1-312-698-7328

Email: Keith@markofflaw.com

Professional Licenses:

State of Illinois
• Northern District of Illinois
• Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Education:

• DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2009)
• University of Illinois at Chicago (B.A., 2006)

Senior Counsel

Telephone: 1-312-698-7341

Email: kevin@markofflaw.com

Professional Licenses:

• State of Illinois
• Northern District of Illinois

Education:

• DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1984)
• Marquette University (B.A., 1981)

Attorney

Telephone:  1-312-698-7380

Email: kimberly@markofflaw.com

Professional Licenses:

• State of Illinois
• State of Wisconsin
• Northern District of Illinois

Education:

• University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A. 1990)
• IIT Chicago Kent College of Law (J.D. 1994)

Attorney

Telephone: 1-312-698-7337

Email: michael@markofflaw.com

Professional Licenses:

•State of Illinois

Education:

•Marquette University (B.A. 2018)
•DePaul College of Law ( J.D. 2021)

Senior Counsel 

Telephone312-698-7381

Email: orin@markofflaw.com

Professional Licenses:

State of Illinois 1978
United States District Court, General and Trial Bar 1978
United States Appelate Court – 7th Circuit 1978

Education:

DePaul University College of Law J.D. 1978
Northwestern University B.A. 1975

Attorney

Telephone: 312-698-7355

Email: rdorf@markoff.com

Professional Licenses:

State of Wisconsin
State of Illinois
United States District Court – Eastern District of Wisconsin
United States District Court – Western District of Wisconsin

Education:

Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (fka Thomas M Cooley Law School)(JD Cum Laude 1996)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (1990)

Senior Counsel

Telephone: 1-312-698-7333

Email: bob@markofflaw.com

Professional Licenses:

• State of Illinois
• Northern District of Illinois
United States Supreme Court

Education:

• DePaul University, College of Law (J.D., 1976)
• University of Illinois (B.A., 1973, with high honors and distinctions)

Attorney

Telephone: 312-698-7392

Email: rlurie@markoff.com

Professional Licenses:

State of Ohio
United States District Court Northern District of Ohio

Education:

• University of Wisconsin- Madison (B.A. History) 1991
• Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University 1994

Attorney 

Telephone: 1-312-698-7326

Email: sarah@markofflaw.com

Professional Licenses:

• State of Illinois
• State of Michigan
State of Kentucky
Eastern District of Michigan
Western District of Michigan
• State of Wisconsin

Education:

• Wayne State University Law School (J.D., 2006)
• University of Michigan (B.A., 2003)

Managing Partner

Telephone: 1-312-698-7315

Email: steve@markofflaw.com

Professional Licenses:

• State of Illinois
• State of Kentucky
• State of Wisconsin
• Northern District of Illinois
• Southern District of Illinois
• Central District of Illinois
• United States Supreme Court

Education:

• Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2007, law review)
• University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 2003)

Attorney

Telephone: 1-312-698-7375

Email: william@markofflaw.com

Professional Licenses:

• State of Illinois
• State of Kansas

Education:

• University of Illinois (J.D., 1983)
• University of Kansas (B.S.J., 1979)

Let’s talk about how Markoff Law LLC can help your business.