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Bruce H. Schoumacher

Attorney at Querrey & Harrow, Ltd.
Chicago, Illinois
Bruce Schoumacher is the Group Co-Chair of the Construction Practice Group and also practices in several other areas, including professional liability, product liability, commercial law, insurance, and antitrust. He works with a variety of professionals, including architects, engineers, contractors and manufacturers. He has recently been recognized by his peers and named as a Leading Lawyer in the area of construction law.

Mr. Schoumacher is also an active speaker in the construction industry, having been featured at more than 140 seminars or meetings of the American College of Construction Lawyers, American Society of Civil Engineers, Power Engineering Society, American Society of Military Engineers, Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys, Illinois State Bar Association, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Western Society of Engineers, Chicago Building Congress, Chicago Bar Association and other Lorman Distinguished Faculty Member organizations. He also acts a moderator and speaker at Lorman Education Services’ Illinois Construction Lien Law Seminar, which Querrey & Harrow attorneys have presented 35 times. He also spoke at Mealey's Wrap Insurance Conference in Las Vegas.
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Bruce Schoumacher is the Group Co-Chair of the Construction Practice Group and also practices in several other areas, including professional liability, product liability, commercial law, insurance, and antitrust. He works with a variety of professionals, including architects, engineers, contractors and manufacturers. He has recently been recognized by his peers and named as a Leading Lawyer in the area of construction law.

Mr. Schoumacher is also an active speaker in the construction industry, having been featured at more than 140 seminars or meetings of the American College of Construction Lawyers, American Society of Civil Engineers, Power Engineering Society, American Society of Military Engineers, Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys, Illinois State Bar Association, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Western Society of Engineers, Chicago Building Congress, Chicago Bar Association and other Lorman Distinguished Faculty Member organizations. He also acts a moderator and speaker at Lorman Education Services’ Illinois Construction Lien Law Seminar, which Querrey & Harrow attorneys have presented 35 times. He also spoke at Mealey's Wrap Insurance Conference in Las Vegas.

Mr. Schoumacher is a fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers, past president of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys, and past chair of the Construction Law Section of the Illinois State Bar Association.

Mr. Schoumacher is secretary and former vice president of the Chicago Building Congress, a past member of the Illinois State Bar Association's Council on Insurance Law and former chair of the Membership and Bar Activities Committee of the Illinois State Bar Association. He is also a former chair of the Federal Civil Procedure Committee of the Chicago Bar Association.

About Me

What topics have you lectured or presented on?
Bonds and Payments of Illinois Mechanics Liens, Filing a Mechanics Lien in Illinois, Construction Lien Law, What to Do When Construction Projects Go Bad, Construction Defect Claims and many others.
What have you written or published within your profession?
Authored more than 70 articles on construction issues in the Consulting-Specifying Engineer, Construction Specifier and other publications.

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Associations

Association Position
American College of Construction Lawyers Fellow
American Bar Association Member
Nebraska State Bar Association Member
Illinois State Bar Association Member, Past Chair of Construction Law Section
Lawyers Club of Chicago Member
Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys Past President
Chicago Building Congress, 1985-present; Vice President 1989-1991 Director
Chicago Bar Association Member
Defense Research Institute Member
Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Chair, Commercial Law Committee; Insurance Law Committee) Member

Education

School Degree Graduation Year
University of Chicago M.B.A. 1963
Northwestern University B.S. 1961
University of Chicago J.D. 1966

Contact Information

Querrey & Harrow, Ltd.

175 W Jackson Blvd Ste 1600
Chicago, IL 60604