Attorney Profile
Peter L Berk joined the Bar of the State of Illinois and the United States District Court in 2001, and immediately began serving the needs of financially distressed businesses and consumers in the Chicagoland area.
The foundation for Mr. Berk’s practice was formed at Loyola University of Chicago School of Law. As staff editor of the Loyola Consumer Law Journal, Mr. Berk demonstrated a strong interest in consumer rights and affairs. Also at Loyola, Mr. Berk was recognized for excellence in legal writing.
In 2001, Mr. Berk began his legal career as an associate with the Chicago law firm of Morgan & Bley, Ltd, where he practiced in the areas of bankruptcy, civil rights, and complex litigation. At Morgan & Bley, Mr. Berk worked to reorganize small businesses in Chapter 11, obtained bankruptcy relief for many consumers, represented individual police officers in a well-publicized lawsuit against a municipality in the Chicagoland area, prosecuted and defended defamation actions, and engaged in other general litigation matters.
In 2003, Mr. Berk transitioned to the law firm of Evans, Loewenstein, Shimanovksy & Moscardini, Ltd as an associate attorney. At Evans, Mr. Berk continued his representation of consumers and businesses in bankruptcy proceedings. In addition, he served as a staff attorney with Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. ELSM is the provider firm for all of the 50,000+ Prepaid Legal Services, Inc. members located in the State of Illinois. Mr. Berk has been recognized by Pre-paid Legal Services, Inc. for providing outstanding service to its members. At ELSM, Mr. Berk expanded his practice to include real estate. Today, Mr. Berk continues his relationship with ELSM as Of Counsel.
Mr. Berk opened the Law Office of Peter L. Berk in August of 2006. The main focus of Mr. Berk’s current practice is the representation of Debtors in Chapter 7, Chapter 13, and Chapter 11 Bankruptcy cases. The Law Office of Peter L Berk specializes in providing a high level of client service and attention to detail that cannot be matched by the large bankruptcy firms. Since opening his own office, Mr. Berk has successfully obtained discharge of millions of dollars of consumer and business debt for his clients. Mr. Berk is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association Bankruptcy Panel.