Who We Are

Horwood Marcus & Berk combines the resources and diversity of a sophisticated commercial law practice with the entrepreneurial atmosphere and creativity of a boutique law firm. We provide world-class resources to clients by drawing on the firm's demonstrated capabilities and relationships to build a team of professionals with proven experience.

What We Do

HMB PROFESSIONALS BIOS

HMB Attorneys Named as 2013 Super Lawyers

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Four HMB Trusts and Estates Attorneys Named to Chicago's Best Lawyers List

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Recent Updates

David Fruchtman Quoted on State Taxation of Non-U.S. Entities
David Fruchtman, Of Counsel with Horwood Marcus & Berk, was quoted in Bloomberg BNA’s analysis of its 2013 50-state tax survey “2013 Survey of State Tax Departments: States Specify Nexus Policies on Web Servers and Non-U.S. Entities; Address Many Other Gray Areas”, published on April 26, 2013.
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Northwestern University Practice Tracks Presentation
Lauren Wolven represents the Trusts and Estates field for Practice Tracks, a mentorship program for current law students hosted by Northwestern University School of Law
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"Unclaimed Property Reporting" Seminar
Horwood Marcus and Berk State and Local Tax attorney Jennifer Zimmerman presents "Unclaimed Property Reporting" for Lorman Education Services
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Highlighted Articles

Urgent Update to "The Most Important Sales Tax Change"
Yesterday, the United States Senate passed a bill that will require remote retailers (including those in foreign countries) to collect sales and use taxes across the United States.
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City Seeks to Increase Revenue by Taxing Deed-in-Lieu Transactions
In an effort to increase transfer tax revenue, the City of Chicago seeks to amend its Municipal Code in a manner that would result in tax liability for some real estate investors on transfers of real property that traditionally have been treated as exempt transfers.
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Advising Foreign Businesses on U.S. State and Local Taxation
Taxes imposed by states and localities in the United States can be a source of confusion for foreign business entities making sales in or into the United States, and for foreign tax professionals advising those businesses.
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