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Academics
Law: Loyola University, J.D., cum laude (1978)

Undergraduate: American University, B.A. (1972)

Bar Admission(s)
Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar (1978)

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit (1979)

U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit (1989)

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (1992)





Barry A. Spevack has represented criminal and civil clients in complex and other cases for over twenty-five years.

Mr. Spevack concentrates his practice in federal criminal law, as well as state and federal criminal and civil appeals. He has written extensively on topics relevant to federal criminal law, and is the co-author of Federal Criminal Practice: A Seventh Circuit Handbook, now in its Seventh Edition.

Publications

  • Co-Author, Federal Criminal Practice: A Seventh Circuit Handbook (2000 through 2006) Matthew Bender & Co., a division of LexisNexis Group
  • Expanding State Constitutional Protections & the New Silver Platter," 8 Loyola Law Journal of Chicago, Vol. 8 (1978)
  • "New Regime for Reporting of Currency Transactions," National Law Journal (January 20, 1986)
  • "Ethical Problems Not Made for Television," Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (April 14, 1987)
  • Associate Editor of Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter (1986-1988)
  • From the Seventh Circuit: Instructions," Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, Vol. 30, No. 3 (Sept. 1986)
  • "From the Seventh Circuit: RICO," Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, Vol. 30, No. 6 (Jan. 1987)
  • "Recent Amendments to the Circuit Rules of Appellate Procedure," Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter ,Vol. 30, No. 11 (June 1987)
  • "The View of McNally, " Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter ,Vol. 31, No. 6 (February 1988)
  • "Rule 404(b) on Appellate Review," Illinois State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, Vol. 32, No. 1 (July, 1988)

Presentations and Lectures

  • Speaker and Panelist, Chicago Bar Association and Seventh Circuit Bar Association (February 25, 2005) “Federal Sentencing in Light of Booker: Where Do We Go from Here?”
  • Speaker, Chicago Inn of Court (January 18, 2005) "Federal Sentencing After Booker"
  • Panelist, Illinois State Bar Association (April 20, 1993) "Horizontal Restraints of Trade-- Criminal and Civil Enforcement Action"
  • Lecturer, Advanced Legal Writing for Paralegals, Institute for Paralegal Education, Chicago (June 19, 2001)
  • "Plea Bargaining Practice and Techniques in Federal Court," presented to Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Chicago, Illinois (March 11, 1988)
  • "Summary of Selected Provisions of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986," presented to Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago (February, 1987)
  • "Money Laundering: Present State of the Law," presented to Illinois State Bar Association Law Update Program, Geneva, Illinois (March 20, 1987)
  • "Government Intervention in the Attorney-Client Relationship," presented to Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Jekyll Island, Georgia (April 27, 1985)
  • "Summary of Recent Illinois Supreme Court Decisions," presented to Law Update Program, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago (March 30)1984

Additional Credentials

  • Adjunct Professor, Loyola University School of Law
  • Instructor: Legal Writing and Research, Loyola University of Chicago Law School (1982-1986)
  • Introduction to Legal Reasoning, Loyola University of Chicago Law School (1982-1995)
  • Legal Writing for Practicing Lawyers, Loyola University of Chicago (Continuing Education Program) (1983)
  • Advanced Legal Writing and Drafting, Loyola University of Chicago Law School (1983-2000)
  • Legal Reasoning and Research for Health Care Professionals (1987)

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