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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/+Grocery+Stores+Seek+Right+Recipe+For+Downtown+Chicago+Market]]>
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        <![CDATA[ Grocery Stores Seek Right Recipe For Downtown Chicago Market]]>
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        <![CDATA[As the recent explosion in residential development has made the greater downtown Chicago area a more attractive place for people to call home, Chicago’s new downtown-dwellers want and expect the same services and convenience offered in the suburbs.]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Tort+Damages+for+Undocumented+Workers]]>
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        <![CDATA[Tort Damages for Undocumented Workers]]>
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        <![CDATA[As the mid-term elections approach, several pressing issues are at the forefront of national debate. Included among these topics is immigration reform and the hiring of undocumented workers, issues that affect all employers. While most businesses are]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Firm Promotes Experienced Commercial Litigators to Partner]]>
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        <![CDATA[Burke Warren is happy to announce that Christina Yeager Nelson and Aaron Stanton have been promoted to partner.]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Boys+Hope+Girls+Hope+of+Illinois+Continues+Mission+of+Supporting+Promising+Kids]]>
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        <![CDATA[Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois Continues Mission of Supporting Promising Kids]]>
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        <![CDATA[Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois continues mission of supporting promising kids]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Firm Names Two New Partners]]>
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        <![CDATA[Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C. is pleased to announce the promotion of Kimberly A. Cloud and Joseph E. von Meier to partner.]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 1 Feb 2011 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Firm Welcomes New Associate]]>
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        <![CDATA[Firm Welcomes New Associate]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Talent+Pool+Grows]]>
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        <![CDATA[Firm Talent Pool Grows]]>
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        <![CDATA[Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella P.C. is very pleased to announce that Patrick D. Thompson and Joseph P. Roddy recently joined the Firm as partners. Mr. Thompson brings a real estate, zoning and public finance practice to the Firm, while Mr. Roddy]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 6 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/July+2012+Tax+Alert]]>
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        <![CDATA[July 2012 Tax Alert]]>
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        <![CDATA[If you are considering significant gift-giving, you may want to make those gifts before year-end. In less than six months, the chance to make large gifts, free of gift tax, will end unless Congress acts. On January 1, 2013, the current transfer tax]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 1 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Welcomes+New+Real+Estate+Tax+Partner]]>
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        <![CDATA[Firm Welcomes New Real Estate Tax Partner]]>
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        <![CDATA[Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella is pleased to announce that Thomas J. Boyle has joined the firm as a partner in the Real Estate practice. ]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Michael+Discusses+Succession+Planning+in+Chicago+Business+Newspaper]]>
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        <![CDATA[Michael Discusses Succession Planning in Chicago Business Newspaper]]>
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        <![CDATA[The firm's Jonathan Michael was quoted in an article on the do's and dont's of succession planning in Crain's Chicago Business]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Seven+Pillars+of+Safe+Securities+Sales]]>
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        <![CDATA[Seven Pillars of Safe Securities Sales]]>
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        <![CDATA[Buying a minority stock interest in a small company can be as easy as singing happy birthday; selling the stock can be as difficult as performing a four-hour opera]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/An+Employers+Guide+to+New+Civil+Union+Law+in+Illinois]]>
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        <![CDATA[An Employers Guide to New Civil Union Law in Illinois]]>
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        <![CDATA[An Employer's Guide to New Civil Union Law in Illinois]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Wanroy+Joins+Joffrey+Ballet+Circle+Associates+Board]]>
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        <![CDATA[Wanroy Joins Joffrey Ballet Circle Associates Board]]>
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        <![CDATA[Growing up in ballet shoes and dance studios, it is only natural that Burke, Warren’s Rachel D. Wanroy, a member of the firm’s Real Estate Group, has joined the Joffrey Ballet Circle Associates]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 9 Feb 2011 04:58:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Tax+Alert+2010]]>
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        <![CDATA[Tax Alert 2010]]>
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        <![CDATA[On December 17, 2010, President Obama signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010, making significant changes to Federal tax laws. The Act received wide publicity because it extended current income tax]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Rescuing+Old+or+Defective+Trusts]]>
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        <![CDATA[Rescuing Old or Defective Trusts]]>
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        <![CDATA[Car Dealers—Don’t get stuck with a Lemon for an Estate Plan]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 9 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Religious+Organizations+in+the+United+States%3a+A+Study+of+Identity%2c+Liberty%2c+and+the+Law]]>
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        <![CDATA[Religious Organizations in the United States: A Study of Identity, Liberty, and the Law]]>
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        <![CDATA[Jim Serritella, of Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C., is the Editor-in-Chief of Religious Organizations in the United States: A Study of Identity, Liberty, and the Law (Carolina Press, pp. 834). This is a book about law and religion. It is]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 5 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Assists+Joint+Venture+in+Purchase+of+Loop+Office+Building]]>
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        <![CDATA[Firm Assists Joint Venture in Purchase of Loop Office Building]]>
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        <![CDATA[The firm represented a joint venture of the Multi-Employer Property Trust and Hamilton Partners in the purchase of a 36-story office building located at 20 North Clark Street in Chicago. The $58.5 million purchase closed on Wednesday, March 5.]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 5 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[ Reduction in Force]]>
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        <![CDATA[Reduce your liability by taking the following steps]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Religious+Organizations+Book+Authors+to+Meet+on+Church+State+Issues]]>
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        <![CDATA[Religious Organizations Book Authors to Meet on Church State Issues]]>
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        <![CDATA[Religion and the law are very closely intertwined throughout the world today. Critical public policy issues often focus on some aspect of religion and the law. And, religion is center stage in so many tense quarters of the globe]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Legislation+Offers+Some+Relief+from+Minimum+Distribution+Rules+for+2009]]>
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        <![CDATA[Legislation Offers Some Relief from Minimum Distribution Rules for 2009]]>
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      <description>
        <![CDATA[Many retirees watched as the value of their retirement accounts plummeted during the second half of 2008. Existing tax rules would have forced those retirees to further deplete their retirement accounts when they are at their lowest]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/A+Trustee+You+Can+Trust]]>
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        <![CDATA[A Trustee You Can Trust]]>
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        <![CDATA[You have decided to create an estate plan. You have thought about the loved ones and charities you want to provide for and the disposition of your assets. You have decided to set up a trust and now must select a trustee to carry out your intentions. ]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 1 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Wambach%2c+Lynch%2c+and+Horner+Secure+Win+for+the+Village+of+Barrington+Hills]]>
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        <![CDATA[Wambach, Lynch, and Horner Secure Win for the Village of Barrington Hills]]>
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        <![CDATA[The firm’s Doug Wambach, George Lynch and Susan Horner successfully represented the Village of Barrington Hills in a recent administrative  review proceeding]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 3 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Client+Profile+-+Manny+Mill+and+his+Landmark+Post-Prison+Ministry]]>
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        <![CDATA[Client Profile - Manny Mill and his Landmark Post-Prison Ministry]]>
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        <![CDATA[Rev. Manuel “Manny” Mill is a man on a mission. As the founder and Executive Director of Koinonia House National Ministries, Rev. Mill has devoted his life to the ministry of people released from prison. He has opened his home and his family to them]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Firm Welcomes New Partners]]>
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        <![CDATA[Each year at Burke, Warren, Firm partners nominate senior associates with seven to eight years of experience and growth within the firm for partnership, and then gather to discuss, evaluate and vote on the nominees. We are pleased to announce and]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Pooling+Investments+Without+Drowning+in+Liability]]>
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        <![CDATA[Pooling Investments Without Drowning in Liability]]>
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        <![CDATA[Mutual funds pool billions of dollars and make millions of investments.  If these large-scale investments do not strictly adhere to certain rules and statutes, they may be ordered to return investors’ money or pay government fines]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Vacation+Homes+-+Rules+of+Engagement]]>
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        <![CDATA[Vacation Homes - Rules of Engagement]]>
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        <![CDATA[You are fortunate enough to have a family vacation home and want your family to enjoy it after you die. Your good intentions, without proper planning, may lead to disputes that could frustrate, if not extinguish, your hope for continued family fun]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Promotes+New+Partners]]>
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        <![CDATA[Firm Promotes New Partners]]>
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        <![CDATA[Firm Promotes New Partners]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/The+Facebook+Billion+Dollar+Bust]]>
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        <![CDATA[The Facebook Billion Dollar Bust]]>
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        <![CDATA[The Facebook Billion Dollar Bust]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Fights+for+GM+and+Chrysler+Dealers+Seeking+Reinstatement]]>
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        <![CDATA[Firm Fights for GM and Chrysler Dealers Seeking Reinstatement]]>
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        <![CDATA[Since General Motors and Chrysler collectively terminated over 3000 dealership franchises as part of their 2009 bankruptcies, over half of these dealers, and the families that own them, have been officially fighting back for reinstatement]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Burke%2c+Warren+Puts+the+Brakes+On+GM's+Expansion+Plans]]>
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        <![CDATA[Burke, Warren Puts the Brakes On GM's Expansion Plans]]>
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        <![CDATA[In a case important to new car dealers throughout the state of Illinois, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld an Illinois Motor Vehicle Review Board decision that stopped GM from placing two additional franchises in the Chicago metro area and rejected]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Shareholder+Wars+Firm+Partners+Deliver+Prescription+to+Manage+shareholder+Disputes+in+National+Seminar+Broadcast]]>
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        <![CDATA[Shareholder Wars Firm Partners Deliver Prescription to Manage shareholder Disputes in National Seminar Broadcast]]>
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        <![CDATA[Firm partners deliver prescription to manage shareholder disputes in national seminar broadcast]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 8 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans]]>
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        <![CDATA[Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) provides rules governing the taxation of non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Final Treasury Regulations for Code Section 409A were issued on April 17, 2007]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Provides+Guest+Wireless+Internet+Access]]>
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        <![CDATA[Firm Provides Guest Wireless Internet Access]]>
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        <![CDATA[Clients and other visitors to the firm may now connect to the internet wirelessly within any conference room with the addition firm wireless internet access. The strength of the signal is focused in the conference rooms but guests may also be able to]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/American+Recovery+and+Reinvestment+Act+of+2009]]>
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        <![CDATA[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]]>
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        <![CDATA[A Summary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Loose+Lips+Sink+Ships+-+Tips+for+Testing+the+Market+for+Capital]]>
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        <![CDATA[Loose Lips Sink Ships - Tips for Testing the Market for Capital]]>
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      <description>
        <![CDATA[Businesses confront a common dilemma when launching a program to sell stock or debt securities. If they wait for their lawyers to draft the perfect 100-page document that discloses everything and complies perfectly with securities rules, investors]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 1 May 2011 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Attorney+Moonlights+as+Adjunct+Professor]]>
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        <![CDATA[Firm Attorney Moonlights as Adjunct Professor]]>
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        <![CDATA[This spring the firm's Jonathan W. Michael is teaching an Estate Planning course at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. The course is designed for students seeking their Juris Doctor and Masters of Law degrees. "It is great to work with students]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 1 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Six+Steps+to+Protect+Against+Employee+Claims]]>
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        <![CDATA[Six Steps to Protect Against Employee Claims]]>
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      <description>
        <![CDATA[In today’s business world, all employers are susceptible to claims brought by their employees and former employees. Lifetime employment and job loyalty no longer exist, and family-owned businesses are not immune from lawsuits by their employees]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 6 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/New+Company+Guidelines+for+Employee+Use+of+Social+Media]]>
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        <![CDATA[New Company Guidelines for Employee Use of Social Media]]>
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      <description>
        <![CDATA[Most private sector employers are subject to the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”), a 1935 federal statute that governs traditional aspects of labor law such as collective bargaining, strikes, and changes of unfair labor practices, while]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Prepare+to+Resolve+Contract+Disputes+Before+You+Sign]]>
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        <![CDATA[Prepare to Resolve Contract Disputes Before You Sign]]>
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        <![CDATA[Too few business people know the full scope of the contracts they enter into, especially the "boiler plate," which often has provisions controlling where and how contract disputes are resolved. These are referred to as "pre-dispute resolution]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 18 Sep 2011 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/James+A+Serritella+Named+Catholic+Lawyer+of+the+Year]]>
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        <![CDATA[James A Serritella Named Catholic Lawyer of the Year]]>
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        <![CDATA[James Serritella was named Catholic Lawyer of the Year by the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago. Founded in 1934, the Guild works to provide legal services to charities and related organizations throughout the Chicago area, as well as provide fellows]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Executive+Leadership+-+Finding+the+Right+Fit]]>
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        <![CDATA[Executive Leadership - Finding the Right Fit]]>
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      <description>
        <![CDATA[Greg Carrott is a founder of Cavoure, LP, an executive search firm headquartered in Chicago. Greg has more than 20 years in search, and his articles have appeared in Forbes and the Harvard Business Review. The Chicago Tribune recently turned to Greg]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Illinois+Decoupling]]>
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        <![CDATA[Illinois Decoupling]]>
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        <![CDATA[Illinois Decoupling: estate plans prepared prior to 2006 should be reviewed]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/MacKay+Presents+at+Women+in+Business+Event]]>
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        <![CDATA[MacKay Presents at Women in Business Event]]>
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        <![CDATA[On November 13, Karen MacKay was a participant in Harris Bank’s Business Succession Planning event entitled: “Here, Take the Wheel: Succession Stories and Insights From Business Owners.”]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Mediation+-+Enriched+Negotiation]]>
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        <![CDATA[Mediation - Enriched Negotiation]]>
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      <description>
        <![CDATA[There are a number of misconceptions about mediation that merit comment. These misconceptions have caused mediation to often be poorly understood]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Family+Business+Council+April+Event+to+Focus+on+Building+a+Legacy]]>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[Family Business Council April Event to Focus on Building a Legacy]]>
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      <description>
        <![CDATA[Statistics show that over 65% of all first generation businesses don’t survive the transition to the second generation and only 7% survive into the third. Just 3% of businesses are lucky enough to make it to the fourth generation]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 1 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/James+C+Geoly+Elected+to+Catholic+Lawyers+Guild+Board]]>
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        <![CDATA[James C Geoly Elected to Catholic Lawyers Guild Board]]>
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      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Firm’s Jim Geoly was recently elected to the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago’s Board of Governors. The Guild, along with its partners in the Catholic Charities Legal Assistance of the Archdiocese of Chicago, provides volunteer opportunities for]]>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Welcomes+New+Litigation+Associate]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Firm Welcomes New Litigation Associate]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C. welcomes associate Benjamin P. Wieck to its Class Action Defense and Litigation practices. He will represent Firm clients in the banking and mortgage lending industries. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Wieck]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/LeAnn+Pope+Presents+at+National+Class+Action+Defense+Conference]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[LeAnn Pope Presents at National Class Action Defense Conference]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[LeAnn Pedersen Pope was a featured presenter at the American Conference Institute’s 13th Annual National Conference on Consumer Finance Class Actions and Litigation in New York January 26 and 27. It is the leading annual event of its kind in the]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Adds+Partner+to+Leading+Automotive+Franchise+Practice]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Firm Adds Partner to Leading Automotive Franchise Practice]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella welcomes Jay Statland to the Firm as a partner and a member of the Corporate, Litigation and Automotive Franchise groups.  Mr. Statland represents automobile dealers, focusing on manufacturer relations, acquisition]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Richard+W+Burke+Joins+Shedd+Aquarium+Board]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Richard W Burke Joins Shedd Aquarium Board]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Richard W. Burke recently accepted an invitation to join the Board of Trustees of the John G. Shedd Aquarium. As one of Chicago’s premier cultural institutions, the Shedd Aquarium has pioneered efforts in showcasing marine life through its collection]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Strategic+Estate+Planning+for+Business+Owners]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Strategic Estate Planning for Business Owners]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[On October 20, 2011, the Firm’s Karen K. MacKay was a speaker at MB Financial Bank’s seminar entitled “Strategic Estate Planning For Business Owners.” The presentation discussed recent changes to estate, gift, and generation-skipping tranfer]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 3 Dec 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Ten+Essential+Rulings+for+the+Estate+Planner's+Tool+Box]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Ten Essential Rulings for the Estate Planner's Tool Box]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Melissa C. Selinger, senior associate in the firm’s Wealth and Succession Planning practice, co-authored “Ten Essential Tax Rulings for the Estate Planner’s Tool Box” for the November/December 2010 issue of the ABA’s Probate & Property magazine, a na]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Former+Deloitte+Principal+Richard+L+Lieberman+Joins+Burke+Warren]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Former Deloitte Principal Richard L Lieberman Joins Burke Warren]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Richard L. Lieberman, formerly with Deloitte Tax LLP, has joined the Chicago law firm of Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C. as a partner in its tax practice]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Year+End+Tax+Planning+]]>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[Year End Tax Planning ]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[After a long presidential campaign, 2008 is drawing to a close. Although tax planning should be an ongoing process, the end of the year offers an opportunity to review your current position and take steps to minimize your tax liability.]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Attorneys+Join+Firm]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Attorneys Join Firm]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Over the last few months, Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C. has welcomed several new attorneys to the firm. A brief introduction to each follows.]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Tax+Update]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Tax Update]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[In June 2009, Illinois revised the computation of the replacement tax for partnerships by]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Many+Developers+and+Investors+Overlook+FHA+Benefits]]>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[Many Developers and Investors Overlook FHA Benefits]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Aimed at revitalizing a sagging housing market, recent Federal Housing Administration (FHA) regulations benefit condominium developers along with investors, lenders, owners and buyers]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 1 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Burke+Warren+Welcomes+New+Associates]]>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[Burke Warren Welcomes New Associates]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C. is pleased to welcome new attorneys Elizabeth A. Meyer, Ellen J. Westley, Adam R. Jung, Adam T. Rick and Sara Youn. Elizabeth Meyer is a member of the Firm’s Litigation practice. Prior to her work as a summer]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:23:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Religion+and+the+2012+Election]]>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[Religion and the 2012 Election]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Firm’s Religious and Not-For-Profit practice will host Don Wycliff for a discussion on Religion and the 2012 Election at Fulton’s on the River on April 25. Don will discuss the controversial role that religion is playing in the 2012 presidential]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 May 2012 11:46:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/ERISA+Service+Provider+Fee+Disclosure+Deadline+Approaching]]>
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      <title>
        <![CDATA[ERISA Service Provider Fee Disclosure Deadline Approaching]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently published final service provider fee disclosure rules under Section 408b-2 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).  A retirement plan service provider covered by the regulation must provide]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/A+Conversation+with+Terry+Hillard]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[A Conversation with Terry Hillard]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Terry Hillard, former Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department and co-founder of strategic and investigative services firm Hillard Heintze, was the featured presenter at the Firm’s Religious and Not-for-Profit practice fall luncheon at]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 5 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Mediation+vs+Litigation+-+When+to+Turn+Swords+into+Ploughshares+or+Vice+Versa]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Mediation vs Litigation - When to Turn Swords into Ploughshares or Vice Versa]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) play a critical role in bringing many disputes to successful or at least reasonable conclusions]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Beware+of+Employment+Policies+That+Violate+the+NLRA]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Beware of Employment Policies That Violate the NLRA]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[A March 2009 opinion from the First Circuit Court of Appeals confirms that even non-union employers have significant exposure under the National Labor Relations Act]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/DePaul%e2%80%99s+%e2%80%9cFinancial+Services+for+the+Coming+Retirement+Boom%e2%80%9d+Conference+]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[DePaul’s “Financial Services for the Coming Retirement Boom” Conference ]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The firm’s Jonathan W. Michael was a panelist and featured speaker at the “Financial Services for the Coming Retirement Boom” conference sponsored by DePaul University’s Center for Financial Services on October 24.]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/The+Financial+Rescue+-+Beyond+the+Headlines+]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[The Financial Rescue - Beyond the Headlines ]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Critical issues lost in the minutia of the moment]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/SEC+Ruling+Exempts+Main+Street+Acquisitions+Advisors+from+Wall+Street+Rules]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[SEC Ruling Exempts Main Street Acquisitions Advisors from Wall Street Rules]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Business acquisitions advisors have long waited for exemptions in securities rules that govern their business]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Real+Estate+Tax+Appeal+Practice]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Real Estate Tax Appeal Practice]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C. is proud to announce the addition of a real estate tax appeal practice focusing on commercial and industrial real estate in the Cook and collar county areas. The practice will contest adverse property]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Family+Business+Day+Preserving+Your+Business+Legacy+for+a+Better+Tomorrow]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Family Business Day Preserving Your Business Legacy for a Better Tomorrow]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The annual Family Business Day event on Wednesday, April 21 seeks to educate owners of closely-held and family-owned businesses, as well as UIC undergraduate and graduate students...]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Tax+Alert+2012]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Tax Alert 2012]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[On February 13, 2012, President Obama released his proposed fiscal year 2013 budget. The budget includes major changes to the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax laws, which are significantly less favorable to taxpayers than the]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 3 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Computer+Forensics+at+Burke+Warren]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Computer Forensics at Burke Warren]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Spoliation (spo-le-a-shen) is the destruction, alteration, or failure to preserve evidence.  If a court determines that a party in litigation has failed to produce evidence due to spoliation, juries are instructed that they may infer that the]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 7 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Religious+and+Not+For+Profit+Practice+Hosts+dot+ORG+Event]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Religious and Not For Profit Practice Hosts dot ORG Event]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Don’t say anything bad about Al Gore around the founders and engineers of the Internet]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 1 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/BWMS+Partner+Completes+First+Ever+1000-plus+Private+Mergers+and+Acquisitions+Database]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[BWMS Partner Completes First Ever 1000-plus Private Mergers and Acquisitions Database]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Partner Craig McCrohon has completed the country’s largest database of legal terms of private mergers and acquisitions deals. The 2011 M&A Benchmarking Study includes over 1,000 middle market deals with benchmarks for deal terms that may used by]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 8 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Appellate+Court+Rules+for+Firm+Client+After+IL+Supreme+Court+Grants+Firm+Motion+in+Pivotal+Case]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Appellate Court Rules for Firm Client After IL Supreme Court Grants Firm Motion in Pivotal Case]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The firm recently won a victory in a case involving core first amendment religious freedom rights]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/A+Primer+on+LEED+Certification]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[A Primer on LEED Certification]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Q & A with Christian Gunter, who directs the Responsible Property Investing (RPI) initiative at Kennedy Associates Real Estate Counsel, LP.  RPI is a comprehensive approach to real estate that promotes the value of a building’s social, environmental ]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Scores+Another+Victory+for+Illinois+Motor+Vehicle+Dealerships]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Firm Scores Another Victory for Illinois Motor Vehicle Dealerships]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella's Ira Levin recently obtained an important ruling in federal court that will advance the interests of motor vehicle dealerships throughout Illinois. At issue in the case was whether a manufacturer could proceed with]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Burke%2c+Warren%2c+MacKay+_+Serritella%2c+P.C++Partners+with+UIC+Family+Business+Council]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C  Partners with UIC Family Business Council]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[In keeping with Burke Warren’s longstanding commitment to representing family-owned and closely held businesses, we are proud to announce that we are now the strategic law partner with the University of Illinois at Chicago Family Business Council]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Associates+Teach+Constitutional+Rights+to+CPS+Students]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Associates Teach Constitutional Rights to CPS Students]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Associates Nora Couri, Andrew LeMar, Alex Marks and Steve Schuster volunteered at Chicago Public School’s Decatur Elementary School as part of Law Week]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 2 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/2011+Year+End+Tax+Planning]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[2011 Year End Tax Planning]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[In 2011 we saw much political debate about job creation and deficit reduction, but very little in the way of legislative accomplishment. The Congressional “Super Committee” charged with reducing the country’s long-term debt failed to reach an]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Welcomes+New+Corporate+Associate]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Firm Welcomes New Corporate Associate]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Burke, Warren, MacKay and Serritella welcomes associate Erica “Ricki” Alva to its Corporate group. Ms. Alva focuses her practice on complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, and private equity transactions]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Chicago+Family+Business+Council+Partners+with+DePaul+University]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Chicago Family Business Council Partners with DePaul University]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[For more than 20 years, the Family Business Council has taken the lead in offering a support network to owners and heads of family businesses in the Chicago area. Leaders from nearly 100 member companies have come to rely on the Council to create]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 8 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Now+is+Not+the+Time+to+be+Passive+About+Passive+Loss+Rules]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Now is Not the Time to be Passive About Passive Loss Rules]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The following article, prepared by the Firm’s Rich Lieberman, summarizes certain tax provisions which impact investors who are able to categorize investment losses as active instead of passive. As described in the following article, individuals]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Sous+Chef+to+Top+Chef]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Sous Chef to Top Chef]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Bravo’s reality show Top Chef winner Stephanie Izard will soon open her restaurant]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Selinger+Elected+to+Vice+Chair+of+Charity+Board]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Selinger Elected to Vice Chair of Charity Board]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Melissa C. Selinger was recently elected as Vice Chair of the Metro Board of Metropolitan Family Services.]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Safeguarding+Your+Life+Savings+from+Future+Creditors]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Safeguarding Your Life Savings from Future Creditors]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Protecting assets from the claims of creditors has begun to assume a more prominent role in estate and financial planning due to the increasingly litigious nature of society]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Bank+Directors+on+the+Hot+Seat]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Bank Directors on the Hot Seat]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The firm’s Craig McCrohon was a featured presenter at a recent “boot camp” for bank directors. Content from the following article was included in his presentation.]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Michael+Discusses+Succession+Planning+in+the+Chicago+Tribune]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Michael Discusses Succession Planning in the Chicago Tribune]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The firm's Michael was quoted in the Chicago Tribune on the benefits of planning early]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 23 Jun 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Pope+Bestows+Order+of+Saint+Gregory+the+Great+Knighthood+on+Three+Distinguished+Chicago+Catholics+]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Pope Bestows Order of Saint Gregory the Great Knighthood on Three Distinguished Chicago Catholics ]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[On June 23, Francis Cardinal George presented a Papal Decree from Pope Benedict XVI appointing three distinguished members of the Chicago Catholic community to knighthood in the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great. The newly]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Two+is+Company+Two+Thousand+is+a+Crowd]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Two is Company Two Thousand is a Crowd]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Bowing to the backlash against government regulation in the financial markets, Congress and the President have approved changes to securities laws that loosen rules on selling stock and other securities. The American Jobs Act, enacted this spring]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Vitale+Joins+Firm%2c+Launches+Green+Practice]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Vitale Joins Firm, Launches Green Practice]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[New attorney Peter Vitale becomes a member of our Corporate, Real Estate and newly launched Energy and Sustainability Group]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Exchanging+Second+Homes]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Exchanging Second Homes]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[A 1031 or like-kind exchange is used to move appreciation from one piece of real estate to another tax free.  Following a defined set of rules under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") , individuals and organiza]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm%e2%80%99s+Michael+Shares+Business+Succession+Advice+at+UIC+Family+Business+Council%e2%80%99s+Educational+Program]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Firm’s Michael Shares Business Succession Advice at UIC Family Business Council’s Educational Program]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The firm’s Jonathan W. Michael was a featured speaker at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Family Business Council Fall Educational Program.]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 9 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/How+You+Can+Beat+a+3+point+8+Percent+Return+-+Doing+So+Can+Save+You+Taxes]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[How You Can Beat a 3 point 8 Percent Return - Doing So Can Save You Taxes]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Low interest rates and stock market volatility are contributing to the popularity of an IRS blessed estate planning technique known as a grantor retained annuity trust (“GRAT”).]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 14 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/BWMS+client+Tri-Land+Properties+breaks+ground+with+Overland+Park%e2%80%99s+first+TIF+]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[BWMS client Tri-Land Properties breaks ground with Overland Park’s first TIF ]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[May 5 marked a new era for Overland Park, Kansas as its governing body unanimously approved creation of the City’s first-ever TIF (Tax Increment Financing) district for firm client Tri-Land, Properties, Inc. to support redevelopment of Cherokee South]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Aaron+Stanton+Named+to+40+Under+40+List+of+Top+Illinois+Attorneys]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Aaron Stanton Named to 40 Under 40 List of Top Illinois Attorneys]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The coveted 40 Under 40 list of top attorneys in Illinois includes the firm’s Aaron Stanton in its 2009 listing.]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Money+Lost%2c+Money+Found+-+Bringing+Back+Shareholders+Burned+by+Early+Stage+Investing]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Money Lost, Money Found - Bringing Back Shareholders Burned by Early Stage Investing]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[For all the trillions lost in publicly-traded stocks, overlooked are the billions lost by shareholders of small privately-held companies]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Religious+Rights+in+the+Chicago+Landmarking+Process]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Religious Rights in the Chicago Landmarking Process]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Chicago Landmarks Ordinance1 authorizes restrictions on the renovation or alteration of specially designated buildings or other structures. The express purpose of the ordinance is to identify and preserve “landmarks”—i.e., places “having a]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:35:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Expands]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Firm Expands]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella is delighted to announce that, to accommodate our own continuing growth and increasing client needs, we are expanding and refining our facilities here at 330 North Wabash in Chicago.  In a few short months we will]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Keeping+Your+Revocable+Living+Trust+on+Track]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Keeping Your Revocable Living Trust on Track]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[To minimize estate taxes and prevent the disclosure to the public of one’s personal financial information upon death, many clients of the firm have established revocable living trusts]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Represents+IBEW+in+Jewel+Food+HQ+Relocation]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Firm Represents IBEW in Jewel Food HQ Relocation]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Firm Represents IBEW in Jewel Food HQ Relocation]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Stanton+Presents+on+Gray+Markets+to+Brand+Protection+Managers+in+Silicon+Valley]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Stanton Presents on Gray Markets to Brand Protection Managers in Silicon Valley]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[From earth moving equipment to shampoo to semi-conductors, virtually every industry is affected by the rise of gray markets.]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Estate+and+Gift+Tax+Considerations+-+No+Change+to+Federal+Estate+Tax]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Estate and Gift Tax Considerations - No Change to Federal Estate Tax]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[We still have a Federal estate tax.]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 1 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Lieberman+to+Present+at+Taxation+of+Intellectual+Property+Conference+in+Chicago]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Lieberman to Present at Taxation of Intellectual Property Conference in Chicago]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Council for International Tax Education presents its Sixth Annual U.S. Taxation of Intellectual Property, October 25 and 26, in Chicago]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/US+Supreme+Court+Upholds+Right+of+Religious+Institutions++]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[US Supreme Court Upholds Right of Religious Institutions  ]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[This week the U.S. Supreme Court recognized the “ministerial exception,” rooted in the First Amendment, which forbids governmental interference with a religious institution’s selection of its ministers. Chief Justice Roberts, writing for a unanimous]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Welcomes+Real+Estate+Associate]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Firm Welcomes Real Estate Associate]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella welcomes associate Dana White to its Real Estate group. Ms. White focuses her practice on complex commercial real estate transactions as well as counseling clients on a variety of business and real estate matters]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 2 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Non+compete+vs+Non+solicitation+-+Every+Business+Person+Should+Know+the+Difference]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Non compete vs Non solicitation - Every Business Person Should Know the Difference]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[In industries where customer lists are essential, the employer will often seek to prevent an employee from “stealing” clients]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 5 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Bucks+Industry+Trend%2c+Recognized+in+Chicago+Law+Bulletin]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Firm Bucks Industry Trend, Recognized in Chicago Law Bulletin]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[There has been no shortage of bad news about the serious problems law firms have faced recently]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 6 Dec 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Puts+Brakes+on+Unlawful+Surcharge+for+Infiniti+and+Nissan+Dealers]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Firm Puts Brakes on Unlawful Surcharge for Infiniti and Nissan Dealers]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Litigation partner Ira Levin recently achieved a signal victory on behalf of Fields Infiniti and Fields Infiniti of Lake County before both the Illinois Motor Vehicle Review Board and the Circuit Court of Cook County against Nissan North America’s]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 7 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Talent+Pool+Grows]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Talent Pool Grows]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Firm Introduces New Partners and Associates]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Combating+Gray+Market+Goods+in+an+Economic+Downturn+with+the+Lanham+Act]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Combating Gray Market Goods in an Economic Downturn with the Lanham Act]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Gray market goods include products with legitimate, authorized trademarks that are intended for sale and use outside the United States but that are imported and sold in the United States without the consent of the US]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Karen+MacKay+and+LeAnn+Pope+in+Chicago+Lawyer%e2%80%99s+Annual+Women+in+Law+Review]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Karen MacKay and LeAnn Pope in Chicago Lawyer’s Annual Women in Law Review]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Karen MacKay and LeAnn Pope are featured in Chicago Lawyer's annual Women in Law review. Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella was highlighted to showcase the firm's cultural openness to empowering women.]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 4 Dec 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Thompson+Elected+Comissioner+of+the+Metropolitan+Water+Reclamation+District]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Thompson Elected Comissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The Firm congratulates colleague Patrick D. Thompson on his recent election victory. He joins the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) as one of three newly elected commissioners]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Attorneys+Volunteer+Through+Lawyers+in+the+Classroom+Program]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Firm Attorneys Volunteer Through Lawyers in the Classroom Program]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[On December 7, 2012, firm attorneys Ellen Brace, Erika Harold, Alex Marks, Tiffany Sorge-Smith, and Sara Youn volunteered at Goldblatt Elementary School on Chicago’s West Side to teach second grade students about the legal system and the]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 5 Nov 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Trust+and+Estate+Litigation]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Trust and Estate Litigation]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Karen MacKay and Gerry Ring have represented corporate and individual executors and trustees in proceedings to construe wills and trusts, will contests based on lack of capacity and undue influence, suits to reform a will or trust due to a scrivener’]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Punch+List+Helps+Employers+Navigate+New+Healthcare+Law]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Punch List Helps Employers Navigate New Healthcare Law]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[There has been so much political hyperbole associated with the new health care reform legislation (known formally as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or “ACA”) that it’s hard to separate fact from fiction. ]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Mediation+-+An+Alternative+Approach+to+the+Resolution+of+Litigation+and+Other+Disputes]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Mediation - An Alternative Approach to the Resolution of Litigation and Other Disputes]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Litigation is time-consuming, aggravating and expensive. And that’s if you win. If you lose, it is also a business or personal setback. Nonetheless, people being people, there are and will be disagreements and disputes. Some disagreements are resolve]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Protecting+Your+Trade+Secrets]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Protecting Your Trade Secrets]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Many have read of the recent prosecution of Hanjuan Jin, a Motorola Software Engineer, who was this year convicted in federal court in Chicago for criminal theft of trade secrets. The case was aggressively pursued by federal prosecutors, and Jin was]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Welcomes+Associate+Eric+VanderPloeg]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Firm Welcomes Associate Eric VanderPloeg]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella welcomes associate Eric VanderPloeg as the newest member of its litigation practice. He was a summer associate at the Firm in 2011]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Discharging+Employees]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Discharging Employees]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The U.S. is in the midst of its worst business downturn in 70 years. Many businesses have faced necessary reductions in workforce. ]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 4 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/It's+A+Great+Time+For+GRATs!]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[It's A Great Time For GRATs!]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[On six separate occasions in 2010, Congress introduced legislation designed to curtail a very favorable estate planning technique called a “Grantor Retained Annuity Trust” or “GRAT.” ]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Planning+for+2013]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Planning for 2013]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[The November elections are over, but we still have a divided government with Democrats controlling the White House and the Senate, while Republicans control the House. If Democrats and Republicans cannot come to a bipartisan agreement to avoid the]]>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Dec 2012 01:18:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/A+Street+Smart+Guide+to+Private+Company+Investor+Disclosure+]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[A Street Smart Guide to Private Company Investor Disclosure ]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Deals involving shares and shareholders can trap companies in a maze of investor disclosure rules. Whether a firm sells shares or bonds, or requests owners’ permission to vote at shareholder meetings, the law demands that an entity reveal its finance]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Distant+Thunder+-+The+2010+Financial+Reform+Impact+Beyond+Wall+Street]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Distant Thunder - The 2010 Financial Reform Impact Beyond Wall Street]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[For smaller banks beyond Wall Street, last summer’s financial reform has produced more smoke than fire.]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 8 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Shares+Green+Lease+Knowhow]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Firm Shares Green Lease Knowhow]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[A “green lease” is a commercial lease between a landlord and a tenant in a “green” building.]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/MacKay+Presents+on+Pending+Tax+Law+Changes]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[MacKay Presents on Pending Tax Law Changes]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Karen MacKay recently served on a panel at an event sponsored by Villanova University for its Chicago alumni association. The discussion was titled “Congress, Politics and Taxes: What’s Around the Corner and Over the Horizon?” and Karen discussed]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 1 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Attorneys+Compete+in+Sporting+Challenges]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Attorneys Compete in Sporting Challenges]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[We all have lives outside of our professional worlds. Two firm attorneys take their non-work activities seriously, one recently traveling to Hungary and the other to Colorado to participate in events they enjoy. ]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Welcomes+New+Litigation+Associates]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Firm Welcomes New Litigation Associates]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Tiffany Sorge Smith and Shana A. Shifrin recently joined the firm’s Consumer Financial Services Class Action Defense Group.   Tiffany Sorge Smith joins the firm following three years at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her commercial litigation experience]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/New+Law+Bans+Most+Applicant+Credit+Checks]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[New Law Bans Most Applicant Credit Checks]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[As of January 1, 2011, most employers will be unable to perform credit checks on an applicant or employee due to changes in employment laws. ]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+to+Host+Religious+Displays+on+Public+Property+Panel+Discussion+November+3]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Firm to Host Religious Displays on Public Property Panel Discussion November 3]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[ The firm’s Religious and Not-For-Profit practice will host the Religious Displays on Public Property panel discussion at Fulton’s on the River on November 3.]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Serritella+Joins+Music+of+the+Baroque+Board]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Serritella Joins Music of the Baroque Board]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Jim Serritella recently accepted an invitation to join the board of Music of the Baroque. ]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 8 Dec 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/FDIC+Launches+Full-Scale+Attack+on+Bank+Directors]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[FDIC Launches Full-Scale Attack on Bank Directors]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[With bank failures piling up, the FDIC has initiated vigorous legal attacks on bank directors and officers.]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Documents+Parents+of+Minor+Children+Should+Have+in+Place]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Documents Parents of Minor Children Should Have in Place]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[As a parent of small children, there are a number of documents that should be prepared to protect your children’s physical and financial well-being in the unlikely event you are not available or are deceased.]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 4 Dec 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Estate+and+Gift+Tax+Considerations+-+No+Action+Brings+Significant+Changes]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Estate and Gift Tax Considerations - No Action Brings Significant Changes]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[For the past two years, we have been waiting for Congress to address the estate tax. To date, Congress has taken no action.]]>
      </description>
    </item>
	
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 6 Dec 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Time+is+Running+Out+on+2010+Year+End+Income+Tax+Planning]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Time is Running Out on 2010 Year End Income Tax Planning]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[It is advisable in any year to take stock and consider tax planning before the year draws to an end.]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 9 Nov 2010 12:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Firm+Welcomes+New+Associates]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Firm Welcomes New Associates]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Amy C. Biesenthal and Adrienne M. Sevilla, firm summer associates from 2009, recently became attorneys at the firm.]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 4 Jan 2011 02:23:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
<link>
       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Troubled+Bank+Directors+Liability+Audio+Conference]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Troubled Bank Directors Liability Audio Conference]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Presented by Craig McCrohon and Aaron Stanton of Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C. and Thomas O. Deneen of Aon Corporation.  Burke Warren and AON are presenting a national audio conference focusing on the escalating regulatory and legal risks]]>
      </description>
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        <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 1 Apr 2011 02:25:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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       <![CDATA[http://burkelaw.com/News/Bullying+Takes+Center+Stage]]>
      </link>       
      <title>
        <![CDATA[Bullying Takes Center Stage]]>
      </title>	  
      <description>
        <![CDATA[BULLYING takes center stage as focus of firm event]]>
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