Amanda E. Losquadro

Principal

P 312 849 4123 F 312 444 9027

Languages Spoken: Spanish (conversational)

For Amanda Losquadro, being an excellent attorney is more than just writing effective briefs and documents and winning in court. She also puts a premium on building relationships and delivering excellent service—anticipating needs, identifying potential problems and communicating regularly with her clients.

Overview

As a member of Chuhak & Tecson’s Banking group, Amanda is a key player in representing secured and unsecured lenders, from community banks to midsized to large financial institutions. Amanda makes a priority of taking care of clients in a timely and cost-effective manner and looks for ways they can benefit from all that the firm has to offer.

Her practice largely involves workouts, commercial foreclosures, loan modifications, UCC matters, asset discovery and litigation regarding breaches of contract, replevin and other issues relating to banking or creditor rights. She also has experience in general business matters for corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships. Amanda enjoys collaborating with attorneys in other practice groups to expand her knowledge base and bring her clients the most well-rounded service possible.

Recognized in law school for her excellence in legal writing, Amanda was already proving her talent for communications and managing client relationships during her previous career. As an account supervisor for a major pharmaceutical advertising agency, she was part of a team that brought a billion-dollar name-brand medication to market. She also clerked in the office of the Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago, giving her a healthy understanding of how city government works.

Amanda served as the former chair of the Associate/Paralegal/Law Clerk Oversight Committee and now remains a member of the committee. She also served on the firm’s Marketing, Finance and Recruitment Committees. Amanda currently serves as an ambassador of the Women Helping Women program.

Credentials

Education
DePaul University College of Law, J.D., Dean's list, 2009
University of Wisconsin, Madison, B.A., Journalism, Dean's list, 2001

Bar Admissions
Illinois, 2009
Wisconsin, 2022
Indiana, 2023

Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Memberships & Associations
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law
  • Illinois State Bar Association
Noteworthy
  • CALI Award recipient for highest grade in legal writing
  • Research staff, DePaul University College of Law Business and Commercial Law Journal
  • DePaul University College of Law scholarship recipient – “Class of 1962 Endowed Scholarship in the College of Law”
  • Justinian Society Scholarship
  • Judicial extern for the Honorable Rita M. Novak
Community Involvement
  • Women Helping Women, founding member