Get Clarity and Confidence from your Legal Advisor.

Eckhart, Chodash & Strohmeier is a Chicago law firm for entrepreneurs, middle-market businesses, and private wealth.

Lawyers you can understand… and who understand you, provide peace of mind.

At Eckhart Chodash & Strohmeier, our role is not just to guide you in making solid, informed legal decisions, but to ensure you fully understand those decisions. We see ourselves as lawyers but also as teachers. The law is complex, and we understand those complexities. But an important part of our role as your counsel and our relationship with you as a client is to translate those complexities into clear understanding.

We simplify the complex and clarify what comes next. This means we explain every situation, the related implications and alternatives, in language you can understand, without sacrificing the legal protections you need.

When you understand your legal rights and alternatives, you make better decisions. The other parties involved also get a better understanding, which leads to more trust, and faster and friendlier resolutions. You sleep better at night, not worried about whether your lawyer did what you wanted, but understanding the decisions you made and knowing that your wishes will be carried out. Peace of mind. That’s the result.

In Our Clients’ Words

Eckhart, Chodash and Strohmeier understands the needs and motivations of the business owner. Because Eckhart, Chodash and Strohmeier understands that business owners need to get things done, it takes a pragmatic approach to the legal issues confronting its clients. Their counsel is sound, well researched, pertinent, and timely. It’s incredibly refreshing to find a law firm that is a facilitator of commerce as opposed to an impediment.

Dean M. Stork

Partner – Commercial Banking

American Commercial Bank & Trust

Val-Matic has been a client of Eckhart, Chodash and Strohmeier for nearly 50 years. During those years, our company grew substantially but the personal attention and timeliness of their responses always remain consistent. Their recommendations on both business and legal matters over the years have proven to be helpful and sound and during the sale of our company, we received praise on how well Eckhart, Chodash and Strohmeier represented us that they allowed us to continue our partnership instead of using separate counsel. In all respects, they are what anyone would want from an attorney and business partner.

Jason Maciejewski

Senior Vice President of Sales

Val-Matic Valve & Manufacturing Corporation

Eckhart, Chodash and Strohmeier LLC has been our legal advisor for the better part of the past four decades. There have been a lot of legal issues to address over that time span. Eckhart, Chodash and Strohmeierhas provided us with solid practical advice on issues such as mergers, acquisitions, income tax planning, labor law, corporate compliance, real estate leasing and much more. The partners have become knowledgeable of our business and familiar with our management style. It’s a great comfort dealing with a firm that has a strong commitment to the best interests of our Company and our owners.

Jerry Oprondek

Treasurer

The Metraflex Company

We had an exceptional experience working with Eckhart, Chodash, & Strohmeier to complete our estate plan. From the thoughtful discovery process during initial consultation through the final signing and implementation, they exhibited genuine care and expertise that made us feel comfortable and confident throughout. We felt that our unique needs were heard and understood, and our plan incorporated everything for which we could have asked—our assets protected and our loved ones provided for according to our wishes. We are grateful for their commitment to excellence and the peace of mind they instilled.

David Winekoff and Blair Kerr

The team at Eckhart, Chodash and Strohmeier are exceptional attorneys. They are creative problem solvers with respect to legal solutions and experts at documenting the critical details of each transaction. What sets them apart is their ability to simplify complex matters and their services are delivered with grace and humility at competitive rates. I strongly recommend Eckhart, Chodash and Strohmeier LLC for all of your business legal needs.

Mark Brodson

President

Resource Commercial Advisors

Progressive Components has been a proud client of Eckhart, Chodash, & Strohmeier for two decades partnering on matters ranging from corporate governance, to M&A, and to international distribution agreements. With an eye for detail and timely turnaround, I have never been disappointed with the insights and quality provided by this firm. They realize being pragmatic does not always get parties to a desirable outcome--that at the end of the day there is a business to run so they are realistic and practical in their approach to issues.

Donald Starkey

Chairman

Progressive Components International Corporation