Jacob A. Chodash

Eckhart, Chodash & Strohmeier LLC
55 W. Monroe Street Suite 1925
Chicago, Illinois 60603
312/236-0646 – Ext. 310
312/236-0105 – Fax
jchodash@eckhart.com

Jacob joined Eckhart, Chodash & Strohmeier in 2015. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois, and his law degree from the UCLA School of Law.

Jacob formerly worked for a small Chicago law firm and was an extern for Judge Thomas M. Durkin of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

At Eckhart, Chodash & Strohmeier, Jacob focuses on structuring transactions to reduce tax liabilities and maximize profit. Jacob also aids entrepreneurs in tax avoidance through effective multigenerational estate and succession planning.

Jacob’s legal interests include domestic and international corporate and business law, real estate transactions and development, business mergers and acquisitions and high net worth estate planning and administration.

Jacob is a member of the American Bar Association, the Illinois Bar Association, and the Chicago Bar Association. Jacob was a former chair of the Chicago Bar Association YLS – Business Transactions Committee. Jacob has previously judged transactional negotiation competitions helping young attorneys hone in on essential negotiation skills required to be an effective transactional attorney.

In his free time, Jacob is active on the Young Professionals Board at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, an active dog father, and an avid Cubs fan who wallows in self-pity from the upper deck.