Steve Imparl

Current

Owner at Law Office of Steven D. Imparl (Self-employed)

Past

Guest Blogger at JD Bliss Blog
Founder and Director at MaleDepression.com
Court-Appointed Counsel for Indigent Prisoners at Appellate Court of Illinois (First District)

Contract Attorney at Illinois Office of the State Appellate Defender
Volunteer Clinic Attorney at Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS)
Group Leader at Peoples Energy
Special Legal Counsel at Peoples Energy Corporation

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Education

DePaul University College of Law
DePaul University
Gordon Tech High School

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Industry

Law Practice

Websites

Steve Imparl’s Summary

http://www.imparl.com

Steve Imparl’s Specialties:

Internet, computer, and e-commerce law; legal counseling and transactions for small businesses.

Steve Imparl’s Experience

Owner
Law Office of Steven D. Imparl (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Law Practice industry)

May 1994 — Present (14 years 6 months)

LAW PRACTICE

Mindfulness-based law practice concentrated in:
--Internet and e-commerce law for small businesses.

PUBLICATIONS

Books

* Internet Law: The Complete Guide (North Vancouver, BC: Specialty Technical Publishers,1998-Present). 3-volume treatise about Internet law, updated quarterly.

* 3 Illinois Civil Practice Forms (St. Paul, MN: West Group, 2002).
Revised volume of litigation forms for Illinois lawyers in the topical areas of Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Bills and Notes, and Blue Sky Law.

Articles

* National Reporter for the former America Online E-Commerce Project.
Articles on Internet and e-commerce issues in Intermountain Contractor, a McGraw-Hill publication.
* “Into the Abyss and Back,” Newsweek Japan (Dec. 4, 2002), pp. 54-55.

REPORTED CASES

* People v. Anderson, 721 N.E.2d 1121 (Ill. 1999).

* People v. Anderson, 294 Ill.App.3d 1039 (1998), rev'd 721 N.E.2d 1121 (Ill. 1999).

* Zubaty v. Bear, 288 Ill.App.3d 284 (1997).
Guest Blogger

JD Bliss Blog

(Online Media industry)

July 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 3 months)

As an independent contractor, I am a regular contributor to the JD Bliss Blog. From the blog's description of itself:

"JD Bliss is a blog that was launched to provide resources to (i) attorneys seeking greater career satisfaction and work life balance, and (ii) law firms seeking to improve attorney retention.

Among our services are webinars for law firms on attorney retention strategies."
Founder and Director

MaleDepression.com

(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

March 2002 — September 2008 (6 years 7 months)

Web site designed to provide information and support to men who suffer from mood disorders, such as depression and bipolar disorder, and their friends and loved ones.
Court-Appointed Counsel for Indigent Prisoners

Appellate Court of Illinois (First District)

(Government Agency; Judiciary industry)

January 1995 — December 1999 (5 years)

As court-appointed counsel, represented indigent prisoners who had been convicted of felonies. Wrote opening and reply briefs, filed motions as needed, and argued cases orally.
Contract Attorney

Illinois Office of the State Appellate Defender

(Government Agency; Legal Services industry)

April 1998 — December 1999 (1 year 9 months)

As court-appointed counsel, represented on appeal from Appellate Court of Illinois to Illinois Supreme Court a man who had been convicted of a felony. This was a case of first impression in Illinois because of issues we raised on appeal in the Appellate Court.
Volunteer Clinic Attorney

Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS)

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Legal Services industry)

1993 — 1995 (2 years)

Provided free legal services to indigent clients. Honored with Distinguished Service Award.
Group Leader

Peoples Energy

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Utilities industry)

1985 — 1994 (9 years)

Steve served as an information systems programmer, analyst, and manager at Peoples Energy Corporation, in Chicago, Illinois, from 1985 - 1994. At Peoples Energy, Steve managed teams of professional, management, and executive management employees and independent consultants. He developed one of the first distributed processing applications for payment processing at a North American public utility company. He also successfully managed the company’s largest software development project to provide wireless access to up-to-date customer information hundreds of field personnel making service calls at customers’ residences and businesses.
Special Legal Counsel

Peoples Energy Corporation

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; PGL; Utilities industry)

March 1993 — May 1993 (3 months)

Drafted legal memorandum advising the corporation on the constitutional issues raised by proposed Illinois legislation that would substantially affect Illinois utility companies. At the same time, was employed in Information Systems Division as a manager.

Steve Imparl’s Education

DePaul University College of Law

Juris Doctor, Law, 1988 — 1992

Earned law degree as an evening division student while working full-time as an information technology (IT) analyst and manager.

Activities and Societies:

Semifinalist--Intramural Moot Court Competition, Participant--Intramural Negotiation Competition, Member--Society of Evening Law Students.
DePaul University

Bachelor of Science, With High Honor, Major: Computer Science; Minor: Mathematics, 1981 — 1985

* Arthur J. Schmitt Scholar.
* Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence.
* Grade-point average: 3.86/4.00 (overall); 4.00/4.00 (in major).
* Named on Dean’s List every quarter.
* Worked 10 to 40 hours per week to finance education.

Activities and Societies:

Computer Science Club, Intramural Floor Hockey.
Gordon Tech High School

Diploma, 1977 — 1981

* Graduated in the top fifteen students of a graduating class of approximately 550.
* Named an Illinois State Scholar.
* Named on Honor Roll every semester.
* Received senior award for proficiency in French (highest grades earned in senior French class).

Activities and Societies:

* French Club, German Club, National Junior Honor Society (Secretary, Co-chairman of School Flag Contest Committee, member of Student Curriculum Committee and Student ID Card Committee), Student Council (member at large and Finance Committee), Big Brothers, Rowdies.
* Played classical guitar in guitar chamber ensembles and in mixed instrumental ensembles.
* Ran cross-country.
* Participated in intramural sports:
--bowling,
--basketball,
--boxing.

Additional Information

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Steve Imparl’s Interests:

--Boxing (member of the Chicago Athletic Association where he was a co-captain of the boxing team), fitness walking, weight lifting, motorcycling, in-line skating; --Creative writing; --Studying foreign languages (French; German; Slovene; and Spanish), Slavic and Balkan history, mindfulness meditation, stress reduction, travel, dinosaurs, Historical Jesus studies, blogging, flight simulation (pilot for the UPS Virtual Air Cargo virtual airline); --Classical guitar, music composition, barbershop harmony (sang as a baritone with the New Tradition Chorus—the Northbrook, Illinois chapter of S.P.E.B.Q.S.A.—when the Chorus won the Silver Medal in the 1994 International Competition in Pittsburgh).