People: Walter Roth, Of Counsel

Walter Roth

Of Counsel

Chicago
Direct: (312) 460-5644
Fax: (312) 460-7644
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Biography

Mr. Roth is Of Counsel member in the Chicago office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. For 47 years, Mr. Roth has provided all-encompassing counsel to numerous clients, spotting and solving legal problems that might escape an attorney knowledgeable in only one area of the law.

Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Roth has helped found numerous private and public companies and successfully guided clients through all phases of growth. He also offers extensive experience in the administration of large estates for both individuals and foundations. He is also a Board member on a number of corporations and is a director and officer of several private foundations.

Mr. Roth is Of Counsel member in the Chicago office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. For 47 years, Mr. Roth has provided all-encompassing counsel to numerous clients, spotting and solving legal problems that might escape an attorney knowledgeable in only one area of the law.

Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Roth has helped found numerous private and public companies and successfully guided clients through all phases of growth. He also offers extensive experience in the administration of large estates for both individuals and foundations. He is also a Board member on a number of corporations and is a director and officer of several private foundations.

Education

  • J.D., University of Chicago Law School (1952)
    Order of the Coif
    Managing Editor, University of Chicago Law Review (1952)
  • University of Illinois
  • DePaul University
    Law Clerk to Judge Luther M. Swygert, Federal Court, 7th Circuit

Admissions

  • Illinois

Affiliations

  • Chicago Bar Association
  • President, American Jewish Congress Midwest Region, 1969-1973
  • President, Chicago Jewish Historical Society, 1988-present
  • Board Member, American Jewish Historical Society
  • Executive Committee Member, American Israel Chamber of Commerce

Presentations

  • Mr. Roth has written several law review articles for the University of Chicago Law Review. He has also authored more than 40 articles on matters dealing with local Chicago history. Mr. Roth is the author of Looking Backward: True Stories from Chicago’s Jewish History, published in 2003, and co-author of The Accidental Anarchist, published in 1998.
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