He is admitted to practice law in Florida and Illinois, is a member of the Federal Trial Bar, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division and holds admissions to The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, The United States Court of Claims, The United States Tax Court and The United States 7th Circuit Court of Appeals,. In addition, Mr. Siegel holds a Managing Real Estate Broker's license in Illinois and is a certified Chairman Arbitrator in the 18th and 19th Circuit Court Districts of Illinois.

Mr. Siegel is a trained mediator (Northwestern University) and is a member of the Association for Conflicts Resolution, the Association of Attorney Mediators and the American Arbitrations Association. He has mediated many cases to successful conclusion and also been engaged to represent parties involved in mediation as mediation counsel.

Mr. Siegel is a trained mediator (Northwestern University) and is a member of the Association for Conflicts Resolution, the Association of Attorney Mediators and the American Arbitrations Association. He has mediated many cases to successful conclusion and also been engaged to represent parties involved in mediation as mediation counsel.

In his role as a skilled business lawyer, he is known in financial circles as a "veteran financial guru"http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/Filmquest-Acquires-Two-Companies-Plans-More-Adds-Three-Directors-510537, he has negotiated, structured and assisted in obtaining funding for many acquisitions including: Ecco D'oro Foods Corporation; Harmony Foods Corporation; Savannah Manufacturing; Plystar Corporation; Filmquest Group; and, Ford Gum and Machine Company.

Mr. Siegel has served as a member of various boards including Harmony Foods, Ecco D'oro Foods, Filmquest Group, Plystar Corporation, Charter National Bank & Trust Company and Northern Illinois University.

In banking Mr. Siegel served on the board of directors, loan committee, audit committee and compliance committees of a nationally chartered bank. Mr. Siegel also served on the Hoffman Estate Economic Development Commission and was counsel to the World Trade Center- Chicago, Illinois.

Mr. Siegel has extensive knowledge in higher education garnered after serving 18 years on the governing board of the second largest university in the state of Illinois, writing its regulations and bylaws, establishing its new statutorily organized board of trustees and serving as its first chair.

He is also an experienced lobbyist, knows how to draft legislation, explain the legislation to the legislature, assemble sponsors, testify at legislative hearings and follow the legislation through the process.

Mr. Siegel has extensive experience in debtor/creditor issues, served as member of the private panel of bankruptcy trustees 1981-1984; and had handle bankruptcy cases, assignments for the benefit of creditors and composition plans.

When the worldwide financial crisis hit the lending and development communities, Patrice’s career turned to foreclosure law. She joined Smith Hiatt & Diaz P.A. in late 2006, and by mid-2007 was supervising much of the "First Legal" process. Patrice went on to handle judicial sales, re-foreclosures and other post-judgment actions. She worked extensively on the real estate side of foreclosures such as title claims, title curative cases and deeds in lieu. Patrice also handled hundreds of Real Estate Owned (REO) transactions for both Government Sponsored Entities and portfolio lenders.

In 2012 Patrice changed her focus from real estate issues to the trial and post-judgment segments of foreclosure cases when she took a position as Managing Attorney for the Complaints, Service, Sales and Evictions Departments at the Law Offices of Elizabeth R. Wellborn, P.A. Patrice was responsible for up to 30 people and thousands of cases. Under her guidance and leadership, Patrice’s departments earned significant dollars of additional revenues for ERW that had not been tapped before. Her Eviction Department consistently ranked first or second among all Florida law firms handling Fannie Mae evictions. Additionally, Patrice was in charge of all types of post judgment motions and title curative matters including re-foreclosures.

Throughout her career, Patrice has also made time for community service. She was appointed to the Community Services Board of the City of Fort Lauderdale and became extensively involved in the Government Affairs Committee of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce where she planned, developed and coordinated a multi-week television program where municipal and county political candidates faced questions from the news media before a live audience. Patrice served as Board member and later President of Outreach Broward, now part of Kids in Distress. And Patrice gave countless hours of her legal expertise pro-bono to her children’s schools and her church. She served as a Trustee of her church's multimillion dollar Endowment Fund and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Vestry.

Patrice A. Tedescko, Esquire