Naomi R. Angel

NAOMI R. ANGEL is a partner with Howe & Hutton, Ltd.  Her practice is concentrated in the general representation of not-for-profit national and international trade associations of manufacturers and distributors, with particular emphasis on standards setting activities, certification, product liability, antitrust, intellectual property, and governance issues.  Additionally, she is experienced in meetings, travel and hospitality law.  She has appeared before federal and state agencies and worked with national research laboratories, advocating positions on behalf of client associations, primarily in matters arising under the Consumer Product Safety Protection Act and the Environmental Protection Act.  Naomi develops and presents interactive educational workshops for industry associations, as well as member companies.  Serving as a resource, she regularly speaks and writes articles for trade association journals on a wide range of legal issues of interest to industry associations.  She is a trained mediator with extensive commercial litigation experience at state and federal levels.  She is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Illinois; the Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Federal Circuits.  Naomi is a member of the American Society of Association Executives; the Association Forum of Chicagoland; the Association for Conflict Resolution; the American and Chicago Bar Associations; and  is a past chair of the Chicago Bar Association's Trade and Professional Association Committee.  Naomi also serves as General Counsel for Keep Chicago Beautiful and Keep Illinois Beautiful.  She is a graduate of UCLA and DePaul University College of Law where she was a member of the DePaul Law Review and a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Richard Cudahy, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.