JASON LAWRENCE PYRZ

Illinois and California Licensed 6^th Year Attorney

IL ARDC # 6291903 – CA Bar # 245212

933 Bainbridge Drive, Naperville, IL 60563
(630) 730-5113 | jlp@jasonpyrz.com
www.jasonpyrz.com

Polsinelli Shughart, PC

Chicago, IL

Dec. 2009 to Dec. 2011

Associate Attorney – Commercial Litigation, Financial Services, and Creditor's Rights

Commercial Litigation

• First-chaired a jury trial in Cook County that settled in our client's favor after opening statements.

• Settled a federal lawsuit in Philadelphia against our client, a national health system, for a fraction of the relief sought by the plaintiff, an IT services provider.

• Argued, and won, multiple motions in Orange County (California) Superior Court on behalf of a hospital and its commercial real estate division.

• Represented numerous other clients, including commercial property owners' associations, moving and storage companies, construction companies, and real estate developers, in various state court matters throughout Illinois.

• Conducted and defended multiple depositions for a wide range of clients and matters.

Financial Services and Creditor's Rights

• Represented various commercial lenders with regard to their special assets and problem loans.

• Guided multiple commercial real estate matters through the foreclosure process from filing to judgment and approval of sale.

• Negotiated deed-in-lieu agreements and short sales on behalf of lender clients, and possession issues for landlord clients.

• Initiated and pursued many post-judgment citation proceedings, including oral examinations of judgment debtors and auditing financial records and related information.

• Prepared “Relief From Stay” motions in various bankruptcy proceedings and examined multiple debtors at a number of 341(a) meetings.

Assayag Mauss, PLC

Costa Mesa, CA

Mar. 2008 to Sep. 2009

Associate Attorney – Financial Services and Creditor's Rights

• Appeared in both state and federal courts throughout California in the representation of large financial institutions on matters ranging from appointments of receivers in state court to relief from stay motions in bankruptcy court.

• Negotiated numerous agreements including settlement agreements, leases, and loan modifications.

• Represented court-appointed receivers in both state court and bankruptcy litigation.

Hart, King & Coldren, PLC

Santa Ana, CA

Jan. 2007 to Mar. 2008

Associate Attorney – Commercial Real Estate Litigation

• Second chaired a two month jury trial in breach of contract dispute on behalf of real estate investor, resulting in multi-million dollar verdict in favor of client; drafted special jury instructions and closing arguments, and interviewed jurors after return of verdict.

• Deposed general counsel of a publicly traded parent corporation of a defendant in the vicarious liability phase of a trial that resulted in the parent corporation being held liable for the judgment.

• Conducted multiple depositions and prepared witnesses for testifying at trials in numerous cases ranging from shopping center lease issues, to eminent domain issues.

Sedgwick, LLP

Irvine, CA

May 2005 to Dec. 2006

Law Clerk – Land Use and Environmental Litigation

• Prepared factual bases for over thirty lawsuits involving actions, against municipal planning commissions, brought pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Researched zoning and environmental issues, monitored city council and planning commission meetings, drafted public records requests, and reviewed documents produced by builders and city agencies.

• Prepared opinion letters, based on zoning research and plan reviews, regarding proposed access road improvements to a concrete factory site bordering residential zones and protected wetlands.

• Received offer to join the Land Use Litigation Group.

Loyola Law School – Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

J.D., May 2006

• Student Bar Association – Elected Section Representative

• Academic Standards Committee – Appointed Representative

• Entertainment and Sports Law Society – Member

• International Law Society – Member

• Significant coursework in international law, including programs in Beijing and Tijuana

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL

B.A., Political Science, Jan. 2000

• NCAA Division 1 Men's Volleyball Team – Member (1995-1997), Assistant Coach (1997-2000)

• Athletic Department Community Service Liaison

GE Medical Systems

Chicago, IL

Sep. 2000 to Dec. 2002

Project Manager – E-Commerce and Information Technology Implementation

• Received numerous awards, including the GE Management Award for excellence in project management, the Austin West Award for Applications Excellence, and multiple “Night on the Town” Awards, related to my work in implementing a new project management software system throughout GE, and also related to my work in assessing and implementing the needs of various medical imaging groups with regard to their public Internet presence.

Object Management Group

Needham, MA

Jan. 2000 to Sep. 2000

Webmaster

• Presented organizational seminars at committee meetings in Oslo, Norway and conferred with leaders of international member base to gather requirements and address concerns regarding the internal and external dissemination of documents and information.

Neo-Scene, LLC

Chicago, IL

May 1998 to Jul. 2000

Managing Member

• Created a Marketing and Web Design firm with only $3,500 worth of initial investment, while also attending college full-time.