Irwin S. Zeidman
Director of Technology

Phone: 312-696-4469
Fax: 312-444-9287

izeidman@butlerrubin.com

Professional Responsibilities: Irwin is responsible for the firm’s information technology strategy as well as managing day-to-day technology planning, implementation, purchasing, technology procedures and protocols, IT assets and outside relationships.

Experience: A highly skilled professional, Irwin began his career in the 1980s and was previously Information Technology Director at the Chicago law firm Schwartz Cooper Chartered, where he had worked in various administrative and technical positions since 1992.

Before entering the legal services field, Irwin worked in the recording and venture capital industries.

Community Involvement: Irwin is a member of Skokie School District 73 Board of Education, where he heads the technology committee and co-chairs the policies and procedures committee. He is also a member of the International Legal Technology Association (ITLA) and is in the process of joining the Association of Legal Administrators.

Education: B.A., History, University of Chicago, with honors in the College and departmental honors, 1981

M.A., Divisional Masters in the Social Sciences, with a concentration in History and a minor in Social Sciences Statistical Methodology, University of Chicago, 1982

M. Phil, Entrance into doctoral candidacy – U.S. History, Columbia University, 1985

Personal: Irwin and his wife Eileen live in Skokie, Illinois with their two sons, Josh and Noah. Irwin is a voracious reader of literature, history and political analysis. He is addicted to both his mp3 player and to political blogs.





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