Mr. Weihl is an Officer in the Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Weihl's practice concentrates in commercial litigation, general corporate law and probate. In addition, Mr. Weihl has been involved in appellate proceedings in state and federal courts. Mr. Weihl has acted as an arbitrator and has arbitrated cases before a panel of arbitrators as well as before individual arbitrators.
Mr. Weihl served as a Director of the Bankers Trust Company from 1970 to 1987, Director of Clients' Security Fund of the Bar of Illinois from 1990 to 1994 and currently serves as a Director of the Harrisonville Telephone Company and Advisory Director of Okaw Valley Council, B.S.A.
Mr. Weihl was named in Best Lawyers in the U.S. – Illinois Probate in 1983 and 1987 and is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and the American Bar Foundation.
Publications
- “Engagement Letters.” The Bottom Line, Volume 24, No. 1, p.5 (September 2002)
- “It’s Time.” The Bottom Line, Vol. 23, No. 2, p.5 (January 2002)
- “Mentoring Associates.” The Bottom Line, Vol. 25, No. 3, p.2 (April, 2004)
- “More on Engagement Letters.” The Bottom Line, Vol. 28, No. 3, p.3 (May 2008)
- “Presenting the Bill.” The Bottom Line, Vol. 23, No. 3 p.2 (March 2002)
- “Rainmaking – Ten Tips for Doing It Successfully.” Multiple publications by ISBA The Bottom Line, The Bar News, Law Office Expo and Law Office Economics
- “The Swiss Inn Syndrome for Lawyer.” The Bottom Line, Vol. 26, No.4, p1 (June 2005)
- “The Large-Client Dilemma.” The Bottom Line, Vol. 24, No. 2 p 6 (December 2002)
- “Is There a Limited Liability Entity in your Future.” The Bottom Line, Vol. 24, No. 4, p 6 (June 2003)
- “Attracting Business l0l.” The Bottom Line, Vol. 26, No.2, p 2 (January 2005)
- “You Want it When.” The Bottom Line, Vol. 30, No. 1, p 3 (September 2008)
- “More on Associates.” The Bottom Line, Vol. 30, No. 3, p 5 (June 2009)
- "Where have all the clients gone?" The Bottom Line, Vol. 31, No. 2, p 1 (December 2009)
Cases
- Kurowski vs. Burch 290 N.E.2d 401, 8 Ill. App. 3d 716. Complaint based on separation of church and state doctrine.
- IDOT v. VIP Manor 453 N.E.2d 44, 117 Ill. App. 3d 137. Decision confirms replacement property can’t be taken by quick-take.
- Edgemont Bank & Trust v. City of Belleville 407 N.E.2d 159, 85 Ill. App. 3d 665 Zoning case resulting in multi-year delay of construction of bank.
- American Bottoms v. Cohn 5-94-0071 5th District Appellate. Home Rule Powers are limited to municipal boundaries.
- Hopkins v. Ulrich & Zoelzer 5-99-0121 5th District Appellate. Breach of fiduciary duty case.
- Flexivan v. Harpole 5-87-0240 5th District Appellate. Contract case on leased trailers.