Jack Shadid

Jack Shadid focuses his practice primarily on creditors' rights, bankruptcy, and foreclosure matters. He represents a wide range of creditors—including commercial landlords, mortgage lenders, real estate developers, and construction companies—in both state and federal proceedings. Jack also works with creditors seeking to recover money they are owed by litigating post-judgment enforcement actions, Rule 2004 examinations, contested plan confirmation hearings, and motions for recovery of post-petition rent. Jack regularly handles sophisticated disputes in real estate finance, business insolvency, and secured transactions.

Jack also represents creditors pursuing payment of unpaid benefits and defends benefit plan administrators in bankruptcy preferential transfer disputes and provider payment disputes. Jack's employee benefits practice draws on his experience drafting legislation and advising the Illinois Senate President on policy issues related to defined benefit pension systems, defined contribution retirement plans, and government-sponsored health insurance programs. His knowledge in this area also draws upon hundreds of hours analyzing health insurance claims, reviewing appeals, and interpreting related billing and correspondence. Jack also sits on Hinshaw's Retirement Plans Committee.

In addition to his work on creditor enforcement and healthcare benefits litigation, Jack has an active real estate practice. He frequently represents mortgage lenders and title insurance companies dealing with city code violations and title disputes, including actions to quiet title prior to foreclosures and other real estate-related litigation. His work at the intersection of bankruptcy, insurance, and property law allows him to guide clients dealing with complex, high-stakes matters featuring asset-based lending, 363 sales, and loan participation agreements.

Jack is also at the forefront of legal developments involving digital assets and blockchain technology. He recently presented a continuing legal education seminar on the new Article 12 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), which establishes a regulatory framework for using digital assets such as cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in commercial lending and secured transactions. Under the framework established in the new UCC language, Jack advises clients on the treatment of cryptocurrency and other digital assets as property of bankruptcy estates. His experience includes guiding creditors through the evolving landscape of secured transactions involving digital assets, helping them navigate issues of perfection, priority, and risk mitigation in light of recent UCC amendments. Jack is also a member of the firm's Generative Artificial Intelligence Committee.

• Black Business Alliance – Peoria Chapter, Board Member
• Chicago Bar Association
• Chicago Civic Federation
• Turnaround Management Association

• Chicago-Kent College of Law
  • Dean’s List

• Co-Presenter, "The Social Network: How the UCC Amendment Governs Digital Assets in Commercial Transactions," Hinshaw University, CLE Webinar, May 15, 2025
• Co-Presenter, "Louisiana’s Advancements in CSS Projects via the Intersection of Primacy, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and Other Legislative Incentives," Webinar, September 26, 2023
• "Personal Finance," Hinshaw University, CLE Webinar, September 13, 2023

• Co-Author, Chapter 5, Dramshop Act Practice, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2024 Edition