• President, Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association (IRELA)
  
  
• Member, ISBA Real Estate Law Section Council
  
  
• Chair, Northwest Suburban Bar Association Real Estate Law Committee since 1997
  
  
• Member, Multi-Board Residential Real Estate Contract Drafting Committee as IRELA Representative
  
  
• Licensed Real Estate Licensing and Continuing Education Instructor, Oakton Community College
  
  
• Title Examiner and Agent, Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund
  
  
• Principal, LAW OFFICES OF RALPH J. SCHUMANN, established 1995
  
  
• Past Vice President and Director, Northwest Suburban Estate Planning Council
  
  
• Author, "Methods of Taking or Holding Title", Chapter 8S of Residential Real Estate, IICLE (2005)
  
  
• Past President, Rotary Club of Elk Grove Village, Illinois (2005-06)
  
  
• Trustee, Elk Grove Village Public Library (1995-2001)
  
  
• Past President, United Way of Elk Grove
  
  
• Voted Elk Grove Village "Volunteer of the Year" in 1995
  
  
• J.D., IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, with honors

Ralph Schumann Quoted in Chicago Lawyer:

IRELA President Ralph J. Schumann was quoted in the November, 2007, and December, 2007, issues of the Chicago Lawyer in a two-part article discussing current issues presented by subprime mortgages.  Part One is entitled: "Subprime mortgages: An invitation to a meltdown", and Part Two is entitled:  "The credit crunch moves dramatically beyond Wall Street"

To access a copy of Part One of the two-part series as a PDF file, click on:

PART ONE: "Subprime mortgages: An invitation to a meltdown"

(This is a large file.)

To access a copy of Part Two of the two-part series as a PDF file, click on:

PART TWO: "The credit crunch moves dramatically beyond Wall Street"

(This is a large file.)