About Howard
Howard Ankin took a conventional path into the law, combining undergraduate study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a law degree from The John Marshall Law School. He completed his undergraduate coursework in 1986 and later earned his J.D. after studies concluded in 1994. Those academic years framed his entry into the Illinois legal community.
After finishing law school, Ankin built a practice in Illinois. He moved into private practice and over time took on increasing managerial responsibility. By 2001 he had assumed the role of managing partner at Ankin Law. That title reflects years of steady work inside a single-state practice rather than a high-profile public trajectory.
As managing partner, Ankin oversees the firm’s operations and the lawyers who work there. The firm is listed as maintaining multiple office locations. In that capacity he manages administrative tasks, client intake, staffing matters and the allocation of work across the offices. Those day-to-day responsibilities shape how the firm delivers legal services to clients.
Colleagues and clients describe his role in practical terms: allocating resources, supervising case progress, and ensuring matters move through the office efficiently. He balances the demands of running a law practice with maintaining a caseload. That balance is a familiar challenge for lawyers who lead small and midsize practices.
Public records identify him as practicing in Illinois. He has kept his practice centered in that jurisdiction over the years. The timeline from law school to a senior managerial role is straightforward: education in the 1980s and early 1990s followed by nearly a decade of post-graduate practice before taking the helm at Ankin Law in 2001.
As of 2026 he continues to serve as managing partner at Ankin Law and remains based in Illinois. His current practice centers on the work he oversees and conducts through Ankin Law in that state.
