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Melvin L. Sims III, (born 25 July 1974) is an American landlord-tenant attorney and real estate broker.[1][2][3][4] He is the founder and managing partner of the Tenants Rights Group, LLC, also known as “TRG”.[5]
Education
[edit]Sims received his early education and high schooling at the Whitney M. Young Magnet HS.[6] He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Amherst College in 1997.[5] He received his Juris Doctorate from Howard University School of Law in 2002.[5]
Career
[edit]From 2005 to 2010, Sims was the National Coordinator of The Affinity Group of African-American Attorneys at Seyfarth Shaw LLP.[citation needed] He was also a member of the board of directors of the former Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago (LAF) and on the LAF Board's Labor Relations/Personnel Policies sub-committee.[citation needed]
Sims is the founder and managing partner of The Tenants Rights Group,[5] LLC, a commercial and residential landlord-tenant law firm in Northern Illinois.[citation needed]
In 2022, Sims represented R. Kelly in a property case.[1][2][7][3] Kelly was convicted of three child pornography charges and three charges of enticing a minor and was sentenced to serve 31 years imprisonment in a combination of concurrent and consecutive sentences.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Facing eviction, R. Kelly must pay $173K in back rent, other fees by next week". Chicago Sun-Times. 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ a b "WWII veteran, 92, temporarily avoids eviction thanks to judge's order". ABC7 Chicago. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ a b "R. Kelly pleads with judge to keep studio open late". 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ Bellandi, Deanna; Wills, Christopher; Press, The Associated (2009-07-10). "Burris out of 2010 run, Ill. Senate race wide open". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ a b c d "Chicago Lawyer Takes Activism In His Own Hands To Help Tenants - CBS Chicago". www.cbsnews.com. 2015-04-26. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "87 FROM CHICAGO AREA ARE MERIT SEMIFINALISTS". Chicago Tribune. 1991-09-25. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "Judge rules R. Kelly can't use West Loop recording studio overnight". ABC7 Chicago. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ Lockett, Dee (2019-01-17). "R. Kelly Violated 67 City Codes by Using Studio As Residence, Inspection Finds". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "Inspection of R. Kelly's Chicago Rental Property to Take Place Wednesday". NBC Chicago. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "Judge Partially Grants R. Kelly's Request for Late Night Studio Access". TMZ. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "R. Kelly's Chicago Studio Hit With 66 Building Violations, Possible Fines". TMZ. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "R. Kelly attorney says studio inspection 'uneventful,' despite city finding building used as residence". Chicago Tribune. 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ Blistein, Jon (2019-01-17). "R. Kelly, City of Chicago Spar Over Violations at Singer's Studio". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
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