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Susan L. Novosad, Partner, is a trial attorney with over 28 years of experience representing clients in a variety of personal injury and wrongful death matters, including premises liability, medical malpractice, car and trucking accidents and nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuits.. A fundamental aspect of Susan’s practice is her accessibility to her clients. She believes that her clients are entitled to fair compensation for the harm they have suffered, and has met with Illinois legislators to oppose laws placing limits on recoveries of medical malpractice victims.. Susan compassionately serves injured clients, tirelessly working to bring justice to those harmed as a result of negligence. Susan is well-known in the Chicago legal community for her unmatched negotiation skills and her ability to end disputes and help opposing parties find resolution. These powerful diplomacy skills have earned her the enduring respect of both peers and adversaries.. Some of Susan’s most notable achievements include:. A $6.7 million birth injury verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit. A $3.5 million settlement in a birth injury lawsuit. A $1.5 million settlement on behalf of an elderly resident of a long-term care facility who suffered burns after being placed in a scalding bath. A $1.49 million medical malpractice settlement. A record $1 million settlement (the largest nursing home negligence settlement in Lake County, IL, history) for the family of a deceased former nursing home resident who died after suffering injuries in a fall at a nursing home.. In 2013, Susan obtained a $2.4 million verdict in a personal injury lawsuit against the City of Chicago. Follow the link to read coverage of this accident verdict.. Recently, Susan was chosen for inclusion in Chicago Magazine's Illinois: The Top 100 list, along with the Illinois: The Top 50 Women list. These honors highlight the attorneys who topped the Illinois Super Lawyers nomination, research and review processes. Susan was named to the Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell®. Susan was honored among the WBAI's 2015 Top Women Lawyers in Leadership. This award recognizes outstanding women lawyers in Illinois who serve in a leadership role, who have excelled in their legal field and have gone beyond traditional mentoring to create new pathways for other women. She was also named as a Leading Lawyer for 2012-15 by her peers.. In addition to her practice, Susan enjoyed mentoring law students through the Alumni Mentoring Program at the John Marshall Law School. She grew up in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, IL, and is a graduate of the University of Illinois. In 1986, Susan graduated from John Marshall Law School with honors and was admitted to practice law in Illinois the same year.. Susan resides with her husband, also an attorney, in suburban Chicago, and has three children.

Steven M. Levin, co-founder and senior partner of Levin & Perconti, is a nationally known attorney who has successfully represented clients in personal injury matters for over thirty years. In 1992, he and John Perconti founded the firm and our lawyers have achieved over $520 million for clients, including over $140 million in nursing home abuse and neglect cases.. Steve has obtained numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients in a variety of nursing home, medical malpractice, personal injury and wrongful death cases.. $17.7 million settlement  on behalf of an injured police officer who sustained a serious brain injury due to nursing staff negligence in a Chicago hospital.. $7 million verdict in a medical negligence suit against a doctor who failed to diagnose our client’s postpartum bleeding, resulting in her death.. $6.7 million verdict in a birth injury lawsuit against a hospital involving a birth injury lawsuit.. $5.7 million workplace injury settlement for a 27-year-old roofer who was injured on the job.. $2.9 million Cook County record nursing home neglect verdict in a pressure sore case.. Pioneering Nursing Home Litigation. Steve was among the first attorneys in the country to handle nursing home cases, and has established a reputation as one of the country’s top litigators in the area of nursing home litigation. He has advocated on behalf of hundreds of nursing home residents who have been victimized by improper care and treatment, achieving record-setting verdicts and settlements in these cases.. More importantly, Steve’s vigilance in representing victims in nursing home negligence lawsuits has brought national attention to this rampant and unacceptable problem, sending a message that mistreatment of one of society’s most vulnerable groups will not go unnoticed.. Steve is a member of the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care's Leadership Council, an organization dedicated to protecting the rights of nursing home residents and their families.  He is also the former chair of the AAJ's Nursing Home Litigation Group. Steve's comments on nursing home litigation have been quoted in national news publications including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.. Steve was recently listed in the Illinois: The Top 100 list in the February 2015 issue ofChicago Magazine, a listing of the attorneys who ranked at the top of the Illinois Super Lawyers nomination, research and review process. He has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer every year since 2005.. Steve is well-respected among his peers who have nominated him as one of the top Illinois lawyers in personal injury and nursing home litigation through the Leading Lawyers Network. Steve was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 in the field of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs.. Steve has been honored by the Martindale-Hubbell American Law Directory, and awarded their “AV” rating for his legal abilities and very high ethical standards and The National Trial Lawyers, an organization composed of The Top 100 Trial Lawyers from each state.  The Litigation Counsel of America also selected him as a Fellow of the organization.. In October 2012, Steve received an award for Trial Lawyer Excellence for the Highest Reported Illinois Verdict in a Nursing Home Malpractice case .  The award was presented by the Jury Verdict Reporter, a division of Law Bulletin Publishing Co.. As a Chicago medical malpractice lawyer, Steve is dedicated to helping people who have been injured, or the families of people killed, because of someone else’s mistakes or improper conduct. He stands by the belief that lawsuits not only bring relief to injured victims, but also motivate healthcare providers, businesses and manufacturers to make systemic changes to provide better care, service, and safer products.

Since he first began practicing law over fifteen years ago, Jason Carroll has focused his practice on protecting the rights of injured workers before the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. Today, nearly one-hundred-percent of his practice is dedicated to representing injured workers. He has successfully litigated hundreds of cases involving back injuries, shoulder injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, repetitive trauma, and exposure. Jason has tried over one-hundred cases at the Commission and has also pursued and won appeals before the Commission, Circuit Courts and the Illinois Appellate Court.. Much of his practice involves representing union workers in the automotive field who are injured on the job. He has fought and successfully litigated countless cases against large corporations. He is not afraid to stand up to big insurance companies and fight for the rights of his clients. He has the background, knowledge and experience necessary to reach the best possible resolution of their claims.. Jason was raised in Northwest Indiana just outside of Chicago. He was raised to understand what a fair work environment can do to help a family. But he also knows what struggles can occur when an employer does not treat its employees fairly. His father was a proud union machinist and his mother has been teaching as long as he can remember. Having grown up in a union household, he does not take for granted the victories unions have fought for and won for their workers. He strives to continue that fight alongside not only his union clients but his non-union clients alike.. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts from Franklin College of Indiana where he graduated with a double major in Political Science and American Studies. After graduation, he pursued and earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He is admitted to the Illinois State Bar and to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association.. When he is not representing his clients before the Commission, Jason enjoys watching the White Sox and Blackhawks, and also enjoys working out and cooking in his spare time.

Sam Neschis works with businesses and business owners in a variety of industries. Sam began his career at the New York County District Attorney’s Office, where he gained valuable trial and investigative experience. He has been practicing corporate and commercial law in Chicago since 2002 representing businesses and individuals in a wide range of areas including shareholder and partnership disputes, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, theft of trade secrets, general employment matters, restrictive employment covenants (including non-competition and non-solicitation matters), commercial fraud, and unfair competition. He also represents clients in real estate, trust, and probate litigation and handles civil appeals.. Sam also assists business owners with forming their businesses and with issues that arise during the operation of the business including negotiating contracts, addressing employee issues, and dealing with disputes between owners.. Sam is the current chair and co-newsletter editor for the Illinois State Bar Association Business and Securities Law Section Council.. Sam is an arbitrator for the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Law Division Commercial Calendar mandatory arbitration program, through which he arbitrates commercial disputes. Sam is also a certified mediator and, in that capacity, works with businesses and individuals to resolve disputes either prior to or during litigation.. Sam is also an active volunteer with Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, through which he represents homeowners facing foreclosure.. Sam is the author of Reasonable Expectations of Shareholder-Employees in Closely Held Corporations: Towards a Standard of When Termination of Employment Constitutes Shareholder Oppression, published in the Winter 2015 edition of the De Paul Business & Commercial Law Journal.. Sam is a 1999 graduate of the Fordham University School of Law where he was awarded the Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award.. Sam is admitted to the Supreme Court of Illinois, the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit as well as the New York State Supreme Court.

Mark Almanza earned his law degree from The University of Chicago Law School. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. Mr. Almanza also proudly served in the United States Air Force. The military service taught him the value of discipline, unshakeable integrity, and excellence in all his work that he upholds today.

Margaret Battersby Black is an award-winning attorney who has played a key role in a number of nursing home and medical malpractice cases at Levin & Perconti. Her commitment to her practice has achieved noteworthy results for clients in all types of personal injury, nursing home and malpractice matters. Margaret is also committed to the advancement of women in the legal profession and serves as a mentor to law students and younger lawyers. In 2015 Margaret was honored by Chicago-Kent Law School as Outstanding Young Alumna of the year. This award recognizes alumni who have made significant contributions to the law school and the legal community.. Margaret grew up in Beverly Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, in a large Irish Catholic family full of lawyers and judges. She watched her father, a Plaintiff’s lawyer, spend his career helping the underdogs and the good guys, and this made a lasting impression. From a young age, Margaret embraced leadership roles in school, sports, and within her own family as the oldest child. Later, her ambition and vision helped earn her an undergraduate degree from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, build a successful career as a financial analyst at JP Morgan Chase in Chicago, and go on to earn her law degree from Chicago-Kent Law School. Family has remained central to her life, and she lives in Chicago with her husband, Jeff, and children, Evelyn and William. Margaret joined Levin & Perconti as a law clerk in 2006, was promoted to associate attorney in 2008 and was named Partner in 2014.. A representative sample of my successful verdicts:. Margaret is well known for her work on behalf of individuals and families in lawsuits involving nursing home abuse and negligence. She has secured many notable high six and seven-figure settlements in cases involving falls, pressure sores and medication errors.. Margaret is well regarded by her clients and peers alike, and was honored by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company as one of the 2011 "40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch." This award is given to 40 outstanding attorneys throughout the state for their achievements on behalf of their clients, their communities and the legal profession. To view Margaret's 40 Under Forty profile click here.. Margaret was a founding member and is the inaugural chair of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Women’s Caucus for the term that runs through 2018. She is active in the Women's Bar Association of Illinois, the American Constitution Society, the American Association for Justice, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the Illinois State Bar Association, and previously served as the ACS Chicago Chapter’s Law Firm Outreach Coordinator. She regularly judges law school moot court competitions and hosts students in externships.

Lou began his practice of law in New York in 1984 prior to moving to Chicago, where he became an equity partner at Gould & Ratner in 1992. He also held the same position at Neal, Gerber, & Eisenberg and Much Shelist, prior to forming Bernstein Law Firm in 2009. During those formative years, Lou garnered experience representing clients throughout the United States, in complex civil litigation matters before trial courts, arbitration panels, mediators, and numerous state and federal appellate courts, including the United States Supreme Court. Lou also served as chairman of the litigation department and governing bodies of several of those firms. However, large firm politics and adherence to the bottom line took its toll. As Lou liked to joke, “I could not wait to get out of the office and into court for some peace and quiet.” Lou then decided to build upon his experience and open his own law firm to better represent his clients and provide a work environment more conducive to relationship building and fostering collegiality among the attorneys and staff of the firm.. Over the years Lou has primarily focused his area of expertise on complex civil litigation matters. The breadth of these representations has run from a multitude of real estate developers in the Chicagoland area, the Crown family, class action defense for Bumble Bee Foods and JPMorgan Chase, franchise litigation on behalf of Pepperidge Farm and in the fashion industry, most prominently, Tom Ford, AG Jeans and Carine Roitfeld. Some highlights include:. Lou is Chairman Emeritus of The Mankind Project International and a member of The Executives' Club of Chicago.  He is a featured speaker and regular panelist on timely issues of business, banking, real estate, and finance law at legal and business conferences around the country and has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Northwestern University School of Law.

Joseph F. Janas is an associate and intellectual property lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP where he advises clients on intellectual property issues including U.S. and foreign patent prosecution and patent risk management. He has experience in a number of technical fields, including mobile telephones, medical imaging systems, smart energy devices, agricultural systems, fluid control devices, childcare products, oil drilling systems, firearms and ammunition, financial systems, and internal combustion engines. Mr. Janas is a member of the firm’s Mechanical & Electromechanical Technologies Practice and Technology Industry Team.. Before joining Foley, Mr. Janas was a patent attorney with Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, L.L.C. His legal experience also includes serving as a summer associate and law clerk with Patterson Thuente Christensen Pedersen, P.A.. Prior to his legal career, Mr. Janas worked as a mechanical engineer with Motorola, Inc. in their Powertrain and Chassis Controls Division (now Continental AG). His experience at Motorola includes design and development of electronic transmission control modules, finite element analysis and computational fluid dynamics simulations, and component failure analysis.

Joni Andrioff is a shareholder in the Chicago office of Littler Mendelson PC, the largest labor and employment law firm in the U.S. She has practiced in the area of employee benefits and executive compensation for over 25 years as an attorney in both the large international law firm and Big Four accounting and consulting settings.

John J. Perconti is a highly-acclaimed Illinois attorney and co-founder of Levin & Perconti. For over 25 years, he has devoted his practice to advocating for people and families in personal injury and wrongful death cases.  In 1992, he merged his practice with Steven Levin, and now the firm employs over twenty lawyers and has obtained over $520 million in verdicts and settlements for clients.. John has an excellent record of success representing clients in injury, elder abuse and wrongful death cases.  He is nationally recognized as one of the country’s leading medical malpractice attorneys because of his extensive experience in federal and state courts. He possesses an in-depth knowledge of complex medical issues that has allowed him to achieve record-setting multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients.. John obtained a $14 million record failure to diagnose cancer verdict in Illinois for a woman whose doctor delayed her diagnosis of lung cancer. He also obtained a $7.5 millions record Illinois Jones Act settlement  for a boat worker who was injured in a boat explosion in Alton, Ill.. In a birth injury case, John reached a $6.5 million settlement for a young girl who suffers from cerebral palsy as a result of an inexperienced physician’s failure to perform a timely c-section.  John also achieved a $5.77 million Federal Tort Claims Act bench trial verdict against a Veteran’s Administration and a $5.35 million against a Chicago hospital for the family of an 18-year-old woman who died when hospital staff failed to diagnose her with postpartum cardiomyopathy.. John is regarded as one of the leading nursing home negligence lawyers in Chicago for his work on behalf of victims of abuse and neglect.  John achieved a $3 million Illinois record nursing home pressure sore settlement for a client.  In 2011 he recovered a $1 million settlement in a nursing home fall case.. John also has experience in all types of injury and accident cases.  He achieved a $10 million settlement for a 5-year-old boy who lost his leg when he was run over by a fire truck. In 2010, John obtained a $6.5 million settlement for the family of a 32-year-old woman who was killed in a trucking accident. This settlement was a record-high settlement for a Kane County wrongful death claim . Additionally, John negotiated a $6 million settlement for two families who lost six children in an apartment fire, and in 2008, he reached a Jones Act settlement for $4.5 million for a deckhand whose leg was injured on a barge and required an above-the-knee amputation. He also settled a $3 million medical malpractice lawsuit against Advocate Brommen Hospital in Normal, IL.. John is an active member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Society of Trial Lawyers, The Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America and The Justinian Society of Lawyers, and has been a strong voice against tort reform. He is also a member of The National Trial Lawyers, an organization composed of The Top 100 Trial Lawyers from each state, and is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.. John was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 in the field of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. He has received an “AV” rating from the Martindale-Hubbell American Law Directory, indicating preeminent legal ability and very high ethical standards. He has also been named one of Illinois’ top litigators by Leading Lawyers Network and achieved a Lead Counsel Rating in Elder Law .. In 2013, 2014, and 2015 John was included in  Chicago Magazine's  Illinois: The Top 100 list , a listing of lawyers who topped the Illinois Super Lawyers nomination, research and review process. He has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer every year since 2005.. John was born and raised in Chicago and resides in suburban Chicago with his wife, Toni, and daughters Morgan and Paige.

Jill Welytok is a registered patent attorney and CPA, and currently represents over 200 patent and trademark clients including federal government research entities, diversified manufacturing corporations and entrepreneurial start-ups which have obtained investment capital.. Jill is the author of several internationally published books on intellectual property, tax and technology related topics, which have been recognized by members of the U.S Senate and the former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.. Her most recent books are The Entrepreneur's Guide to Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade secrets and Licensing (Penguin/Putnam Press 2004) and Sarbanes-Oxley for Dummies (Wiley & Sons 2006).. Jill's areas of expertise include:. Ms. Welytok has participated in copyright litigation matters involving the music and movie industries. She holds a J.D. from DePaul University in Chicago, where she was on the Law Review, and a Masters Degree in Computer Science from Marquette University. Ms. Welytok also holds an LL.M. in Taxation. She was formerly a tax consultant with the predecessor firm to Ernst & Young. She speaks on corporate and nonprofit governance issues and on taxation issues relevant to intellectual property transactions. She is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. District Tax Court and in Wisconsin and Illinois.. Ms. Welytok is currently co-authoring the Independent Inventor with Louis Foreman, the producer of the Emmy Award winning Everyday Edisons television show.. The Independent Inventor: Bringing Innovations to Market in Tough Economic Times (Workman Publishers, expected release date: February 2009)Sarbanes-Oxley for Dummies (Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2006)Entrepreneur's Guide to Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets and Licensing (Penguin/Putnam Press July 2004)QuickBooks Bible (Wiley & Sons Publishers) Bestseller List, 1999, 2002, 2004The Online Investing Bible (IDG Books Worldwide Publishers, 2001)Opening Your First Online Investing Account (IDG Books Worldwide Publishers, 2001)MGI PhotoSuite IV for Dummies (IDG Books Worldwide Publishers, 2000)PCAnywhere for Dummies (IDG Books Worldwide Publishers, 2000)How to Do Everything With Your Scanner (McGraw Hill Publishers, 2002)Teach Yourself TurboTax in 24 Hours (Macmillan Publishers, 1999) Bestseller list

Jamal M. Edwards focuses his legal practice on Intellectual Property (IP) and Technology, business litigation, healthcare and real estate matters. Mr. Edwards has represented major international and Fortune 500 companies for over 15 years. He now counsels entrepreneurs, small businesses (including MBEs and WBEs) and start-ups in a broad range of matters.. Adding to his value as a trusted counselor, Jamal has had a distinguished business career, including two executive positions at Equifax, Inc., several small business, real estate and tech start-up CEO positions, and serving as turnaround CEO for a federally qualified health center in Chicago, and advisor to a commercial real estate company.. In 2011, Crain’s Chicago Business named him top “40 under 40” and he has received several prestigious awards for his work in law, healthcare, business, real estate and public relations/crisis communications. He has repeatedly been recognized as a SuperLawyers® Rising Star in both Illinois and Michigan.. Before joining the Firm, Mr. Edwards was a partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP and the Detroit office of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP. He also previously served as corporate counsel to IBM.. Mr. Edwards has served on a variety of nonprofit boards, including the AIDS Legal Council of Chicago (now the Legal Council for Health Justice), Adoption-Link NFP, Illinois Primary Healthcare Association and Alliance of Chicago Community Health Services, L3C. He is actively engaged in civic, political and philanthropic endeavors, locally and nationally.. After graduating from law school, Jamal clerked for the Hon. Raymond A. Jackson, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and for the Hon. Roger L. Gregory, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.. Mr. Edwards received his B.S. cum laude from Morehouse College in 1998. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 2002, where he was the Executive Editor of the Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review and a Semi-Finalist in the 77th Annual Henry M. Campbell Moot Court Competition, in addition to winning several other prestigious moot court and mock trial competitions, locally and nationally.. You can learn more about us from our website () or about Jamal by visiting his LinkedIn page \in\JamalMEdwards.

I strive to know and understand my cilents' needs so that I am able to advocate for those specific needs to the best of my ability. I work to ensure my clients understand the legal concepts and strategies involved in their cases. It is my goal to fully understand my cilents, attend to their needs, and create strategies to get them where they need to be.

I am the founder of Glanzer & Associates, P.C.  I've been licensed to practice law in Illinois since 1992, and have worked for some of Chicago's largest bankruptcy firms. My practice is devoted to representing clients in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases as well as student loan issues. I represent my clients with a high level of sensitivity and professionalism, and have discharged millions of dollars of debt for my clients. My committment to helping people in financial distress not only involves relieving people of their financial burdens, but also counseling them about life after bankruptcy and rebuilding their credit.

I am an experienced restructuring and bankruptcy partner in the Chicago office of Foley & Lardner LLP. I have represented debtors, trustees, secured lenders, unsecured creditors, purchasers of assets, investors, and other stakeholders in a broad range of restructuring matters throughout the country, including complex chapter 11 proceedings, out-of-court workouts, acquisitions, liquidations, and bankruptcy litigations in both federal and state court. I regularly advise, and develop strategies and creative solutions for, clients in distressed-debt situations, default scenarios, and workouts. I have led bankruptcy and restructuring matters for clients in industries as varied as manufacturing, energy, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and retail.. I also have significant experience with respect to commodities, derivatives, and securities insolvency issues. My work in these specialized areas has involved significant counseling work for exchanges, FCMs, funds, broker dealers, and others. Through my counseling work, I have developed specific expertise with respect to the United States Bankruptcy Code’s treatment of contractual rights to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate securities contracts, commodities contracts, and forward contracts. I have also participated in the American Bar Association’s Part 190 Subcommittee’s efforts to undertake a review of the CFTC’s Part 190 commodity broker bankruptcy rules and provide recommendations to the CFTC on potential amendments to those rules.. I also volunteer my time and give back to the community. I am committed to the Edward J. Lewis II Lawyers in the Classroom program, where I teach 8th grade students important aspects of the U.S. Constitution and our legal system.

I am a full time trial attorney who represents persons who have been injured or family members of persons who have been killed as a result of the negligent or wrongful conduct of others.

Donna J. Pugh is a partner at Foley & Lardner LLP where she focuses her practice on obtaining governmental approvals related to land use and zoning on behalf of her retail, health care and corporate clients. With her approach of bridging the gap between client, civic and municipal needs, Ms. Pugh has an exceptionally high success rate of securing necessary entitlements for land development projects in the Chicago area.. A consensus builder, Ms. Pugh works to unite property owners, elected officials and community groups to achieve approvals that maximize flexibility of future land use and benefit all involved stakeholders. A member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice and Senior Living Industry Team, she was selected for inclusion in the 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Illinois Super Lawyers® lists for her zoning and land use work. She was also selected for inclusion in the 2010 Super Lawyers® Corporate Counsel list. She has been selected as a Leading Lawyer in the area of Land Use, Zoning & Condemnation Law from 2003-2010, and was named as one of the Top Business Lawyers in Illinois in 2010 Leading Lawyers Magazine – Business Edition. Ms. Pugh is recognized in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers of America for her work in land use and zoning law. *. Ms. Pugh has experience in securing rezoning, variations, text amendments and other land use approvals.. Ms. Pugh is proud to recognize that the firm Foley & Lardner LLP has taken top honors in client service among law firms serving the Fortune 1000 and has been ranked number one on the 2010 BTI Client Service 30 list.. * The Illinois Supreme Court does not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of law and no award or recognition is a requirement to practice law in Illinois.

Deanna Pihos, a partner at Miner, Barnhill & Galland who specializes in litigation, joined the firm in 2008 after two judicial clerkships, one in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and one in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She divides her time between the Chicago office and Los Angeles, California, and represents clients nationwide.. Deanna pursued a career in law, and specifically joined MBG in order to use her skills as an attorney to promote social justice. This remains her passion today and her practice largely focuses on representing individuals and groups whose rights have been violated, protecting consumers from fraud, and working to eliminate discrimination in the workplace.. Deanna has extensive experience in complex litigation and her areas of focus include: representing state governments in complex litigation; representing plaintiffs in civil rights, environmental, consumer protection, qui tam, and class action matters; and representing employees in discrimination, wage and hour, and other employment matters. She also advises employers and non-profits on legal issues pertaining to their employees. Deanna litigates in both state and federal court and her dedication to her clients and providing them the highest quality representation has translated to millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts.

DALIAH SAPER is a member of the Illinois Bar and both the General Bar and Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.  She has handled many high profile cases (including one she argued before the Illinois Supreme Court) and is regularly interviewed on national tv, radio, and in several publications including:  Fox News, CNBC, ABC News, The Chicago Tribune, WGN Radio, NPR, and a slew of smaller websites.  She has repeatedly received the honor of being named a“Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine (2009,2010,2011,2012,2013), is recognized as a leading Media and Entertainment lawyer by Chambers and Partners, featured on the cover of TheXemplar magazine, profiled by the Chicago Law Bulletin,  and has been nominated for the prestigious ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award. This year, Law Bulletin Publishing Company selected Daliah Saper as a “40 under 40,” an incredibly competitive list of accomplished attorneys compiled from over 1250 qualified nominations. (Read the detailed profile here.). Daliah is an Adjunct Professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, teaching a Sports and Entertainment Law course.  She also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Illinois College of Law, teaching an Internet Law course.  She is on the faculty of PLI, Practicing Law Institute, and has been selected by Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society to be a member of Harvard’s new Online Media Legal Network (OMLN).  In addition Daliah conducts Seminars at Saper Law on a monthly basis, and is a frequent lecturer, panelist, and instructor for organizations around the city and the country. (For Daliah’s latest speaking engagements, please click on News.). Daliah received her J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law, where she was a staff member on the Journal of Law Technology and Policy and served as President of the Intellectual Property Law Society. Her work experience includes positions at Brinks Hofer Gilson and Lione, a large intellectual property law firm; Lawyers for the Creative Arts, a non-profit organization assisting artists; and the Anti-Defamation League, a civil rights organization. She has also worked at Playboy Enterprises, Inc., assisting with the maintenance and enforcement of Playboy’s global trademark portfolio.. Prior to starting her own firm, Daliah gained experience as a commercial litigator and negotiated settlement agreements on behalf of individuals sued by the Recording Industry Association of America. She also served as Vice President and in-house counsel of diLuce Productions, Inc., a Chicago based public relations and marketing consulting firm specializing in event production.. Daliah is an active member of the Chicago Bar Association, the Chicago Fashion Foundation, the Technology Executives Club, the Decalogue Society, the Standard Club, and IFP (Independent Feature Project).  Through her firm, she supports and sponsors many technology and arts related organizations such as Tech Cocktail and the Midwest Independent Film Festival. She also volunteers for Lawyers for the Creative Arts, Kartemquin Films, Chicago Filmmakers, Women in Film, and Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti Foundation.. Finally, Daliah has extensive overseas experience, having studied at Fudan University in Shanghai and the City University School of Business in London. She speaks Hebrew and Farsi.

Alexander focuses his practice on civil litigation. His primary practice areas are personal injury, contract, toxic tort and construction litigation.. Mr. Memmen has extensive experience litigating all levels of cases, including cases valued at over a million dollars. He has represented clients in the trial and appellate courts of both Wisconsin and Illinois.. Alexander was raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin and is an avid Packer fan. When not practicing law, he enjoys golf, tennis, skiing and American history.. You can reach Mr. Memmen at