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I am an energetic, motivated, and hard working criminal defense and civil rights attorney. I put my clients first.

I am an attorney at Peckar & Abramson, P.C. I represent businesses and individuals in litigation matters.  My mission is to work hard to see that you get the best possible result in the most cost-effective manner. I will be there to protect your interests, whether you are the plaintiff or the defendant.My experience includes claims for insurance coverage, products liability, defamation, fraud, and breach of contract. My environmental expertise includes handling significant litigation matters, including Superfund cases and wrongful death, personal injury, and property damage claims arising out of underground storage tank leaks, spills of chlorinated solvents, and other chemical releases. I have represented clients before the U.S. EPA, the Illinois EPA, and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality in enforcement matters. I have counseled clients on compliance and/or permitting issues under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and Toxic Substances Control Act. I have also helped clients take advantage of state and federal audit policies. In addition, I have advised clients on mergers and acquisitions concerning environmental liability and permitting issues, and conducted due diligence and prepared representations and warranties for corporate transactions.I received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Marquette University, and a Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from DePaul University College of Law. While at DePaul, I was on law review and an extern for The Honorable Blanche M. Manning, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.I am accepting new clients and appreciate any referrals. You are welcome to meet with me for free, without cost or obligation of any kind. To set up a free initial consultation, please contact my office by phone at or e-mail at

I am an associate attorney in the Chicago office of Arnstein & Lehr LLP, where I am a member of the firm’s Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights and Commercial Litigation practice groups. My practice focuses on the representation of business-oriented debtors and creditors in bankruptcy and out-of-court proceedings; estate representatives, such as Chapter 7 trustees, Chapter 11 trustees and plan administrators; and the representation of financial institutions and other entities on a variety of insolvency and commercial litigation matters.

I am an accomplished attorney concentrating in the area of construction law.  A significant part of my practice involves complex litigation matters which have included mechanics lien claims, defect and omission claims, breach of contract claims and delay claims.  I also draft and negotiate contracts on behalf of contractors, owners, architects and engineers.  The projects with which I have experience span a wide range:  from small renovations to multi-million dollar commercial buildings.

I am a wage-hour expert who serves as the head of Seyfarth Shaw's Chicago office Wage & Hour Litigation Practice Group and co-chair of the national group. I have as defended more than 125 actual or putative wage and hour collective/class actions. I also regularly advises companies on compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage-and-hour laws, including the performance of exempt status reviews and pay practice assessments. I write extensively on the FLSA and comparable state laws and drafted comments to the U.S. DOL on proposed FLSA exemption changes on behalf of the Society for Human Resources Management. I am one of three authors of the only treatise focused on wage and hour litigation, ALM’s more than 1,000-page Wage and Hour Collective and Class Litigation.

I am a University of Chicago law school graduate with an undergraduate business degree from Northwestern University.  We represent individuals and small-to medium size companies.. An important aspect of good representation is determining the key issues for a client and resolving them in a timely manner.  This concept enables me to be productive and reasonable and enable clients to have quality representation while keeping the fee structure very reasonable. I have the ability to relate to and get along with people of all ages and persuasions.  Being responsive to clients is important.  I always stay in close contact with my clients and return their telephone calls in a timely manner.. With respect to dispute resolution, good results can best be attained by gathering all necessary information, creating a timeline and narrative of events that is persuasive and articulate and keeping the emotion of the moment from precluding successful negotiations.. My specialties include general business, mergers and acquisitions, real estate law, landlord/tenant issues, dispute resolutions, start-up companies, various business agreements, commodity and index trading issues, foreclosures, mechanics liens, and short sales.. I strongly believe that my unique combination of experiences and accomplishments make me the ideal attorney to help you with your legal issues.

I am a third-generation lawyer and the founding partner of Ankin Law. Our more than 20 lawyers represents injured people in workers' compensation and personal injury cases. Call for a free consultation.

I am a solo practitioner with a BA in Literature from Marlboro College, a PhD in Social Thought from The University of Chicago, and a JD with a public interest certificate from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. I was trained in child welfare law and parent defense by Diane Redleaf and Melissa Staas at the Family Defense Center (FDC) where I worked as a clerk during law school and a post-graduation litigation fellow sponsored by Loyola University and FDC. I was barred in 2014 and started my own firm in January of 2015. During the pandemic the normalization of online meetings and hearings allowed me to expand my practice from Cook County north to the border, south to Kankakee, and west to Peoria. Don't hesitate to give me a call even if you live far from Cook County--remote legal work is here to stay and I am happy to represent clients from any part of the state via Zoom meetings, WebEx hearings, and the assistance of local counsel.. When not working I am an avid reader of contemporary fiction and history, and watcher of foreign crime dramas and almost any cooking show. My parents report that I've been fascinated by cooking shows since I was a toddler. (They also report that my first word was "why?" followed closely by "no," which I'm sure was excellent preparation for my legal career.) I consider myself a Chicagoan, having lived here since 2002 when I moved here from rural New England to attend grad school. I have worked extensively with the National Lawyers' Guild (NLG) protecting the rights of protesters and spent several months working with migrants on the Mexican side of the border and traveling in Colombia as part of an NLG Human Rights Delegation. I'm still working to improve my Spanish (it gets harder as you get older!) and I spend a lot of time playing with my two feline "law clerks," Bordy and Ripper (after Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert), who enjoy sitting on whatever I'm trying to work on at the moment.

I am a plaintiff's personal injury attorney, based in Chicago, Illinois.  My firm has successfully resolved cases in a wide variety of personal injury and negligence matters, including motor vehicle injury, trucking, bicyclist, nursing home, medical malpractice, and wrongful death matters.  We pride ourselves on our committment to our clients and to always putting their interests above all else.

I am a passionate, hard-working attorney that will fight for you the entire way. I will also actually sit down and talk to you. Part of representing you is telling you what is going on and why. You have rights, call me to enforce them!

I am a partner in the Chicago office of Barnes, Richardson & Colburn where I practice exclusively in the area of U.S. customs and international trade law. We work with importers and exporters to reduce costs and delays in their supply chain. We have experience in customs classification, valuation, audits, penalties, trade agreements, and litigation before the U.S. Court of International Trade and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

I am a managing member of an nine attorney family law firm in downtown Chicago and Hinsdale, IL.  We help our clients navigate the most difficult moments of their lives, handle cases in Cook, DuPage, Lake, and Will Counties, and work with the independent law office of Isabelle Gandonniere in Lyon, France for purposes of handling international family law matters.. I treat my clients the way I would want to be treated.  Attentive listening, straight talk, respect, and prepared representation are qualities I offer my clients.  If you would like additional information, please visit my web site or give me a call at.  Correspondence is welcome at my firm in English, French, and Spanish.

I am a litigator with substantial trial experience in a variety of complex matters. My focus is on work related injuries, personal injury and criminal defense. I also have substantial experience handling business litigation and transactional work incuding representing clients in both residential and commerical real estate deals and representing clients in the purchase and sale of their business.

I am a litigation associate at Rapoport Law Offices pecializing in personal injury cases including construction negligence, products liability, medical malpractice, premises liability and trucking liability. I have extensive courtroom experience and have tried numerous cases to verdict - all of which have resulted in positive outcomes for my clients.. I am actively involved in the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association where I am a founding chair of the ITLA Young Lawyers Division.  Additionally, I am a member of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois and currently serve as an editor of the WBAI Newsletter.. I was named a 2014, 2015 and 2016 Illinois Super Lawyer Rising Star - a distinction that is limited to 2.5% of attorneys in the state. I was also named a 2015 Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers Magazine.

I am a life-long Chicagoan who has represented the Chicago Bar Association and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce as General Counsel.  Representing the business and legal interests of the city has been particularly rewarding.  My family is active in the civic community and this is a great shared interest.

I am a licensed Illinois Attorney since 2009, practicing in Cook, Lake, Du Page, Kendall, Kane, and Joliet counties. I am a member of the Chicago Bar Association Editorial Board, as well as a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association.

I am a highly experienced corporate counsel and legal consultant, adept at providing transactional and commercial legal support for domestic and international clients. I have particular interest in supporting startups, social entrepreneurs, benefit corporations, and small to medium size enterprises. My areas of practice include compliance and technology transfer. I am skilled at developing and managing organizational policies, procedures, and reporting based on CSR, ESG, and DEI principles. It is my pleasure to provide my clients with successful strategies that mitigate risk while achieving their goals.

I am a highly effective, efficient and forward-thinking attorney who specializes in employment law defense, especially class action defense.  I also counsel clients on ways to avoid litigation so that clients can advance their business goals.

I am a graduate of the highly ranked University of Michigan Law School.  My legal education laid the foundation for my career as a criminal defense attorney.  I have specialized in criminal defense for over 35 years.  In that time I have tried thousands of cases, both bench trials and juries, and litigated hundreds of motions. My experience includes Illinois state and federal courts.

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.

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

I am a founding partner of Feis Goldy LLC, a boutique employment law firm dedicated to advising, negotiating and litigating claims on behalf of individual employees, managers and executives. With deep experience representing both individuals and employers, and serving as a neutral, I bring unique insight to provide the highest quality service and strategic representation to our firm's clients.  I spent a substantial part of my earlier career at an international "Big Law" firm representing employers, which gives me a keen understanding of the dynamics that drive management decision-making.  I developed my skills as a plaintiff-side attorney at a preeminent employment class action law firm, where I learned to translate my advocacy and negotiation skills for the benefit of employees.  I use those insights and my 30+ years of employment law experience to provide our clients with smart, sophisticated, pragmatic, and strategic representation to help them achieve positive results

I am a former prosecutor with over 25 years of experience handling thousands of cases including speeding and traffic tickets, DUI, and more serious misdemeanor and felony offenses. I am now here to apply my vast knowledge and experience in the criminal justice system to your case.I am licensed to handle all cases across the states of Illinois, Indiana and Florida.. I pride myself on my ethics, my connections and my experience! I listen to my clients, determine what their legal issues may be and then explain in a straightforward manner what penalties or punishments they may be facing and what their options are to resolve their case. I am a seasoned litigator and am not afraid to fight for my clients in and out of the courtroom. I return all client phone calls within the same business day and set very reasonable fees on all matters.

I am a financial services lawyer, focusing on securities and commodities regulatory issues.  I cut my teeth at Enron, after its collapse, managing the government investigations.  Since then, I have worked on and tried a number of high-profile securities and commodities matters, including Global Crossing and MF Global.  As a studen of the capital markets, I deal with issues involving cryptocurrency, the blockchain, and complex derivatives and options trading.  I also frequently try cases involving corporate disputes or issues arising from mergers and acquisitions.. As part of my work, I am regularly retained by individuals who may have been involved with companies deemed by the SEC or CFTC to be operating in a fraudulent manner.  In such cases, I assist clients in ascertaining defenses to both liability and, where applicable, disgorgement of funds obtained in connection with the allegedly fraudulent enterprise.. In addition, I am a SuperLawyer in Illinois, and have been since 2013.. Read more: ?nbioID=c0-49d7-9622-26e00377a572&ajax=no

I am a criminal defense lawyer that has specialized in criminal defense  since I graduated law school, over 22 years. I have practiced criminal defense both in Houston, Texas and in the Chicago area, where my main focus is federal law.. I attended the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in 2000 and have been returning as faculty since 2004.  I am  Board Certified  by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in the area of Criminal Law and Criminal Apellate law.. I have always have had a passion for defending people accused by the government and believe that a strong defense is a personalized defense based upon the needs of the individual representing.  I strive to combine my knowledge of the law and my understanding of my client to formulate a defense strategy that best serves each individual I represent.. In addition to the law, I enjoy running marathons, cycling, triathalons and completed tough mudder event in Austin Texas.  I have recently started playing the piano again after 20 years.