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Since 2008, Deanna has dedicated herself to helping investors recover their losses from brokerage firms and investment advisors. She focuses her practice on cases filed in FINRA arbitration, JAMS, and AAA. Deanna is also an advocate for those injured by vaccines, representing victims in the United States Court of Federal Claims through the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Deanna graduated Cum Laude from The John Marshall Law School in Chicagograduated Cum Laude from the University of Illinois-Chicago with a B.A. in Psychology. She is admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the United States Court of Federal Claim.

Since 2001, I have been representing clients at The Law Offices of Kameli and Associates in all aspects of business law, corporate law, and family-related immigration, including employment and employment-creation (EB-5) immigrant visas. In various employment matters, including labor litigation and avoidance, wrongful cancelation and contractual dispute, discrimination, equal employment, and wage and overtime claims, he also represents employers and employees.. I have experience in corporate management, contract disputes, franchise issues, start-ups, and many corporate and company law businesses. I have also represented clients in U.S. federal and state courts as well as several federal, state, and local authorities.. I have appeared and argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. While in law school, I served as a judicial intern to the Hon. Patrick E. McGann of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. I also was a member and co-editor of The Seventh Circuit Review Honors Journal. I published the article: Seeking Asylum in a Hostile System: The Seventh Circuit Reverses to Confront a Broken Process (2006).

Shorge K. Sato is an experienced litigator whose practice has touched upon many aspects of the ongoing global financial crisis.  His litigation capabilities are exemplified by the wide variety of litigation roles in which he has served:. Mr. Sato graduated from New York University School of Law in 2002, where he served as an Editor-in-Chief for the Environmental Law Journal.  While in law school, Mr. Sato externed for the Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and for the New York State Attorney General's Office.   Mr. Sato earned his B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Northwestern University in 1998.  Mr. Sato is admitted to practice in both state and federal courts in Illinois.

Shelly obtained a B.A. in Political Science from Yeshiva University of New York in 1991, where he graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors. Next, he attended Chicago-Kent College of Law, the law school of Illinois Institute of Technology, where he earned a doctorate in Juris Prudence in 1994.. He is a skilled trial lawyer who passionately advocates the interests of his clients. Since his admission to the bar, Shelly has handled a wide variety of personal injury matters, which he has successfully resolved through settlement, arbitration and trial. He is a dedicated litigator who devotes his considerable experience and abilities to helping his clients and their families. Shelly is married and has four children.

Shawn McKenna practices exclusively in the area of family law. His practice is focused in all aspects of domestic-relations litigation. Mr. McKenna has successfully represented individuals on issues arising from domestic-relations proceedings, which involve, among other things, pre-nuptial agreement, post-nuptial agreements, pre-decree matters, post-decree matters, pretrial conference, trials, settlement negotiations, child support, visitation, enforcing orders, enforcing judgments, contempt, etc.

Shawn Kasserman is a founding member of Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC.  Prior to founding TKK, Shawn was a partner with the Chicago Personal Injury law firm of Corboy and Demetrio.. Shawn’s success as a leading Chicago personal injury attorney has earned him many honors and great recognition. Shawn has been named one of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Illinois on multiple occasions, and in 2009, was the youngest of only 17 personal injury lawyers to be named to the list of the Top 100 Super Lawyers. In 2013 Shawn was inducted as Fellow into the American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellowship into the College is by invitation only and Membership is limited to one percent of the total lawyer population of the state in which the lawyer practices.

Selected as a 40 Under Forty attorney (2018) which recognizes up-and-coming attorneys across Chicago and Illinois. To be considered for this award, I had to be nominated by my peers & chosen by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin & Chicago Lawyer based on intelligence, passion, success, & work in the community.. Established and grew a boutique law firm strategically positioned at the intersection of the law and technology. Concentrated practice information technology; intellectual property; brand reputation and crisis management; and privacy rights.. Developed strong case management and litigation skills by evaluating cases, designing litigation and settlement strategies, drafting briefs, preparing discovery, and resolving issues through judicial hearings and pre-trial motions.. Designed non-litigation and litigation strategy for a broad range of IP cases, with an emphasis on Internet Defamation, Cyberbullying, and Cybersquatting cases.. Pioneered go-to-market social media best practices and website compliance strategies for attorneys, politicians, and financial professionals under various regulatory agencies including Americans with Disability Act website compliance, Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), FINRA, and the Federal Trade Commission.. Collaborated with high profile clients to set client expectations and execute both non-litigation and litigation strategies for complex cases including online defamation, domain name disputes, anonymous blogger cyber-smear campaigns, online bullying, and copyright and trademark issues. Notably including a petition to determine the identity of 87 John Does involved in over 250 disparaging blog postings.. Provided legal counsel and representation for start-ups, privately-held businesses, and non-profits on corporate structure and online legal strategy with an emphasis on contract drafting, review and negotiation; policy creation and implementation; copyright and trademark filings and licensing, and ICANN domain name disputes.. Drafted and reviewed social media policies for a variety of clients including executing and implementing a policy for a municipality with over 25,000 citizens.. Presented numerous seminars to clients and professional organizations on the legal and ethical issues surrounding social media.

Second generation family attorney. Classically trained. Also obtained a master's degree in family law.

Seasoned federal litigator for both private and public sector clients, with significant experience representing public schools. Trusted advisor and business , handbook and policy drafter. Mentor and manager. Interactive educator. Workplace investigator. Practical problem solver.

Sean Park is a skilled personal injury attorney and the founder of The Park Law Firm.  Sean specializes in serious personal injury matters and has dedicated his career to helping his clients recover the compensation they deserve when a catastrophic injury or death occurs through the negligence of another individual or corporation.  When you hire Sean and the Park Law Firm, you never have to worry about being able to get in touch with your lawyer.  Sean prides himself on being very hands-on and constantly connected to his clients throughout the entire claims and litigation process.  Sean believes that the most important priority for someone who has suffered a serious personal injury is to focus on doing everything they can to physically recover from their injuries and leave the challenges of the legal claims to him and his team.. With nearly 20 years of legal experience, and having previously worked as insurance defense counsel for large insurance companies, Sean understands the nuances and complexities of serious injury/wrongful death litigation and uses his experience and familiarity with how insurance companies operate to his clients' strategic advantage.. Though based in Chicago, Sean and his firm handle matters throughout the country and serve as lead counsel with significant settlements for his clients in Illinois, Georgia, Tennessee & Florida.. Sean is available at any time for a no-cost consultation of your serious injury claims and you do not pay any attorney's fees unless and until you get a successful settlement or verdict in your case.  Because time is often of the essence in preserving all of your rights in a personal injury situation, he encourages you to contact a lawyer specializing in personal injury matters as soon as possible.

Scott Kane is a proud graduate of Northwestern University School of Law (J.D. cum laude, 2014) and the University of Michigan (B.A. Economics and Sociology, 2007). A longtime resident and political activist in Logan Square, Mr. Kane has dedicated his practice to community-focused affordable legal representation from day one. In addition to counseling several of Chicago’s most exciting small businesses, Mr. Kane enjoys subject matter expertise and litigative experience in landlord-tenant, wage theft, and copyright law.. Prior to practicing law, Scott enjoyed a career at the Center for Economic Progress, an anti-poverty non-profit dedicated to providing free financial services to low income families in Chicago and the state of Illinois. In his personal time, Mr. Kane enjoys playing board / card games, studying Anglo-American history, and sampling the many taco-related delicacies of Logan Square. Mr. Kane is currently a Member and Attorney at Law with Cameron & Kane, LLC, a full-service law firm committed to their clients and the community. The firm has twelve years’ experience representing clients in a wide range of areas including complex insurance litigation, commercial litigation, plaintiff side-tort litigation, consumer class actions, real estate and landlord-tenant matters, SEC regulatory investigation, shareholder derivative lawsuits, intellectual property, copyright litigation, and, of course, small business counseling. The firm is located in Logan Square and dedicates pro bono and low cost legal services to numerous topics of local concern.”

Sarah has been representing defendants in cases ranging from misdemeanors through reckless homicides for the past 18 years.  She was an Adjunct Professor at Loyola University of Chicago School of Law for 13 years where she taught Legal Writing, as well as helped run the Expungement clinic where students represented real clients and appeared at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse.. In 2020, she was appointed by the Governor of Illinois to the Forensic Science Task Force as the only private lawyer to examine the efficiency of Illinois crime labs.  In 2016, she was accepted into the month-long Trial Lawyers College, and in 2019, was asked to join the faculty.. In 2014, Sarah became a Charter Member of the DUI Defense Lawyers Association where she served on the Board of Directors. In 2018, she was appointed to the Justice Foundation, the charitable arm of the DUI Association, which helps fundraise and award scholarships to seminars to lawyers in need, and she still serves on the Foundation today.. Sarah was named Young Lawyer of the Year in 2014 by the Illinois State Bar Association. She is AV rated Preeminent lawyer by Martindale Hubble. In the past two years, she has appeared on Court TV and NBC 10 pm News to discuss current criminal cases, and been named a Top 50 Woman Lawyer by Super Lawyers, and a Top 100 Lawyer by Super Lawyers. She also served as mentor to another female lawyer with the Commission on Professionalism in 2016-2017.. Sarah frequently serves as a guest speaker at John Marshall Law School, and has authored a chapter in the IICLE handbook for DUIs, most recently in 2020. She is on the board of the IL Bar Foundation and served on the Lawyers Care Committee, helping lawyers and their families in need, especially during Covid where she participated in awarding 50 grants to struggling lawyers. She also served on the Gala Committee for the IBF, helping to plan and raise funds for the annual fundraiser.. Sarah has also attended countless seminars from science classes to learn blood testing in DUI and drug cases, to breathalyzer classes working hands on with the machines that IL uses to breahalyze drivers, to DNA classes with the expert from the Amanda Knox trial.  She has gone through the same officer training as police officers with regard to administering Field Sobriety Tests, which is very useful in every DUI case when an officer testifies how those tests were performed on the client.. Sarah was a featured attorney on the radio show Money for Lunch. Listen here:. It is important that you hire a good lawyer as soon as you can after your arrest. In many cases, there are things that should be done before your first court date, lie file motions or request the preservation of evidence that might be destroyed within a few days.  Give Sarah a call for a free consultation, and read her reviews below.

Sarah Grady joined Loevy & Loevy in 2013. She leads Loevy & Loevy’s Prisoners’ Rights Project.. Sarah graduated cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law in 2012. At Northwestern, she worked on civil rights cases with the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center in the Bluhm Legal Clinic, served on the board of the Public Interest Law Group and the American Constitution Society, and received Northwestern’s annual Public Service Award for her commitment to serving the public interest in her legal work. Sarah also served as the Managing Articles Editor of the Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology and was awarded the Lowden-Wigmore Prize for Legal Writing for her article on felon disenfranchisement.. While in law school, Sarah worked for the Southern Center for Human Rights. There she worked on the appeal of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, which the court subsequently granted. She also participated in drafting an amicus brief opposing Georgia’s Illegal Immigration and Reform Act of 2011.. Following law school, Sarah served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.. Sarah’s practice focuses on protecting the constitutional rights of detainees in jails and prisons across the United States.

Sarah D. Zigulich is the Founding Member and Principal of SDZ Law, LLC. She restricts her practice exclusively to the area of family law, including traditional contested litigation, appeals, negotiation, mediation, alternative dispute resolution, and collaborative law.. Prior to founding the firm, Sarah established herself as an associate attorney at a large Chicago family law firm. She counsels clients in all areas of matrimonial and parentage law, including divorce, child custody (allocation of parental responsibilities and parenting time), spousal support (maintenance or alimony), child support, child relocation, debt and asset distribution, pension division, orders of protection, prenuptial, postnuptial and cohabitation agreements, and numerous other financial and emotional decisions surrounding family law litigation, negotiation, and mediation. Sarah has extensive experience guiding clients through high-conflict parenting relationships, while her unique background gives her a foundation of unparalleled knowledge in handling complicated financial issues related to high-net-worth individuals, including business valuations, preserving non-marital assets, tracing concealed accounts, and analyzing complex compensation benefits.. It is vital to Sarah that her clients have the tools and information to make impactful decisions during their litigation. She takes the time to specifically discuss the process, advantageous strategies, and potential outcomes with her clients. She has been consistently recognized by her peers in the field, including being selected as a 2019 Rising Star by Super Lawyers, a 2019 Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers, receiving the award of the Top 40 Under 40 by The National Advocates in 2017, and being granted the “Clients’ Choice Award” by Avvo in 2015.. Sarah is the Co-Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Alliance for Women Committee and is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and Illinois Bar Association. She earned her law degree from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois. While in law school, she was a member of The John Marshall Law Review and belonged to the Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society. Sarah graduated cum laude from Loyola University Chicago with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a double minor in Sociology and Women’s Studies. Prior to practicing, Sarah was a legal extern to a judge presiding in the Domestic Relations Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County.. In addition to her legal training, Sarah obtained her Divorce Mediation Certificate from Northwestern University in 2013.

Sandi Byrd entered private practice in October 2002 following nearly six years working as an attorney in the Kane County Public Defender's Office. Since entering private practice Sandi has represented clients in Kane, DuPage, Kendall, DeKalb, and Cook Counties. Sandi graduated from the Indiana University School of Law in 1996 and was admitted to practice law in Illinois and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois the same year. Since the beginning of her career Sandi has focused her practice almost exclusively in criminal defense. She has successfully tried many jury and bench trials including everything from minor traffic offenses to murder cases. Sandi is an active member of the Kane County Bar Association, currently serving as it General Counsel and as a member of the Criminal Law Committee, and is also a member of the Illinois State Bar Association.

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.

Sailesh K. Patel is a partner at Schiff Hardin LLP, a national general practice firm with over 400 attorneys with offices across the country.

With a background in chemical engineering, Mr. Patel specializes in IP litigation and prosecution with an emphasis in pharmaceutical patent litigation. Mr. Patel has worked with a variety of technologies ranging from chemical processes and compositions to software and business methods.

Ryan Zeller, a Chicago commercial litigation attorney, provides legal counsel on broad range of business disputes and contentious commercial litigation matters. Mr. Zeller has represented numerous corporate, small business, start-ups and professional clients in a wide array of business litigation matters; including:  breach of contract, legal malpractice, accountant malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, contract disputes, partnership disputes, shareholder disputes,  business fraud, debt collections, restrictive covenants (noncompete, nonsolicitation and confidentiality disputes) and trademark infringement, among others.  Ryan also handles emergency litigation matters involving injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders (TRO's) and preliminary injunctions.. Ryan has also represented both creditors and debtors in a number of chapter 11 bankruptcy matters, and provides legal counsel to corporate clients in a variety of non-adversarial business matters, including business formations, corporate restructuring, contract drafting, stock purchases, asset purchases, and business acquisitions.  Ryan, a Chicago commercial litigation attorney with extensive business litigation experience, works zealously to achieve favorable results for his professional and corporate clients.

Ryan Frierott focuses his litigation practice in the fields of toxic torts, products liability, complex insurance coverage, and professional liability. He has represented clients in state and federal courts throughout the United States, and has extensive experience defending cases involving fires, product defect, expert witness challenges, and toxic tort exposure.. Ryan currently serves as national discovery counsel in toxic tort cases. In this capacity, he is responsible for identifying product issues, uniform discovery compliance, assisting local defense counsel in product-related issues to prepare for discovery, and presenting corporate witnesses for deposition. These cases involve defending alleged exposure to asbestos, manganese, and benzene contained in furnaces, welding rods, dry cleaning equipment, plastics, photographic chemicals, home appliances, and other industrial products.. Ryan has been involved in several significant cases, including:Winning summary judgment and Daubert exclusion of plaintiffs’ experts for product manufacturer in a $2 million-plus property loss/fire case in Arkansas involving alleged defects in a home applianceObtaining summary judgment and Daubert exclusion ruling affirmed for product manufacturer in a personal injury/property loss/fire case in Eighth Circuit involving alleged defects in a home applianceWinning summary judgment for surveyor in Illinois case where plaintiff suffered significant personal injuries when she tripped over a construction stakeRyan is a products liability columnist for the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel's quarterly publication and has written for the Defense Research Institute. These articles involve substantial product liability issues, including the investigation of fire scenes and the applicability of the malfunction theory in fire and medical device cases. He also is the co-editor of the firm's Trial by Fire blog.

RONALD M. WILLIS is a 1972 graduate of Northwestern University School of Law.  He has broad experience in traditional labor law matters including organizing strategies, contract negotiations, litigation before the NLRB involving representation and unfair labor practice matters, arbitration and contract interpretation issues.  He has experience appearing before courts and administrative agencies involving contract enforcement issues, collection of employer contributions, employee benefit claims and the duty of fair representation.  He has represented labor organizations in both the private and public sector and has served as General Counsel for the Chicago and Central States Joint Board, UNITE.  He is admitted to practice in the United States Courts of Appeals for the Seventh and  Tenth Circuits and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (trial attorney), and the Illinois Supreme Court.  He became a partner in the firm in 2006.

Ron Austin is a partner at the law firm of Grant Law, LLC in Chicago, Illinois. Grant Law is dedicated to providing quality legal services to businesses and individual clients.. Ron has more than 20 years of legal experience in the areas of business litigation, employment, healthcare, and real estate law. Ron represents businesses of all sizes, from start-ups to the Fortune 500.  He routinely counsels clients on business and legal strategies and works with them to find the best solution to the challenges they face.. Ron is licensed to practice in Illinois and is a member of the trial bar for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.. Ron was recognized in the Illinois Super Lawyer Magazine in 2019, 2020, and 2021.

Robert R. Duda Jr. is a partner with Smith O'Callaghan & White in Chicago.  He represents employers in federal and state courts in employment-related litigation. He has been selected by his peers and recognized as a Rising Star in Labor and Employment Law by Illinois Super Lawyers from 2011-14. Bob has extensive experience handling complex departing employee litigation, including misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of employment contracts, breach of fiduciary duty, enforcement of non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, interference with customer relationships, employment-related torts and misconduct, workplace defamation, and unfair competition. He frequently counsels employers to protect their interests through the use and enforcement of restrictive covenants and by responding to employee raiding and pirating attempts.

Robert M. Sarnoff, co-founder of Sarnoff & Baccash in 1986, is an experienced property tax attorney. Mr. Sarnoff began his career as a corporate real estate lawyer for the McDonald's Corporation. Thereafter, he became a Cook County Assistant State's Attorney where he represented the Cook County Assessor in property tax appeals. Mr. Sarnoff then joined the large law firm of Arvey, Hodes, Costello, and Burman where he was a partner for 11 years. In March of 1986, Mr. Sarnoff and fellow partner, Michael F. Baccash, co-founded the law firm of Sarnoff & Baccash in order to focus their practice on securing favorable property assessments and taxes for their property tax clients.

Robert E. Bloch is a 1984 graduate of Northwestern University School of Law. He served two years as a field attorney for the National Labor Relations Board before entering the private practice of law.. Robert represents a broad array of private and public sector labor unions. He has extensive experience in traditional labor law practice, including single and multi-employer contract negotiations, NLRB and Illinois State Labor Board proceedings, federal and state court litigation, prevailing wage enforcement, and arbitration of discipline and labor contract disputes. Robert advises labor organizations on internal matters, has implemented and monitored union trusteeships, and supervises local and international union elections. He also advocates for unions on regulatory and legislative matters.. Robert also represents individuals in the negotiation of employment and severance agreements, claims arising from employment discrimination and discharge, and recovery of underpaid wages.. Robert is admitted to practice in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Federal District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois (trial attorney), and the Illinois Supreme Court.

Robert Badesch is one of the notable Chicago family law attorneys at Abramovitch Blalock & McKinnon, LLC. After earning his degree from DePaul University College of Law, Mr. Badesch spent the first 10 years of his career as an Assistant Public Defender representing indigent defendants in trial courts. He then decided to devote his practice in family law representing men, women, children as well as families who have children with special needs. Mr. Badesch has also been named as a Leading Lawyer in Illinois Family Law, or one of the Top 5% divorce lawyers in the state. Call today to secure his services.. Learn more about Attorney Robert Badesch at his page: