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Xavier Borjas is an Immigration and Nationality Law attorney in Chicago, IL.

With over 26 years experience in litigation and transactional matters, I am dedicated to providing my clients with superior legal representation personalized to their individual needs. My extensive trial experience and diverse legal background provide me with a unique perspective and ability to effectively advocate on behalf of my clients.

With a strong background in forensic accounting and finance, Steve Wittenberg brings to his clients a unique insight into the financial aspects of divorce, including business valuation and the tracing of hidden funds.. Taking a pragmatic approach to family law, Steve works with clients to achieve the best possible resolution in the most efficient manner. His careful, measured approach to addressing conflict and advocating for his clients’ interests often brings about negotiated settlements that avoid costly and time-consuming litigation while still achieving desired results.. When it is necessary to go to court, Steve is an adept and savvy counsel, with long experience in Chicago, as well as in greater Cook, Will, DuPage, and Kankakee County courts. Steve’s deep understanding of family law enables him to present substantive, compelling arguments that advance his clients’ interests without creating additional conflict or drama. His aim in litigation is to yield positive, lasting results that enable both parties to move forward without further dispute.. Steve began his legal career as a Hollywood talent agent, but found himself missing the more down-to-earth quality of life in the Midwest. He returned to Chicago and joined the family law practice of his father, Michael Wittenberg, where he quickly discovered a passion for both the business and personal aspects of helping clients protect their financial interests while moving forward in their private lives.

William Schiller represents individuals, corporate, and university clients in a broad array of immigration matters. Many of the clients he represents are professors, researchers, scientists and post-doctoral scholars who apply for permanent residence as outstanding researchers and professors, and via national interest waiver and extraordinary ability immigration petitions. In addition, Wiliam's law practice involves the representation of highly-skilled professionals and individuals in a wide range of non-immigrant visa matters, as well as family-based immigration involving applications for permanent residence in the United States, asylum matters, removal, naturalization, consular processing, and other complex areas of immigration law.. As universities, medical centers, international students, faculty and postdoctoral scholars face increasingly complex and evolving immigration policies, William also leads Hinshaw’s Higher Education Immigration Team.. William lectures and publishes extensively on immigration law, and his client base is national and worldwide. He is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University, where he teaches a senior-level course on international human rights and U.S. refugee law.

William P. Schmitz, Jr. ("Bill") is a results-driven attorney dedicated to obtaining justice for victims of workplace accidents, motor vehicle collisions, and various other personal injuries. Not only is Bill a tenacious and highly skilled advocate, he deeply cares for his clients' interests, and recognizes the detrimental effect(s) accidental injuries and incidents involving negligent third parties can levy on injured persons and their families.. Bill is recognized for his commitment to service; securing financial compensation on behalf of hundreds of injured persons; favorable results for his clients at trial, arbitration, and through settlement negotiations across the State of Illinois; and his general prowess as an injury lawyer representing victims and their families.. SuperLawyers: Rising Stars(Illinois - 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40(Illinois - 2022, 2023). Avvo: Clients' Choice Award(2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023,2024). Bill is proud to be part of the renowned legal team at Malman Law. For over 25 years, the injury lawyers at Malman Law have successfully represented over 25,000 injured people, recovering hundreds of millions of dollars for victims and their families. With multiple offices strategically located throughout Illinois, including Chicago, Rockford, and Champaign-Urbana, Malman Law is dedicated to protecting the rights of the injured, regardless of location or circumstance.

We have a strong practice focussed on deportation / removal defense work.  We represent clients before the Immigration Courts, Federal District Courts and U.S. Appellate Courts throughout the United States.

Trial Experience:. Mr. Schlueter tries cases on behalf of companies in both state and federal courts.  Most recently, in a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Mr. Schlueter and his team won a directed verdict and dismissal of the plaintiff's gender discrimination claim at the close of plaintiff's case-in-chief and then won a complete defense verdict on the plaintiff's age discrimination claim.. Restrictive Covenants, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Trade Secrets and Related Claims:In addition to ongoing counseling, drafting and reviewing agreements and matters involving restrictive covenants and confidential information for companies and executives, Mr. Schlueter has a proven track record in high stakes litigation, including temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions in connection with restrictive covenants (non-compete, non-solicit and confidentiality agreements) and claims of misappropriation of trade secrets; retaliation; tortious interference; breach of fiduciary duty; and unfair competition.  Recent examples include:. Class Actions:Mr. Schlueter has extensive class action defense experience, including with respect to removals under the Class Action Fairness Act.  Recent experience includes:. Employment:On a daily basis Mr. Schlueter represents companies on employee issues, litigation avoidance and implementing policies that are in conformance with the various federal, state and local employment statutes and laws, including the FLSA, FMLA, ADA, Title VII, and IWPCA.Mr. Schlueter routinely defends companies against employment-related charges and claims before administrative agencies and federal courts, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Illinois Department of Human Rights, Illinois Human Rights Commission, Illinois Department of Labor and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.In 2005, Mr. Schlueter was mentioned in the article, “Big Suits, United Airlines et al.” from the March 2005 issue of American Lawyer for his role in representing the Official Committee of the Unsecured Creditors in UAL Corp.’s bankruptcy.FINRA Arbitration:Mr. Schlueter represents companies before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).  Recent experience includes:. Commercial Litigation:Mr. Schlueter has extensive experience in representing companies in complex commercial matters.  In one recent example, after removing a complaint filed against his client to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Mr. Schlueter succeeded in convincing the plaintiff-company to voluntarily withdraw matter with prejudice.

The law is a great equlizer of power and authority. I get great satisfaction utilizing the law to represent people of modest background, whose life experience frequently leaves them on the outside looking in.  People seriously injuried in an accident will have their lives altered, sometimes permanetly.  They need effective, personal representation which is my goal, and that of my law firm.

The Law Center LLC is a foreclosure defense law firm that serves residential Clients with high quality legal representation.   We approach each Client and each property as a new challenge, one that requires thorough analysis, data collection, and Client education.  At The Law Center,  we fight aggressively for our Clients to help keep their properties as long as possible while minimizing damage to their future financial viability.

The immigration system is enormously complex, but Vicario Law Group, LLC. aims to make immigration concerns less intimidating and anxiety-inducing. Learn more about the firm and request a consultation by getting in touch with the firm today.

Terry Leeders is from Chicago, Illinois. Terry focuses his practice on Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 consumer bankruptcy cases. He has met advised thousands clients about their financial needs. Terry started the law firm of Leeders & Associates in 2004 where he gives his clients one on one personal service they deserve.. We offer free consultations and effective solutions to your debt problems.  Meet us in Chicago, Schaumburg, Hyde Park, or Orland Park.. I want to help you get out of debt and move on with your life.. I am a debt relief agency. I help consumers file for chapter 7 and chapter 13 bankrutpcy cases under the bankruptcy code.

Taher Kameli has been a founding partner of the Kameli Law, P.C. (in the past Law Offices of Kameli & Associates, P.C.) since 1996 and focuses on immigration and corporate law. He is also a strong advocate for international business. Mr. Kameli has devoted himself over the course of his career to the problems of our contemporary era of globalization. He is a member of the bar of Washington D.C., New York, the U.S. Supreme Court, and Illinois.. Since 2009, Mr. Kameli has been facilitating the creation of sustainable jobs in the United States with over 100 million foreign investments by the designated USCIS Regional Centers, under the EB-5 program. With creative solutions, he remained in the front line of the EB-5 Program to solve complex business immigration issues and engagement with USCIS.

Steven devotes much of his energy to making common sense of complicated, multi-layered disputes that often involve intractable parties/postures. He works very closely with corporate and individual clients on a wide array of disputes ranging from professional malpractice, business to business disagreements, contested estates, investment advisor/financial exploitation claims, property disputes, employment/HR issues, contests over the rights and interests of LLC-corporate-partnership owners and property rights, commercial leasing issues and zoning contests.Steven is a certified mediator and registered to mediate with the 18th Judicial Circuit Court in DuPage County. Steven founded the mediation service provider, Settlement by Design, in order to help litigants and their attorneys strive towards settling their toughest disputes. Steven also understands the triggers that drive parties to litigate and is often engaged on a pre-litigation basis to consult with clients and establish sensible strategies to resolve or head off their dispute, privately and proactively. Steven has shielded many clients from the risks of expensive, time-consuming, and non-confidential commercial litigation by encouraging a sensible, negotiated resolution which often includes the use of hand-picked mediators and strategic positioning among other unique methods for resolving disputes.Steven serves on the Advisory Board for Tone Products, Inc. and has been appointed to serve a second term on the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee. Steven has served on the Board of the College of DuPage Foundation (2010-2015) where he chaired the Bylaws Committee and the Planned Giving Committee and as President of the DuPage County Bar Association (2010-2011.Steven has also served as special counsel to the College of DuPage 2009-2015, the Ethics Officer for the Village of Glen Ellyn (2014-2018), and General Counsel to the DuPage County Bar Association and was appointed Assistant Village Attorney for the Village of Hinsdale.Steven is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Federal Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.Since 1999, Mr. Ruffalo has consistently maintained the highest “AV” rating (very high to preeminent) among his peers for legal ability, professional reliability, diligence and ethics, maintains a “Superb-10” AVVO ranking and since 2015 has been selected by his peers as a Leading Lawyer among the Nation’s Top Lawyers.Steven joined Fuchs & Roselli, Ltd. in 1990 and has served as the firm’s Managing Partner since 2017

Stephen I. Lane is the managing partner of Lane & Lane, LLC, and is married with three children, Jessica, Daniel and Kimberly.  For over forty years, he has dedicated his law practice to representing plaintiffs in a wide variety of cases involving catastrophic personal injury.  He is a noted author and speaker on issues relating to personal injury and medical-related civil litigation for bar association, community and professional associations.. For nearly 20 years, Steve served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Illinois State Bar Association, and has been an active member of the Illinois and national trial lawyers associations, as well as many other bar and community organizations.  He has been selected as an "Illinois SuperLawyer," and has received the highest ratings awarded for integrity and legal ability by the Martindale-Hubbell directory of attorneys.  Recently, Steve was recognised by Martindale-Hubbell as a "Preeminent Attorney".

Stephen Berman practices in his firm's Chicago and Milwaukee offices where he concentrates his work in the area of immigration and nationality law and handles all aspects of immigration law including employment and family based, temporary visa processing, investment and trade visas, applications for permanent residence and naturalization, humanitarian applications, removal defense, and both immigration court and federal court litigation, criminal aliens and appeals.  He assists corporate clients in maintaining compliance with U.S. immigration laws and he works with foreign investors, entrepreneurs and executives to facilitate entry to the U.S. Stephen also works with individuals and families to secure legal status and U.S. citizenship.

Specializes in tax controversy and litigation matters. Extensive experience in Tax Court practice and procedure, corporate reorganizations, TEFRA, tax accounting, and substance/form issues. Represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service Examination Division and Appeals Office and with the Illinois Department of Revenue, and has been involved in the litigation of over 30 matters at all levels of the Federal court system, including the United States Tax Court and various US Courts of Appeal.Active in the pro bono community, working with the Midwest Tax Clinic to assist low-income individuals in tax disputes and collection matters with the Internal Revenue Service and the Illinois Department of Revenue. Regularly represent clients in Federal and state examinations and administrative appeals and hearings, as well as in Tax Court proceedings.

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Since 2013, my practice has focused on representing people who have suffered catastrophic injuries from defective medical devices, dangerous pharmaceuticals, medical malpractice, automobile crashes and slip and falls.  Prior to joining Meyers & Flowers, LLC in February 2013, I worked at a large South Carolina plaintiff’s firm, with a focus on asbestos-related multi-district litigation.  I also held an associate role at a small South Carolina personal injury law firm, where I litigated before the Social Security Administration and handled numerous workers’ compensation and personal injury cases.. I went to law school at DePaul University College of Law, where I focused my studies on litigation.  There, I received the CALI Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy II, Evidence, Criminal Litigation Strategies, and Criminal Appeals Clinic.  I also spent extensive time volunteering, which earned me the Benjamin Hooks Service and Distinguished Public Service Awards.. During law school, I also gained trial and appellate experience while working with the Office of the State Appellate Defender and in the Felony Trial Division of the Cook County Public Defender.   At OSAD, I worked as a supervised, certified, senior law student and drafted an appeal to the First District Court of Appeals, sat second chair during oral arguments, and filed the petition for review with the Supreme Court of Illinois.  In my time with the Public Defender’s office, I honed my litigation skills by defending individuals accused of serious felony crimes.  I served as second chair in approximately twenty jury and bench trials and argued approximately twenty motions.. I am licensed to practice in Illinois and South Carolina jurisdictions and admitted in various federal courts throughout the country.  I earned my law degree in 2011 and his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of South Carolina in 2006.. Frank is a member of the American Association for Justice, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Kane County Bar Association and South Carolina Bar.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Raymond has 37 years of Workers’ Compensation experience and holds a certification as a Certified Medicare Secondary Payer Professional-Fellow which is keenly relevant to workers' compensation. He is very proud of his “AV” rating with Martindale-Hubbell’s United States Law Directory (defined as very high to preeminent legal ability).. Ray graduated from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois in 1982 where he was nominated to the Order of Omega Leadership Society. He graduated from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago in 1985 as a Law Review staff editor. Once certified by the NFLPA as a player agent, and represented some professional wrestlers as well. He is happy to share some stories with you.. In his spare time, Raymond runs a kids cancer foundation known as Little Heroes Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, which is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit affiliate of the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago (FKA Children’s Memorial Hospital), and Comer Children’s Hospital at the University of Chicago. He is also a high school baseball coach and collects Roller Derby memorabilia.. Raymond grew up in the blue-collar town of Calumet City, Illinois.  He had his hands in the grease of iron yards and steel mills.