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Vincent Petrosino is a principal in the law firm of Serpico, Petrosino, DiPiero & O'Shea Ltd. and has devoted his practice over the past 38 years to personal injury litigation. He is a recipient of the prestigious Jury Verdict Reporter - Trial Lawyer Excellence Award for his work in the representation of his clients. He has represented persons who were injured in all types of accidents, obtaining settlements and awards amounting to millions of dollars in compensation for his clients in all of the following areas: construction accidents, premises liability, wrongful death, product liability, train and rail accidents, trucking accidents, fire and explosion accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home liability, dog bites, and workplace accidents.. Admitted to practice in both the Illinois State Courts and the Federal District Court of Northern Illinois.  In 1989 admitted to practice before the United States Court of Claims.  Active in the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association where he serves on the Rules and Civil Procedure Committees.  He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and is a member of the Torts and Civil Procedures Section, the Chicago Bar Association and the Justinian Society of Lawyers.  Served on the Illinois State Bar Association Judicial Evaluations Committee for 7 years.  He was awarded Top Attorneys in Illinois 2020 & 2021 as published in Chicago Magazine. He was named as one of Illinois Super Lawyers of 2008, 2019, 2020, & 2021 and Rising Stars of 2008 and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocate Forum-Top Trial Lawyer in America.  He is also the author of several articles in the field of personal injury law and has been recognized by his peers for his professional accomplishments.

Tom Chute is a 1990 graduate of St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York and a 1993 graduate of DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Illinois. For over 25 years, Tom has tried numerous cases to verdict and obtained millions of dollars in settlements and awards on behalf of injured clients. His common sense approach to each case and jury appeal has earned him a reputation as one of the leading trial lawyers in the Chicago area. Tom is also frequently appointed by his fellow trial lawyers to serve as an Arbitrator. His reputation as a practical, no-nonsense lawyer makes him one of most sought after attorneys among his peers.. Tom is a frequent speaker at legal seminars, professional organizations and law schools in Illinois, including the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, National Business Institute and DePaul Law School. He is also a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and The Society of Trial Lawyers.. Tom lives in Hinsdale, Illinois with his wife and three children. He is an avid golfer and sports fan. He has coached youth football and served on the Board of Directors for the Hinsdale Falcon Football program. Tom also founded and coached the Clarendon Hills Hoyas 7th and 8th grade boys travel basketball team.

Tanya Witt earned her law degree from Harvard Law School in 1994. Ms. Witt represents men and women in divorce and accepts cases in the counties of Cook, Kane, DuPage, and Lake. In addition to divorce, Ms. Witt handles child custody matters, prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements. She is a Certified Mediator and trained in Collaborative Practice.  A double Ivy League graduate, Ms. Witt attained her undergraduate degree magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Ms. Witt is a member of the Illinois State Bar and its Family Law Section. Prior to founding her own practice, Tanya Witt practiced law in the Chicago office of Baker & McKenzie, one of the world's largest international law firms.

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.

Providing excellence in intellectual property litigation.

Practice is focused in business property valuation and real estate assessment. Extensive experience representing diverse clients ranging from national corporations and nonprofit organizations to family-owned businesses. In more than 30 years in the field, I have represented thousands of property owners before assessors, boards of review, state appellate boards and in the courts.

My greatest joy as a lawyer is for the opportunity to help people and provide a balance to the powers the insurance companies exert to try to tilt the process in their own favor.. My aim is to explain each step to you along the way, and to take care of everything so that you can concentrate on getting better.  I'll give you guidance and counsel to help you recover from the injuries you've sustained and to level the playing field against the insurance megastructure that has only one goal in mind, and that is to come out ahead in the claim.  I won't permit that; it won't happen here.. Call me for a free review of your claim and see if we're right for each other.

Kenneth has extensive trial experience, having taken over 100 jury trials and bench trials to verdict.  A zealous advocate, Kenneth represents clients in both state and criminal cases as well as in various civil litigation matters.  As a prosecutor, he coordinated numerous investigations with local and federal law enforcement agencies and prosecuted thousands of cases in the traffic, domestic violence, juvenile, felony review and gang & narcotics divisions.

JOSH M. KANTROW is a partner at Lewis Brisbois with a focus on computer and internet-related liabilities, including privacy, data security and technology litigation. He is an experienced litigator and savvy negotiator often retained by clients in crisis management situations. Josh also concentrates his practice in professional liability matters, with additional experience in bad faith and punitive damages matters. Clients frequently retain Josh on litigation throughout the United States involving high exposures and appreciate his ability to take over difficult cases and produce great results.. Josh’s previous experience managing claims enables him to view legal issues from the client’s perspective. Several years ago he was seconded to theLondoninsurance market where he worked directly with leading Lloyd’s claims and underwriting personnel to manage complex litigation, analyze claims, counsel on contract wordings, and assess risk. Josh also previously served for three years as outside counsel for a bedding manufacturer, managing claims and providing transactional advice.. Josh has been a featured speaker at approximately 35 seminars, including seminars conducted across the U.S.and in Europe. His recent presentations at major conferences have focused on data security and cyber liability issues, e-discovery and crisis management litigation strategies. Josh has been interviewed by Business Insurance and Metropolitan Corporate Counsel and also has published articles on cyber liability and litigation tactics.. Prior to moving to Chicago, Josh spent a semester in law school at the Université Aix-Marseille in Aix-en-Provence,France, in 1988; interned at the U.S. Claims Court inWashington,D.C., for a federal judge in 1989; and practiced in New Orleans for five years.. Practice Details. Cyber Liability. In the area of cyber liability, Josh has recently: (a) successfully defended a media network that provides interactive online advertisements in a high-exposure, high-profile cyber class action matter; (b) worked with counsel in Florida and Washington State to defeat the plaintiff's complaint against an online legal rating agency, upholding the client’s right to post its ratings of lawyers and doctors online; (c) negotiated the favorable resolution of a complex and highly publicized multimillion-dollar data theft claim against a technology service provider for slightly less than 20 percent of the value of the multi-million dollar claim, despite evidence demonstrating that the service provider was responsible for the loss. The claim, pursued by several major U.S. banks and credit card issuers, involved coordinated theft of data in transit from hundreds of automatic teller machines; and (d) won dismissal of claims brought by a putative class of 82,000 individuals against a health care service company alleging negligence and violation of the Stored Communication Act, Illinois Personal Information Protection Act, HIPAA and Illinois Consumer Fraud Act.. Professional Liability. Josh handles a wide variety of professional liability coverage matters involving directors and officer’s (D&O) liability and fiduciary liability claims against professionals in the financial services, insurance, real estate, legal services and medical fields. As crisis management counsel, Josh defended foreign insurers in a complex professional liability coverage dispute against a involving a $25 million policy limit. Through aggressive litigation and savvy negotiations, Josh was able to attain a settlement at a significant discount off of the $25 million policy limits claim. He achieved a highly favorable settlement for another client in a D&O coverage dispute due to hisdiscovery of a policy defense that had been missed by the client’s former counsel. Josh also has a growing practice in professional liability defense.. Bad Faith and Punitive Damages. In the area of bad faith and punitive damages, Josh has: (a) first-chaired a first-party bad faithinsurance coverage trial for certain London market insurers in an unfavorable southern U.S. venue involving more than $25 million in claims. After trying the declaratory judgment phase of the case and obtaining significant rulings in his client’s favor, the case settled for a nominal amount; (b) assisted a Louisiana business association in convincing the Louisiana Supreme Court to reverse the award of punitive damages against a major refinery. This ruling has significant precedential value; and (c) as punitive damages counsel of record, worked with Kentucky counsel and two amicus organizations on briefs that convinced the Kentucky Supreme Court to overturn a $3.75 million punitive damages verdict against a hospital.

Jason H. Sherwood, Founder and Principal, heads the litigation department at Sherwood Law Group with specialties in personal injury and accident, real estate, collections, business and contract disputes, and all other civil litigation in both state and federal court. Jason’s experience, veracity, and dedication to his clients have made him one of the top young litigators in the State of Illinois. His determination for excellence and results has factored into his obtaining favorable resolutions for his clients in all aspects of civil litigation. Whether by trial, negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or other dispute resolution, Jason will analyze your case and provide the proper roadmap and legal vehicle for getting to the desired destination.

Jamie Franklin is the Director of the Civil Litigation Clinic at Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she is a Clinical Professor of Law. Jamie is an advocate for employees, consumers, and other plaintiffs whose rights have been denied. She is dedicated to providing the highest level of legal representation to her clients in cases involving employment discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour law, whistleblower actions, consumer law, class actions, and other complex litigation.

If you’ve been injured at work, a personal injury situation, or are dealing with a social security disability dispute, let Vasilatos Injury Law help. We’re a law firm with three locations in Chicago, Evanston, and Flossmoor, IL, and we’re dedicated to seeking justice for those who have been injured at the workplace, are recovering from an accident, or need help navigating insurance claims. Contact us today to learn more about our services and to request a consultation.

I have been practicing since 1993.  My practice consists of traffic, DUIs, Driver License Restoration, Administrative Law, and Criminal Law.  I have also handled bankruptcy matters, personal injury cases and some Civil matters.. My sole form of advertisement is the good old fashioned business card.  I work hard for my clients and hope that they will refer others based on the positive results.

Howard Huntington is a partner of Franco Moroney Buenik, LLC. He focuses his practice on commercial litigation. He also has extensive experience in the areas of construction, product liability, professional liability, transportation litigation, toxic torts and civil rights litigation. Mr. Huntington has successfully represented large and mid-market corporations, family-owned businesses, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and municipalities in a wide variety of civil litigation in both Illinois and Indiana.. In regard to commercial litigation matters, he has litigated breach of contract matters and disputes under the Uniform Commercial Code representing corporate buyers and sellers. He represents businesses in litigation involving claims of failure to pay for goods and services, failure to deliver conforming goods and services, and unfair business practices. He has represented contractors and distributors in construction defect litigation. He also has defended retailers and wholesalers in federal actions alleging false advertising, product disparagement, and other business torts.. Mr. Huntington has defended numerous construction contractors, subcontractors, motor freight companies, hotels, casinos, and retailers in catastrophic injury and wrongful death suits. He appeared before the Indiana Supreme Court for a products matter on behalf of a manufacturer of helicopters. In the employment area, Mr. Huntington has defended municipalities and public entities in Title VII discrimination cases, Section 1983 public employee cases, and employment contract disputes. He argued before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and prevailed in an equal protection matter.

Former Chicago Police Officer- Born and raised on Chicago’s Northside, Dan followed in his father’s footsteps, becoming a Chicago police officer and working as a member of Chicago’s Police Department for nearly ten years receiving numerous awards, including a Distinguished Service Award for his role in the shooting apprehension of a dangerous offender. During his tenure on the CPD, he attended night school and earned a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice from Lewis University, then enrolled in law school and earned his Juris Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law.. Former Prosecutor- After earning his law degree, Dan left the CPD and went to work as a Cook County Prosecutor for the following four years. As an assistant state’s attorney, he began by prosecuting DUIs and his continuous hard work and success saw him promoted to the Felony Narcotics Unit where he handled street level and long-term conspiracy cases. He spent his final year in the Felony Trial Division, prosecuting violent crimes including armed robberies, criminal sexual assaults and murders, serving as lead attorney in over 100 trials and further developing his expertise as a litigator and an aggressive advocate.. Former In-house Attorney For the Fraternal Order of the opportunity to serve as in-house counsel for the Fraternal Order of Police, Dan left the state’s attorney office and presided over Chicago Lodge #7 for the ensuing five years. His diverse practice involved the representation of hundreds of officers in criminal, civil, labor and administrative proceedings throughout his five year tenure at the FOP.

Damon Ritenhouse is a Partner at EV Has, LLC and is responsible for supervising all aspects of litigation at the office. In this role, he works collaboratively with the other EV attorneys to formulate new legal strategies and tactics. Damon strives to keep up with changes in the law and is always searching for any advantage that can be gained in defense of his client’s rights.. Prior to law school, Damon attended Illinois State University, where he earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Criminal Justice. While attending graduate school, he also worked as at the McLean County State’s Attorney’s Office, advocating for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.. After moving to Chicago in 2007, Damon began his legal studies at DePaul University College of Law. During law school, Damon was active in the Center for Public Interest Law and earned a certificate for his pro bono service. He was also a 711-licensed law student at the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, where he defended clients in housing court.. Upon receiving his law license, Damon joined EV Has as a foreclosure defense attorney. Since joining the firm, he has handled several hundred residential and commercial foreclosure files and has successfully argued motions in courts all over the state of Illinois. Damon enjoys working with his clients to find solutions to their issues and is proud of the many homes that he has helped to save during his tenure with the firm.. In addition to his work at EV Has, Damon also serves as the supervising attorney for the Neighborhood Legal Assistance Project (NLAP), which is a legal help desk providing brief legal services to homeless clients in the South Loop. He has also published articles on topics including trustee plaintiffs in foreclosure cases, Title VII race discrimination and the rights of gay parents.

Chicago area born and raised. I have made it my professional mission to obtain the maximum recovery in the minimum time for our clients.  I believe that it is a higher calling to represent the injured, the oppressed and the disadvantaged against the powerful, the rich and the strong who have played a role in causing injury, death or loss.

Adam’s practice is focused on a relatively-narrow variety of civil matters including patent and trademark prosecution, copyright registration, trade secret protection, IP licensing, and startup and generalized IP/commercial transactional and litigation efforts. Adam represents sole-proprietors, startups, and established businesses throughout Illinois and, in some capacities, across the country.. During law school, Adam was a clerk at Augustine, Kern, & Levens, Ltd. where his efforts were focused on researching state dental and medical licensing requirements, state agency immunity from antitrust claims, and the vulnerability of alternative medicine practitioners to sanctions levied by sate medical boards, all on a national basis.. Before and after leaving Augustine Kern & Levens, Ltd., and before forming Au, LLC, Adam was a clerk, and then associate, at Saper Law Offices, LLC. While at Saper, Adam handled IP, commercial, and social media-related litigation matters, which included commercial contract disputes, internet defamation cases, copyright and trademark infringement claims, and various business disputes.. Prior to entering law school, Adam worked as a systems engineer for General Dynamics Land Systems.. Education. - The John Marshall Law School – J.D., with IP Certificate 2009. - Carnegie Mellon University - B.S.M.E. 2003. Admissions. - State of Illinois (2009). - District of Columbia (2012). - State of Michigan (2017). - United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois (2010). - United States District Court, District of Columbia (2012). - United States Patent and Trademark Office (2011)

A commercial attorney with over 25 years as a business executive and nearly 16 years in Real Estate managing the process from all points of the transaction (sales agent, developer, landlord, tenant, attorney, owner, borrower, lender, purchaser, & seller).. Elkhatib successfully practices across multiple real estate litigation channels with a primary focus on representing receivers in mitigating Municipal Building Violations for abandoned, vacant or Zombie properties, navigating the receivership process from appointment to deed.. As a business executive, Elkhatib successfully managed, built and restructured small and medium sized corporations.  Elkhatib is especially intune with successfully overcoming the challenges that arise from a series of singular decisions, financial hurdles and growth pains that affect businesses at one time or another.. A major key to his numerous legal successes comes from his understanding that litigation strategy is a science and an art and needs to be in step with the overall business strategy that generates successful outcomes for the clients.. Specialties: Municipal Building Code Violations, commercial and corporate transactions, negotiating and drafting of financal instruments, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, complex real estate transactions, foreclosures, title clearing and lien priorities, Receivership, secured lien transactions and priorities.