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I am a litigator representing entrepreneurial clients in a variety of commercial, intellectual property, and information privacy disputes. I also counsel clients on a variety of matters including tortious interference, shareholder disputes, corporate formation and breach of contract. I enjoy advancing creative solutions to help clients navigate both the litigation and transactional aspects of their businesses.. I have experience resolving conflicts pre-suit as well as guiding clients through active litigation. I manage all stages of litigation, including fact and expert discovery, drafting and arguing dispositive motions, preparing and submitting clients for deposition, trial and appeal.

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.

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.

Gabe Scannapieco's practice covers a variety of litigation matters in federal and state courts. He has represented pharmaceutical manufacturers, international financial institutions, credit reporting services, electronics manufacturers, city governments, and numerous other corporate clients. His experience spans all phases of litigation, including all aspects of discovery, motion practice, oral argument, and trial. He also has represented clients in various alternative dispute proceedings.. Gabe's substantive experience includes a range of commercial litigation matters involving products liability, breach of contract, fraud and misrepresentation, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the federal False Claims Act, Medicaid and Medicare fraud, professional malpractice, warranties and the U.C.C., and state consumer protection and deceptive trade practice acts.. Gabe also has an active pro bono practice including the successful representation of two asylum seekers before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, two 41 U.S.C. § 1983 plaintiffs before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the successful representation of a Chicago public school student with a disabilities-related due process request, acting as the Chicago Office's coordinator for the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago's Lawyers in the Classroom program, and volunteering as an in-school mentor for the Working in the Schools (WITS) program.. Gabe is a member of the American Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the American Cancer Society Associate Board of Ambassadors.

For over thirty years I have engaged complex problems facing individuals and small businesses.  Over time I have helped hundreds of people and enterprises solve litigation problems, enforce their rights, or defend themselves in court.

For nearly seven years, Michael P. Tomlinson practiced law at a large national law firm. During that time, Mr. Tomlinson represented clients involved in various types of complex business litigation, including the following types of cases:. Mr. Tomlinson also has experience in conducting internal investigations on behalf of both securities and health care clients.

Experienced attorney representing clients in complex business and litigation matters in federal and state courts, as well as arbitrations and administrative proceedings. Outside of litigation, my practice includes advice and counsel to individuals, businesses, and trustees on a host of matters - always approached with the goal of developing practical, reasoned, and efficient strategies and solutions to the issue, risk, or problem at hand. Over the past 17 years, I have developed significant experience in such areas as business emergencies and crisis management, internal investigations, employment and restrictive covenant matters, insurance coverage and fraud cases, trade secret violations, consumer fraud and deceptive practices issues, and landlord-tenant disputes. Lately, my primary focus and challenge has been on the representation and defense of municipalities, police departments, and individual police officers against alleged unconstitutional conduct and policies – often brought in a class-wide action.

Elizabeth Casey focuses her practice in the defense of individuals, corporations, public entities, not-for-profit organizations, and municipalities in cases involving complex tort, physical and sexual abuse, medical malpractice, wrongful death, construction, product liability, and class actions.

Edward "Ted" Eberspacher concentrates his practice on the defense of attorneys, accountants, insurance producers, securities brokers, real estate agents, physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, architects and engineers.  His legal experience also includes the defense of manufacturers in product liability litigation and corporations and individuals in class action litigation, including class action claims for alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the Chicago Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance.  He also represents several condominium associations on corporate and litigation affairs and employers in various state and federal court proceedings in cases involving discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation.   Ted has been named to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list as one of the top attorneys in Illinois for 2013 in the field of professional liability litigation.  No more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected to Super Lawyers, a Thompson Reuters business rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.  Ted is a published author and frequent lecturer on professional liability topics and has been invited to speak at DRI's Professional Liability Seminar in New York this December on How To Avoid Lawsuits at the Pre-Suit Stage.   Ted received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois and graduated from the University of Illinois  College Of Law, magna cum laude, where he was a Harno Scholarship recipient, a Rickert Scholar for Oral Advocacy and a recipient of the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Evidence.  Ted also served on Illinois' Moot Court Board of Editors and was a regional champion and national finalist in the HNBA Moot Court Competition, where he placed third nationally with thirty-four teams competing.. Ted's tactics and strategies are considered, measured and imaginative.  He does not confine himself to the drop-down menus of tactics that most lawyers consider, instead stepping outside the box, sometimes way outside, to ensure that his clients get what they both expect and deserve.  Prior to joining Meyer Law Group, LLC in 2013, Ted spent eight years defending professionals and representing corporations and individuals in a wide array of commercial disputes at a mid-sized professional liability boutique in downtown Chicago. While there, Ted tackled billon-dollar class action claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, first-chaired jury trials under Illinois' Forcible Entry and Detainer statute and won multiple appeals on behalf of his D&O, E&O, products and commercial clients.. Ted currently lives in Elmhurst with his wife and two young daughters.

David M. Lewin is the founder of Lewin Law Group, a Chicago based firm with a national practice representing condominium associations, contractors, businesses, and their insurers. In addition to his work for Lewin Law Group, he is Of Counsel to Querrey & Harrow, Ltd., a 75 year old firm that allows him to assist his clients in a variety of other practice areas.. The primary focus of his practice is condominium law, where he works with associations ranging from six units to sixty floors on matters ranging from governing document review and amendment, contract negotiation, risk management, and assessment collection.. He handles complex commercial litigation for clients ranging from national satellite television providers to locally owned restaurants.  His long record of trial success allows him to provide sound litigation advice as to both the merits of the case and the costs involved in bringing home a verdict.. Finally, he  handles appeals, with success in the U.S. District Court (7th Circuit), and the Illinois Appellate Court in the 1st and 3rd Districts.. When not practicing law, he is very active in neighborhood issues. He is Vice President of the Streeterville Organization of Area Residents and also works for the Alderman Brendan Reilly's (42nd Ward) organization.

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Christopher T. Sheean is a partner at Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP. Chris represents national and international corporations in various types of commercial, intellectual property and products liability litigation matters throughout the United States. His intellectual property practice involves issues of trademark and trade secret misappropriation, copyright infringement, unfair competition and advertising injury claims. Chris is currently national counsel for a sporting goods manufacturer in all products liability claims.  He also handles a broad spectrum of general corporate disputes including complex breach of contract claims and multidistrict consumer class actions. As the lead trial lawyer in many cases, Chris has successfully litigated often complex and cutting-edge commercial and intellectual property claims in both federal and state courts. In addition, Chris has represented companies and government agencies in various aspects in bankruptcy proceedings including the defense of preference claims, the pursuit of claims against the estate and the purchase of assets from the estate. His business oriented approach to all litigation frequently results in both a favorable and a cost-effective outcome for the client. Chris currently serves as an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at Northwestern University School of Law. He has AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell since 2002.

Christopher is co-chair of the intellectual property practice group at Aronberg Goldgehn. Aronberg Goldgehn is a general service Law firm that has practice groups spanning from corporate law and M&A to family law to commercial litigation and intellectual property.  Aronberg Goldgehn's IP group provides its clients with sound counseling on patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.  Our client portfolio ranges from individuals/entrepreneurs through multinational organizations.. Prior to joining Aronberg Goldgehn, Christopher was a founding partner of Niro Law Group, LLC, an intellectual property and business litigation boutique firm.

Carmen P. Forte Jr. attended The University of Notre Dame, where he received his B.A. in Political Science, and The John Marshall Law School, where he received his J.D. During that time, he interned in the United States Senate, served as a legislative aide in the Illinois House of Representatives, and worked as a law clerk with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.. Prior to joining Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, Ltd., Mr. Forte served as an Assistant State’s Attorney in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. During his time as a criminal prosecutor, Mr. Forte litigated regularly in Cook County Circuit Court and before the Cook County Grand Jury in felony and misdemeanor matters, and he tried numerous bench and jury trials. He then worked as an associate at a prominent Chicago insurance defense firm, where he focused his practice on Workers’ Compensation matters.. Mr. Forte previously served as a trustee of the Village of Elmwood Park Library Board from 2009 to 2013. During his tenure on the Board, he held the positions of President and Vice President, and also chaired several committees. Currently, Mr. Forte is the Secretary of the Plan and Zoning Commission of the Village of Elmwood Park. He is also a current member of the Columbian Club of Chicago, the Justinian Society of Lawyers, the Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association Municipal Prosecutors’ Group, and is an alumnus of the University of Notre Dame Glee Club.. Mr. Forte counsels Illinois municipalities, school districts, special districts and corporate and non-profit clients. He regularly litigates in State and Federal court in defense of and to prosecute for our clients in a range of litigated matters. He serves as local prosecutor and has performed local prosecution and code enforcement work for numerous municipalities in the areas of local ordinance violations, traffic citations, and business, tobacco and liquor licensing violations. He is admitted to practice in the State of Illinois and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.. Mr. Forte has given the following relevant presentations:. Medical Marijuana and other Marijuana Enforcement Issues, Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association, Municipal Prosecutors Group Seminar, November 2013.. The Stash that Disappeared:  Preparing for Medical Marijuana and Concealed Carry, Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association, Annual Conference Seminar, February 2014. Cannabis and Concealed Carry – One Year Later, Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association, Municipal Prosecutors Group Seminar, November 2014.. FOIA, OMA, & the Law Enforcement Requests, Area Training for Librarians and Staff, Annual Trustee Workshop, May 2016.. Legal Aspects of Crime Free Housing, Village of Orland Park Crime Free Rental Housing Training, Regular Speaker since 2013.

Business Advisor and Real Estate Consultant:. Small boutique firm working to assist entrepreneurs, business start ups, property investors, new home buyers, and distressed owners. Business Advisor and Real Estate Consultant:. Small boutique firm working to assist entrepreneurs, business start ups, property investors, new home buyers, and distressed owners. Wendy Calvert began her career as a corporate attorney with a focus on complex commercial litigation, primarily in the fields of construction, property and casualty, and contractor liability.  Through this experience, Wendy has managed and successfully litigated cases in Illinois and Wisconsin.. In 2004, Wendy relocated to Illinois to work as insurance litigation counsel and later as an executive sales consultant and insurance expert.. Wendy now utilizes her skills as a contract negotiator, litigator and sales consultant to negotiate real estate deals and help entrepreneurs create and grow businesses of their dreams.. EDUCATION. Wendy earned her Juris Doctor in 1999 from the University of Wisconsin Madison. In 1989, Wendy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Communications from Marquette University.

Blake Horwitz is one of Chicago’s leading civil rights trial lawyers. He has prosecuted over 400 federal claims and brought over 30 cases to trial. One of his most notable victories resulted in a $28,000,000 verdict against the City of Chicago, the largest police misconduct verdict in the Midwest. With over 20 years of trial experience of both Federal and state courts, Mr. Horwitz has a wealth of experience in complex litigation and the will to fight and win on behalf of his clients.. Mr. Horwitz is especially proud of his successes in battling municipal corruption and wrongdoing. Through his litigation of Seipler v. McHenry County, Mr. Horwitz has effectively put an end to racial profiling in the issuing of traffic tickets by the County’s Sheriff’s Department. In Anderson  v. Village of Stone Park, he forced the municipality to cease an illegal sting operation that had resulted in the arrest of nearly 900 innocent men wrongfully accused of soliciting prostitution. And by filing twelve police misconduct lawsuits in a single day against the City of Blue Island, Mr. Horwitz helped bring about a pronounced reduction in police abuse by the Blue Island Police Department.

Bill Tasch is the Managing Partner at Illinois Advocates. Mr. Tasch concentrates his own practice in litigation in both state and federal court. He has practiced in courts throughout Illinois and the larger Midwest region at the trial and appellate level. Mr. Tasch frequently represents union organizations in a variety of contexts, including defense of general claims in litigation, representation on subrogation matters, and prosecuting complex ERISA funds collection suits. Mr. Tasch also represents businesses of all sizes in a variety of commercial litigation disputes. His experience includes contract issues, partnership disputes, and veil-piercing litigation. Institutional clients rely upon Mr. Tasch for advice on various compliance and litigation avoidance issues. Mr. Tasch is also experienced in real estate transactions, particularly in bank-owned (REO) sales, short-sales, and sales of investment and distressed properties. Prior to joining Illinois Advocates, Mr. Tasch was a litigation associate concentrating on litigation matters for banks and small businesses. He graduated first in his class from Bradley University and magna cum laude from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law. At Loyola, Bill was a member of the Law Review and the National Moot Court Team. While in law school, Bill worked on financial regulatory enforcement as an intern with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Bill was selected for the 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 Illinois Rising Stars list by Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers Magazine. Bill lives in Wheaton, Illinois with his wife and two sons.

Attorney Matthew Sheahin is a partner at the Palatine, Illinois, office of Lavelle Law, Ltd. and has been admitted to practice before all federal and state courts in the state of Illinois. Mr. Sheahin focuses his practice on commercial and business litigation, contract disputes, employment issues, commercial lease drafting, estate planning, and wills and trusts.. Mr. Sheahin received his undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Illinois. He then pursued and received his law degree from Loyola University School of Law. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association and Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Outside his legal practice, Mr. Sheahin is involved with the Northwest Regional Advisory Board of Catholic Charities, the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce and works with the Legal Assistance Foundation pro bono on disabled children's Social Security Income cases.

At Thiersch & Associates, I focus my legal practice in all aspects of employment law, representing and advising individuals and small businesses in matters of race discrimination, sexual harassment, sex discrimination, age discrimination, wrongful termination, breach of contract, and claims under FLSA (and corresponding state statutes), ADA, ADEA, and Title VII. As another part of my practice, I assist small businesses, particularly medical spas, with proper corporate formation and compliance with Illinois laws and regulations.  I assist physicians and other medical professionals in responding to complaints before the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. I also serve as Associate General Counsel for the American Medical Spa Association (AmSpa) - the foremost association of healthcare professionals in the country - providing legal and regulatory guidance to the medical spa industry. In this capacity, I provide legal counsel to AmSpa regarding issues with marketing, social media, regulations and communications. I frequently lecture at local and national conferences, seminars and workshops on behalf of the association regarding the rules and regulations affecting the medical spa industry.

At our Firm you feel as if you are our only client.  We provide top notch, affordable legal services.. Our practice areas are: real estate law, evictions (residential and commercial), bankruptcy, debt collections, foreclosure, home loan modifications, employment discrimination and much more.

As a trial lawyer for nearly 30 years, I've represented and counseled Fortune 500 companies as well as small businesses and individuals in a variety of commercial disputes. I represent a wide range of commercial clients including real estate developers, national franchisors, lenders, employers, contractors, insurance companies, landlords, shareholders, officers and directors, bankruptcy creditors, condominium associations and equipment leasing companies in disputes arising in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate court levels.  I also represent clients in matters before the American Arbitration Association. In addition, I have represented attorneys before the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission in matters relating to professional responsibility. I'm especially honored to have been recognized by my peers by receiving an AV rating under the Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Rating System, indicating that I have “reached the height of professional excellence” and “is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity.” In 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, I was named a “Leading Lawyer,” an award given to less than 5% of all attorneys in Illinois. In 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017  I was named a “Super Lawyer,” a recognition that is also given to less than 5% of all Illinois attorneys.. I am a trained mediator, having completed the DePaul University College of Law Center for Dispute Resolution course in mediation.. I'm also actively involved in the Chicago Legal Community. I was appointed by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Chairman of an Inquiry Board panel. I also serve as a judge and mentor in the national and local law student moot court competitions sponsored by the American and Chicago Bar Associations.

Areas of Practice:. Commercial Lititgation. Corporate Litigation. Real Estate Litigation. Alex Wimmer focuses his practice on a broad range of civil litigation matters, leveraging his ability to craft and communicate effective legal arguments to achieve his clients' goals.. Mr. Wimmer gained extensive experience at a large civil litigation firm, working on high-value medical malpractice, professional liability, and real estate disputes. He was also an integral part of the firm’s appellate practice, handling numerous appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the Appellate Courts of Illinois and Wisconsin. Alex has argued five cases before the Seventh Circuit and three before the Illinois Appellate Court, with several resulting in published decisions

Anthony focuses his practice of the defense of premises owners and product manufacturers in the areas of asbestos litigation and toxic tort. Additionally, Anthony’s practice involves the defense of hospitals, physicians and other health care providers in the area of medical negligence litigation. Anthony also represents clients in the area of employment law.

Ankur Shah is the Managing Partner of Shah Legal Representation ("SLR"). Mr. Shah attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and obtained degrees in Economics and Political Science before graduating from the law school at the University of Minnesota.. After working on presidential, Illinois state office, and congressional races, Mr. Shah worked for a preeminent Judge presiding over an individual commercial calendar in the Law Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County which has over 800 active cases. Mr. Shah regularly provided draft opinions and memoranda for matters involving promissory notes, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, consumer fraud, lease, RLTO, legal malpractice, defamation, and other commercial litigation.. Later, Mr. Shah worked for boutique firms in the Chicago area handling personal injury, antitrust, intellectual property, real estate, securities, and other complex disputes where he obtained highly favorable results for his clients. Mr. Shah is the author of Increase Access to the Appellate Courts: A Critical Look At Modernizing the Final Judgment Rule published in the Seton Hall Circuit Review. He founded SLR after close to a decade of experience litigating cases in the state and federal courts.

Anita Jahanban focuses her practice on litigation, including general defense litigation, insurance coverage, and homeowners association matters. Anita has experience in all phases of litigation. She regularly appears in court on both routine and contested matters, participates in oral argument and conducts all facets of discovery and trial preparation. Anita also has experience in alternative dispute resolution, having represented clients in settlement conferences and at mediations and arbitrations. In addition, Anita advises condominium association and common interest community association clients on their rights and responsibilities under applicable statutes, interpretation of governing documents, rule enforcement, and contract review. Anita also has experience with insurance coverage disputes involving commercial general liability insurance policies. She advises insurers regarding a broad range of insurance coverage and litigation matters.