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For over 20 years, I have been handling all types of real estate transactional work, from residential closings for purchases and sales, new constructions, developer representation in condominium conversions, land trusts, multi-unit and commercial purchases and sales transactions.

For more than a decade, Jessica has served high asset professionals and their spouses to achieve directed and efficient resolution of the most complex family law issues with an emphasis on business valuation, businesses held in trusts and other estate planning vehicles and interstate child custody and child support disputes. She also has extensive experience in helping with asset protection through drafting of prenuptial and post nuptial agreements.. Jessica works with her clients to form goals and objectives, discuss available options, evaluate likely and desired outcomes, and help them achieve cost-effective and efficient methods for obtaining the most beneficial result.. Jessica received her Bachelor’s Degree from Georgetown University and her Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law. She joined Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP in 1999 as a law clerk and became partner with the firm in 2009. Jessica is a seasoned litigator, having graduated from the American Bar Association’s Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, and is trained and certified in mediation and collaborative law.  Jessica is on the Domestic Relations Division's list of court-certified mediators. In 2010 and 2011, Jessica was named an Illinois Super Lawyers “Rising Star.” In 2012 and 2013, she was named a “Leading Lawyer.”. Not only can Jessica go the distance for her clients at the negotiation table and in the courtroom, but she has also completed four Chicago marathons.

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.

Even at the start of her family law career in 1995 as a fierce litigator at a well-known matrimonial firm in Chicago, deep down Nanette knew she would be most effective at helping families if she led her own firm. Realizing that goal eight years later, she founded what today is Griffin McCarthy & Rice LLP - a highly respected boutique divorce practice in Chicago.. Since then, Nanette has been appointed by the Cook County Court to act as a child's representative and guardian ad litem in custody and visitation proceedings and engages in continuous training to maintain this qualification. She has extensive experience working on cases with complex custody issues, including cases with special needs children, mental health issues and international removal. While Nanette works with clients in alternative dispute resolution settings such as collaborative divorce and mediation, the bulk of her work is in traditional litigation.. Prior to practicing law, Nanette obtained her B.S.B.A. from Lawrence Technological University and her Juris Doctor from DePaul University School of Law in Chicago. Her undergraduate studies focused on accounting and finances, providing strong financial acumen that is critical in the handling of high net-worth divorces. She also received training in negotiation at the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation, which has framed her entire approach to the practice of law.. Nanette is viewed as a leading voice among matrimonial lawyers and has been invited to speak at numerous engagements on the topic. She has also written many briefs for the Appellate Court of Illinois and authored multiple articles on family law topics including one that was published in the ISBA Family Law Newsletter regarding non-customary parentage law cases.

Eva Kogut practices exclusively in the area of family law, including but not limited to, prenuptial agreements, post-nuptial agreements, child support matters, child custody, parenting time/visitation, property division, domestic violence, post-divorce issues such as enforcement and modifications and complex litigation.. With a commitment to helping her clients achieve the best possible results in their personal circumstances, Eva addresses how each client’s unique family challenges may be resolved and what each path may look like by educating her clients on the different approaches available. She helps them understand the benefits, risks, and costs of each approach to best meet their unique needs.. Many of Eva’s clients prefer to stay out of court, and she believes that the collaborative process is a good alternative to the traditional divorce process. Applying her litigation experience, supported by on-going education, she sees a consistent pattern: a less painful settlement process truly helps clients move forward in a way they chose and not in an arrangement imposed upon them by an impartial judge.. As a trained mediator, Eva believes that mediation can be an effective process for resolving divorce and family law issues in a manner that allows clients to maintain control over the process. Additionally, she handles process consultations, designed for those who are considering divorce via mediation.. Eva began her career in the demanding and litigious area of personal injury law. She was instrumental in helping clients negotiate settlements while becoming well versed in the areas of personal injury and medical malpractice.. Eva speaks fluent Polish, serving Chicago’s extensive Polish-speaking community in addressing all their family law issues.. Awards. Eva was recognized by Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on their 2022 Top Women in Law list for her commitment to the advancement of women in the legal field and improving the divorce experience of her clients. The award honors the most inspiring women in Chicago’s legal industry who emphasize mentorship of other women in the field and are successful in the legal community.. Beginning in 2018, Eva has been selected annually by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America list in the areas of family law, mediation and collaborative law. She is also named the 2021 Chicago Lawyer of the Year in Collaborative Law: Family Law and Family Law: Mediation.. Eva is proud to have been named to the Illinois Super Lawyers list since 2017 and the Illinois Leading Lawyer list since 2014. These distinguished lists are reserved for fewer than five percent of the lawyers in Illinois and recognize those who have attained a high degree of recognition and professional achievement.. In 2015, Eva was also recognized by the Chicago Law Bulletin for the “40 Under Forty: 40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch.” Each year, the publication evaluates hundreds of peer nominations from the Illinois legal community to identify the most talented and well-respected attorneys working in the industry.

Eva E. Golabek joined Kralovec Jambois & Schwartz as an associate in 2011 to handle matters involving medical and nursing home negligence and personal injury across the state. She has dedicated her practice to serving those who have suffered significant injuries and the families who have lost a loved one, due to negligent care and treatment by medical providers. Her commitments to her clients, diligence, and drive have led to notable results on their behalf.. Between 2012 and 2015, Eva has successfully negotiated over nine million dollars in settlements on behalf of victims in cases involving nursing home and hospital acquired pressure ulcers, falls resulting in injury, malnutrition, dehydration, infection and choking. Additionally, Eva has worked on and settled a variety of personal injury matters, including slip and falls, and automobile accidents.. Her compassion extends beyond her place of employment, and she has served underprivileged communities by volunteering her time and providing pro bono legal services for Chicago Volunteer Legal Services and the Legal Aid Bureau.. Eva obtained her law degree from The John Marshall Law School in 2009 where she was a Moot Court Council member and a Herzog Moot Court Competition Semi-Finalist in 2008. Additionally, she participated in numerous trial competitions including the ABA Labor and Employment Law Competition in 2008, and the American Association of Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competitions in 2008 and 2009.. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Loyola University, Chicago, in 2004, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and was a member of the Student Honors Association and a National Honors Collegiate Scholar.

Erin has been working in the personal injury and medical malpractice field advocating for Plaintiff's rights for almost 4 years.  She has settled well over $1million in compensation for her clients in the past year alone!  That said, she is willing and capable of taking the case to litigation and seeking, through the trial court system, the best compensation possible for her client.. Most importantly though, Erin will fight to achieve the best possible outcome for the injured individual, which is an product of discussion and agreement between herself and her clients.

Erin Doyle joined Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz as an associate in 2012. She practices in the areas of medical negligence, wrongful death, personal injury, motor vehicle negligence, and product liability.. Erin has been recognized for her outstanding work and professional successes within the legal community. She has been selected as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers. This is an honor given to no more than 2.5 percent of Illinois attorneys under the age of forty.. Prior to joining the firm, Erin worked as an associate at Parrillo, Weiss & O’Halloran, concentrating primarily in personal injury defense. She has successfully tried over 75 civil jury trials to verdict. In addition, she has represented clients in over 150 arbitrations within the Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program and AAA binding arbitrations involving uninsured and underinsured motorist claims.. Erin graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 2007, after earning an undergraduate degree at Saint Louis University in 2004. While in law school, she was a member of the Southern Illinois University Law Journal.. Erin has been admitted into the Illinois Supreme Court and the United States District Court, Northern District.

Elliot R. Schiff is the founding partner of Schiff Gorman LLC. Following an outstanding legal education, he was selected for a judicial clerkship with Justice Francis Lorenz, Illinois Appellate Court. Since then, he has been in private practice with an emphasis on representing clients who have been damaged by legal malpractice of attorneys who have breached their fiduciary duties or been negligent. He is the author of "Legal Malpractice" published by the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education and has also authored each of the Supplements to that publication thru 2012.Elliot’s commitment to excellence is reflected in the recognition the legal community has given him. Since 1980, he has received the designation of A.V, the highest rating offered by Martindale Hubbell Peer Review rating system for ability and ethical standards. Elliot is a fellow of the national Litigation Counsel of America representing less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, an organization that is also by invitation only. He is the past president of The Society of Trial Lawyers, an organization limited to 250 attorneys in Illinois whose membership is by invitation only. He is also a member of Leading Lawyers of Illinois, an exclusive organization of just 5% of all practicing attorneys. Among his peers in Illinois, he has been named as a Super Lawyer every year since 2005. Elliot is an active member of the Illinois Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association and the Association for American Justice. He has lectured extensively before these organizations on trial techniques. The National Law Journal has twice recognized Elliot as having had an exceptional trial result including one trial rated as one the ten best verdicts of the year.

Elizabeth Kaveny during her professional career has obtained numerous verdicts and settlements of plaintiff personal injury and professional malpractice actions, each in excess of $1 million and some at more than $10 million. She is widely respected for her success at securing just compensation for her clients in such complex, medically related matters as misdiagnosis and failure to diagnose, which carry a high burden of proof to demonstrate negligence. For example, she and former partner Kevin Burke secured a $12 million settlement from a Glenview, Illinois, hospital for a client who suffered severe injury and trauma due to misdiagnosis and delayed treatment. She was one of the first attorneys in the country to file suit against New England Compounding Center (NECC) in Massachusetts on behalf of a number of victims in the outbreak of fungal meningitis traced to contaminated steroid injections. Beth is equally effective in proving liability to secure redress for clients’ injuries and medical expenses sustained from the negligence of others that contributed to falls, fires and vehicular accidents.. Such clients value Beth’s personal approach to building a working relationship with them. As a self-described “people person,” Beth strives to build the kind of trust accorded a family member, visiting clients in their homes and learning about their families and situations in detail. She emphasizes knowing her clients thoroughly, to build the foundation for the kind of credibility that leads to trial effectiveness. Because she is representing clients and families who have suffered major injury and loss, Beth approaches personal injury litigation as the opportunity to ensure that those who depend on her are not victimized by the legal system. Although she is always open to and effective at resolving a matter short of trial if it is in her client’s best interest to do so, Beth has an exceptional record of success in the courtroom. An important element of that success is her ability to blend time-tested trial skills with the application of innovative technology (including pioneering use of PowerPoint presentations) to help juries better understand key issues.. Her professional peers accord Beth the highest recognition for her litigation effectiveness. The peer-selected Leading Lawyers has named her one of the state’s Top 10 women litigators, Top 10 women personal injury lawyers and Top 10 women consumer lawyers in personal injury and professional malpractice law. She has also been named one of the Top 50 Illinois Women Lawyers by Illinois Super Lawyers. In 2013 Beth was designated by Thomson Reuters and Chicago Magazine as one of “The Top Women Attorneys in Illinois” in the areas of personal injury plaintiff – medical malpractice; personal injury plaintiff – general; and general litigation. Such recognition reflects the fact that she has received Super Lawyer designation by her professional peers in every year beginning in 2006.. In a profile of Beth, the Chicago Tribune noted that “Chicago’s most powerful medical malpractice plaintiff’s law firms rarely have women as named partners,” but she became a founding name partner of her own firm after just 10 years in practice, and joined Burke Wise Morrissey Kaveny as a named partner in 2010. Further emphasizing such accomplishments, Crain’s Chicago Business in 2013 singled out Beth among established Chicago personal injury lawyers under the age of 50 for having an active trial practice, noted her as “an exception to the general rule [that] … not many top personal injury attorneys are women,” and listed four recent successes in which she secured well over $20 million on behalf of her clients.. Perhaps equally important is that Beth’s record of accomplishment coincides with her personal responsibilities as a parent of four young children, which contributes to the empathy she brings in counseling the families that seek her help.. Beth is involved in a wide range of professional activities. She has served in leadership positions in the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and is President and a member of the board of directors of the Illinois Bar Foundation, and she serves on the nominating committees of both organizations to help select their future leadership. She has been a director of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois and frequently speaks on litigation-related topics before those and other organizations. In 2013 Beth was among a select group of lawyers named to a bipartisan screening committee that will help select Circuit Court judges for appointment to fill interim vacancies on the Cook County Circuit Court. Beth is a Fellow of the prestigious International Society of Barristers. She has taught courses at the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and, for more than 15 years, has been both an instructor in trial advocacy at Loyola University of Chicago Law School and an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at Northwestern University Law School. Beth served as President of the Chicago Chapter of the American Inns of Court for the organization’s 2014 to 2015 membership year. In October 2014 Beth was one of five women to receive the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois’ 2014 Top Women Lawyers in Leadership award.

Eirene Nakamura Salvi joined Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. in 2016. She concentrates her legal practice on cases involving medical malpractice, personal injury, and product liability.. Ms. Salvi has obtained a number of noteworthy verdicts and settlements. In her first trial with the firm, Ms. Salvi won an $11.25 million jury verdict on behalf of a mother who was killed in a car crash. In 2017, Ms. Salvi was part of a trial team that won a record-setting $148 million jury verdict on behalf of a dancer paralyzed by a collapsed pedestrian shelter at O’Hare International Airport. The verdict is the highest compensatory verdict ever awarded to an individual plaintiff in the state of Illinois. In 2020, Ms. Salvi obtained a $9 million jury verdict for the family of a father and son killed in a car crash. The verdict is the highest verdict ever awarded in Boone County, Illinois and the case was one of the few civil jury trials to take place during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.. Every year since 2018, she has been recognized as a Rising Star by Illinois Super Lawyers. In 2018, she was honored with a Trial Lawyer Excellence Award by The Jury Verdict Reporter and Law Bulletin Media.. In 2020, Ms. Salvi was selected as the recipient of the Diversity Leadership Award by the Illinois State Bar Association. The award recognizes a person or organization that has made significant contributions to the advancement of diversity within the Illinois legal community, its judiciary and/or the Illinois State Bar Association.. Ms. Salvi is a co-chair and founding member of the Chicago Committee of the Japanese American Bar Association. The group provides a special forum for members of the legal profession with interests and ties to the Japanese American community to discuss issues, network, and serve the community. Ms. Salvi is also a board member of the Japanese American Bar Association Educational Foundation and an officer of the board of Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth, an organization that channels the legal community’s resources to promote one-to-one mentoring and tutoring programs in disadvantaged Chicago communities. In addition, Ms. Salvi serves on the Diversity & Inclusion Committee of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, which aims to develop strategies and programs to increase minority membership and participation in leadership roles and joint programs with other minority bar associations.. Additional credentials and distinctions include membership in the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Illinois State Bar Association, American Association for Justice, Chinese American Bar Association, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and the Chicago Bar Association.. Ms. Salvi received her law degree from the University of Notre Dame in 2015 and received her Bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in European History from Pacific Union College. During law school, Ms. Salvi became involved in plaintiffs’ justice and human rights issues when she assisted a professor in writing an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the families of victims of terrorism against the Islamic State of Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism. She also served as an extern for the National Immigrant Justice Center. She was successful in filing an application for humanitarian parole for the victim of gross human rights violations in the Central Democratic Republic of Congo. During her time at Notre Dame Law School, she also served as vice president of the Asian Law Students Association and was active in the Black Law Students Association and Hispanic student groups. Her academic accomplishments include receiving an academic scholarship to the University of Notre Dame and membership in Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society.. Ms. Salvi also speaks Spanish, Japanese, and French.

Divorce becomes a critical stage in the lives of individuals going through it for many reasons; a predominant concern is the threat to their quality of life. With balanced, yet aggressive advocacy, Eric L. Schulman helps protect the lifestyle of clients and their children, especially if a spouse lacks experience in managing family finances. Mr. Schulman is diligent about examining income, spending and assets to make sure that all resources are known for the benefit of his clients.. Since every divorce, like every person, is different, Mr. Schulman provides clients with individualized attention from start to finish of their case. A careful listener, he helps clients identify goals, then keeps their needs at the forefront as he works towards a favorable result. Known for hard work and exceptional effort, Mr. Schulman also strives to manage cases with efficiency and consideration to cost. Above all, honesty and integrity characterize his counsel.. Elected a partner at Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP in 2004, Mr. Schulman lectures in the areas of family law and has taught classes on Illinois divorce law for the College of Lake County and has served as a guest lecturer for Loyola University School of Law. He is a former Family Law Co-Chair of the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section and previously served as a member of the Judicial Evaluation Committee for the Chicago Bar Association.. Since 2006 Mr. Schulman has been named a "Leading Lawyer" in the practice of Illinois family law by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company, and in 2007 was chosen as one of the "40 Attorneys Under 40 in Illinois to Watch.” He was previously named a "Rising Star" Illinois attorney, and in 2012, an Illinois Super Lawyer.  He also has been named as one of the Nation's Leading Matrimonial Lawyers in Best Lawyers in America by Neifeh and Smith.  Mr. Schulman is also a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Dean J. Papadakis, (Partner) born Oak Park, Illinois, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1991); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1994). Visiting Student, University of Illinois College of Law, 1993-1994. Member, University of Illinois Law Review, 1993-1994. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Languages: Greek. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Transactions. Email: Dean J. Papadakis

David Pogrund has recently been appointed as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Chicago Booth MBA program teaching a course entitled "Employment Law for Entrepreneurs and Managers".  (September, 2015)

David A. Brody joined Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz as an associate attorney in 2015. He represents victims of injuries arising from medical malpractice, premises liability, motor vehicle negligence, products liability and other personal injury claims.. David graduated with his Juris Doctorate from Chicago-Kent College of Law in June 2015. In law school, David served as the President of the Environmental Law Society, where he led a group of students in organizing fundraisers and educational opportunities to enhance the school’s Environmental Law curriculum and promote sustainability within the student body.. Additionally, he served as a member of the Chicago-Kent’s Tax Law Clinic, Employment and Discrimination Law Clinic, and Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Clinic. He received a certification as a mediator from Chicago’s Center for Conflict Resolution and has experience mediating at the Richard J. Daley Center.. David has prior experience as a law clerk at multiple private firms where he assisted with personal injury, wrongful death cases, and workers’ compensation. As an attorney at Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz, David fights vigorously for the rights of his clients and has been fundamental in procuring numerous personal injury and wrongful death settlements.

Danielle Meltzer Cassel is a Shareholder in the Vedder Price Real Estate group focusing on transactional real estate, land use and public incentives law. Since 1996, her transactional and land use work has covered a broad spectrum of property types in both urban and suburban contexts, including mixed-use developments, retail and office developments, hotels, hospitals, schools and universities, religious institutions, industrial parks, manufacturing facilities, billboard signage, and single-family and multifamily residential developments.. Ms. Cassel has represented purchasers and sellers, lessors and lessees, providers of debt and equity, developers, project operators and end users in transactions ranging from the beginning phases of due diligence, formation of joint ventures, design and construction to the ongoing operations, disposition, redevelopment and refinancing of existing properties.. Ms. Cassel has successfully obtained governmental approvals for several hundred land use and development projects, including numerous planned developments, subdivisions, annexations, disconnections, map and text amendments, special uses, variations, permits, business licenses (including liquor, restaurant and hotel licenses), establishment of legal-nonconformity status, landmark designation and historic preservation projects, utility and transportation infrastructure agreements, and approvals for billboard, high-rise and streetfront signage.  Ms. Cassel has successfully negotiated and closed PPP or economic incentive components for more than 100 projects, nationwide, including impact fee and utility cost reductions, recapture agreements, tax increment financing, governmental grants and loans, sales and property tax rebates and abatements, and various state and federal tax credits.. The elite Legal 500 United States lists Ms. Cassel as a "Leading Lawyer" for the entire Country in Real Estate and Construction-Land Use/Zoning.  Ms. Cassel has been selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, named as a Leading Illinois Commercial Real Estate Lawyer by Leading Lawyers Network and recognized as an "up and coming" lawyer (Illinois Real Estate category) in Chambers USA, which noted her "phenomenal brain and terrific client skills.”. From 1999 until 2008, Ms. Cassel co-taught seminars in zoning and land use law at both Northwestern University Law School and University of Chicago Law School. She has been an invited speaker for the Urban Land Institute, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, American Bar Association and International Council of Shopping Centers.. Ms. Cassel was a member of Leadership Greater Chicago’s Class of 2006 and has received a "Tomorrow’s Leaders Today" award from Public Allies Chicago and a Special Recognition Award from the Partnership to End Homelessness. She currently serves on boards of the Primo Center for Women and Children, The Law Project (formerly the Community Economic Development Law Project) and Yale Club of Chicago. Ms. Cassel also served for several years on boards of Public Allies Chicago, Business and Professional People for the Public Interest and WomanCraft, Inc.. Prior to joining Vedder Price, Ms. Cassel spent 13 years in the Real Estate Department at DLA Piper US LLP. Prior to beginning her legal career, she worked, studied and volunteered extensively in several fields related to inner-city development and enhancement of public sector service delivery. Her three most significant research projects included multi-year studies of the 1990 National Affordable Housing Act; lending collaborations for Community Reinvestment Act credit among traditional mortgage lenders and neighborhood-based institutions; and bridge loans facilitating non-syndicated Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity investments.

Commercial real estate and buisness attorney based in Chicago, Illinois with extensive experience in real estate acquistion, dispostion, development and financing. Moderator of commercial real estate and business blog

Candace Meyers is a natural born advocate whose overarching goal is to guide her clients through what is oftentimes the most challenging experience of their lives. As far back as she can remember, Candace has always had a passion, and a calling to protect those who were unable to defend themselves. She believes that innate drive is at the core of why she chose to be a family law attorney as her professional career path.. Candace expertly handles a variety of family law cases, including complex parenting rights and responsibility disputes, tracing assets and advocating for clients through negotiation, mediation and cooperation. She is intently focused on empowering her clients through educating them on the divorce process through solid counsel, in order to obtain the most favorable results for them. She is admired by her peers for her knowledge, integrity and sense of humor. In recognition of her talents, she was made partner at Boyle Feinberg in 2014.. Candace is an associate board member of the Anti-Defamation League, participating in the Glass Leadership Institute and serving as one of the co-chairs for the ADL Outreach Network. She has been an avid fundraiser for cancer awareness and prevention organizations, including participating in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer and serving as team captain for American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.

Caitlin K. Finnegan joined Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz in 2013. She concentrates her practice in the areas of medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, and wrongful death.. Caitlin attended Chicago-Kent College of Law and received her Juris Doctorate in 2013 with a certificate in litigation and alternative dispute resolution. She served as a mediator during law school at the Center for Conflict Resolution.. Caitlin grew up on Chicago’s South Side in the Beverly Neighborhood. In 2008, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in French from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.. In 2013, Caitlin was admitted into the Illinois State Bar.

Burton Hochberg focuses his practice on helping clients negotiate the evaluating and division of property by bringing a welcome objectivity and practicality to the proceedings.  Mr. Hochberg has over 40 years of experience and is regarded as “tough but fair” by his colleagues.  He has significant expertise in serving high net worth clients in the areas of child support, child custody, maintenance and property valuation.. Mr. Hochberg is an experienced litigator, but makes every effort to keep a case out of court when possible.  He helps clients going through the divorce process by highlighting their concerns, and estimating settlement options from a cost-benefit stand point.

Brian L. Salvi joined Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., in 2013 and was named Partner in 2019. He concentrates his legal practice on cases that involve personal injury, products liability and medical malpractice.. Since joining the firm, Mr. Salvi has obtained the following noteworthy results at trial:. A $50.3 million jury verdict on behalf of a young boy who suffered a brain injury at birthA $17.9 million jury verdict on behalf of a 47-year-old Lombard woman who was hit by a truckA $9 million jury verdict for the family of a father and son killed in a Boone County car crash. The award is the highest jury verdict on record in Boone County, Ill.A $1.4 million verdict on behalf of a woman who was injured in a Roscoe, Ill. parking lot accident.A $1.3 million jury verdict for the family of a motorcyclist who was killed in a Chicago collision with a pickup truck$1.26 medical malpractice verdict in a federal tort claim against government-employed physicians in United States District Court – Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division.. In 2020, Mr. Salvi obtained a $7.5 million and a $3 million settlement in medical malpractice cases. In 2018, he obtained a $2.1 million settlement on behalf of a man who sustained a traumatic brain injury in a DuPage County motorcycle crash one day before trial was set to begin. The same year, he also secured a $2.7 million settlement on behalf of an individual who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a pedestrian versus motor vehicle collision. In 2017, he obtained a $4.5 million settlement in an institutional negligence case against a mental health facility for their failures in treating a patient.. In 2019, Mr. Salvi was named to Law Bulletin Media’s elite “40 Under Forty” attorney list, recognizing the top up and coming lawyers in Illinois. He was also recognized in the 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. Mr. Salvi also been named a Rising Star by Illinois Super Lawyers and an Emerging Lawyer by Law Bulletin Media every year since 2016. In 2019, Mr. Salvi was listed among the Top 10 Emerging Lawyers in the state of Illinois.. Mr. Salvi received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business and his law degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School.. As a law school student, Mr. Salvi competed in the American Association for Justice’s Student Trial Advocacy Competition as a member of Notre Dame’s mock trial team. The team won the 2012 and 2013 Regional Championships in Louisville. In 2013, the team compiled an 11-0 record and outperformed 220 other teams in Regional and National competition en route to winning the National Championship in New Orleans.. Before he joined Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., as an attorney, Mr. Salvi served as a law clerk with the firm.. Additional credentials and distinctions include: memberships in the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Lake County Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the American Association of Justice. Mr. Salvi is also a Chicago advisory board member of the Concussion Legacy Foundation.

Backed by years of experience, Attorney James J. Morici is dedicated to protecting the rights of accident victims throughout Chicago and the surrounding areas. Since committing his life to judiciary work, Mr. Morici has handled a wide range of cases, including those involving car accidents, railroad accidents, premises liability, workplace accidents, and more. Due to his hard work and dedication, he has recovered multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts in numerous cases. As a result, he has been listed in Illinois Super Lawyers®.. Prior to committing his life to judiciary work, Mr. Morici attended DePaul University where he achieved his undergraduate degree. Upon the completion of his undergraduate studies, he enrolled at ITT/Chicago-Kent College of Law. It was here that he obtained his Juris Doctorate. Currently, he holds memberships in a wide range of associations including the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

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.

Attorney Dedrick L. Gordon maintains a practice focused on personal injury, auto-accident injury, business law, and family law.. Mr. Gordon received his juris doctorate from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and his Bachelor’s of Science degree in education and history from Southern Illinois University—Carbondale.. Mr. Gordon worked for the Indiana Attorney General’s Office, Homeowner Protection Unit, where he reviewed the transactions of mortgage brokers, foreclosure consultants, and credit service for state law and federal law compliance.. In addition, Mr. Gordon clerked for the Indiana Secretary of State, Securities Division, where he reviewed the transactions of mortgage loan brokers, collection agencies, and investment banks for Indiana and federal securities law compliance.. Mr. Gordon is an active member of the Illinois Bar Association, National Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, DuPage County Bar Association, and Cook County Bar Association.

Attorney Charles (Chuck) Adler has been fighting for the rights of his clients his entire career. He had only been an attorney for just 30 days when he stepped into the courtroom to try his first case defending a small business owner. Chuck has maintained a litigation practice since then.. Early on in his career, Chuck represented clients in construction litigation and took numerous cases to trial both prosecuting cases on behalf of his clients or defending his clients' rights. The construction claims involved numerous industrial, commercial, and shopping center properties. In taking a number of those cases to trial, Chuck gained valuable courtroom experience and learned how to handle complex cases quickly. His dedication to being detailed, professional, hard-driving, and results-oriented created a strong foundation for his career in the practice of law. Those early cases also taught him the importance of managing expert witnesses and how to deal with complex fact patterns, all of which he carried over when he made the transition to the practice of personal injury law.. A Personal Injury Lawyer Dedicated to His Clients. Chuck Adler has represented injured individuals in a wide range of personal injury matters, including motor vehicle accidents, premises liability cases, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and workers’ compensation concerns for many years. His commitment to digging deeper has achieved significant results for his clients. For example, he has handled a substantial number of wrongful death claims, and he has been successful in recovering the policy limits of both the offenders’ insurance coverage and that of his own clients.. In many cases, Chuck is able to obtain fair compensation for his clients by using dispute resolution methods such as mediation and arbitration. These methods allow for a favorable resolution to be reached in a shorter amount of time and often at less expense compared to going to trial. Sometimes, however, mediation and arbitration are not appropriate or effective, in which cases, Chuck is fully prepared to take action inside the courtroom.. There are several characteristics of Chuck’s practice that set him apart from other personal injury attorneys. The main goal of his practice is to recover fair and just compensation for clients for their injuries. As part of that process, he places a high priority on fighting for his clients’ rights against large insurance companies. Chuck does so through a complete dedication to his clients and their claims, with an eye on making a positive impact on their lives. Clients come to him with their lives torn apart as a result of the injuries they have suffered. They deserve an advocate who will dig deep for them, be always available to them, keep them informed, be ready to answer their questions, and consider their input regarding their claims. What is never forgotten is that, while a lawyer deals with the legal intricacies of a case, there is also a human side: the client and the life-altering experiences they have endured.. Staying Involved. Chuck has been elected a Top Attorney of North America. He is currently a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, and the Northwest Suburban Bar Association. He has been a speaker at the Senior Law Academy of the Sheriff of Cook County, and he has been a member of the legislative committees of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and Illinois State Bar Association and a member of the Tort Committee of the Chicago Bar Association. He also remains actively involved in the community. Chuck is currently a director of the United Way/North and Northwest Region and of Project H.O.0.D., a charitable undertaking to help kids in need in the city of Chicago.. To schedule a free consultation with Attorney Adler, visit his website or call .