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When you come to Pavich Law Group, you can have confidence in the help you need from a Chicago personal injury attorney. Injury accidents of any kind are extremely serious and can bring about lifelong complications and hardships that could have serious ramifications and repercussions. Attorney Robert J. Pavich obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College. Later, he went on to earn his Juris Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar, the Indiana State Bar, and the 4th and 7th Circuit for the United States Court of Appeals. In addition, he has been admitted to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Attorney Pavich has earned his highly-respected reputation, having represented clients like you for over 35 years. He has a membership with the American Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Association of Justice. He focuses the entirety of his attention on litigation, and he is ready to stand beside you and support you at this time. He has dealt with all kinds of cases, from premises liability accidents to car accident injuries. Are you suffering from medical malpractice, construction accident injuries, or catastrophic injuries of some kind? It is of the utmost importance that you take action and obtain the help your case requires today. He was included among Super Lawyers® for both 2012 and 2013, and he has a reputation that speaks for itself. Do not wait any longer to seek out the help you need by contacting Attorney Pavich today and beginning down the road to a bright and optimistic future.

Scott Hoster’s primary area of practice is in Commercial Litigation.  He is a member of the Chicago, Will County, Illinois State Bar Associations and the Appellate Lawyers Association. Scott was a former  Assistant State Attorney in Will County.

Prior to joining my current firm, I worked at a large law firm in Chicago where I represented clients throughout the United States in large complex litigation matters.  My current practice includes representation of Plaintiffs and Defendants in catasrophic injury cases as well as complex litigation matters involving corporate entities, municipalities and school districts.  I have tried cases in counties throughout Illinois and have represend clients in a wide range of administative proceedings including proceeding before the EEOC, IDHR and DOL. I have the pleasure of working with a team of professionals committed to highest level of skill and integrity in the practicie of law.

Juan C. Martinez started as an paralegal/interpreter for the Law Office of Chuck Bretz & Associates and later for the Law Offices of Tedone & Morton, P.C. while attending Law School. Juan graduated from Robert Morris College in Orland Park, IL with an Associate's Degree in Applied Science with a Major as a Paralegal and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Business Management. Juan received his Juris Doctorate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School.. Juan C. Martinez is fluent in Spanish and opened the doors to his law firm on May 10, 2021. Juan C. Martinez was raised in Joliet, Illinois and currently has an office and lives in Joliet, Illinois. While attending law school, Juan kept a full-time job and commuted to law school in Michigan every weekend. Juan has experience in the areas of criminal law, family law, Secretary of State Hearings/License Reinstatement, Expungements, Wills & Trusts, and various other fields.. Juan C.Martínez comenzó como asistente legal / intérprete para la oficina legal de Chuck Bretz & Associates y más tarde para las oficinas legales de Tedone & Morton, P.C. mientras asistía a la Escuela de Derecho. Juan se graduó de Robert Morris College en Orland Park, IL con una licenciatura en ciencias aplicadas con especialización como asistente legal y una licenciatura en administración de empresas con especialización en administración de empresas. Juan recibió su Doctorado en Jurisprudencia de la Facultad de Derecho Thomas M. Cooley.. Juan C. Martínez habla español con fluidez y abrió las puertas de su bufete de abogados el 10 de mayo de 2021. Juan C. Martínez se crió en Joliet, Illinois y actualmente tiene una oficina y vive en Joliet, Illinois. Mientras asistía a la facultad de derecho, Juan mantuvo un trabajo de tiempo completo y se trasladaba a la facultad de derecho en Michigan todos los fines de semana. Juan tiene experiencia en las áreas de derecho penal, derecho de familia, Audiencias del Secretario de Estado / Restablecimiento de licencias, Cancelaciones, Testamentos y Fideicomisos y varios otros campos.

John Spesia is a lifelong resident of Will County. He graduated from the University of Denver Law School with high academic honors as a member of the Order of St. Ives. Upon graduation, Spesia was selected to serve as a Law Clerk to a Federal District Judge in Chicago, where he had hands-on training in Federal Court procedures and trial matters.. Since joining Spesia & Taylor in 1991, he has focused his practice on negligence cases, including automobile, trucking and motorcycle collisions; medical and dental malpractice; and nursing home abuse, recovering millions of dollars on behalf of victims of negligence. He has tried injury cases in Cook, Will, Grundy, and McDonough Counties, as well as in California. He secured a $4.1 million jury verdict on behalf of the family of a 44 year old woman killed in an automobile collision caused by a county sheriff's deputy.  The verdict was the largest in the history of the six counties that make up the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Illinois.   A few of his other accomplishments include a $4.5 million settlement, a judgment for more than $3.1 million on behalf of the widow of a businessman killed in a trucking collision, and an $800,000 settlement for a 68 year old automobile crash victim. Spesia also recovered over $1.1 million for a motorcycle passenger severely injured in a collision. In addition, he  recovered over $1 million for a 40-year-old victim of medical malpractice and won a $700,000 jury verdict in another medical negligence case.. Spesia has briefed and argued cases in the Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth District Appellate Courts and twice argued landmark cases in the Illinois Supreme Court, including a recent case in 2009 that resulted in a recovery of over $900,000. Along with Kent Slater, a retired Justice of the Third District Appellate Court, Spesia has won multiple appeals in the Third District Appellate Court.. Watch this video featuring John Spesia arguing a case in front of the Illinois Supreme Court:. Over the years, Spesia has also been involved in litigation to acquire property using eminent domain authority for multi-billion dollar pipeline projects and has tried pipeline eminent domain cases in circuit courts across Illinois, including in Will, Kankakee, Livingston, McLean and DeWitt Counties. Mr. Spesia has represented numerous pipeline companies, including Enbridge Energy, Alliance Pipeline, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, Kinder Morgan, Enterprise Products and Explorer. He is well versed in property rights issues and the prosecution of eminent domain matters.. Along with the Spesia & Taylor litigation team, Spesia recently filed seventy-six pipeline eminent domain cases across Illinois. As a result of an efficient and effective discovery and trial strategy, access for purposes of construction was achieved on all of the pending cases within fourteen months. All of the cases filed across seven counties were resolved by summary judgment or trial within nine and fifteen months from the date they were filed. In the cases resulting in final judgment orders, Spesia and his team limited the judgments to only $1.2 million where landowners and their counsel had demanded more than $59 million in damages. During the same project, Spesia was involved in a landmark appellate case that resulted in the pipeline company acquiring access to construct its pipeline prior to a resolution on just compensation – the first time in the history of Illinois that this has ever been done.. During his career, John has been named one of “40 Under 40” Illinois Attorneys to Watch and elected one of Illinois’ SuperLawyers®. He has received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell American Law Directory, the highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards.

HEATHER M. GLOCKLER. ASSOCIATE. Heather M. Glockler concentrates her practice in corporate and business law, real estate law, zoning and land use, and local government law.. Heather is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Will County Bar Association, and Will County Women’s Bar Association.. Heather grew up in Lockport, Illinois. In 2016, she graduated from Governors State University with a B.A in Sociology. While at GSU, Heather was on the Dean’s List and participated as a research assistant for Dr. Daniel Cortese.. After college, Heather attended the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (formerly John Marshall Law School). She graduated in 2019 and was admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois the same year. During law school, Heather was a Property Law Teaching Assistant from 2017-2018 for Professor Maureen Straub Kordesh, certified mediator through the Center for Conflict Resolution in 2018, and also served as the Administrative Editor from 2018-2019 for THE JOHN MARSHALL REVIEW OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW. She is a former Spiros Family Perseverance Scholarship and Bohemian Lawyers of Chicago Scholarship recipient.. While attending law school, Heather externed for the Honorable Judge Chrystel Gavlin and worked as a 711 Intern at the Will County States Attorney’s Office representing the State in misdemeanor cases.

Eric P. Hanson practices in the areas of local government and municipal law, land use, DUI and employment practice. In the course of his government and municipal work, Eric has also developed a specific practice in the area of affordable housing. He represents several public housing authorities in the State of Illinois and is a frequent speaker at affordable housing conferences and workshops.. Eric was born in Joliet, Illinois in 1969. He attended the University of Illinois in Champaign, where he earned a B.A. Sociology in 1991. He received his J.D., cum laude, at The John Marshall Law School in 1995. During law school, he served as an Executive Editor of The John Marshall Law Review and participated in the Pace University Environmental Law Moot Court Competition.. Eric began his legal career as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Rita B. Garman of the Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District. Following his clerkship, he served as a Will County Assistant State’s Attorney. He joined Mahoney, Silverman & Cross, LLC in 1998, and was named as a partner in 2004.. Eric’s community activities include serving as the current chairman of the Board of Directors of the Greater Joliet Area YMCA, President of the Rotary Club of Shorewood from 2010-2012 and President of the School Board at the Cathedral of St. Raymond School in Joliet from 2006-2007.. Eric is a member of the Will County Bar Association and Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA). He was elected as a member of the ISBA Assembly from 2004-2010 and served as a member of the Assembly Agenda and Program Committee in 2005. Currently, Eric is a member of the Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education and the Task Force on Unauthorized Practice of Law.  He also served on the following ISBA Committees: Standing Committee on Bar Services and Activities (2008-2009), Committee on Insurance Programs and Services (2003-2008; Chairman 2007-2008) and Young Lawyers Division Council (2000-2005). In 2001, Eric was appointed to serve on the ISBA Special Committee on Appellate Practice and the Special Committee on the Future of the Courts.

Ed's specializes in the areas of Estate Planning, Tax, Wealth Preservation and Asset Protection Planning, and Business/Business Succession Planning, and he is a frequent speaker on these topics with the Illinois State Bar Association, the Will County Bar Association, the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, and the National Business Institute. Ed is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Will County Bar Association, and the Estate Planning Council of Greater Joliet. Ed is a member of the Trusts & Estates Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association, the ISBA Task Force on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, and the ISBA Assembly. Ed also has an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell. Ed has attained an AV Preeminent Rating in Trusts and Estates, Wills and Probate, and Aged and Aging, by the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review, the highest rating for attorneys under the peer review system.

Chris Spesia has been a partner with Spesia & Taylor since 2001 and focuses his practice on municipal law, real estate, land use and development with a focus on industrial, pipeline and utility related projects, litigation, and estate planning. Chris Spesia is “AV” rated by Martindale Hubbell. Chris Spesia’s litigation background includes most kinds of civil cases, including zoning, mandamus and eminent domain and Estate litigation. His recent cases include the successful prosecution of a multi-million dollar oral contract to create a will claim in both the circuit and appellate courts.. Chris Spesia acts as the Village Attorney for the Villages of New Lenox, Minooka and Rockdale and assists with the representation of the Village of Manhattan. As a municipal attorney, Chris Spesia has been involved in the annexation, rezoning and development of thousands of acres for the Firm’s rapidly-growing Villages and has established Tax Increment Financing, Special Service Areas and Business Development Districts for the benefit of residential, industrial and commercial projects.. Chris Spesia has utilized his litigation, land use and real estate experience to assist the Firm’s pipeline and public utility clients in obtaining government approvals and necessary rights-of-way for new projects involving water lines, natural gas facilities and crude oil pipelines.. Chris Spesia has represented the Firm’s public utility client in the Illinois Commerce Commission on multiple acquisition transactions and customer complaints. Chris Spesia has also worked on closing the purchase of sewer and water systems from public and private entities and recently handled the purchase of a water system serving 44,000 residents.. Chris Spesia works with the Firm’s Estate Planning group on crafting plans that achieve the objectives of its clients, including Estate Tax and probate avoidance. Chris Spesia also serves as a Trustee for Firm clients.

Born and raised in Will County, Illinois.. Licensed to Practice since 1993.. Former Will County Chief Felony Proseutor.. Former Will County Narcotics Prosecutor.. Lead Counsel Certified by Illinois Supreme Court Capital Litigation Bar.. Television Legal Analalyst.. When you must choose a criminal defense attorney, the attorney’s experience is perhaps the most crucial factor to consider.  Neil Adams has firsthand experience with some of the biggest criminal cases in Will County over the last decade.. As a prosecutor, he secured a conviction in the murder of former Will County Treasurer Jack Weber.. As a defense attorney, he successfully argued self-defense and secured an acquittal for his client in the highly publicized “Road Rage” murder, which occurred on Interstate 55 during a morning rush hour traffic jam.. More recently, Mr. Adams appeared on the nationally broadcast “In Session” as a legal analyst throughout the program’s gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Drew Peterson murder trial.. Mr. Adams was raised in Joliet, having attended both Joliet Catholic High School and Joliet Junior College. He transferred to Northern Illinois University, where he also attended law school.. After passing the bar on the first attempt, he returned to Joliet where he spent 10 years in the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office, including four years as Chief Felony Prosecutor. Motivated by a strong belief that all citizens, no matter what crimes they are accused of, have the right to a fair trial, he went into practice for himself in 2008, setting up his own criminal defense firm in Joliet.. Since that time he has been defending misdemeanor and felony cases with great success.