Illinois Lawyers Anthony Vechiola to Antonia Holland

Firm: Hudzik & Vechiola, LLC

50 S. Main Street , Naperville , Illinois 60540

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

I provide strong representation regarding your divorce, parentage (paternity) or post decree matter.  My unique financial background combined with my many years in the family law industry provide me a competitive advantage to resolve a divorce or family law matter, either in or out of court. Contact me today to discuss your legal needs at.. ---. PERSONAL STATEMENT:. I return calls and emails promptly; I make myself available. I stand by the advice I give and make sure you understand the process. I have the experience that counts. I concentrate my practice in the area of family law, including: dissolution of marriage (divorce); allocation of parenting responsibilities (child custody and visitation); paternity matters; child support; maintenance; and property allocation. I'm experienced in the difficult issues that may arise in divorce and family law matters. The legal system can be confusing and harsh; I am here to advocate for you, make sure that you understand your options, and help you make informed decisions. My goal is always to leave you with the best result possible.. AWARDS AND BACKGROUND:. I have won the Avvo Client’s Choice Award in 2016, 2019 and 2021. Also, I was designated an Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers in 2019 – 2022. Less than 2% of all lawyers licensed in each state have received the distinction of Emerging Lawyer. Further, I was designated as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers (Thompson Reuters) in 2021 and 2022. My undergraduate education focus was finance. During law school, I volunteered as a Supreme Court Rule 711 law clerk with the Cook County Domestic Violence Legal Clinic. I also volunteered with the John Marshall Law School Voluntary Income Tax Assistance Clinic.

Firm: The Law Office of Purav Bhatt & Associates

1655 S. Blue Island, Suite 312 , Chicago , Illinois 60608 Zip code: 60608

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Experience, With Energy: I believe the right attorney for your case is the attorney with the experience to know what he is doing, but the energy to relentlessly attack. Many attorneys are reactionary, meaning they wait for the other side’s attorney or the prosecutor to act first. I despise that mentality. A real, true attorney is the one who has the experience to know how to press the other side to get results, with the energy to sustain that fight for his client.. It’s Personal: My sustained fight for my clients is personal. Ask any attorney you are looking to hire if it is personal. See what they say.. After graduating from UW-Milwaukee in 2008, I moved to Chicago. Going to work one morning, I was struck by a car. I did what any person would do. I Googled personal injury attorneys and hired one who came up. I was not an attorney yet, but something seemed off when that attorney only wanted to settle. How? I was still in physical therapy and accumulating medical bills that would not be part of his settlement. I fired him. By that time, I was in law school, so I wrote my own lawsuit and won. After that, I made a promise to myself that I would never be like that attorney I initially hired. That I would fight for my clients at every turn, always keeping them informed in the process.. My Start: In 2012, I graduated from Chicago-Kent, a law school known for its legal writing program and ranked in the top five of all law schools for trial advocacy. In that top trial law school, of more than three hundred graduating classmates, I was the first attorney admitted to the federal trial bar because of the high volume of trials I had successfully completed in Illinois state court at such an early stage in my career.. For over three years, I was constantly in the courtroom, loving every moment representing my clients, getting wins, and gaining so much experience in civil litigation and criminal defense. For better or worse, I had an itch I had to scratch. After court one day, I went to visit an old professor who was a retired Cook County judge. I told him how I always wanted to join the military, but I was getting so many courtroom wins that it was hard to step away. He told me, “Anthony, if you are going to do it, do it now, or you will be sixty-five at your desk and wonder if you could have.”. My Army Adventures: I had the option to become an officer right away because I was already an attorney. However, I wanted to try out to be an Army Ranger. The only guarantee I had to get a tryout was to enlist, so I entered Basic Training in January 2016, no longer called Attorney Villalobos by judges, but Specialist Villalobos by Drill Sergeants. After completing all of my prerequisite training, I showed up to the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program (RASP) as the oldest Soldier trying out for the 75th Ranger Regiment. I survived selection, and signed into Alpha Company, 3rd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment as a thirty-one-year-old forward observer. It was painfully amazing; still in touch with the boys today. After two combat zone deployments, I left Special Operations in 2019 to get back to practicing law.. After the Judge Advocate Basic Officer’s Course, I reported to The United States Military Academy (“West Point”), for my first Judge Advocate General (JAG) position. I was selected to serve as the sole Special Victims’ Counsel (SVC), representing victims of sex crimes and domestic violence. As an SVC, I learned so many things that go into the criminal investigation process, the decision whether or not move a case to court-martial, and what motivates people to report sex crimes and domestic violence.. With my prior Chicago trial experience, my special operations background, and my SVC time I had to go to a courtroom. My next JAG assignment was as a Trial Defense Services (TDS) attorney at Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg), which is the largest U.S. military installation. I handled over fifty court-martials in two years and countless separation boards, Article 15s, and other matters Soldiers unfortunately have to face. From the results I was getting and my experience, I was placed as a trial team leader to lead trial strategy and train my younger colleagues. Of all the “thank you, sir” and “no one believed me but you, sir” statements I got from my clients after our wins, the statement I loved the most was from a prosecutor on the other side: Anthony, our entire office gets nervous when we see you are the defense attorney on the case. Making prosecutors nervous that you are the defense attorney who is going to uncover the truth and get the not guilty for your client is the greatest feeling.. My parting gift to the Army’s criminal defense unit was a massive document I compiled, using all I had learned from my Chicago courtroom days, victim representation days, and Army criminal defense days. That document and my insider knowledge were distributed in the TDS mass letter that goes to all Army defense attorneys and my work is still used today.. The premier JAG job is advising commanders. Having a chance to return back to Chicago, my final JAG position was serving as a command legal advisor at the MEPS headquarters. That position allowed me to touch on legal investigations and actions for every service of the Department of Defense: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard. I gained so much experience seeing what commanders want investigated and what actions or non-actions they want to take after an investigation into a servicemember. Getting to guide commanders in the legal process, from court martials to non-judicial punishment to separation boards, was invaluable.. Experience, With Energy: All of that experience – my own personal injury case success, all of my Chicago civil and criminal trials, special operations and combat deployments, representing crime victims, defending Soldiers, advising military commanders – every piece of it is brought with absolute energy when I represent someone. I know what it is like to see your name on a court document. It can be intimidating. You do not have to go it alone. Contact me and we will aggressively tackle everything together to see you to the success I found because I have the experience to see you there, with the energy to accomplish it.

Firm: Cook County Public Defender

15255 S 94th Ave Ste 500 , Orland Park , Illinois 60462 Zip code: 60462

Practice Areas: Car Accidents

Firm: Cook County Public Defender

1500 Maybrook Dr , Maywood , Illinois 60153

Firm: Codilis and Assoc., P.C.

15 W030 N Frontage Rd Ste 100 , Burr Ridge , Illinois 60527

Firm: Brinks Hofer Gilson and Lione, PC

NBC Tower   3600 , Chicago , Illinois 60611 Zip code: 60611

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property ,Patents

Firm: Zac Law PC

2800 South River Road , Des Plaines , Illinois 60018 Zip code: 60018

Practice Areas: Real Estate

Firm: Ginsberg Jacobs LLC

300 South Wacker Drive, , Chicago , Illinois 60606 Zip code: 60606

Practice Areas: Business

I am an experienced corporate/small business attorney practicing in Chicago and the Chicagoland area. My primary areas of practice include banking and commercial finance law, real estate law and general corporate law and I have substantial experience in the following areas (among others):. •  Real estate acquisition/sale/leasing/financing/construction;  •  Company formation/governance/reorganization/restructuring/sale;  •  Restaurant Law (vendor contracts, liquor license matters, etc.);  •  Intellectual property (copyrights, trademarks etc.);   •  Mortgage and asset based loans (representing borrowers or lenders);  •  Crowdfunding and other Privately held debt/equity offerings; and  •  General contract drafting and negotiation.. Typically I counsel and represent start-ups; privately held domestic and foreign corporations; limited liability companies and partnerships; high net worth individuals; owners/lessors/developers of residential and commercial real estate and banks and other commercial lending institutions focusing on middle market ($5 - $100 MM) lending. I very much enjoy acting as an outside general counsel to my corporate clients and I truly make an effort to understand each of their businesses and identify ways to create value.. I am always looking to meet new people and expand my professional network as I believe in the power of making and fostering quality connections. In keeping with that belief I enjoy acting as referral source for my clients and professional contacts and I go out of my way to foster beneficial introductions.. For a list of representative transactions please visit:. Specialties: Crowdfunding; Loan Workouts; Corporate Finance, Corporate Formation & Governance, Commercial Real Estate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities, General Commercial Transactions, Contract Negotiation and Estate Planning.

Firm: Apa Legal LLC

14009 S Belmont Dr , Homer Glen , Illinois 60491

Firm: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

155 Harlem Ave , Glenview , Illinois 60025 Zip code: 60025

Practice Areas: Patent Infringement

Firm: Law Offices of Fern N. Trevino

120 N LaSalle Street   1050  606 , Chicago , Illinois 60602 Zip code: 60602

Practice Areas: Civil ,Discrimination,Employment & Labor

Firm: Dwf Claims (Usa), LLC

740 Waukegan Rd Ste 340 , Deerfield , Illinois 60015

Firm: Granholm & Gynac LLC

58 N. Chicago Street , JOLIET , Illinois 60432 Zip code: 60432

Practice Areas: Family

4846 N Clark St Apt 308 , Chicago , Illinois 60640

330 N Wabash , Chicago , Illinois 60611

Practice Areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation,Appellate ,Civil ,Class Actions,Criminal Defense ,Entertainment & Sports ,Government Contracts,Health Care & Hospitalization,Products Liability,Professional Malpractice,Taxation - State & Federal,White Collar Crime

Firm: Lake County Public Defender's Office

15 S County St , Waukegan , Illinois 60085

Firm: Cook County Office of Chief Judge

3614 213 Th Pl , Matteson , Illinois 60443 Zip code: 60443

Practice Areas: Licensing

Firm: Antonelli Law

35 E Wacker Dr , Chicago , Illinois 60601 Zip code: 60601

Practice Areas: Business, IP & Internet

Firm: Hays Firm LLC

55 W Wacker Dr Fl 14 , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Admiralty & Maritime, Civil , Contracts, Corporate , Insurance , Personal Injury, Litigation

Ms. Hays' practice includes the handling of complex and multiparty litigation involving estates and trusts, contractual disputes, commercial disputes, construction-related issues, breach of contract actions, and other areas of civil litigation.. Ms. Hays is a member of the Illinois Bar and is also admitted to practice in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and Chicago Bar Association. Ms. Hays was named as a 2011 Illinois Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine in the field of Business Litigation.

Firm: Abb Vie

One North Waukegan Road Ap34-2 - V377 , North Chicago , Illinois 60064 Zip code: 60064

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property