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Firm: Frame, Wills, Zeller & Green, LLC

200 West Monroe Street , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Business , Civil , Legal Malpractice, Litigation

Ryan Zeller, a Chicago commercial litigation attorney, provides legal counsel on broad range of business disputes and contentious commercial litigation matters. Mr. Zeller has represented numerous corporate, small business, start-ups and professional clients in a wide array of business litigation matters; including:  breach of contract, legal malpractice, accountant malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, contract disputes, partnership disputes, shareholder disputes,  business fraud, debt collections, restrictive covenants (noncompete, nonsolicitation and confidentiality disputes) and trademark infringement, among others.  Ryan also handles emergency litigation matters involving injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders (TRO's) and preliminary injunctions.. Ryan has also represented both creditors and debtors in a number of chapter 11 bankruptcy matters, and provides legal counsel to corporate clients in a variety of non-adversarial business matters, including business formations, corporate restructuring, contract drafting, stock purchases, asset purchases, and business acquisitions.  Ryan, a Chicago commercial litigation attorney with extensive business litigation experience, works zealously to achieve favorable results for his professional and corporate clients.

Firm: Kirkland & Ellis LLP A LAW FIRM SERVING GLOBAL CLIENTS

200 East Randolph Drive , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Civil , Intellectual Property , Intellectual Property

Firm: Tomasik Kotin Kasserman

161 N. Clark , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Aviation & Aerospace, Birth Injuries, Civil , Construction Accidents, Construction , Corporate , Head and Spinal Injuries, Health Care & Hospitalization, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Railroad/FELA, Transportation , Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death, Trucking Accident

Timothy Tomasik is a founding member of Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC. In his 28 years of practice, Tim has distinguished himself as one of Chicago’s elite trial attorneys. Prior to joining the firm, Tim practiced for 15 years at the prestigious Clifford Law Offices in Chicago and, before that, as a member of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office Bureau of Special Prosecutions. He has tried over 100 jury and bench trials to verdict. Tim has handled and successfully resolved hundreds of millions of dollars in claims in a variety of practice areas, including complex premises liability, aviation litigation, medical negligence, medical liability, hospital liability, and mass disasters.. As a trial attorney, Tim has handled some of this generation’s most high profile and complex cases. For instance, after 180 depositions and navigating millions of pages of documents over several years, Tim, acting as one of the lead counsel of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee, secured a $1.2 billion settlement in the World Trade Center litigation against the airlines for security breaches that led to the tragic 9/11 hijackings and air crashes. After a scaffolding collapse at the John Hancock center in March 2002 that resulted in the heartbreaking death or serious injury of ten bystanders, Tim acted as co-counsel and received a $75 million global settlement for the victims. Tim also obtained a sizable settlement as one of the lead lawyers for NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol, who tragically lost his 14-year-old son when a chartered plane crashed moments after takeoff due to the pilot’s failure to de-ice the plane’s wings. Tim also successfully handled a wrongful death case for the surviving family members of a Cirrus SR 22 aircraft crash that settled for $2.5 million. Tim successfully demonstrated how the instructor failed to responsibly maintain proper air speed and prevent wing stall on approach for landing, which caused the plane to crash short of the runway. Pursuant to FAA Standards, the instructor was deemed the pilot in command, and failed to ensure the safe operation of the airplane at low altitude.. Most recently, Tim Tomasik, according to the 2015 National Law Journal's Big Money Wins ranking, obtained the largest verdict in Illinois and the 25th largest in the nation with a $25.9 million verdict on behalf of a client who was severely injured in a horrific Yellow Cab taxi crash 10 years ago. The incident involved the speeding cab hurling off an expressway ramp and smashing head-on into a concrete barrier. As co-counsel, Tim obtained a $13 million jury verdict for a medical doctor who was paralyzed as a result of negligently-administered epidural anesthesia before a routine knee surgery. The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the verdict as well as several key trial practice and agency issues. After a dilapidated structure owned and operated by the Chicago Cubs collapsed on a 21-year-old man, resulting in his death, Tim recovered a $2.5 million settlement from the Cubs. In another wrongful death action, Tim obtained a $1.9 million settlement from a national retailer after its pharmacy negligently provided incorrect prescription drugs that killed the victim in a matter of days. Tim's work was critical in obtaining a $3.02 million settlement for a 9-year-old victim of a sexual assault, Girl X. Tim also obtained a $2 million settlement for a Chicago Tuckpointer who suffered a mild traumatic brain injury after he was struck by cement falling from a building he was working on. Tim brought a medical malpractice action after a mother of two’s doctor failed to properly treat a lesion on the victim’s lung that led to Stage III B non-small cell lung cancer and death. The case settled for $5 million. In another matter, Tim obtained a $3 million settlement on behalf of a client who suffered multiple fractures while he was the unwitting passenger of a drunk driver in a horrific Ferrari crash.. Tim’s peers have also recognized his excellence in trial work. He was inducted as a fellow into the International Society of Barristers, an honor society of outstanding trial lawyers, and he currently serves on the Board of Governors of this organization. Tim’s accomplishments have followed him throughout his career. In 2000, the Law Bulletin Publishing Company of Chicago named him a Top 40 Under 40 award winner, and he was named a Leading Lawyer in 2008. Tim served for 15 years, including as a General Chair, for the Chicago Bar Association's Judicial Evaluation Committee. In 2009, Tim received the William J. White Award of Excellence for his exceptional efforts for that committee. In 2015, Tim was chosen to be one of 30 trial lawyers as a member of The Summit Council, an exclusive group of today’s top civil justice attorneys dedicated to the highest levels of courtroom advocacy, to obtaining justice for those who have been hurt by corporate wrongdoing, and to protecting of the civil justice system. All members are nationally recognized by their peers as top civil justice advocates. Tim has been recognized multiple times as a Super Lawyer, and in 2019, Super Lawyers named him one of the top 100 lawyers in Illinois.. Tim is a member of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation, American Bar Association Torts Committee, and Chair of the Sub-Committee on Experts and Evidence. He is also a member of the American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section and the Chicago Bar Association Antitrust Law Committee. Tim was a member of the American Bar Association’s Task Force on Federal Agency Preemption of State Tort Laws and sits on the Chicago Bar Association’s Board of Managers. In February 2014, Tim was inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), one of the most exclusive and respected groups of trial lawyers in America, and he serves as President of the Illinois chapter of ABOTA. In March 2018, he became a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. In April 2018, Tim was nominated to join the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF) a global honorary society of legal professionals who have demonstrated an outstanding dedication to the legal profession and to their communities throughout their career.. Tim began his career as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Cook County. As a member of the Bureau of Special Prosecutions, Tim handled numerous high profile criminal cases, including the trial of capital murder and sexual assault cases. In 1999, he was named the American Legion Expert Litigator for his outstanding service as a gang prosecutor in the Chicago community as well as for his excellence as a civil litigator.. Tim is frequently invited to speak before audiences ranging from anesthesiologists to business professionals to other lawyers. He has given presentations on aviation litigation and mass disasters before audiences in New York, Miami, London and Shanghai. Specifically, in February 2012, Tim lectured on the profound effects 9/11 has had on the aviation industry and aviation litigation to the International Air Transport Association Legal Symposium in Shanghai. Tim also presented on litigating cases in the United States at the 2012 Cross Border Personal Injury Seminar in London. As a recognized authority in the legal field, Tim also speaks regularly to members of the American Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers’ Association, and Chicago Bar Association on a wide range of legal topics, including the benefits of mock juries, jury research, professionalism, Medicare, aviation, medical malpractice, and evidentiary issues. As a fellow of the Pound Civil Justice Institute, Tim also moderated a forum for state appellate court judges at the American Association of Justice Convention.. Widely published, Tim has authored numerous articles on varying legal topics. For instance, Tim has published multiple articles on the proper measure of damages for property damage on the ground in the wake of his work on the 9/11 litigation. Tim’s work on jury research can also be found in the American Bar Association’s publication for the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section.. Holding a number of prestigious faculty appointments, Tim regularly donates his time to assist law students and other lawyers. Tim is an Instructor of Trial Advocacy at the Trial Advocacy Institute at the University of Virginia Law School. He has also taught trial advocacy for the National College of District Attorneys and National Advocacy Center, and is a former instructor for the Illinois Federal Bar Training Course.. Away from work, Tim was also elected as Board Chair of Lawyers Lend-A-Hand, a foundation which provides grants to mentor programs dedicated to serving Chicago’s underprivileged youth. He is also a Board Member of the Western Springs Foundation for Educational Excellence, a non-profit, volunteer organization, raising funds to enhance the education of D101 students. He is a supporter of the Public Justice Foundation, which is devoted to advocating for the public interest and helping ordinary people combat injustice by providing them with access to the courts.. Tim received his undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Colorado and his law degree from the University of Denver. He is also licensed to practice in Colorado.

Firm: Cavanagh Law Group

161 N. Clark Street , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Civil , Products Liability, Railroad/FELA, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury

Tim is the husband of Stacey Feeley Cavanagh, a trial lawyer and the proud father of six children: Ryan, Jack, Charlie, TJ, Kiley and Kate.

Firm: Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz

60 W. Randolph St., 4th Fl. , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Civil , Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Transportation , Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Medical Malpractice

Firm: Cummins and Cronin, LLC

77 West Wacker Drive   4800  6060 , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Appellate ,Business & Commercial,Business ,Civil

3500 Three First National Plaza , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Civil

Firm: Schiller, Ducanto & Fleck, LLP

200 N La Salle St Fl 30 , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Civil , Family , Family

A highly experienced negotiator and formidable litigator, Tanya Stanish represents a wide variety of wealthy clients, from prominent executives, entrepreneurs and professionals to professional athletes, spouses with trusts and stay-at-home spouses. Her work includes every aspect of complex and high net-worth family law such as executive compensation plans, trusts and business interests as well as high-conflict child custody and parenting issues. Trial experience includes success with complex divorces and paternity and domestic violence cases. Outside the courtroom, she has considerable proficiency with prenuptial and postnuptial agreements for high net worth individuals.. High net worth family law often involves legacy and generational money, and Tanya understands the desire to protect family and children's' interests in a divorce proceeding. With a background in economics, mathematics and accounting, she knows the nuances of balance sheets and can decipher complicated assets, incentive plans, trusts and distribution issues – whether you have the wealth or are trying to capture it. She also understands lifestyle perspectives of her clients. Child and spousal support is often complex due to wealth, and Tanya knows how to present it to the court.. Over her career, Tanya has turned around cases for clients who were previously with other attorneys. After developing expectations and goals with clients, she is well known for her advocacy and insight. She has gained positive results in many custody and parenting cases and successfully negotiated difficult child support settlements.. Representative cases include:. During what can be a confusing and tumultuous time, clients rely on the steady, compassionate and insightful counsel of Ms. Stanish, and appreciate her assistance in easing the financial and emotional transition into a new life post-divorce.

Firm: Fischel and Kahn, Ltd.

190 South La Salle Street   2850 , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Civil ,Family

Firm: Steven Ruffalo - Krieg DeVault, LLP

200 S Wacker , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Civil , Litigation

Steven devotes much of his energy to making common sense of complicated, multi-layered disputes that often involve intractable parties/postures. He works very closely with corporate and individual clients on a wide array of disputes ranging from professional malpractice, business to business disagreements, contested estates, investment advisor/financial exploitation claims, property disputes, employment/HR issues, contests over the rights and interests of LLC-corporate-partnership owners and property rights, commercial leasing issues and zoning contests.Steven is a certified mediator and registered to mediate with the 18th Judicial Circuit Court in DuPage County. Steven founded the mediation service provider, Settlement by Design, in order to help litigants and their attorneys strive towards settling their toughest disputes. Steven also understands the triggers that drive parties to litigate and is often engaged on a pre-litigation basis to consult with clients and establish sensible strategies to resolve or head off their dispute, privately and proactively. Steven has shielded many clients from the risks of expensive, time-consuming, and non-confidential commercial litigation by encouraging a sensible, negotiated resolution which often includes the use of hand-picked mediators and strategic positioning among other unique methods for resolving disputes.Steven serves on the Advisory Board for Tone Products, Inc. and has been appointed to serve a second term on the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee. Steven has served on the Board of the College of DuPage Foundation (2010-2015) where he chaired the Bylaws Committee and the Planned Giving Committee and as President of the DuPage County Bar Association (2010-2011.Steven has also served as special counsel to the College of DuPage 2009-2015, the Ethics Officer for the Village of Glen Ellyn (2014-2018), and General Counsel to the DuPage County Bar Association and was appointed Assistant Village Attorney for the Village of Hinsdale.Steven is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Federal Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.Since 1999, Mr. Ruffalo has consistently maintained the highest “AV” rating (very high to preeminent) among his peers for legal ability, professional reliability, diligence and ethics, maintains a “Superb-10” AVVO ranking and since 2015 has been selected by his peers as a Leading Lawyer among the Nation’s Top Lawyers.Steven joined Fuchs & Roselli, Ltd. in 1990 and has served as the firm’s Managing Partner since 2017

Firm: Colky and Kirsh, Ltd.

1 North La Salle Street   3100  6 , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Child Custody & Visitation,Civil ,Divorce,Family ,Mediation,Paternity,Prenuptial Agreement

Firm: Mag Mile Law, LLC

535 North Michigan Avenue , Chicago , Illinois 60611

Practice Areas: Civil , Corporate , Legal Malpractice, Products Liability, Insurance

Firm: Law Offices of Komie and Associates

One North La Salle Street 4200  6 , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Civil ,Criminal Defense ,Family ,International & Trade,Probate ,Real Estate

35 West Wacker Drive , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Asbestos ,Banking & Finance,Business ,Civil ,Construction Accidents,Construction ,Consumer Fraud,Contracts,Corporate ,Government Contracts,Insurance ,Intellectual Property ,Lender ,Personal Injury,Premises Liability,Railroad/FELA,Toxic Substances,Trucking Accidents,Wrongful Death

Firm: Robinson, Stewart, Montgomery & Doppke LLC

321 S. Plymouth Court , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Administrative , Civil , Constitutional , Government Agencies, Professional Malpractice, Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Recognized by her peers as an Illinois "Super Lawyer" and/or "Leading Lawyer"  for every year since 2007, Ms. Stewart has built a successful litigation practice in the areas of ethics and professional liability, ARDC defense, and commercial litigation.After graduating from Northwestern University's School of Law in 1994, Ms. Stewart served as a prosecutor at the ARDC where she investigated and litigated numerous attorney disciplinary cases. In 1999, she was promoted to Senior Counsel to the Administrator of the ARDC, a position she held until leaving the ARDC for private practice.In 2002, she joined the law firm of prominent trial attorney Donald Hubert, where she was promoted to partner in 2005 and litigated a wide range of sophisticated matters. For example, she represented the City of Chicago in a high-profile police brutality case, was appointed as a Special Assistant Attorney General to represent the Illinois Gaming Board and successfully defeated claims for injunctive relief sought by Emerald Casino, and obtained a favorable settlement for a private business in a lawsuit filed by the State's Attorney's Office alleging multiple violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act.  At the Gloor Law Group, Ms. Stewart has represented numerous corporate clients in litigation matters, including Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's largest electric utilities.  Widely regarded as a top "lawyer's lawyer," Ms. Stewart has testified as an expert in legal ethics and regularly advises and represents governmental entities, corporations, law firms, and individual lawyers in ethics matters. For example, she has conducted internal ethics investigations, including "Himmel" investigations, for some of the largest law firms in Chicago. She also regularly represents attorneys before the ARDC and has obtained dismissals of formal complaints in several matters.  Ms. Stewart has also successfully represented applicants at all stages before the Illinois Board of Admission to the Bar.  She has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in professional liability matters, recently obtaining a $3.5 million settlement in a case involving architectural negligence and a $500,000 settlement in a legal malpractice matter involving a divorce case.

Firm: Zneimer & Zneimer p.c.

4141 North Western Avenue , Chicago , Illinois 60618

Practice Areas: Arbitration & Mediation, Business , Civil , Immigration & Naturalization , Immigration

In my legal practice, I focus on immigration, personal injury, and civil litigation. My work includes representing clients in front of institutions such as USCIS, ICE, CBP, the Board of Immigration Appeals, AAO, and the Department of Labor, along with handling cases in Illinois state and federal courts, thanks to my role in the federal trial bar of the Northern District of Illinois.. Our law firm is particularly attentive to personal injury cases, especially for immigrant clients. We handle a diverse range of personal injury matters, including dog bites, car accidents, and truck accidents, offering dedicated representation to those who have been injured. Our goal is to secure fair compensation for our clients, assisting them with medical costs, lost wages, and other related damages. We are committed to providing comprehensive legal support, guiding our clients through the intricacies of personal injury law to ensure they receive the justice and recovery they deserve.

Firm: Law Offices of Shell J. Bleiweiss

One S. Dearborn St. , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Arbitration & Mediation, Civil , Environmental , Occupational Safety & Health, Environmental and Natural Resources, Environmental and Natural Resources, Environmental and Natural Resources, Environmental and Natural Resources

My purpose in leaving big law firms and forming my own small firm was to provide the same big firm legal services to clients at a lower cost with more personalized service. The goal has more than been accomplished. I (and more importantly my clients) have been thrilled with the result.

Firm: Meckler Bulger and Tilson

123 North Wacker Drive   1800  60 , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Civil

Firm: Scott D. Pollock & Associates, P.C.

105 W. Madison , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Civil , Immigration & Naturalization , Immigration

Since beginning in the practice of immigration law more than 30 years ago, the most important thing I have learned is to not predict or anticipate a negative outcome to a case.  I will not accept a legal matter that I think is frivolous or not supported by law, but there are many cases in which hard work, study of the law and creative advocacy can influence the interpretation of a difficult issue, or gain favorable exercise of discretion of an  immigration official or judge. As a colleague taught me a long time ago, if something is not prohibited, it is permitted.  Immigration lawyers occupy a peculiar space where, often, government practices are not policies, policies are not rules, rules are not law, and both rules and law seem to be dispensed with, with hardly a second thought.  We are persuasive advocates when we bring whatever authority we can muster to bear on a given situation.  The adjudicator or IJ will say, "what? there is a rule or a law to apply?"  And that can make all the difference in a given case.

Firm: Warren J. Breslin Law Offices

Trump Tower Chicago , Chicago , Illinois 60611

Practice Areas: Administrative , Appellate , Assault & Battery, Civil , Civil Rights, Constitutional , Consumer Fraud, Criminal Defense , Domestic Violence, Drug Crimes, DUI/DWI, Felonies, Internet , Juvenile , Parole and Probation, Sexual Abuse, Traffic Violations, Criminal Defense

Preeminent Legal Ability. Warren Breslin is honored to be listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Lawyers. He holds the highest preeminent legal ability rating bestowed by Martindale-Hubbell, the authoritative resource for information on the worldwide legal profession. With a history spanning more than 135 years, the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Network has provided information about lawyers to the legal community for the benefit of lawyers who may be seeking the assistance of an attorney with superior credentials and successful experience in a particular area of practice.. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of bar members and the judiciary, and attest to the individual lawyer's legal ability and adherence to professional standards of ethics. Exclusive to the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, ratings are universally accepted as exceptionally valuable benchmarks by members of the legal community. Academic & Professional Profile. Warren Breslin is an honors graduate from DePaul and Loyola Universities of Chicago, having ranked at the top of his graduating classes at both schools. He holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degrees from DePaul and a Juris Doctorate from Loyola. He has published in the Northwestern University School of Law's Journal of Police Science and Administration and has contributed, through numerous writings, to the change and development of modern police procedures.. As a Chicago Police Officer for nearly nine years and as a Cook County Assistant State's Attorney for over two years, Warren Breslin has acquired a wealth of experience in criminal arrest and prosecution. He was selected by the Chicago Police Superintendent to issue police directives in response to new Supreme Court rules and case law development in arrest, search and seizure. Warren Breslin headed a special task force in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office investigating political and organized crime involving Chicago City Hall contracts. He prosecuted felony and misdemeanor cases in two Cook County districts. In addition to his police and prosecution background, he was an associate at the nationally renowned law firm of Chapman and Cutler where he developed a strong legal background in banking and finance.. Warren Breslin established his own criminal defense law practice in 1982 and has since successfully defended clients in thousands of criminal and traffic cases. His law practice has always been limited to criminal and traffic defense, thereby enabling him to concentrate on the ever-changing law in his field. Although his practice is centered in the Greater Chicago metropolitan area, Warren Breslin is licensed in Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida, Colorado, Washington D.C. and by the United States Supreme Court and has defended clients in many other states, having been admitted to practice on a case by case basis.. Warren Breslin is an experienced trial attorney having successfully defended clients in virtually every type of felony and misdemeanor case, including capital murder, arson, robbery, burglary, forgery, theft, sex, weapons and drug cases. A routine part of his practice includes representation to save or regain drivers' licenses and freedom of clients charged with drunken driving and other serious traffic violations.. Warren Breslin's academic achievements and lifelong experience in criminal arrest, prosecution and defense have given him not only keen insight and skill but also a most competitive advantage in applying his profession.. Fixed fees or fee range quoted in consultation.