70 West Madison Street, Suite 3100 , Chicago , Illinois 60602
Practice Areas: Civil , Litigation
Practice focuses on resolving commercial disputes, with offices in both Chicago, Illinois and Doha, Qatar. Also one of the few lawyers to specialize in disputes over cryopreserved embryos.
Mr. Levison concentrates his practice on all facets of civil litigation in state and federal courts. He is involved in all aspects of the firm’s litigation practice. He regularly defends and prosecutes class actions involving wage claims. Mr. Levison also advises and helps individuals and businesses to navigate insurance coverage matters.. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Levison worked in the Chicago office of a large national law firm, bringing large law firm experience to the personalized boutique setting. Mr. Levison's prior experience also provides him insight into the insurance industry which helps him in representing individuals and businesses in insurance claim litigation.. Among other types of litigation, Mr. Levison is well-versed in commercial litigation, appeals, professional liability, directors' and officers’ liability, employment practices liability, first party litigation, broker-dealer liability and products liability. He also handles residential real estate closings and acts as a title agent.. Mr. Levison has taken jury trials to verdict, served as first chair for several trials, conducted and defended depositions, led settlement negotiations, handled appeals and argued dispositive motions. He serves as general counsel for the Better Business Bureau of Central Illinois. Mr. Levison also serves as the firm's general counsel.. Mr. Levison is licensed to practice in Illinois and Wisconsin and is a member of the following United States District Courts: NDIL, NDIL BK, SDIL, EDMI, UDSC NE, WDWI. He graduated from the University of Illinois College of Law, in 2003, and holds a BA from Tulane University.. Mr. Levison is a member of the Board of Managers for the Decalogue Society of Lawyers. He also serves as co-chairperson for Decalogue’s Judicial Evaluation Committee.
I am a summa cum laude Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago and Order of John Marshall graduate of the John Marshal Law School. I derived a strong passion for protecting civil rights after majoring in History and realizing the necessity of "equalizing the playing field for all." Since interning with the Cook County States Attorney's Office after my first semester of law school, I have constantly and tirelessly worked to hone my legal skills. As such, I have handled a diverse range of legal matters. At Jenner, I practice in the Litigation Department.
Blake Horwitz is one of Chicago’s leading civil rights trial lawyers. He has prosecuted over 400 federal claims and brought over 30 cases to trial. One of his most notable victories resulted in a $28,000,000 verdict against the City of Chicago, the largest police misconduct verdict in the Midwest. With over 20 years of trial experience of both Federal and state courts, Mr. Horwitz has a wealth of experience in complex litigation and the will to fight and win on behalf of his clients.. Mr. Horwitz is especially proud of his successes in battling municipal corruption and wrongdoing. Through his litigation of Seipler v. McHenry County, Mr. Horwitz has effectively put an end to racial profiling in the issuing of traffic tickets by the County’s Sheriff’s Department. In Anderson v. Village of Stone Park, he forced the municipality to cease an illegal sting operation that had resulted in the arrest of nearly 900 innocent men wrongfully accused of soliciting prostitution. And by filing twelve police misconduct lawsuits in a single day against the City of Blue Island, Mr. Horwitz helped bring about a pronounced reduction in police abuse by the Blue Island Police Department.
Practice Areas: Admiralty & Maritime, Civil , Construction , Corporate , Insurance , Personal Injury, Products Liability, Workers Compensation, Litigation
I offer legal advice and representation to victims of personal injuries, businesses involved in commercial disputes, legal and professional malpractice victims, and construction contractors involved in claims. My approach is to give honest, straight-talking advice, and personally tailor my representation in order to obtain the best result possible, through settlement, mediation, or trial.. Away from work, I spend as much time with my family as possible. One of my greatest enjoyments is as a coach for my kids' baseball, softball, and basketball teams, which I have done for more than 6 years. My favorite hobbies include cooking, smoking meats, and playing guitar.
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.
500 West Madison Street , Chicago , Illinois 60661
Practice Areas: Litigation
My practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and arbitration. I represent clients in high-stakes, high-dollar disputes involving breach of contract, class actions, professional malpractice, consumer fraud, insurance coverage, employment discrimination, False Claims Act, and mass tort claims. I have represented both plaintiffs and defendants before state and federal courts, and in domestic and international arbitration proceedings.
I am an experienced transactional and trial lawyer that enjoys providing exceptional service and results to my clients. I love solving legal dilemmas and finding the most effective solutions to problems. I enjoy endurance sports such as marathons and triathlons in my free time as well as playing chess and participating in my children's lives as they grow up.
55 West Monroe Street, Ste. 1100 , Chicago , Illinois 60602
Practice Areas: Litigation
Alexander Passo represents clients on a variety of matters with a concentration on: internal business disputes, emergency business litigation, legal malpractice, business torts, breaches of contract, copyright and trademark infringement, fraud, and accounting malpractice. Mr. Passo has resolved several cases successfully where his clients have received over $1,000,.Mr. Passo is a problem solver. Akin to the most notable historical Alexander, he enjoys solving the 21st century’s version of the Gordian knot - complex business disputes. These types of legal controversies often contain a multitude of problems and he employs an analytic approach to solving them-- first identifying his clients’ objectives and then creating a strategy to achieve them. Mr. Passo takes great pride in assisting clients in resolving these types of disputes in an efficient and effective manner.He received a Bachelor of Arts from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, where he majored in history and law & society. Thereafter, he attended the Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law where he graduated magna cum laude in 2014. Mr. Passo served as Editor-in-Chief of a law journal and argued in a national moot court competition. Additionally, while attending law school, Mr. Passo simultaneously worked part-time for the Patterson Law Firm, LLC, as well as another prominent Chicago trial law firm, and was an extern for the Honorable Elizabeth A. McClanahan of the Supreme Court of Virginia. He is originally from Northwest Indiana, and currently resides in Northwest Indiana. In his free time, he can be found pounding the pavement on a run, working on his golf game, or on a walk with his dogs in the Indiana Dunes.
161 N. Clark, Suite 1600 , Chicago , Illinois 60601
Practice Areas: Litigation
Alexander Loftus has won a wide range of significant cases through mediation, arbitration, and trial including claims arising from breach of contract, fraud, construction, shareholder suits, malpractice, and employment. Alexander has handled appeals before the Seventh Circuit, Illinois Appellate Courts, United States Supreme Court, and represented Amicus Curiae before the Illinois Supreme Court.. In 2013 through 2020 Super Lawyers named Alexander as being one of less than 2.5% of Illinois attorneys under age 40 selected for inclusion in Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Stars. Alexander was also included in the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Illinois by the National Trial Lawyers for 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017. In 2014 Alexander was included in the Top 40 Litigators Under Age 40 by the American Society of Legal Advocates. The American Society of Legal Advocates exclusive membership comprises less than 1.5% of all licensed attorneys nationwide. In 2017 Alexander was included in Acquisition International’s Ones to Watch in Intellectual Property 2017 .. Alexander grew up in a small town in Southern Wisconsin and went to college in Saint Paul, Minnesota and Washington, D.C. In college he studied Political Science and was a member of Pi Sigma Alpha (national political science honor society). While studying at American University, Alexander held his first legal position as an investigator for Mental Health Division of Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. Shortly thereafter, he graduated from DePaul University College of Law with honors in 2010. While at DePaul he was an Editor and Staff Writer for the DePaul/Commercial Law League of America Business & Commercial Law Journal.
Areas of Practice:. Commercial Lititgation. Corporate Litigation. Real Estate Litigation. Alex Wimmer focuses his practice on a broad range of civil litigation matters, leveraging his ability to craft and communicate effective legal arguments to achieve his clients' goals.. Mr. Wimmer gained extensive experience at a large civil litigation firm, working on high-value medical malpractice, professional liability, and real estate disputes. He was also an integral part of the firm’s appellate practice, handling numerous appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the Appellate Courts of Illinois and Wisconsin. Alex has argued five cases before the Seventh Circuit and three before the Illinois Appellate Court, with several resulting in published decisions
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