Chicago
Robert Shipley Chicago Cook County Illinois
Robert A. Shipley is the founding partner of Shipley Law Group, Ltd. For decades he has maintained long-standing client relationships while engaged in an active litigation and trial practice, along with general business counseling. Mr. Shipley focuses his practice in civil litigation involving complex commercial, construction, construction defect, insurance, professional liability and tort litigation and general business counseling, as well as Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution. An experienced trial attorney, he has in excess of 100 cases to verdict and has successfully argued cases...
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Northfield
Michael Raff Northfield Cook County Illinois
I enjoy working on a variety of legal matters for our firm.Some of the more regular tasks include representation of clients in an array of tax disputes before the IRS and the Illinois Department of Revenue. These cases often work there way through the administrative level, up through appeals, and often to the United States Tax Court. My clients have scored significant victories in Audit Defense, Offer in Compromise and Innocent Spouse cases.I am also experienced in drafting employment contracts such as employment and separation and termination agreements as well as restrictive covenants.I repr...
La Grange
Philip Fornaro La Grange Cook County Illinois
Philip M. Fornaro is the managing attorney at Fornaro Law. Adopting a ?never give up? attitude, Philip has become known for his ability to succeed where others fail for the last 20 years. His decision to diversify his practice in 2004 has resulted in the creation of a full service law firm which provides quality representation in a variety of legal areas. Philip follows the rule that positive energy will yield positive results. This energy is the driving force behind the success of Fornaro Law. He has become adept at creating a network and team between clients, Fornaro Law and other profess...
Chicago
James Kottaras Chicago Cook County Illinois
Prior to graduating from law school, Mr. Kottaras received valuable training as an intern for two civil court Judges. After law school, Mr. Kottaras began working with a local law firm, where he honed his litigation skills representing real estate developers and personal injury clients. In 1993, Mr. Kottaras opened a Law Office in the Chicago-Loop, and has been in continuous operation ever since. During this time, he became general counsel for a local real estate developer and owner of several Chicago-Loop commercial buildings, where he practiced real estate leasing, litigation and transacti...
Chicago
Lisa A. Copland Chicago Cook County Illinois
Lisa A. Copland has significant experience in several areas of the law including domestic relations, civil litigation, probate, breach of contract and real estate law. She represents men and women in divorce cases, which includes division of property, custody, child support and visitation. Lisa routinely represents buyers and sellers in residential and commercial real estate transactions, and landlords and tenants in eviction proceedings. Through the firm's full service approach, attorneys also assist clients in estate planning and civil litigation....
Chicago
Drew Ball Chicago Cook County Illinois
Mr. Drew R. Ball is a dedicated and skilled attorney that has represented clients in matters involving Real Estate, Personal Injury, Insurance Disputes and Commercial Litigation. He continues to garner praise from clients and colleagues alike for his has a proven track record of success. Drew R. Ball attended the University of Louisville where he actively volunteered his time and resources to organizations and events through out the City of Louisville. He then attended law school in Miami, Florida where he continued his community service involvement by committing his time and resources to num...
Chicago
Izabela Czajkowska Chicago Cook County Illinois
Izabela concentrates her practice in estate and trust planning, probate, and estate and trust administration and litigation. Izabela also assists clients in planning for disability and special needs. Izabela also handles guardianship proceedings and serves as a volunteer Guardian Ad Litem for the Cook County Circuit Court. Additionally, Izabela has experience with domestic and international income tax and business planning, and corporate and individual tax controversies. She also advises clients on business succession matters, wealth transfer and preservation, and corporate, partnership and li...
Berwyn
David John Shestokas Berwyn Cook County Illinois
Mr. Shestokas earned his B.A. in Political Science from Bradley University in 1975 and his Juris Doctor from The John Marshall Law School, cum laude, in June of 1987. He also studied law at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Mr. Shestokas is the author of Get Your Illinois Suspended License Back. He has appeared in court on cases involving suspended/revoked driver's licenses more than 10,000 times as a prosecutor or a defense attorney. He is the feature writer in the area of Law, Crime & Justice for the online magazine, Suite 101.David J. Shestokas concentrates in criminal defense pr...
Northbrook
Matthew R Gebhardt Northbrook Cook County Illinois
Mr. Gebhardt has extensive experience in the fields of criminal, traffic and real estate law. He has worked for the Cook County States Attorneys Office as a prosecutor and has broad experience in all facets of real estate law in Illinois....
Park Ridge
Makedonka Baloski Park Ridge Cook County Illinois
Makedonka Baloski earned a B.A. from Indiana University in 1996 with a doublemajor in History and Anthropology with a concentration in EasternEuropean studies. In 2000, she received a J.D. from Valparaiso University School of Law. She served as an Article Editor for the Valparaiso University Law Review. Upon admission to the Illinois bar, Makedonka worked in Chicagomainly focused in civil defense. She is also admitted to practice in Indiana....
Chicago
Samuel E. Neschis Chicago Cook County Illinois
Sam Neschis works with businesses and business owners in a variety of industries. Sam began his career at the New York County District Attorney?s Office, where he gained valuable trial and investigative experience. He has been practicing corporate and commercial law in Chicago since 2002 representing businesses and individuals in a wide range of areas including shareholder and partnership disputes, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, theft of trade secrets, general employment matters, restrictive employment covenants (including non-competition and non-solicitation matters), commerc...
Chicago
Nicole Marie Soltanzadeh Chicago Cook County Illinois
Nicole M. Soltanzadeh is a principal at The Law Office of Nicole M. Soltanzadeh, where she advises clients in estate planning, estate and trust administration, and real estate negotiations. She works with clients of large, medium, and small estates, providing each client with high-quality and practical representation.Early in her career, Nicole earned substantial experience as a litigator, advocating for her clients routinely in state and federal court, and at the trial and appellate levels. She has skillfully brought hundreds of cases to closure through mediations, settlement conferences, a...
Schaumburg
Carol Cadiz Schaumburg Cook County Illinois
Local, easy to work with attorney helping people in the areas of personal injury, ERISA disability appeals and real estate closings. An informed client is a happy client, so we provide free written materials. Services available by me in Spanish also. Offices in Itasca (DuPage County) and Schaumburg (Cook County)...
Chicago
Charles W. Siragusa Chicago Cook County Illinois
Charles W. Siragusa has represented many individuals who have sold their home, or are buying a home, in the Chicago metropolitan area. He has extensive experience reviewing and modifying real estate sale contracts for sellers and buyers. Federal, Illinois and county laws and regulations must be complied with to close a residential real estate transaction in Illinois; in addition, Chicago, and almost every city, town and village in the Chicago metropolitan area, has its own unique requirements that must be satisfied. Charles W. Siragusa is familiar with all of the legal requirements for closing...
Chicago
Donna Pugh Chicago Cook County Illinois
Donna J. Pugh is a zoning and land use attorney in the Chicago office of Foley & Lardner LLP where she focuses her practice on obtaining governmental approvals related to land use and zoning on behalf of her retail, health care and corporate clients. With her approach of bridging the gap between client, civic and municipal needs, Ms. Pugh has an exceptionally high success rate of securing necessary entitlements for land development projects in the Chicago area.Ms. Pugh served as 2009-2010 Chair of the American Bar Association's (ABA) Section of State and Local Government Law.A consensus bu...
Chicago
Shekar Jayaraman Chicago Cook County Illinois
Attorney Shekar Jayaraman, Esq., LL.M has a multi-faceted background of both public and private sector experience. He is passionate, zealous, and detail oriented.Notably, Attorney Jayaraman was a Judicial Clerk for a United States Magistrate, with a heavy focus on violent crimes. He earned an LL.M. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in Business and Corporate Governance, and has served under the Ohio Secretary of State as a Regional Liaison, handling Business Services and Elections.While in law school, Attorney Jayaraman was selected as an Extern for a United States Magistrate for t...
Rolling Meadows
Susan Dawson Rolling Meadows Cook County Illinois
Susan L. Dawson earned her juris doctorate at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2000 with a concentration in corporate/business law and taxation. Licensed in Illinois since 2000, Susan has spent her entire career representing businesses, business owners, entrepreneurs and employees. She has a wide range of experience working with clients on local, national and international levels. Susan delivers a commitment to service which surpasses client's expectations, promptly meeting tight deadlines and quickly responding to pressing matters as they arise. Susan is equally involved in the...
Palos Heights
James A. Podgorny Palos Heights Cook County Illinois
James A. Podgorny is a sole practicing attorney, which means he will be the only attorney you will deal with at the firm. You will not be shuffled amongst many associates who will not necessarily know the current status of your case, as is commonly found in large law firms. Mr. Podgorny will always know the status of your file, and you can always address your concerns directly with him. Mr. Podgorny will return your telephone calls in a timely manner, leaving you free from the stress and anxiety of worrying if you have an attorney focused on your matter at hand. Contact Mr. Podgorny today for ...
Chicago
Michael Otte Chicago Cook County Illinois
Michael A. Otte concentrates his practice on estate planning, trust administration, and contested and litigated estates and trusts. Additionally, Michael's particular area of focus is in elder law matters, including Medicaid planning, Medicaid appeals, guardianship, contested guardianships, nursing home contract review, general elder law matters requiring litigation or other court involvement, and other issues affecting the legal needs of older people. Michael has given dozens of both public and private seminars on his areas of experience in order to educate the public and fellow attorneys on ...
Chicago
Michael H. Wasserman Chicago Cook County Illinois
Chicago, Illinois Real Estate LawyerI help clients purchase and sell homes, condos, coops and apartment buildings in Chicago and surrounding communities. I am a sole practitioner. My client matters get my personal attention, as opposed to a secretary, paralegal or clerk's. Support staff is nice, but when someone hires me to do a job, I am going to see that it gets done.I am especially focused on residential properties with 1-4 living units.I help first time home buyers; buyers who are new to the Chicago area and more seasoned / sophisticated buyers and sellers as well....
Chicago
Gregg Garofalo Chicago Cook County Illinois
Gregg focuses his practice in the areas of probate administration and litigation, estate planning, elder law, and real estate. In addition, Gregg is a guardian ad litem appointed by the Circuit Court of Cook County, not only in the probate area, but other divisions including domestic relations division and law division.Gregg is an active member of the legal community, where he is serving or has served in several leadership roles within the Illinois Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association. Gregg is a past Chair of the Chicago Bar Association?s Probate Practice Committee, where he served...
Chicago
James Dash Chicago Cook County Illinois
Jim Dash concentrates his practice in real estate-related litigation, with an emphasis on construction (including mechanic?s lien claims), as well as title insurance defense work. Jim?s clients include a number of companies whose businesses are in, or related to, the construction industry.Although Jim prefers to resolve disputes by agreement, when an agreement cannot be reached, his effective work in the courtroom has led to a number of client-favorable, published opinions that have helped shape Illinois law regarding construction and mechanic?s liens....