Litigation
Our first goal is to win the case or to win the settlement. What this means is that since most cases settle, we work to put you in a positive negotiating position. To date, we have an amazing success rate. We have argued before judges and juries. We know what it takes to win at trial and more importantly, we do win at trial. Although most cases settle, you can be assured that, in the event that the case is to be tried, we have the knowledge and the ability to be triumphant in the courtroom. Of even greater consequence, our attorneys have the experience and desire to manage your expectations and set the proper goals for you. Not every fact pattern can result in a positive verdict. In those cases, we will prepare a strategy for you to obtain the best possible result under those circumstances.
Examples of our litigation practice areas:
- Contracts
- Employment and Labor
- Collections
- Corporate/Commercial
- Health Care
- Peer Review Hearings
- Declaratory Judgment
- Insurance Defense
- Insurance Coverage
- Professional Liability
- Insurance Regulation
- Personal Injury
- Products Liability
- Creditors' Rights
- Real Estate
- Professional Malpractice
- Litigation Avoidance
- Post Judgment Collection
- Bankruptcy
- ERISA Collections
- Education Law
- Conflicts Counsel
- Temporary Restraining Orders
Some venues where we have appeared:
- Circuit Courts throughout Illinois
- Extensive Chancery practice
- Federal District Courts - Illinois and Indiana
- American Arbitration Association
- Cook County Mandatory Arbitration
- Administrative Agencies, including but not limited to the Illinois Department of Human Rights, Illinois Human Rights Commission, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Illinois Department of Insurance, and City of Chicago Administrative Court
- Illinois Appellate Court
- Illinois Attorney Regulation Commission
- Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Responsibility