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Douglas Boodt
Oak Brook, IL Business Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Business and Estate Planning
DePaul College of Law
About Attorney Douglas Boodt
I received my law degree from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago and have been practicing law since 1999. Prior to attending law school, I built and managed a small business for ten years.
I established my law practice in 1999 to provide professional and committed legal representation in the legal fields of Estate Planning and Business Law. I have assisted hundreds of clients in reaching their goals and giving them peace of mind by handling their legal affairs with integrity, respect and intelligence. I will listen to you and assist you in building a...
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Shekar Jayaraman
Oak Brook, IL Business Law Attorney
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
University of South Dakota School of Law and Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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 the summer after his first year, and...
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Majdi Y. Hijazin
Lombard, IL Business Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Business, Civil Rights and Landlord Tenant
The John Marshall Law School
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Richard J. Miller
Schaumburg, IL Business Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Divorce
The John Marshall Law School
Richard J. Miller was born on July 1, 1966, in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Arizona State University and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance. After graduating from ASU he relocated to Southern California whereby he worked as a top finance executive in the high technology business during the .com boom. While living in California, Mr. Miller received an MBA degree in Finance from California State University located in Long Beach. Mr. Miller received his JD degree from John Marshall Law School and was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 2007. Additionally, Mr. Miller was admitted to the Federal...
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Donald B. Garvey
Oakbrook Terrace, IL Business Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationBusiness, Collections, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
Northwestern University School of Law
Don has been representing businesses and entrepeneurs in the Chicago metropolitan area since beginning his practice in 1975. He has experience advising individuals on the formation of their businesses, and the legal issues involved in operation of their businesses. This includes the drafting of corporate business formation documents, buy-sell agreements, LLC operating agreements, partnership agreements, independent contractor agreements, employment contracts, and business agreements in a variety of contexts. He has served as general outside counsel to businesses in the travel industry, construction industry, manufacturing industry, medical industry, and many other types of service industries. He is a great resource...
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Danya Shakfeh
Oak Brook, IL Business Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Danya is an Illinois business attorney focusing her practice on mergers and acquisitions and franchise law. When working with her clients, she not only focuses on the legal aspects but the human and practical impact on her clients' lives as they make major decisions that affect them and their families.
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Mildred Palmer
Rolling Meadows, IL Business Law Lawyer
(847) 253-8800
3701 Algonquin Road
Suite 300
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Landlord Tenant
University of Florida
Mildred ("Millie") V. Palmer graduated Cum Laude from University of Flordia's College of Law in 1990 with a concentration in taxation and estate planning. After graduation she went to work for Ernst and Young as a tax attorney in the Special Services Group while taking LLM classes at Chicago Kent. In 1992 she moved from Ernst and Young to Gardner Carton and Douglas where she practiced tax law. As a tax attorney attached to a large firm, Millie saw a wide variety of work in the area of taxation, charitable giving, corporate work and estate planning. During this time, she...
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Kaitlin King
Elmhurst, IL Business Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, Estate Planning and Tax
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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Steven R Johnson
Wheaton, IL Business Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Business, Construction, Insurance Defense and Real Estate
The John Marshall Law School
Steve is an active trial attorney and is admitted to practice in Illinois and several Federal Courts. Steve has represented clients in a variety of state and federal courts in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. Steve’s practice areas include Catastrophic Loss Litigation involving Subrogation and Defense, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Real Estate Development and Property Leasing, Defending Complex Class Action Claims under the Truth In Lending Act and Consumer Fraud Statutes, as well as some Appellate Practice in these areas. In addition, Steve is...
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Ted A Donner
Wheaton, IL Business Law Attorney with 33 years of experience
(630) 588-1131
Donner & Company Law Offices LLC
1125 Wheaton Oaks Court
Wheaton, IL 60187
Business, Employment, Insurance Claims and Real Estate
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Ted Donner (Attorney) started his legal studies at Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1987 after a ten-year stint as the box office manager of The Second City in Chicago. His professional experience since then includes work as a law clerk for Corboy & Demetrio, P.C., a summer internship at Welsh & Katz, Ltd., and work as an associate with Rock, Fusco, Reynolds & Garvey, Ltd. Before opening Donner & Company Law Offices LLC, he was an Associate and then Of Counsel to the litigation practice group at Altheimer & Gray, where his practice was concentrated in insurance...
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Aaron T. Troy
Wheaton, IL Business Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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Joel J.H. Funk
Elmhurst, IL Business Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Valparaiso University School of Law
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Lisa M. Anderson
Elmhurst, IL Business Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationBusiness and Personal Injury
Western Michigan University
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Mr Robert J Ross
Inverness, IL Business Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Business and Estate Planning
DePaul College of Law
Bob Ross has practiced in Illinois in areas of wills and trusts, business law, acquisitions, succession planning and related commercial real estate matters since 1980.
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Joshua Heidelman
Oakbrook Terrace, IL Business Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Business, Employment and International
University of Notre Dame Law School
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Gregory Berg
Oak Brook, IL Business Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Business, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Family
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
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Jonathan Linnemeyer
Lisle, IL Business Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Business, Construction, Real Estate and Securities
Northern Illinois University
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Matthew Adam Wood
Rolling Meadows, IL Business Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
(847) 307-5942
3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 450
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Free ConsultationBusiness
University of Notre Dame
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Charles Wentworth
Glen Ellyn, IL Business Law Lawyer
536 Crescent Blvd
Ste 200
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Business and Appeals
Charles is a shareholder at Lofgren & Wentworth, P.C. in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, where he practices business, property, and appellate litigation. After graduating in the top 3% of his law school class at the University of Utah, he clerked for Chief Justice John T. Broderick of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. He then became a litigation associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP before opening Wentworth Law Offices. Charles' experience as an officer and director of multiple closely-held companies also gives him practical business and real estate experience. He is active in the DuPage County and Illinois State Bar Associations, where...
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Carlo G D'AGostino
Wheaton, IL Business Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Business, Elder, Family and Real Estate
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Nick Bathas
Naperville, IL Business Law Attorney
Business, Appeals, Securities and Tax
Loyola University of Chicago School of Law
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Kenneth C. Apicella
Palatine, IL Business Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Business, Employment, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
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Andre Paul Gaston
Schaumburg , IL Business Law Attorney
Business
Indiana University - Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis
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Azam Nizamuddin
Wheaton, IL Business Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
460 S. County Farm Road
Wheaton, IL 60187
Business, Domestic Violence, Employment and Family
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Andrew B. Gordon
Skokie, IL Business Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Business and Tax
Illinois Institute of Technology
Andrew B. Gordon is the founder and managing attorney of Gordon Law Group, an aggressive tax & business law firm in Chicago. Andrew works diligently to ensure the people he helps get the best possible results. And he fights relentlessly for clients’ best interest, saving them thousands of dollars all while providing them with peace of mind.
Not only is he a practicing attorney who graduated from Chicago Kent College of Law, but he is also a Certified Public Accountant with a BA and Master’s Degree from the University of Illinois.
During Law School, Andrew volunteered at the school’s Low Income Taxpayer...
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Mazyar M. Hedayat
Romeoville, IL Business Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, Foreclosure Defense and Real Estate
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, DePaul University and University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Mazyar M. Hedayat is the principal of M. Hedayat & Associates, PC, a law firm that has represented Clients for nearly 25 years in the areas of business law and litigation, bankruptcy law and litigation, real property transactions and litigation, construction law and mechanics liens, corporate law, and more. After attending the University of Chicago and University of Michigan, Mr. Hedayat received his MBA from the U.M. Ross School of Business, and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law. Mr. Hedayat is a title insurance agent and operated a full-service title company for 6 years....
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Celiza (Lisa) Bragança
Skokie, IL Business Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Securities, Stockbroker Fraud and White Collar Crime
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
Lisa Bragança protects individuals and businesses from being bilked by Wall Street and bullied by regulators. She knows how to get important information to securities regulators early, before they have reached a decision on whether to charge and what to charge. Lisa served as a Branch Chief in the Division of Enforcement of the Chicago Office of the Securities & Exchange Commission, where she handled investigations of accounting fraud, Ponzi schemes, insider trading, churning, and unsuitability. While at the SEC, Lisa collaborated with the federal criminal prosecutors in securities fraud investigations at major corporations.
Since leaving the SEC, Lisa has...
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Louis T. Wierenga
HInsdale, IL Business Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Valparaiso University School of Law
Services We Provide Include:
• Probate & Estate Planning: Estate Administration, Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Living Wills;
• Business Formation & Transactional Matters: Creation of Business Entities (i.e. LLC, Corp., Partnerships) & Other Business Agreements including Mergers & Acquisitions;
• Income Tax Returns: Planning & Preparation (Individuals, Partnerships, Corp., Trusts, Gift & Estate Tax, Tax-Exempt Org., Payroll & Others); and
• Audits & Appeals: Representation in Problematic Tax & Regulatory Matters.
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Kasim Carbide
Des Plaines, IL Business Law Lawyer
1645 South River Road
Suite 8
Des Plaines, IL 60018
Free ConsultationBusiness
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
Attorney Carbide provides remote counsel services for startups in need of corporate documents, corporate governance, licensing, and BSA/AML compliance. As a new company, obtaining the correct license quickly and creating accurate contracts and compensation structures will set your company on the path for success, while creating the proper dynamics to motivate your team.
Since every company will require a different approach, Attorney Carbide devotes ample time with executives and upper management to understand all relevant risks and concerns to provide a tailor made solution to maximize profits and mitigate risk. Attorney Carbide often represents cryptocurrency and financial technology...
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Lee R. Zeidman
Skokie, IL Business Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
John Marshall Law School
Founded in 2009 by Lee Zeidman, Zeidman & Associates Ltd. set out to provide legal services to clients in a unique and ambitious manner. Focused first on the goals of each client rather than the bottom line, Zeidman & Associates built its foundation upon not only providing legal services but advising clients on the most efficient manner to resolve their legal issue or create their new business. In each of its practice areas, Zeidman & Associates strives to provide a unique experience for its clients so that they continue to return for each of their legal and consulting needs....
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Cynthia Pietrucha
Naperville, IL Business Law Lawyer
Business, Employment and Traffic Tickets
Northern Illinois University and University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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I champion the rights of employees and guide employers through the legal intricacies of the workplace. With a decade of dedicated legal service, I am a seasoned employment attorney with expertise in drafting and negotiating separation agreements, litigating medical leave and ADA employment cases, and negotiating remote work terms, even prior to COVID-19!
**Your Advocate for Fair Severance and Medical Leave Rights**
Navigating the end of an employment relationship or grappling with medical leave can be daunting. As an expert in separation negotiations, I ensure that my clients—whether employees or employers—receive the most favorable terms...
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Philip Fornaro
Hinsdale, IL Business Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
The John Marshall Law School
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,...
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Robert M Motta
Aurora, IL Business Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Divorce
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Robert Motta II is the Managing Partner at Motta & Motta LLC. He concentrates his law practice in criminal defense, DUI, divorce & family law. Robert was named 2014 Top 100 National Trial Lawyer and is known in the legal community for his unparalleled pre-trial and trial strategies.
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Robert J. Castle
Northfield, IL Business Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Securities
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Robert Castle is a proven business attorney and trusted advisor. He takes great pride in providing personalized, professional legal services that helps his clients achieve their goals. He has guided businesses of all shapes and sizes through various corporate, franchise, and securities matters—and is highly skilled at drafting and negotiating clear narratives for all types of commercial contracts, franchise documents, and compliance material tailored to each client’s unique needs. Rob has a proven track record for defining and executing nuanced legal strategies relating to business operations, complex transactions, franchise matters, and intricate regulatory compliance issues. ...
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Scott Alan Andresen
East Dundee, IL Business Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Entertainment & Sports, IP and Trademarks
Valparaiso University School of Law
Scott A. Andresen is the founder of Andresen & Associates, P.C., a Chicago-based law firm with a location in East Dundee that focuses its offerings in the areas of sports law, entertainment and the arts, and intellectual property. The firm also has a strong focus in the startup and small entrepreneur space, addressing the legal needs of new and emerging business owners.
Prior to founding Andresen & Associates, Scott served as in-house legal counsel for the Arena Football League. He also worked for the legal department of the Oakland Raiders NFL team and served as Legal Assistant to the Executive Director...
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William S. Wilson
LaGrange, IL Business Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Northwestern University School of Law and University of Texas - Austin
Over 30 years ago, Bill Wilson began his legal career along side his dad, James T. Wilson and practiced with him until his passing in 2008. Bill carries on the legacy of compassionate, expert legal counsel concentrating in the areas of Elder Law, Estate Planning, Business Succession, Medicaid Planning and Estate Planning for Families that have Children with Disabilities.
Bill feels a “profound obligation to provide counsel that ensures the safety of the hard earned assets of families.”
He extends that obligation outside of his practice too. Currently, he serves as President of Aging Care Connections Board, a not-for-profit agency in La...
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George S. Bellas
Park Ridge, IL Business Law Lawyer with 50 years of experience
Business
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Geo has handled numerous complex business disputes utilizing technology to assist his clients in handling litigation in an economical and efficient manner. Geo's litigation team has extensive experience in state and federal courts, and places the interests of their clients above all other interests.
Geo has been recognized by other attorneys as one of the best trial lawyers in Illinois:
- rated as an Illinois Super Lawyer for his work in business litigation for the past 15 years;
- recognized as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Illinois;
- rated as one of the...
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Samuel E. Neschis
Des Plaines, IL Business Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Employment
Fordham University School of Law
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), commercial fraud, and unfair competition. He also represents clients in real estate, trust, and probate...
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Timothy S O'Brien
Oak Park, IL Business Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Estate Planning
University of Illinois - Chicago
With almost 20 years of legal experience, Tim O'Brien brings a mature eye to estate planning. As the father of young kids, he also understands and appreciates the needs of families with school-age children. In his work with O'Brien Estate Law, LLC, Tim works to make sure his clients don't get cookie cutter estate plans. He takes the time to understand each person's or family's wishes and builds the plan around their specific circumstances. Tim also firmly believes that an estate plan is not just something you do and put on a shelf. Each plan needs to be reviewed as...
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David A O'Toole
Skokie, IL Business Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, Securities and Stockbroker Fraud
University of Chicago
David O’Toole joined Bragança Law after spending 24 years as a senior staff attorney at the Federal Trade Commission’s Midwest Region in Chicago. A three-time graduate of the University of Chicago, where he received a B.A. in History (1984), an M.B.A. (1988) and a J.D. (1992, with honors), David began his legal career spending almost six years in private practice in Chicago and Washington, D.C., working on antitrust, white collar defense, and general commercial litigation. for twenty-four years.
While at the FTC, David led teams that challenged companies for deceptive marketing involving dietary supplements and health products, operating as pyramid...