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Howard B. Prossnitz
Oak Park, IL Attorney with 48 years of experience
Free ConsultationStanford Law School
Howard Prossnitz specializes in consumer and investor class actions. He has been doing complex litigation since 1976. He began practicing in 1976 at what is now the world's largest law firm, Dentons. At that time, he represented Fortune 500 companies like McDonald's Corporation and Allstate Insurance in antitrust and securities cases. He became a litigation partner at a mid-sized Chicago law firm, Antonow and Fink, in 1985. Howard started his own plaintiff's oriented practice in 1994. Our work is contingent fee based. Howard has been involved in about 100 reported federal court...
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Hashim G. Jeelani
Rolling Meadows, IL Attorney with 14 years of experience
(312) 767-9030
3501 W Algonquin Rd Suite 200
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Immigration
JEELANI LAW FIRM, PLC is an immigration law practice which provides legal services to individuals and businesses throughout the U.S. With regard to immigration matters, our firm can represent you no matter where you are located. We handle all immigration matters including family based adjustment of status/green card cases, citizenship filings, representation of businesses and employees when filing L1A/B Petitions, H1B petitions, and Permanent Labor petitions. In the case of investors who wish to receive status as an E1/E2 Treaty Trader/Investor or an EB-5 Investor, our office can help you structure a qualifying investment. Our firm also litigates immigration cases dealing with delayed adjudications as well as appellate matters before the U.S. Federal Courts, U.S. Immigration Courts, USCIS...
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Benjamin Martinez
Cicero, IL Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Personal Injury
DePaul College of Law
Aggressive criminal defense attorney with over 12 years of trial experience. I have defended over 3,000 clients in cases ranging from driving under the influence of alcohol, DUI/DWI, to Class X Felonies. I promise a quality defense focusing on beating your case at an affordable cost. The first consultation is free and payment plans are available.
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Andrew Burkavage
Oak Park, IL Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Loyola University New Orleans
Andrew Burkavage concentrates his legal practice on personal injury, defective products, mass torts, and medical malpractice cases.
Mr. Burkavage served as a law clerk for the United States Court Of Appeals for the Third Circuit and for an Illinois non-profit legal organization.
Mr. Burkavage received his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame and his law degree from Loyola University Chicago’s School of Law. While in law school, Mr. Burkavage was an Associate Editor for Loyola’s International Law Review, studied abroad in Beijing, China, received an International Law Certificate and was named...
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Glen J. Lerner
Chicago, IL Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Tulane Law School
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Andrew M. Klaas
Schaumburg, IL Lawyer with 5 years of experience
Andrew believes in the simple premise of providing clients with high-quality legal services and individualized attention. For many years, that philosophy has driven the Andrew’s approach to helping clients with not only their professional legal needs, but their personal ones as well.
Andrew concentrates his practice in Family Law, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Probate, Business Development, Business Litigation, and Civil Litigation. His experience has taught him to zealously represent on behalf of his clients and recognize their needs for the present and future.
Andrew works with individuals and families in the Greater Chicago Area including Barrington, Arlington Heights, Lake Zurich, Hoffman Estates, Bartlett,...
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Christian Collin
Berwyn, IL Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
DePaul College of Law
Aggressive and experienced divorce and family law attorney serving Chicago and suburban Cook County.
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James R. Enlow
Springfield, IL Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Criminal Defense, Employment, Probate and Real Estate
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
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Roland P Ernst
Orland Park, IL Attorney with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
DePaul College of Law
Roland P. Ernst is a highly regarded trial attorney and litigator with extensive courtroom experience in both the divorce and marital law field. He has gone to trial in numerous contested divorce cases, child custody cases, divorce modification cases. Roland has also argued cases in the Illinois Appellate Court, Illinois Supreme Court and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. With more than 39+ years of courtroom experience, he knows there is no substitute for hard work and thorough preparation of your divorce case. If you are looking for an experienced, skilled and compassionate attorney who will work...
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Todd M. Goebel
Springfield, IL Attorney with 24 years of experience
Business, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
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Jennifer K. Kearney
Joliet, IL Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Family and Real Estate
The John Marshall Law School
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Joseph K. Janusonis
Lockport, IL Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Elder and Family
Saint Louis University School of Law
Joseph K. Janusonis has been a licensed Illinois attorney since 2001 and has been practicing in the areas of family law and divorce law since 2005. His knowledge of family law and the courts help him in assisting you during these difficult and stressful times. Joseph approaches his cases with the goal of helping you to reach a favorable settlement, however, he is experienced and prepared to take your case to trial, should the need arise. Joseph's extensive experience acting as Mediator and a Guardian Ad Litem gives him additional insight into matters of custody, visitation, and issues related to...
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James D. Greenwood
Rock Island, IL Attorney with 10 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Drake University Law School
Estate Planning: James has conducted estate planning matters including creation of wills (last will and testament), trusts, special needs trusts, irrevocable creditor protection trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, beneficiary planning and beneficiary designation, corporate succession planning, tax planning, and transfer on death instruments.
Litigation: James has litigated matters including probate disputes, elder abuse claims, debt collection issues, contract disputes, and conducted other litigation as required by his clients.
James has practiced across Iowa and Illinois.
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Richard H. Schmack
Sycamore, IL Attorney with 45 years of experience
DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant and Probate
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Richard Schmack was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Berwyn, Illinois. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois in 1977 with double majors in Political Science and History. In 1980 he received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.
Upon graduation from law school in 1980, Richard was admitted to the Illinois Bar and the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. He is a member of the Federal Trial Bar. Richard has made DeKalb County his home since1985. He, his wife, Jackie, who is his office manager, and...
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Jason A Marker
Naperville, IL Attorney with 24 years of experience
(630) 995-9995
4015 Plainfield-Naperville Road
#200
Naperville, IL 60564
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
The John Marshall Law School
I became an injury attorney because I witnessed firsthand how the legal system can fail hardworking people. My grandfather, a WWII veteran and small business owner, lost the business he built over 40 years due to environmental regulations he couldn’t have foreseen or afforded to remedy. Watching him struggle through that injustice during my high school years inspired me to fight for others facing similar challenges.
Since earning my law degree over 25 years ago, I’ve dedicated my career to helping injury victims get fair treatment from insurance companies. While clerking in the City of Chicago’s Torts Division and working under...
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Blaise R. Rogers
Monmouth, IL Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Family and Personal Injury
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
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Paul G Krentz
Aurora, IL Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Valparaiso University
Mr. Krentz practices in the areas of personal injury & wrongful death and general & commercial litigation. He has been recognized by his peers as among the top five percent of all Illinois lawyers by Leading Lawyers. He has received the highest rating for skill and integrity by his peers. He has been a leader among Illinois lawyers in representing the victims of sexual abuse. He also has extensive experience in eminent domain litigation on behalf of property owners and commercial litigation.
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Terry Heady
Aurora, IL Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Northern Illinois University College of Law
Terry Heady has over 24 years of experience fighting for the rights of accident victims in the Chicagoland area. Mr. Heady has vast experience with many different types injury cases including car and motorcycle collisions, trucking accidents, construction site injuries, nursing home cases, medical malpractice cases and wrongful death cases. He has been named as one of the top 100 Trial lawyers in Illinois by the National Trial Lawyers for the years 2014 through 2020.
Mr. Heady also represents employees who have been wrongfully terminated and victims of sexual harassment, race discrimination, violations...
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Nichol M. Broshous
Joliet, IL Attorney with 11 years of experience
Divorce, Estate Planning, Family and Probate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Erin Webster O'Brien
Joliet, IL Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Divorce and Family
DePaul College of Law
Ms. O'Brien graduated with the highest honors from Lewis University in May 2000. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree, double majoring in Criminal / Social Justice and American Studies (History Department).
In 2001, Ms. O'Brien worked for Target Corporation as a human resources manager where she recruited new team members and helped run the Orland Park Target store. Ms. O'Brien then attended DePaul University College of Law and graduated with a Juris Doctor in May 2004. While a law student, she was employed at the National Anti-Vivisection Society as a legal analyst helping maintain http://www.AnimalLaw.com. Ms. O'Brien also clerked with...
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Anthony E. Vechiola
Naperville, IL Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationThe John Marshall Law School
Since 2012, Anthony Vechiola has chosen to concentrate his practice in matters related to family law. Mr. Vechiola’s unique financial background combined with many years in the family law industry provide him a competitive advantage to resolve a divorce or family law matter, either in or out of court. In 2016, Mr. Vechiola earned a certification as a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst from the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts. In 2019, Mr. Vechiola was designated a Certified Financial Litigator by the American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators. Mr. Vechiola has also received several awards throughout his legal career.
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Kirsten Becker
DeKalb, IL Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
I am a general practice attorney who serves DeKalb, and Kane Counties.
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Mark Douglas Brent
Aurora, IL Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Mark D. Brent is a native of Aurora. He graduated with honors (Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of Illinois in 1988, and the University of Illinois College Of Law in 1991. Mark spent several years doing major tort and insurance litigation with Williams and Montgomery in Chicago. He began his focus on Domestic Relations and Family Law in 1997 in Aurora. Mark is well-versed in all areas of family law, and family law is Mark's primary focus. Mark is an aggressive advocate for family law clients, handling all types of cases, with a focus on high-conflict issues, custody...
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Fred H. Dickson
Aurora, IL Attorney with 39 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Fred is a fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel, an honor bestowed upon very few attorneys. He focuses in the areas of estate and tax planning, trust, estate and probate administration, and business structuring and counseling. Fred enjoys helping people accomplish their personal goals. He has an extensive background assisting clients in the transfer of small businesses and farms during their lifetime or at death while minimizing taxes and expenses. Many of his estate plans are sophisticated and involve using wills, trusts, limited liability companies, family limited partnerships and other closely held entities. He has...
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Amanda Waechter
Plainfield, IL Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Traffic Tickets
Valparaiso University School of Law
Amanda Waechter is an experienced and professional criminal defense attorney who can help you. She will listen to you, fight for you and be with you through every step of your criminal or traffic case. Amanda can also help you clear your criminal record.
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Bradley B. Wilson
Springfield, IL Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Appeals, Civil Rights, Employment and Personal Injury
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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Michael S. Hopkins
Joliet, IL Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationThe John Marshall Law School
U.S. Air Force Veteran Michael S. Hopkins has been practicing law in Will and surrounding counties for more than a decade. He is a former prosecutor experienced in both the prosecution and defense of traffic and ordinance offenses, including misdemeanors. He is also well-versed in municipal law and has represented numerous clients in municipal matters, including liquor control, video gaming, planning and zoning, code enforcement, and boards of fire and police commissioners. Currently, Mr. Hopkins is accepting new clients in traffic, municipal, and general practice matters, including evictions.
In his free time, Michael is an avid motorcyclist and runner. ...
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Thomas P. Polacek
Joliet, IL Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Employment and Personal Injury
Washington University School of Law
Tom practices primarily in the area of personal injury, representing the seriously injured in state and federal trial courts. He also represents clients in general administrative litigation. Tom has litigation experience before trial and appellate courts in Missouri and Illinois, including arguments before the Illinois Supreme Court. He has represented clients and tried cases in U.S. Federal Courts in the Illinois Central and Northern Districts.
Tom was an academic All-American football player at Washington University in St. Louis and is married to a former national champion volleyball player. He maintains a strong interest in all sports and counts riding his bicycle,...
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John S Rossi
Joliet, IL Attorney with 34 years of experience
Family, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
University of Illinois College of Law
John is a former Assistant State's Attorney in the counties of Will and Peoria, Illinois. He has been practicing in the field of family law for 20 years. He is also an accredited mediator in family law, and acts as a guardian ad litem, representing children in family law matters. In addition to family law, he is also an experienced probate lawyer, representing decedent's estates and their families. He has prepared countless Wills and Powers of Attorneys for individuals. In addition, he is a skilled adoption attorney, representing families in both related and unrelated adoptions.
Originally from the south suburbs of...
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Steve W. Hanna
Cambridge , IL Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationCannabis Law, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and White Collar Crime
Saint Louis University School of Law
Defending client for 26 years in State and Federal Courts. Member of National College for DUI Defense and Graduate of DUI Harvard Session. Certified Field Sobriety Expert. Certified Breath Machine Operator for Datamaster and Intoxillyzer. Advanced Blood and Urine seminar graduate. Suppression of more than 3000 lbs of contraband as Henry County Drug Trafficing Defense Attorney. Success defense of hundreds of DUI and OWI cases in Rock Island, Mercer, Henry, Whiteside, Scott, Muscatine, Johnson, and Clinton Counties in Iowa and Illinois. Successful defense in Federal Court where possession and trafficking of...
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Steven M. Evans
Naperville, IL Lawyer with 35 years of experience
(630) 544-9395
The Promenade Building
50 South Main Street, Suite 200
Naperville, IL 60540
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington
Do you want a patent that just hangs on the wall or stands up in court ? We are trial attorneys that write patents to stand up in court.
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Gregory B. Jumbeck
Plainfield, IL Lawyer with 22 years of experience
24047 Lockport St.
#201b
Plainfield, IL 60544
Appeals, Divorce, Family and Real Estate
Creighton University
Gregory Jumbeck was admitted in 2003 to practice law in the State of Illinois. He focuses his practice in the area of domestic relations. Gregory centralizes his practice to Will and Grundy Counties as well as the Illinos appellate courts. Mr. Jumbeck has tried numerous pre and post-decree cases including child custody (aka allocation of parental responsibilities), removal from Illinois, business valuation, child support, and maintenance. Gregory focuses on reaching a favorable and equitable result for all parties involved. Gregory's courtroom presence makes him an effective litigator both in and out of the courtroom. Originally from the southwest suburbs...
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Edgar Petti
Geneva, IL Lawyer with 67 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Estate Planning and Real Estate
The University of Chicago Law School
Mr. Petti is a resident of Elburn, IL. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, and grew up in Pittsburgh PA and Evanston IL. He has acted as legal counsel for both small and large businesses. He has been associated with private law practice firms in Chicago and the Chicago Suburban area. For the past twenty two years, he has maintained his principal law office in Kane County, Illinois.
Mr. Petti's corporate law work includes serving as staff counsel for Motorola and General Counsel of Andrew Corporation, two international electronic businesses.
His trial work has taken him from Connecticut to...
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Joseph P. Shannon
Woodridge, IL Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Asbestos and Personal Injury
University of Notre Dame
I'm a Chicago attorney specializing in truck accident injuries, vaccine injuries, and mesothelioma.
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Jeffrey D. Muntz
St. Charles, IL Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Valparaiso University School of Law
When he was in high school, Jeff sensed that he was destined to be an attorney. For example, after receiving his results from an exam in his Spanish class, and then further confronting his teacher about the test, Jeff’s instructor told him, “you should be a lawyer…you want to argue about everything.” Jeff’s parents, when told of the advice that he had received that morning, tended to agree and offered the same advice, in that they had the same type of experiences as Jeff’s Spanish teacher; from “arguing” about what time to go to bed, to what time curfew was,...
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Mr Charles S Watson
Springfield, IL Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Divorce, Employment and Family
Drake University Law School
With over 30 years in practice and being a fourth generation lawyer, I live to help my clients. I understand that our families and our jobs are largely how we define ourselves, and when things go wrong with either our whole world is turned upside down. If you have been wrongfully fired, harassed, underpaid, or treated badly by your employer, I may be able to help you get justice for the wrongs done to you. If you need a divorce, child support, custody, visitation, or some other help in your family situation, contact me to get you started...
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Matt Kennedy
Springfield, IL Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
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Mr. Thomas Eric Ost
Tinley Park, IL Attorney
Business, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
Illinois Institute of Technology
I am Thomas Eric Ost. As a former Assistant Public Defender in DuPage County, I handled hundreds of criminal, mental health, and juvenile cases. Those cases ranged from DUIs, Domestic Batteries, and Retail Thefts to Aggravated Batteries and Murder. The police and the prosecutors seem to do their best to dehumanize defendants to everyone including to the defendants themselves. Yet in 23 years of practice, I’ve learned that most people with legal problems are not bad people. They are people who are caught up in a problem a lot bigger than they...
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Justin M. Abdilla
Lisle, IL Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Foreclosure Defense, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Back in 2013, I started working in Real Estate litigation helping people in bad home loans control their investment in Cook, Kane, and DuPage Counties. Then, we helped hundreds, if not a thousand people control their finances on their own terms and helped them secure and protect their family’s real estate in Chicago.
After 4 years of doing only foreclosures, we expanded, mostly through luck, into Real Estate Law as a whole. We found we could deliver better results to our clients by having all the real estate sales, law, and title service under one roof. At this point,...
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Chantelle A. Porter
Wheaton, IL Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Criminal Defense, Family and Juvenile
Chantelle A. Porter is a graduate of The Ohio State University (2003) and graduated from DePaul University College of Law (2006). Chantelle was admitted to practice in 2006. While at DePaul University College of Law, Chantelle received her Family Law Certificate and was the recipient of the Public Interest Law Association Grant - Judge Jeffrey Coman Designation, the Schiller DuCanto & Fleck Family Law Center Grant, and the Dean's Scholarship.
Chantelle is a Partner at A. Traub and Associates, practicing all areas of Family Law, Juvenile Criminal Defense, DCFS Abuse and Neglect, Domestic Violence, Orders of Protection, and Civil Litigation Defense....