Litigation

Firm attorneys have experience representing clients in state and federal courts throughout the United States, at trial, appellate or both levels, in the following types of cases (among others):

  • General Commercial
  • Directors and Officers
  • Professional Liability
    • Architects and Engineers
    • Lawyers
    • Accountants
    • Real Estate Professionals
    • Land Surveyors
    • Insurance Agents and Brokers
    • Physicians 
  • Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith claims
  • Shareholder Suits
  • Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy
  • Sales Agent Commission Suits 
  • Employee lift-outs, raiding
  • Employment (management-side)
  • Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreements
  • Trade Secrets, Confidential Information, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
  • Product Liability
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Personal Injury Defense, including wrongful death and survival actions 
  • Property Damage
  • Premises Liability
  • Advertising Liability
  • Construction, including mechanics liens
  • Environmental
  • Real estate, including mechanics liens 
  • Attorneys’ liens

We have been particularly active in the Kane, DuPage, Kendall, DeKalb, Lake, Cook, and McHenry County Circuit Courts in Illinois and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Firm attorneys also have experience with arbitrations and mediations, including arbitration of reinsurance disputes.