Areas of Practice:
Complex Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law; Professional Responsibility Law; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Law; Contracts; Wrongful Termination.
Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1992
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1992
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1992
U.S. District Court Trial Bar, 1998
Education:
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1992
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: American Jurisprudence Award: Business Planning
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, B.A., 1988
Listings:
Listed: Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory A.V. (highest) rating.
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Board Member of the Winnetka Hockey Club
Recent Cases:
1350 Lake Shore Associates, LLP v. City of Chicago, et al, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois and Illinois Appellate Court. As co-counsel, successfully represented a group of private land owners at trial in opposition to a large real estate project in a historic district of Chicago which violated local building ordinances.
Forsythe Solutions v. Nexgen Corporation, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. Successfully tried a breach of a non-compete agreement against a former subcontractor of an information technology firm.
Braun Consulting Inc. v. Inforte Corporation, et al, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. Successfully represented plaintiffs in a breach of a non-compete clause in an employment contract on behalf of an information technology firm against former employees.
Imo International Inc. v. Siemens DeMag Delaval Turbomachinery. Filed in the Court of Chancery for the State of Delaware, in and for New Castle County, No. 20142 (Chancellor William B. Chandler III). Won summary judgment for defendants Mannesmann Corporation and DeMag Delaval Turbomachinery Corp. on a counterclaim for contractural indemnity of asbestos claims under an Asset Purchase Agreement. 2005.
Neoforma Inc. v. MedXS Solutions, et al, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Represented the plaintiff on a breach of contract claim involving the sale of a business to the defendants.
Zeller Realty Corp. v. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co. (case no. 03 L 2468). Filed in the Law Division, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. Following a two week jury trial on claims of breach of contract and fraudulent concealment, successfully obtained a settlement for defendants in an amount substantially less than what was initially offered at the beginning of the case by the defendant.