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Paul Wisniewski
Paul has practiced food, drug, and regulatory affairs since 1984. His experience includes resolving issues and developing strategies in compliance with federal and state law. His firm, The Law Offices of Paul J. Wisniewski, has represented a wide range of clients from startups to multinational companies located throughout the US, Europe, South America, Asia, and Australia.
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John Ray
John is the Principal of the Ray Legal Consulting Group and has over 12 years of complex class action litigation and appellate experience. He has special expertise in discrimination, First Amendment, and intellectual property/media litigation. John also takes on civil rights cases for individual clients, which can have a significant impact on the rights of women, racial minorities, and other groups.
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Chrystan Carlton
Chrystan Carlton launched her legal career with a to unlock the path to entrepreneurship and social enterprise. With her rich blend of negotiation, financial, and legal pro... read more
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Walid Tamari
Walid J. Tamari is widely recognized as one of the nation's top litigators. In 2018, Mr. Tamari was one of only 25 attorneys in the U.S. to be recognized by the National La... read more
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Patrick Jones
Patrick Jones has 17 years of experience as a business attorney and has represented numerous corporate clients, including AirHelp, Slobbr and several Fortune 500 companies. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois and in Arizona. Patrick has extensive experience in debt and bankruptcy, as well as in legal research and writing. He founded his own law firm, PMJ PLLC, in 2015 and is of counsel at Freeman Law.
Kimon Korres
From working at leading international law firms to launching multiple businesses, Kimon has practiced at the intersection of business and law for nearly a decade. Having sa... read more
Shanna Palmersheim
I am the Managing Member of the firm and have been advising families, businesses and non-profits for over 15 years. I also consult as an attorney for various investment adv... read more
Octavia L. Powell
I am an entrepreneur and business law attorney with over 13 years’ experience and a strong background in information technology.
I am a graduate of the University of Cal... read more
Thomas Cramer
I am the managing partner of a boutique law firm. I’ve represented companies and individuals across a wide spectrum of legal matters.
I strongly believe in effective at... read more
Jonathan Torchman
Yoni helps clients patent innovations to gain market share, resolve patent disputes and monetize patents. His extensive experience
•Preparing and prosecuting US patent ap... read more
Beatriz Reiner
I am a Brazilian-American attorney and I speak Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian.
Immigration is a matter I hold close to my heart. My own family has been through several... read more
Timothy Swabb
Timothy L. Swabb is a Harvard-educated, Chicago-based attorney with a nationwide practice and over three decades of experience. Mr. Swabb provides counseling and litigation... read more
Andrew Horvat
Highly experienced and successful litigator with significant first-chair trial experience in the public and private sector. Present clients include Fortune 500 companies, g... read more
Justin Lesko
I have extensive experience with all aspects of monetizing and enforcing patent portfolios, including negotiating license agreements, litigation, continued patent prosecuti... read more
Caleb St.-Jean
After working for more than five years in software development and technology consulting, Caleb St.-Jean earned his JD from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. As a patent attorney at the Law Office of Caleb St.-Jean, he is committed to seeing long-term success for his clients. He provides small companies with individualized strategies and better business ideas at an affordable price.
Adam Urbanczyk
Adam Urbanczyk is Principal Attorney at the law group Au, LLC in Chicago, Illinois. A successful litigator, he specializes in intellectual property, business law, and patent law, and has particular expertise in software, internet, and social media issues. Adam received his J.D. from the John Marshall Law School. He is admitted to the DC, Illinois, and Patent Bars, and is also Of Counsel at Progressive Law Group.
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Cliff Holmes is a litigation attorney with over 13 years of experience. He graduated with a Juris Doctor degree from the Northwestern University School of Law in 2004. Cliff is licensed to practice law in Illinois and Maryland. Some of his past clients include US Airways and PNC Bank Corporate. Cliff is exceptionally experienced in dealing with cases related to labor and employment law, and often works with commercial contracts. He founded his own law group in February 2014.
Peter Stasiewicz
Mr. Stasiewicz specializes in litigation, including breach of contract and warranty matters, fraud, and lender liability. He can also help with matters relating to business formation, employment, and intellectual property.
Robert Shipley
Chicago’s vitality depends on successful businesses. These Chicago businesses can depend on Robert Shipley to provide the best results. Specializing in construction and general business law, he believes in solid contracts, sound insurance strategies, and problem-solving that helps businesses stay ahead of the trends and avoid the snags. Robert is listed in The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
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Mark Wiemelt
Affordable, practical and experienced intellectual property law firm perennially ranked among the "TOP TRADEMARK FIRMS" and "TOP PATENT FIRMS" in the U.S. by Intellectual P... read more
Catherine Roland
Catherine Jean Roland is an experienced litigator and trial attorney who is licensed in both Illinois and California. The primary focus of Catherine’s practice has been in ... read more
Christina Papavasiliou
I am a general practice attorney with fourteen years' experience in litigation in both state and federal cases. I am experienced in every stage of trial advocacy. I also se... read more
Thomas Cramer
I have always focused on service to the community - from teaching English in Peru to acting as a mentor to the children of Marines in Okinawa, Japan, to trips to Kentucky t... read more
Jonathan Grossman
Jonathan Grossman is a business attorney and an entrepreneur. He has eight years’ experience and have worked with some of the leading law firms in the United States. He has a degree in law, which he obtained from the University of Kansas School of Law. Jonathan is licensed to practice law in Illinois and New York. He operates his own law firm and have also worked as a patent counsel at Fresenius Kabi USA for three years before starting his own business.
Drew Whiting
Entrepreneurs face many unique challenges, and Drew Whiting understands that first hand because he is an entrepreneur himself. He loves sharing his legal knowledge and experience with up and coming businesses. He has experience working with mobile businesses, those who offer financial services, packaged good manufacturers, restaurants, bars, and taverns, and several technology-related enterprises.
Zafar Musvi
Zafar Musvi is an attorney at law with more than six years of experience. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois and obtained his degree in law from the John Marshall Law School. Zafar primarily specializes in drafting, negotiating and reviewing commercial contracts. He has worked with numerous corporate clients, including Castifi, Castle and Paragon Water Systems. Zafar has been serving as an attorney at GCG Legal since February 2018.
Myra Mormile-Wolper
Myra Mormile-Wolper is the founding member and managing attorney of M-W Business Law and Litigation, a law firm focused on providing high-quality, cost-effective legal advi... read more
John Fox
John graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law and has a bachelor's degree in History from the University of Illinois. His practice areas include business law, commercial ... read more
Daniel Schlade
I have been practicing law for over fifteen years, and in 2014 I opened my own shop where I can focus on my resolving commercial, real estate, consumer, and employment disp... read more
Ashley Kirkwood
Ashley graduated from Northwestern law school and also has a bachelor's degree in international business. Her practice areas include entrepreneurship law and commercial con... read more
Brian Massimino
My passion and focus are on obtaining the best possible result for the lowest cost. In my 15 years of practice, I have been successful at doing just that.
I earned my J... read more
Samantha Bonamassa
My career has been focused on overseeing corporate and business law matters, with a specific focus on providing carefully-tailored compliance programs and proactive complia... read more
Thomas Mcfarland
Thomas graduated from Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, IL in 1965, and also has a Bachelor's degree in Social Science. His practice areas include all aspects of co... read more
William Orlewicz
My practice concerns data privacy and cybersecurity compliance and data breach counsel.
As a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and CMMC-AB Registered Pr... read more
Jeremy Spoon
Jeremy concentrates his practice in corporate and general business matters, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, private equity transactions, general corporate, partner... read more
Jamie Franklin
Jamie Franklin has many years of successful litigation experience in nationwide class actions and individual matters in federal and state courts, focusing on employment dis... read more
Edward Farmer
Edward is an U.S. Army veteran. After completing a year combat tour in Iraq, he attended the Valparaiso School of Law. As a former law professor, he taught attorneys and la... read more
Farah Abbas
Farah S. Abbas, the Owner of Abbas Law PLLC, is a highly sought-after attorney based in Chicago, IL. Ms. Abbas has served individuals and businesses throughout the country ... read more
Michael Davis
Michael earned his Juris Doctor Degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law and was admitted as a member to the Illinois Bar in 1988.
Michael’s clients include a multitude ... read more
Billy Joe Mills
I graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2006 with a degree in Political Science and Finance. I stayed around Champaign for law school and graduat... read more
Robert Cohen
Rob graduated from Boalt Hall School of Law and also has a bachelor's degree from Berkeley. He has focused on litigation throughout his career, including commercial dispute... read more
Kendra Lee
Kendra graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law and has an MBA from Florida A&M University. Her bachelor's degrees are in Business and Spanish. Her practice areas inc... read more
Jonathan Decatorsmith
Chicago tax attorney Jonathan Decatorsmith has been practicing tax law for more than 30 years. Prior to joining the Law Offices of Chicago-Kent, Decatorsmith was a senior t... read more
Aki Estrella
Aki Estrella is an attorney with 16 years of experience with privacy, business regulation, and technology. She has held positions as a business attorney and as a consumer p... read more
Paul Kossof
I assist companies with international legal issues, primarily relating to China.
I have helped clients from around the world, both private and state-owned, with a wide ran... read more
Ashley Kirkwood
After graduating from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law with honors, she started her career at one of the largest law firms in the world, Kirkland & Ellis ... read more
Ariel Gurian
Ariel Gurian's practice focuses primarily on intellectual property, e-commerce, and other start-up and small business needs.
In addition to her legal practice in Chicago, ... read more
Nicholas O’Connor
12 years experience in both trial practice and transactional law. Tried hundreds of cases to verdict, including first degree murder.
Recent practice has been focused on Re... read more
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Steven Gray
I am a trusted legal advisor to a diverse group of clients, which include startup, development stage and middle market companies, financial intermediaries, private equity f... read more
Steve Forbes
Steve graduated from the University of Wisconsin law school and also has an MBA majoring in banking and investments and a bachelor of business administration degree majorin... read more
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