Carlock Lawyers

When facing criminal charges, you need an attorney who will fight for you. Matthew Prengaman is a Cook County criminal law attorney whose first goal is to get your case dismissed or to take your case to trial and win. His hard work does not stop until he gets the best possible outcome for his clients.

Attorney Prengaman represents clients who have been accused of felonies and misdemeanors, including traffic violations, assault, battery, DUI, theft crimes and other offenses. He is licensed and experienced in both federal and state courts, so no matter the severity of the alleged crime,...

Daniel E. O'Brien joined the firm of Winters Salzetta O'Brien & Richardson, LLC on January 1, 2000. The firm concentrates in representing catastrophically injured clients who are injured through medical negligence, personal injury, including airline, automobile, construction accidents, and trucking accidents, premises liability, and products liability. Before becoming a partner at Winters Salzetta O'Brien & Richardson, Mr. O'Brien was an associate at a firm where he tried and settled numerous cases on behalf of injured clients.

Dan has participated and been lead counsel in numerous trials involving complex medical issues, product liability issues, and personal injuries. Dan has obtained numerous settlements...

Since 1999, Lawrence Maya has focused his practice on representing injury victims in Chicago and throughout Illinois. Licensed in both state and federal courts, he has successfully prosecuted a wide array of cases, including medical malpractice, automobile accidents, food poisoning, products liability and toxic mold exposure. Mr. Maya also remains active in the community. He has served as a member of the Little Village Chamber of Commerce in Chicago. He has also written a legal column for a local area newspaper. In 2017, Mr. Maya was asked to appear in and recorded a videotaped discussion on the Concealed...

Nancy M. Vizer founded her law firm in 2001 in Chicago, IL, to provide an outlet for immigration clients to receive personalized service. The firm almost always charges a flat fee, so that clients can know exactly what to expect. Ms. Vizer works directly with each of her clients, rather than delegating work to a team that the client may never meet. The staff remains fully familiar with each of Ms. Vizer's immigration cases, and is able to answer questions when Ms. Vizer is occupied with other matters, but clients always have access to Ms. Vizer for their substantive concerns.

With more than 15 years of experience in bankruptcy, Jessica Holguin provides advice and counsel to clients seeking debt relief. Mrs. Holguin has assisted clients with foreclosures, debt negotiations, adversaries, tax issues, short sales, real estate transactions with a particular emphasis on liquidations, and reorganizations. During her legal career, Mrs. Holguin litigated hundreds of cases and participated in a reported case, in which the Supreme Court of Florida affirmed an award for social security benefits Mrs. Holguin obtained for her dependent client. Mrs. Holguin has years of complex litigation experience. She has tried contested matters – involving issues such as IRS...

John F. Winters, Jr. is the founding member of the firm Winters Salzetta O'Brien & Richardson, LLC. The firm was formed in 1997. John has successfully settled or tried to verdict a variety of cases including medical negligence, police misconduct, VA Hospital negligence, automobile/trucking negligence, premises liability negligence and defamation cases, obtaining multi-million dollar results for his clients against defendants and their insurance companies.

John has been involved in a number of high-profile matters, including his current representation of former NFL players against the NFL in the CTE brain injury cases. Also, John served as lead counsel in the wrongful death...

I am a Chicago and Miami lawyer practicing family- and employment-based immigration law, and removal and deportation defense and appeals. I also work with criminal and family law issues as they arise in the context of immigration cases.

At Budin Law Offices in Chicago, we are focused exclusively on helping injured people get the money they need through personal injury and workers’ compensation claims.

Our law firm was founded in 1990 by attorney John J. Budin. Prior to forming the law firm, Mr. Budin worked as a prosecutor, holding criminals accountable for their wrongdoing. In this role, he honed the skills that he now puts to use holding negligent parties and their insurers accountable for their wrongdoing and relentlessly pursuing justice and compensation for victims. In addition to his legal background, Mr. Budin has a great deal of real...

Daniel A. Klein is a partner at Kurasch & Klein, Chicago Accident Lawyers. Following graduation from Ohio State University College of Law, Dan was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1990, and the Florida bar in 1994. He practices primarily in plaintiff’s personal injury and medical malpractice litigation. His practice includes a wide range of cases including wrongful death, nursing home negligence, auto accidents, premises liability, construction accidents, FELA, products liability, and wrongful discharge. He has tried hundreds of jury cases and arbitrations to successful verdicts. Dan has recovered millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for his clients. Recently...

Don Kurasch was admitted to practice in Illinois in 1972, following his graduation from the University of Illinois College of Law. He limits his practice to civil litigation, including plaintiff’s personal injury, medical malpractice, corporate litigation, nursing home negligence, auto accidents, premises liability, FELA, products liability, and wrongful discharge.

Don has won many millions of dollars for his clients over the years, including two recently litigated cases resulting in settlements of 7.5 million dollars and 4.8 million dollar, in addition to a trial verdict of $4.8 million. He has been a frequent speaker in the field of injury law over the...

My legal experience includes trying over seventy cases to verdict before juries in Illinois. In addition to the Circuit Court of Cook County, I have tried cases to verdict before juries in the Circuit Courts of DuPage County, Will County, Lake County, Kane County and Jackson County. Moreover, I have tried cases to verdict before juries in federal court both in Chicago and in Danville, Illinois.

In addition to my experience at the trial court level, I have argued numerous appeals before the First District of the Appellate Court of Illinois

I am in private practice at 120 West Madison Street in...

David Porter, Esq. is an experienced, dedicated, and effective advocate for Chicago’s workforce.

Mr. Porter received his B.A. degree from the University of Michigan in 1982 and earned his Juris Doctor degree from Hofstra University in New York in 1985.

After law school Mr. Porter practiced law in New York for 10 years. Then he and his family moved to Illinois (to be closer to their family members), where he has been in private practice since 1995 (all at his current location).

For the last 30 years Mr. Porter has devoted himself to the practice of employment law primarily on behalf of employees....

I am a partner and executive committee member. I view my job very simply: to make money for clients whenever possible and to protect their interests at every turn. My transactional work includes serving as outside general counsel to closely-held businesses and their principals; representing private equity funds and others in their M&A activities; and structuring new businesses, business lines, joint ventures, and other significant commercial relationships. I regularly advise clients on a wide range of topics including fiduciary duties, corporate structuring issues (between shareholders, members, joint ventures, etc.), credit negotiations, general contract issues, succession planning, employee matters, and...

After working in a small firm helping people recover for their injuries, Jim founded James Gay Law, LLC in 2010 to assist individuals who have suffered catastrophic losses due to the conduct of others in personal injury, medical malpractice, workers compensation and wrongful death claims. Jim brings a strong record of success recovering millions of dollars on behalf of his clients. Born and raised in the Chicagoland area, Jim obtained two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia and returned to Chicago to obtain his law degree from DePaul University College of Law in 2008. While in...

Melanie K. Fairman is an experienced trial attorney who has represented plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death actions since 1994. Over the years, she has obtained millions for clients through settlement and trial. A large percentage of her practice involves cases arising from medical malpractice and nursing home negligence, but over the years she has litigated quite a few significant vehicular collision and premises liability cases, including a $3.8 million verdict in a case tried by Melanie and her partner, Steve Seidman, against JW Marriott based on exposing a guest who was an attorney to Legionella bacteria, causing him...

Attorney Charles (Chuck) Adler has been fighting for the rights of his clients his entire career. He had only been an attorney for just 30 days when he stepped into the courtroom to try his first case defending a small business owner. Chuck has maintained a litigation practice since then. Early on in his career, Chuck represented clients in construction litigation and took numerous cases to trial both prosecuting cases on behalf of his clients or defending his clients' rights. The construction claims involved numerous industrial, commercial, and shopping center properties. In taking a number of those cases to trial, Chuck...

Gail Schnitzer Eisenberg focuses her practice on employee’s rights. She approaches each matter with a pragmatic, empathetic lens rooted in legal analysis. Gail assists clients in a range of employment disputes related to race, gender and other forms of workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Gail has experience with all phases of litigation and administrative proceedings as well as employment contracts, training, handbooks, and severance agreements. Leading Lawyers has named Gail an Emerging Lawyer in Employment Law and Super Lawyers named Gail as an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star in Employment Litigation, one of less than 2.5% of Illinois attorneys under...

Mr. Houlihan was admitted to the State Bar of Illinois in 1986. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois as a member of the trial bar. He has been admitted to the Capital Litigation Trial Bar of the State of Illinois to represent criminal defendants in death penalty cases. Mr. Houlihan is a member of the DuPage County Bar Association, where he has served as Co-Chairman of the Younger Members Committee (1988-1989); Chairman of the Criminal Law Committee (1990-1991); and Chairman of the Membership Committee (2000-2001). He is...

Jonathan S. Bedi

53 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1505
Chicago, IL 60604
jbedi@bedisinger.com
312.525.2017


Jonathan S. Bedi is an experienced trial lawyer and litigator with over a decade of trial experience. He has represented individuals in state and federal criminal cases ranging from murder and mortgage fraud to drug conspiracy and racketeering. He has vast experience securing successful verdicts from juries and judges alike. Jonathan has represented clients in complex federal white collar criminal cases and state criminal cases. He has represented professionals, executives and students in internal investigations who face allegations of misconduct from financial fraud to sexual harassment. He has...

Attorney Eugene K Hollander has been helping injured victims in Chicago for over 20 years. He is aggressive in pursuing the best outcome for his clients and has a proven track record of success in obtaining significant settlements or verdicts for them. Mr. Hollander has extensive experience handling personal injury cases and has tried approximately 100 cases in state and federal court.

Ed Fox received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois in 1976 and obtained his law degree from Southwestern University in 1985. For the past 20 years, the first 10 in Los Angeles and the second 10 in Chicago, Ed has worked for those whose rights were violated by those in a position of trust or authority, such as nursing homes, police officers and employers.

In 1996, Ed came to Chicago, his original hometown, and began practicing here. In 1999, he started his firm, Ed Fox & Associates, Ltd. with one other lawyer.

Ed's work philosophy is to litigate his cases...

Adriana C Cross is an experienced Family Law, Estate Planning, and Bankruptcy attorney and owner of A Cross Law Firm PLLC, a full-service law firm located at 111 W. Jackson, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60604. She works personally on any and every case that comes into the firm. Adriana became licensed in the Northern District of Illinois Bankruptcy Court in 2019, and the Southern District of Illinois Bankruptcy Court in 2024. She also handles cases in St. Clair County, IL and Cook County, IL. Adriana opened A Cross Law Firm PLLC following her departure from John Buchmiller and Associates, and continued to...

Mr. Bartolic advises executives and other professionals regarding executive compensation and benefits, and represents them in all ERISA litigation. His practice is devoted exclusively to representing individuals such as executives and directors, managers, brokers, traders, investment advisors, attorneys, physicians, and educators. He helps the professionals obtain and protect the compensation and benefits they have earned through initial negotiation of compensation and benefits, internal administrative claims and appeals, and federal litigation if necessary. Mr. Bartolic also consults other attorneys on matters involving the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). His practice includes advising: personal injury and workers compensation lawyers regarding rights of...

For more than twenty-five years, attorney Mark A. Brown, of respected Chicago personal injury law firm, Lane & Lane, LLC, has dedicated his legal career and skills as a litigator to helping countless individuals and families who have been injured, harmed, and abused at the hands of another. Attorney Brown majored in Economics and minored in Business while attending the University of Illinois — Champaign-Urbana. He graduated in 1989 and went on to attend the Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology and graduate in 1993. He joined Lane & Lane, LLC in 2002 after starting off his...

Lindsey Paige Markus assists business owners and families plan their estates, protect assets, transfer wealth, and minimize taxation. Lindsey works closely with clients to formulate succession plans, advise on business formation, wealth preservation and gift and estate taxation. A Principal at the law firm of Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. since 2006, Lindsey received her J.D. degree from Loyola University of Chicago. Lindsey was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 2006 and the Florida Bar in 2007. Founded in 1987, Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. has over sixty attorneys who concentrate in a variety of areas which include estate planning,...

Scott Nyman started Nyman IP as a registered patent attorney that understands the need for efficiency in evaluating and protecting intellectual property. With a degree in electrical and computer engineering from The Ohio State University, where he specialized in digital hardware design, power systems, semiconductors, and microprocessor architecture, Scott competently works at a high level with pioneers of today's digital society. Scott has worked with inventors seeking patent protection in many technologies, including semiconductors, energy transformation, software and related systems, power generation, digital devices, communications, artificial intelligence, and network technologies. Scott also works closely with start-up and established businesses to...

Chicago Attorney Kristen E. Prinz is the Founder and Managing Partner at The Prinz Law Firm, a premier firm representing clients in complex business and employment matters. Over the last decade, Ms. Prinz has litigated employment issues in both state and federal courts, and has handled cases at both the trial and appellate levels. Her successful experience with administrative agencies and arbitration panels allows her to handle these cases with confidence, and has litigated numerous cases which helped clarify and advance the law. To learn more about how Kristen Prinz can help you, call her firm today at (312) 212-4450.

Dena M. Singer is an accomplished litigator and trial lawyer, who has devoted her career to advocating on behalf of her clients. She has successfully tried countless bench and jury trials to verdict covering a wide array of charges. Dena has also litigated and won numerous Motions to quash arrest and suppress evidence, motions to suppress statements and many other motions when the government has violated her clients’ rights. Dena has substantial experience defending clients in complex white collar criminal cases, including financial fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy. Additionally, she has defended juvenile clients in delinquency cases ranging...

THOMAS BRANDSTRADER, Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney, specializes in the defense and appeals of serious criminal matters in Illinois and U.S. Federal Courts. He is one of a select group of highly qualified lawyers certified by the Illinois Supreme Court as lead counsel in Death Penalty cases. With 38 years exclusively in the practice of Criminal Law he has exceptional appellate court and trial work experience. He has authored over five hundred briefs and appeared in every appellate district in Illinois as well as the Seventh and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Brandstrader’s expertise includes all areas of criminal...

Ian M. Barney is a founding partner of Barney & Hourihane, LLP and is licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of Illinois. He has successfully represented clients both at trial and on appeal and has extensive experience representing individuals in a variety of cases. He focuses his practice on criminal appeals and civil rights lawsuits.

He has participated in many cases of note and has argued before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the Illinois Appellate Court. Ian was named a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers Magazine for the years 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. No...

Mr. Bennett Baker is a personal injury attorney at the law offices of GWC Injury Lawyers LLC that has been helping to represent the rights of the injured for more than 35 years. Throughout his career, Bennett has helped his clients to recover MILLIONS in compensation, including a $3.1 MILLION recovery for a 39 year old Hispanic man that was injured by a negligent motorist and a $2.6 MILLION recovery for a female that was hit in her vehicle by a County Sheriff. If you have been injured due to the negligence of another individual and require the services of...

Mr. Fisher is a personal injury lawyer and partner at GWC Injury Lawyers LLC. With a proven track record of success including having obtained more than $90 MILLION in successful recoveries on behalf of his clients, Michael is a highly skilled lawyer and a valued asset at our law firm. If you have been injured in an accident, contact Mr. Fisher today at (312) 464-1234 or toll free at (800) 464-4772.

Ms. Dunne is an appellate lawyer at the law offices of GWC Injury Lawyers LLC and is based out of our Chicago location. An accomplished lawyer, Kirsten's legal ability it an asset to our law firm and the clients that she helps to protect. If you or someone that you love requires the assistance of a proven, experienced personal injury attorney, contact Ms. Dunne today at (312) 464-1234 or toll free at (800) 464-4772.

Mr. Louis Cairo is a senior partner at the law offices of GWC Injury Lawyers LLC and has been helping to fight for the rights of injury victims throughout Illinois for more than three decades. As the son of an Italian immigrant that owned a union construction company, Lou gained valuable insight and respect for the men and women that work in the construction industry. Having personally obtained more $1 million PLUS settlements in Illinois than any other lawyer in the state, Mr. Cairo is a highly skilled litigator that fights for the little guy. If you or someone that...

Mr. Joel Block is a highly skilled workers' compensation lawyer at the Chicago office of GWC Injury Lawyers LLC. Since joining the firm in February 1995, Joel has successfully negotiated hundreds of cases and is one of the 3 most senior associates as our law firm. If you or someone that you love has suffered a work place injury, contact Mr. Block today for comprehensive legal solutions at (312) 464-1234 or toll free at (800) 464-4772.

Chiacchio IP, LLC, is a law firm that specializes in intellectual property law. Mr. Chiacchio has been practicing intellectual property law for over 15 years. He regularly prepares and prosecutes U.S. patent and trademark applications. Mr. Chiacchio counsels clients regarding a wide range of intellectual property issues, including patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret issues. Mr. Chiacchio prepares cease-and-desist letters for clients whose intellectual property rights are being infringed or misappropriated. Mr. Chiacchio has also spent well over a decade litigating intellectual property disputes on behalf of his clients. He has served as lead trial counsel in federal trademark infringement,...

Mr. Fakhouri is a personal injury trial lawyer and the President of The Fakhouri Firm, which is based in downtown Chicago. If you require the services of a highly skilled personal injury trial lawyer in Chicago, contact The Fakhouri Firm at (312) 471-8873 or to reach Robert directly at (312) 999-9990.

I am a Chicago based litigation attorney who has been practicing law since 1988. I opened my own law firm in 1997 and I have been a successful solo-practitioner ever since. I take a tenacious, results driven, approach to all matters in my practice which makes me a strong advocate and assists in my proven record of success. Because I am a solo-practitioner, I will be directly and personally involved in your legal matters from its inception through its conclusion and together, I believe we will achieve a positive resolve to your legal problems.

The focus of my practice is litigation...

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