Riverdale Lawyers

Mr. Acosta graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a B.S. in Anthropology in 1996. He immediately went on to graduate from John Marshall Law School where he obtained his J.D.. Prior to, and 6 months after graduating from law school, Mr. Acosta worked for the Cook County State’s Attorneys Office in Chicago, Illinois where he gained valuable experience on how the Criminal Justice System works, including the procedural aspects of the criminal justice system. Mr. Acosta also prosecuted dozens of drug cases as well as gun cases and many other types of felony offenses. After working for the...

Ryan June is a Partner with Castañeda + Heidelman LLP, a boutique firm with a national presence serving nonprofits and companies. Ryan’s practice focuses on trademark, copyright, dispute resolution/litigation, and investigations. Before joining C+H, Ryan was Assistant General Counsel for a global higher education and media nonprofit. There, Ryan’s experience included oversight of and counseling on intellectual property licensing, expansion, and enforcement for the organization's IP assets, including a NYT bestselling book and internationally recognized brand that has sold more than 20 million copies and become a household name. Ryan started his legal career in the general commercial litigation and...

I am a native of Chicago. I majored in History at Colgate University in Hamilton, NY, and went to I.U. Bloomington Law School. I have practiced immigration law since 1991 in Chicago and Milwaukee.

Stevens & Associates is a law firm maintaining licensure in New York, Illinois, Washington D.C., as well as England and Wales. We strive to deliver dependable, timely, professional and better than cost-effective service. With over 20 years of experience, we engage in commercial transactions, entity structuring and governance, fiscal matters, tax planning, business litigation, and best practices analyses. Please contact the firm or refer to our website for a plenary description of our scope of practice. We seek to join sound professional advice with good, practical business sense. Attorneys of the firm welcome the continuing opportunity to...

Trisha focuses her private practice on individual and small business transactional and compliance matters. She handles all areas of real estate law, estate planning and probate matters, and business transactions and compliance. She believes in actively listening and communicating with her clients in order to help them accomplish their goals. Before starting her own practice, Trisha worked in both a large law firm and as general counsel for a small business. While working for one of the largest labor and employment law firms in the country, Trisha gained experience counseling employers on benefit law compliance and transactions....

Daliah Saper is a member of the Illinois Bar and both the General Bar and Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She has handled many high profile cases (including one she argued before the Illinois Supreme Court) and is regularly interviewed on national tv, radio, and news publications including ABC News, Fox News, CNBC, , The Chicago Tribune, WGN Radio, and NPR. She has received the honor of being named to the Super Lawyers list for fourteen consecutive years, is repeatedly recognized as a leading Media and Entertainment lawyer by Chambers and Partners,...

Neal Wishnick has been a Worker’s Compensation and Personal Injury Trial Attorney for over 40 years and a lawyer with Sostrin and Sostrin since 1980. His practice concentrates in representing employees in workers’ compensation cases before the Workers’ Compensation Commission, Illinois Circuit, Illinois Appellate and Illinois Supreme Courts. Prior to representing the rights of injured workers, Neal worked as a managing in-house counsel for Hartford Insurance in Illinois. He has spoken on workers’ compensation and disability topics for the Chicago Bar Association, the Worker’s Compensation Lawyers Association. Neal is a member of the Workers Compensation Lawyer Association. Mr....

Ellis Sostrin has been protecting the rights of injured workers as a Trial Attorney for over 40 years. He received his undergraduate training at the University of Illinois, Champaign and attained his Juris Doctorate degree at DePaul University, College of Law, Chicago in 1972 as one of the youngest lawyers in the State of Illinois. Ellis then began his legal career as an Assistant Attorney General between the years 1972 to 1975. Thereafter, he joined Sostrin and Sostrin, one of Illinois’ oldest and most respected personal injury and worker’s compensation firms. He has served as the...

Tom Seymour joined the practice of Sostrin and Sostrin in 2014. Prior to becoming an associate, Tom worked in Finance for over a decade for Smith Barney, Morgan Stanley and most recently Mayer Brown LLP managing Financial Reporting and Budgeting. Tom has been awarded the prestigious Cali Award for Future Excellence in Worker’s Compensation. His practice concentrates in representing clients in personal injury, social security disability and employees in workers’ compensation cases before the Workers’ Compensation Commission, Illinois Circuit, Illinois Appellate and Social Security Administration. Tom earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Drake University in...

Herb Blum has concentrated in Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability in excess of 36 years and has been associated with Sostrin & Sostrin since 1979. He consistently represents injured workers before the Workers’ Compensation Commission, Illinois Circuit, Illinois Appellate and Illinois Supreme Courts in addition to representing disabled people in claims for Social Security Disability before the Social Security Administration. Prior to representing the injured and disabled, Herb worked as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois Labor Division and as a managing in house counsel for Wausau and Nationwide Insurance Companies. He has...

As a trial attorney with 40 years of experience, John Ellsworth, founder of Ellsworth Law Group, has dedicated his firm to serving the public good by preventing the IRS from running over people, sometimes by good old fashioned accountability in court. Mr. Ellsworth knows from experience that imposing tax rules against IRS agents improves society by making it difficult for the IRS to violate the rules that are meant to protect us. Those Tax Court case results constitute consequences for unreasonable and sometimes flagrant conduct. John graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and went on to earn a Juris...

Kevin Rang concentrates on outsourcing and information technology transactions. He represents clients in transactions involving the (1) outsourcing of business process functions, including facilities management for laboratory, warehouse and corporate office space, manufacturing facility maintenance, manufacturing production maintenance, food services, environmental services, employee benefits, revenue cycle management and accounts payable; and (2) the outsourcing of technology functions, including network management, infrastructure, help desk, call center, telecommunications, application hosting and application development and maintenance. He also advises clients on issues associated with software licenses, the purchase and sale of hardware, consulting agreements, alliance agreements, software development agreements, and various technology-related service...

I have practiced law for more than 40 years, concentrating in trials, appeals, arbitrations and mediations in a wide variety of matters such as contract disputes, fraud claims, employment issues, investment disputes, partnership issues, personal injury, homeowners association, collections and many other types of disputes. I graduated from the University of Chicago Law School and also have a MBA degree from Loyola University of Chicago. In addition to litigation experience in state and federal courts and administrative agencies, I have extensive training and experience in arbitrations and mediations. I represent businesses and individuals and have collected millions of dollars...

I have almost two decades of litigation expertise in Illinois law, across both state and federal jurisdictions. I am experienced in every phase of trial advocacy and I am a member of the Federal Trial Bar. In addition to my trial work, I preside as Arbitration Chair for both Cook and Lake Counties, as well as for various private organizations. I also serve as a certified mediator for the Chicago Bar Association.

Tom Reuland is the founding attorney of Reuland Law, LLC. The Law Office of Tom Reuland represents people in Illinois and throughout the nation who have been badly injured by car crashes, truck crashes, bicycle crashes, pedestrian accidents, nursing home neglect, and related matters. Mr. Reuland has secured seven-figure results for families of people wronged by the negligence of others. His practice is dedicated to fighting insurance companies who are looking to undervalue the suffering and damages that injury victims endure. Mr. Reuland is available for a free and confidential consultation by contacting him through TomReulandLaw.com. With a primary...

SohYoon Atac is the founder of Atom Law Group LLC, a renowned law firm specializing in immigration law in Chicagoland. Since establishing the firm in 2007, SohYoon has dedicated her practice to helping individuals, families, and businesses navigate the intricate landscape of U.S. immigration law. In 2022, SohYoon co-founded SimVisa, a Chicago-based law firm exclusively specializing in family and employment immigration. This new venture further demonstrates her dedication to serving clients with tailored solutions in these specific areas of immigration law. SohYoon's expertise spans a wide range of immigration matters, including securing approvals for various nonimmigrant visas, such as L-1, E-2, O-1,...

Barry Kreisler is a Chicago lawyer with more than 40 years legal and business experience, having served as partner in several law firms, as vice president of and legal counsel to the multi-billion dollar Chicago investment advisor of a group of Chicago based publicly held mutual funds and as president and CEO of a middle sized Chicagoland real estate brokerage, management and development company.

A highly experienced real estate developer, Kreisler has himself developed and supervised the legal work regarding acquisition, development, and sale of Chicagoland shopping centers, office buildings, mixed use buildings, and literally thousands of condominium units. Kreisler has...

I focus my law practice on helping people and businesses fight their IRS problems and resolve their tax issues. My systematic approach can help resolve IRS problems and consistently delivers high-quality service. I am also the host of the IRS Radio Hour found on AM560 each Sunday night at 5PM.