Elizabeth E. Babbitt
Elizabeth E. Babbitt
Elizabeth E. Babbitt is a Partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, in Chicago, and focuses on commercial litigation. Babbitt is a member of the Judicial Evaluation Committee of the Chicago Bar Association. She earned her J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law and her B.S. cum laude from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Nathan R. Bach
Nathan R. Bach
Nathan R. Bach is an associate at Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Peoria, and focuses his practice on business and commercial litigation, employment and labor law, tort litigation, and professional liability (design and legal malpractice). He is on the advisory committee for the Local Rules for the Central District of Illinois and a member of the Abraham Lincoln Court (2011 – present). Mr. Bach was on InterBusiness Issues’ 40 Leaders Under Forty list in 2012 and is a member of the Defense Research Institute and the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Council. He received his J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Ruth A. Bahe-Jachna
Ruth A. Bahe-Jachna
Ruth A. Bahe-Jachna is a Principal Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in litigation. Bahe-Jachna is an Advisory Board Member of Leading Lawyers and is a member of the Litigation Section, Leadership, of the American Bar Association. She received the Illinois Lawyers Assistance Program’s Executive Director Award in 2019. Bahe-Jachna received her B.A. summa cum laude from Wartburg College and her J.D. from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where she was the Notes and Comment Editor of the Northwestern University Law Review and a Presidential Scholar.
Elizabeth K. Barton
Elizabeth K. Barton
Elizabeth K. Barton is Senior Assistant General Counsel with the Board of Education for the City of Chicago. Ms. Barton represents the Board in federal court and her areas of focus are Title VII, Title IX, the ADA, the ADEA, civil rights, Monell, and general torts. She received her J.D. from The John Marshall Law School and her B.B.A. from the University of Iowa.
Timothy L. Bertschy
Timothy L. Bertschy
Timothy L. Bertschy is a Managing Partner at Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Peoria, where he is Chair of the firm’s Commercial and Business Litigation Practice. He is Chair of the U.S. District Court Advisory Committee on Local Rules (Central District, Illinois), is a Commissioner of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC), and is on the board of the Illinois Bar Foundation. He has received the Lawyers Assistance Program of Illinois’ Carl Rolewick Award and the Illinois Township Attorneys Association’s Bruce Skidmore Award. Mr. Bertschy is Cochair of the ABA Section of the Litigation Membership and Marketing Committee and former Cochair of the Section’s Business Torts, Minority Trial Lawyer, and Immigration Litigation Committees. He has been designated in the Leading Lawyer and Super Lawyer lists for Illinois and is included in The Best Lawyers in America (2010 – 2016). Mr. Bertschy received his J.D. from George Washington University, National Law Center, and his B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Illinois.
Karen F. Botterud
Karen F. Botterud
Karen F. Botterud is an attorney with Axiom Global Inc., in Chicago, where she focuses on commercial transactions and government contracting. She is a multifaceted lawyer with broad legal experience in institutional and entrepreneurial, in-house and law firm, and domestic and international settings. Botterud received her B.S. from Indiana University and her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Andrew D. Campbell
Andrew D. Campbell
Andrew D. Campbell is a Partner with Novack and Macey LLP, in Chicago, concentrating his practice in commercial litigation, appeals, and data security. Mr. Campbell is the firm’s Hiring Partner and is Cochair of the firm’s practice group on close corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies. He was one of the developers of a web application that integrates frequently invoked pretrial provisions of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure and the Supreme Court Rules. Mr. Campbell earned his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his J.D. magna cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Michael Cedillos
Michael Cedillos
Michael Cedillos is a Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, in Chicago, and concentrates in financial services litigation. Cedillos has been listed as an Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers Network and an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star. Cedillos graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School and with distinction from the University of California Berkley. While at law school, Cedillos was the Executive Editor of First Impressions, Michigan Law Review’s online symposium forum, Volume 106; Associate Editor, Michigan Law Review, Volume 105; and recipient of Raymond K. and John R. Dykema Scholarship Award.
Richard G. Douglass
Richard G. Douglass
Richard G. Douglass, of Douglass P.C., in Chicago,has over 20 years of experience representing clients in complex litigation and arbitration. Douglass received his J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, where he was the Articles Editor of the University of Georgia Law Review, and received his B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh.
Shelby L. Drury
Shelby L. Drury
Shelby L. Drury is Of Counsel to Novack and Macey LLP in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on commercial litigation. Ms. Drury received her B.S. with Bronze Tablet distinction (top three percent of class) from the University of Illinois and her J.D. cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law.
Christopher R. Dunsing
Christopher R. Dunsing
Christopher R. Dunsing is an associate at Langhenry, Gillen, Lundquist & Johnson, LLC, in Wheaton, where he concentrates his practice on insurance coverage, business litigation, and contract dispute litigation. He was chosen as a SuperLawyers’ Illinois Rising Star in 2016 and is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Property and Liability Resource Bureau. Mr. Dunsing received his B.A. from Santa Clara University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Joseph E. Gumina
Joseph E. Gumina
Joseph E. Gumina is a Shareholder at O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing S.C., in Milwaukee, WI, and concentrates his practice in labor and employment. He is the Employment Law Practice Group Leader for his firm, a volunteer at the Milwaukee Justice Center, and coauthor of Paying Employees Correctly Under the FLSA with Preliminary and Postliminary Activities, InsideCounsel Magazine (Apr. 3, 2015). Mr. Gumina was selected as a Super Lawyer (2014 – 2015) and is a Member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the State Bar of Wisconsin, and the Trial Bar for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He earned his J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law.
Mark D. Hansen
Mark D. Hansen
Mark D. Hansen is a Shareholder at Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Peoria, where he concentrates on commercial litigation, professional liability, and other areas of civil litigation. He is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Litigation Counsel of America, and the Society of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Hansen received his B.S. cum laude from Northern Illinois University and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Hannah Y. Jurowicz
Hannah Y. Jurowicz
Hannah Y. Jurowicz is an Assistant Attorney General with the Office of the Illinois Attorney General in Chicago. Ms. Jurowicz is the Immediate Past Chair of the Associate Board of the Chicago Committee. She is also a member of the Chicago and Asian American Bar Associations. Ms. Jurowicz received her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin and both her J.D. and LL.M from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
Mitchell L. Marinello
Mitchell L. Marinello
Mitchell L. Marinello is a Partner with Novack and Macey LLP, in Chicago, and has more than 30 years of experience in commercial litigation, arbitration, and trials. Marinello is a frequent author on issues relating to business law and arbitration. Marinello received his B.A. magna cum laude from Wesleyan University, was a fellow of the Thomas J. Watson Foundation (studying labor policy) in London, England, and received his J.D. from New York University School of Law.
Katherine A. Neville
Katherine A. Neville
Katherine A. Neville is Senior Counsel of Genesis Dealer Relations and Litigation at Hyundai Motor America, in Fountain Valley, California. Ms. Neville received her J.D. cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law, where she was the Associate Editor of the Northwestern University Law Review, and her B.A. magna cum laude from Saint Michael’s College.
Tyler J. Pratt
Tyler J. Pratt
Tyler J. Pratt serves as General Counsel for Pavlov Media in Champaign. Pratt was previously a Partner at Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Champaign, where he concentrated his practice in trucking, professional liability, and commercial litigation. Pratt has been named an Emerging Lawyer (2018 – 2022) and is a member of the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, the Defense Research Institute, Transportation Lawyers Association, and the Illinois State and Champaign County Bar Associations. He received his J.D. cum laude from the Valparaiso University School of Law and B.A. magna cum laude from the University of St. Francis.
Adam Prom
Adam Prom
Adam Prom is an associate at Wexler Wallace LLP, in Chicago, and concentrates his practice on class actions and consumer protection. Mr. Prom is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. He received his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law, where he was a UT Law Pro Bono Superstar: Beacon Distinction, and his B.A. magna cum laude from Marquette University, where he was a member of the National Order of Barristers and a Burke Scholar.
Brandon C. Prosansky
Brandon C. Prosansky
Brandon C. Prosansky is a Partner at Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, in Chicago, and focuses on commercial litigation and motor vehicle distribution. Prosansky has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America — Franchise Law (2023) and Emerging Lawyers Network (2015 – 2023) and is a member of the American Bar Association. He earned his J.D. cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law and a B.A. summa cum laude and B.S. summa cum laude from Miami University.
Gregory J. Rastatter
Gregory J. Rastatter
Gregory J. Rastatter is a Partner at Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Peoria, and concentrates his practice on healthcare and business and commercial litigation. He is a member of the Wills and Powers of Attorney Clinics for United Way Partners (2009 – present) and a Peoria County Bar Association Law Day Speaker (2009 – present). He was chosen to the 40 Leaders Under Forty list (2013) by InterBusiness Issues and is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the American Health Lawyers Association. Mr. Rastatter earned his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law, where he was a Lincoln Scholar, and his B.A. from Bradley University.
John M. Redlingshafer
John M. Redlingshafer
John M. Redlingshafer is a Shareholder of Mescher, Rinehart & Redlingshafer, P.C., in Washington, where he focuses on local government law. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association. He was named an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2013 – 2014. He received the J. Bruce Scidmore Award from the Illinois Township Attorneys Association in 2011 and the Township Officials of Illinois President’s Award in 2014. Mr. Redlingshafer received his B.A. magna cum laude from Bradley University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
David S. Repking
David S. Repking
David S. Repking is an associate at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in commercial litigation. Repking has been listed as an Emerging Lawyer with the Leading Lawyers Network and is a member of the Chicago Bar Association. He received his B.Mus. magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University, his M.M. from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and his J.D. summa cum laude from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he was valedictorian, Order of the Coif, Executive Articles Editor for the Chicago-Kent Law Review, and the recipient of several CALI Awards.
Daniel R. Saeedi
Daniel R. Saeedi
Daniel R. Saeedi is a Partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on employment and business litigation. He is a Member of the Board of the Illinois Bar Association, an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star, and a Crain’s Notable Minorities in Accounting, Consulting & Law. Mr. Saeedi graduated magna cum laude from The UIC John Marshall Law School.
Christopher N. Stanton
Christopher N. Stanton
Christopher N. Stanton received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was a member of the law school’s Federal Criminal Justice Project.
Thomas R. Stilp
Thomas R. Stilp
Thomas R. Stilp is a Partner at Stilp Business Law, P.C., in Chicago, and focuses his practice on business litigation and real estate. Stilp is a 2019 recipient of an Award in Excellence and Public Interest and Pro Bono Service. He received his B.A. from Northwestern University, his MM/MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management, his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and his LLM from The John Marshall Law School.
Daniel J. Voelker
Daniel J. Voelker
Daniel J. Voelker is the founder of Voelker Litigation Group in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in commercial and business litigation and corporate and business consulting. He was selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer (2008 – 2016) and a Leading Lawyer (2007 – 2015). Mr. Voelker received his B.S. in accounting from the University of Illinois and his J.D. with high honors from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. He is a CPA and an adjunct professor of law at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he teaches international commercial litigation and arbitration.
Michael A. Weinberg
Michael A. Weinberg
Michael A. Weinberg is a Partner at Novack and Macy LLP in Chicago, where his practice is focused on commercial litigation. He has been recognized as both an Illinois Super Lawyer (Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney) and a Leading Lawyer. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. Weinberg received his B.A. from Vassar College with honors and distinction and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, where he was the Note Editor for the Michigan Law Review.
Cory White
Cory White
Cory White is an attorney with the International Business Law Group, in Chicago, where he focuses on general business representation, transactional drafting, and securities compliance. Mr. White is the Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Business and Securities Law Section Council and the Vice Chair of the Association’s Committee of Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law. He is also a member of the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division. He received his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law and his B.A. from Georgetown University.
Garry L. Wills
Garry L. Wills
Garry L. Wills is Of Counsel at Roetzel & Andress, in Chicago, and concentrates his practice on commercial litigation. He was chosen as a Leading Lawyer (2015, 2016) and is a member of the Appellate Lawyers Association and the Illinois State Bar Association. Mr. Wills received his J.D. cum laude and his M.A. from Northwestern Illinois University and his B.A. from Yale University.

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Elizabeth E. Babbitt

Nathan R. Bach

Ruth A. Bahe-Jachna

Elizabeth K. Barton

Timothy L. Bertschy

Karen F. Botterud

Andrew D. Campbell

Michael Cedillos

Richard G. Douglass

Shelby L. Drury

Christopher R. Dunsing

Joseph E. Gumina

Mark D. Hansen

Hannah Y. Jurowicz

Mitchell L. Marinello

Katherine A. Neville

Tyler J. Pratt

Adam Prom

Brandon C. Prosansky

Gregory J. Rastatter

John M. Redlingshafer

David S. Repking

Daniel R. Saeedi

Christopher N. Stanton

Thomas R. Stilp

Daniel J. Voelker

Michael A. Weinberg

Cory White

Garry L. Wills

Contract Law (ARCHIVED 2016 EDITION)