Larry Kowalczyk brings over thirty years legal experience and is distinguished as AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.  He has successfully represented private businesses as well as public entities in a diverse array of complex litigation cases in both state and federal court.

Larry has extensive experience defending a wide variety of civil rights cases, including reversed conviction, federal pretrial detention, officer-involved shootings, use of force and other constitutional claims. He has been honored to represent hundreds of police officers along with their respective governmental entities. 

Larry has represented private entities in commercial and business disputes, including breach of contract, trade secret, tortious interference and restrictive covenant litigation. In addition, Larry has defended product liability and toxic tort matters including mass tort litigation, asbestos exposure, large drug recalls, medical product litigation, and clinical trials of drug testing prior to FDA approval. His construction matters have included contract review and drafting, commercial matters, and defending contractors in construction injury cases. He has tried over forty civil jury trials with a very high success rate.

EDUCATION

Loyola University School of Law, J.D., 1994
Loyola University Chicago, B.A., 1992

BAR ADMISSIONS

Illinois

COURT MEMBERSHIPS

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Member, Trial Bar)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Supreme Court of the United States

AFFILIATIONS & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Chicago Bar Association
Judicial Evaluation Committee
Appellate Committee Member, 2011-Present
JEC Executive Chair, 2009-2010;
Co-Chair, Hearings Division, 2006-2009;
Hearings and Investigations Division, 1999-2005