Jeff has tried many complicated and serious cases to verdict. By understanding what is important at trial, Jeff is able to advise his clients and identify the issues that truly matter throughout the course of a case. Jeff has built his career on understanding that every case is serious for every client. His clients’ goals become his goals. Whether the case is pending in state court, federal court, or before an administrative body, Jeff’s experience makes it such that each of his clients know their lawyer is better prepared than the other side.

Jeff has been named an Illinois Rising Star by Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers every year from 2013 through 2022. The Rising Stars list recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys who are 40 years old or younger, and no more than 2.5 percent of Illinois attorneys are selected. Jeff was also named an Illinois Emerging Lawyer in Commercial Litigation, Employment Law, and Transportation Defense Law from 2015 through 2022, an award given to the top 2% of Illinois attorneys who have proven themselves professional, ethical, and experienced at an early point in their legal career.

EDUCATION

DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 2007
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, B.A., 2004

BAR ADMISSIONS

Illinois, 2007
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2007
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
The Federal Trial Bar, Northern District of Illinois

PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

Effectively and Ethically Preparing Witnesses for Testimony, NARTC Annual Meeting, Denver, 2019
Defending and Attacking the Reptile Theory Before and During Trial, Video CLE Presentation, Chicago, 2017
Practical Advice for Trying Your Case, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, 2016
Reduction in Worklife Expectancy Theory, NARTC Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 2016
Case Study Regarding Pinex v. City of Chicago Regarding Pre-Trial Evidence Disclosure, Multi-firm CLE Presentation, Chicago, 2016
Combating Dual Trial Damage Theories Regarding Earning and Work Life, Midwest Claims Conference, Chicago, 2015
Boutique Firm Management & Marketing , University of Illinois Law School, Champaign, IL, 2014
Child Trespasser Liability, Midwest Claims Conference, Chicago, 2014

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Alpha Tau Omega Gamma Zeta Board of Trustees – Membership Director
American Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
Chicago Healthcare Risk Management Society
Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois
Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
Illinois Small Business Alliance
Illinois State Bar Association
National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, Young Lawyers Executive Committee Member
Thompson Reuters Rising Stars Advisory Board

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Only Illinois attorney that is a two-time recipient of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois’ Award for Excellence in Pro Bono and Public Interest Service for his work in the community

LANGUAGES

Conversant in Spanish