East Galesburg Civil Rights Lawyers

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...

Peter T. Sadelski was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Peter earned his bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University in 2018, where he studied political science and legal studies. Peter earned his law degree from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law in 2021. During law school, Peter clerked at the Cook County Public Defendant’s Office and the UIC Pro Bono Litigation Clinic. Peter has been with Ed Fox & Associates since March 2022. Peter concentrates his practice on civil rights law, mainly focusing on wrongful detentions, false arrests, unreasonable searches, malicious prosecutions, excessive force, due process violations, and other...

Jillian Tattersall’s practice focuses on labor and employment law.

Before moving to Chicago, Jillian worked as an associate in a New York City law firm, representing clients in all aspects of employment law and civil rights litigation. Prior to that, Jillian clerked for United State Magistrate Judges Blewitt, Mannion, and Smyser in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Jillian graduated from The George Washington University before attending Harvard Law School where she served as the Senior Executive Editor for the BlackLetter Law Journal.

Jillian comes to Bellas & Wachowski following several years working as a freelance attorney with a focus on the nonprofit arts...

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.

Michael J. Brennan has been a practicing Personal Injury and Criminal Defense trial lawyer since 1985. He graduated from John Marshall Law School with his Juris Doctorate and was an assistant state’s attorney on behalf of the People of the State of Illinois at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. He has had over 30 years of trial experience handling State and Federal Criminal Defense Matters and Personal Injury cases from motor vehicle accidents to workplace injuries. In 1996, he formed his own law firm, Michael J. Brennan Injury & Accident Lawyer, P.C. Michael’s aggressive dedication...

Elizabeth practiced civil and criminal litigation in the State of Illinois. She currently works for Lexis Nexis as a Practice Area Consultant in their Legal & Professional Division. Elizabeth earned her Bachelor's Degree with a double major in Spanish Language and English Literature, and her Master's degree from Cornell University's Africana Studies and Research Center. While in law school, Elizabeth was elected to serve as president of the Justinian Society of Lawyers. Upon graduation, she received Chicago-Kent's prestigious Bar and Gavel Award. She was heavily involved in the nationally-recognized Trial Team, the Public Interest Resource Center, and the Women in...

Patrick Ryan Dunn Sullivan was raised in Belleville, Illinois. He is a graduate of Blessed Sacrament Grade School and Althoff Catholic High School. In 2005, Mr. Sullivan earned degrees from Southeast Missouri State University in Pure Mathematics (B.S.) and Anthropology & Foreign Languages (B.A.). He is proficient in Spanish, French, and Korean. In 2012, he graduated from the Southern Illinois University School of Law.

Mr. Sullivan began his career as an Assistant Public Defender in St. Clair County, Illinois, where he served for 6 years as the office’s first Director of Litigation. During that time he was lead counsel in dozens...

Jon Loevy is a trial lawyer, having won more than $100 million in jury verdicts for his clients, all in cases involving challenging fact patterns and difficult to prove allegations.

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The Law Offices of Michael P. Schmiege was founded by Attorney Schmiege, who is devoted to the practice of criminal defense alone. When an individual retains the representation of the firm, Mr. Schmiege works tirelessly to prepare the strongest defense possible. He will not hesitate to challenge any federal investigation or evidence brought forth by the prosecution. For more information about working with a Chicago criminal lawyer, do not wait to contact the firm! Mr. Schmiege is known for taking cases that no one else will take and winning the "unwinnable" cases against all odds.

An attorney at Power Rogers, an injury and trial law firm based in Chicago, Brian LaCien has an extensive knowledge of personal injury litigation. Receiving his B.A. from the University of Iowa and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law, Mr. LaCien focuses on cases such as premises liability, civil rights violations, aviation negligence, product liability, wrongful death, and medical malpractice. Prior to working at Power Rogers, he worked as an assistant legal counsel for the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. Mr. LaCien has won many large sum verdicts and settlements for his clients throughout the years.

John ("Jack") Kennedy is one of the founding partners of Kennedy Watkins LLC. Kennedy Watkins is an injury law firm that advocates for its clients by working every day to make things right.

Attorney Thomas C. Hallock is committed to providing his clients skillful, aggressive, and effective representation. Thomas understands that facing a criminal charge can be one of the most serious, stressful, and life-altering events you will ever face. If you are accused of committing a crime, your choice of attorney may significantly affect the rest of your life. Choose wisely. Thomas is committed to fighting relentlessly on your behalf to achieve the best possible outcome. He has helped defend people charged with everything from traffic offenses, to white-collar crimes, to large-scale drug conspiracies. Additionally, he has helped clients avoid arrest altogether...

Kent M. Lucaccioni founded the firm of Kent M. Lucaccioni, Ltd. and has built his reputation representing seriously injured clients in all areas of personal injury law including medical malpractice, automobile and trucking negligence, nursing home negligence, construction negligence, premise liability, professional negligence as well as representing the families of wrongful death victims.

As one of the leading personal injury attorneys in Illinois, Mr. Lucaccioni has obtained numerous multi-million dollar settlements and jury verdicts. At the age of 30, Mr. Lucaccioni was one of the nation’s youngest injury attorneys to win a million dollar verdict on behalf of his injured client....

Ms. Chavez counsels and represents employees in a variety of employment litigation matters including discrimination (based on age, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion and sexual orientation), sexual harassment, Family Medical Leave Act and retaliation claims. Ms. Chavez has experience representing employees in front of administrative agencies (the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Illinois Department of Human Rights and the Illinois Department of Labor) and state and federal courts. The services offered by Ms. Chavez range from the review of a severance package, to representation at the administrative level--Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, to legal representation in state and federal court.

Albukerk & Associates was founded by Nick Albukerk. Nick has 30 years of experience with every facet of litigation. He has tried over 700 cases, and handled thousands of criminal, injury, medical fraud, malpractice, civil rights and Securities and Exchange Commission cases. Call us and for free we can discuss the details of your case and examples of the excellent results we have achieved in cases similar to yours.

Mr. Foutris has firsthand experience with police abuse. As a teenager, Bill had a gun pointed at his head by an officer during a traffic stop. Why? Because the officer thought he was driving in the wrong neighborhood. That experience is Bill’s daily motivation to achieve justice and results for his clients in civil rights and police brutality cases.

I concentrate in representing ordinary people in civil rights, malpractice cases, personal injury, criminal defense, whistle blower cases in an extraordinary way. I am selective about the cases I take so that I can give each case my complete attention and win it.

Vincent Paul Petrosino is an attorney at Serpico, Petrosino, DiPiero & O’Shea, Ltd. He is admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Mr. Gaffney began his legal career in the prestigious field of clerking for a Federal judge. He went on as an Assistant State’s Attorney to prosecute complex narcotic and gang cases.
Afterwards, he went into private practice in Harvard, Illinois where he serves his clients in the areas of State and Federal criminal defense, school law, second amendment issues, and general litigation.

Mr. Gaffney is especially proud of his record in the areas of expungement, clemency, pardons and sealed records. Utilizing these legal avenues, he has helped countless clients move forward with their lives.

Arthur Loevy graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1963, and has been a member of the Illinois bar continuously for more than forty years. He began his legal career practicing labor law until 1970 when he became an elected officer of a trade union, the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (“ACTWU”). Arthur proceeded to serve in various elected capacities for trade unions, including International Executive Vice President of ACTWU, International Secretary-Treasurer of ACTWU, and, most recently International Secretary-Treasurer of the Union of Needle-Trades Industrial and Textile Employees (U.N.I.T.E.). Arthur Loevy has also served as a...

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...

Ethan G. Zelizer is a nationally respected employment and labor law attorney, senior certified human resources professional and a certified labor relations professional, based in Chicago, Illinois. Ethan has extensive experience working with both management and employees. He has extensive experience representing and advising employers in various industries including financial services, aerospace, manufacturing, and food distribution, in all aspects of labor and employment law. He regularly appears before federal and state courts, federal arbitration panels, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the Illinois Department of Human Rights, and the Human Rights Commission. Ethan...