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| | Address | | 77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4800 | | Chicago, Illinois 60601 | | (Cook Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Chapman & Spingola, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Litigation, Civil Litigation, Trial Practice, Federal Litigation, Federal Civil Litigation, Complex Litigation, Appellate Practice, Civil Appeals, Civil Practice, Federal Civil Practice, Commercial Law, Commercial Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Mediation, Commercial Torts, Complex Commercial Litigation, Business Law, Business Litigation, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Infringement, Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property Rights, Trademarks, Trademarks Litigation, Trademarks Registration, Copyrights, Copyrights Infringement, Copyright Litigation, Copyright Registration, Cybersquatting, Internet Law, Commodities, Commodities Arbitration, Commodities Futures, Commodities Fraud, Professional Liability, Accountants Liability, Accounts Malpractice, Professional Liability Defense, Professional Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Securities, Securities Arbitration, Securities Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Political Asylum Refugee Law, Labor and Employment, Consumer Rights Law. | | Year Established: 1992 | | Firm Size: 2 | Representative Clients:
ADR Systems of America; Ashworth University; Bi-State Industries; CBI Education Network; Chicago Sky; Chicago Motor Club; Citizens Republic Bancorp; Da-Lite Screen Company, Inc.; D&B Builders; Elgin National Industries, Inc.; Epilepsy Association of Central Florida; Fantasy Diamond Corporation; FirstGroup America, Inc.; Gamers Paradise; Hampden Corporation; Illinois Department of Revenue; International Kitchen; J&D Associates; Kreg Therapeutics, Inc.; Lakeshore Sports Physical Therapy; Lyon & Healy, Inc.; MDF Construction, Inc.; Mesirow Financial; National Store Fixtures; OSI Consulting; Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP; PersonalizationMall.com; Remodeling Consultants Home Improvement Company, Inc.; Seven Lights, LLC; Single Gourmet; Sotheby's International Reality; Swift Engineering Inc.; Tax Strategies Group LLC; TG Crane; The Alter Group; The Kiser Group; United Fixtures Company, Inc.; Windy City Fire Protection Inc. | Rate Information:
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| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Robert A. Chapman (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1982); Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1985). Associate Editor, California Law Review, 1984-1985. Co-Editor, Trial Lawyer's Guide, West, 1997-1999. Author: "Recent Decisions Concerning the Use of Experts—Rules 703 and 705 do have their Limitations," 39 Illinois State Bar Association Trial Briefs 1, 1994. Panelist: "Tipping the Scales in Favor of One Side?: The Jury is Still out on the Motivations of Using Trial Consultants," 10 Illinois Legal Times 1, 1996; "Trial as a Law School Exam: Esser v. McIntyre," 41 Trial Lawyer's Guide No. 3 1997, 2000; "Confronting Breach of Settlement Agreement 8," Illinois Bar Journal 217, 1999; "Litigating the Legal Malpractice Case," Attorneys' Legal Liability, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2007, "Negligence Professionals - Appraiser Malpractice," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Causes of Action (Illinois) Tort Actions, 2008. Member, Hearing Board, Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, 2001-2003. Member: Chicago (Chairperson, Committee on Prevention of Attorney Malpractice, 1998-1999) and Illinois State (Member, Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council, 1994-1995, 1996-2003; Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1998-2003) Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois. (Managing Partner). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Federal Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Commercial Law; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Mediation; Commercial Torts; Complex Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Business Litigation; Commodities; Commodities Arbitration; Commodities Futures; Commodities Fraud; Professional Liability; Accountants Liability; Accounts Malpractice; Professional Liability Defense; Professional Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Securities; Securities Arbitration; Securities Litigation; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Robert A. Chapman | | Peter M. Spingola (Partner) born Melrose Park, Illinois, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1993); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., with highest honors, 1997). Order of the Coif. Member, Chicago-Kent Law Review, 1996-1997. Member, Chicago-Kent Trial Advocacy Team, 1997. Author: "Knapp v. Northwestern University: Seventh Circuit Slam Dunks the Rights of the Disabled," 73 Chi-Kent L. Rev. 709. Co-Author: "Assignability of Intellectual Property Licenses in Bankruptcy: Navigating the Murky Waters of Section 365," Fall 2002 Issue of ABA's Intellectual Property Newsletter; "After the Fall: What Happens to IP Licenses During Bankruptcy," August 2002 Issue of IP Worldwide; "Confronting Breach of Settlement Agreement," 8 Illinois Bar Journal 217, 1999; "Assignability of IP Licenses: Is Silence Really Golden," 3:2 Hastings Law Journal 197, Spring 2007. Board Member, Boys Hope Girls Hope of Chicago. Formerly with Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Member: Chicago Bar Association (Chairperson, Intellectual Property Law Committee, 2005-2006); Richard Linn American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Federal Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Commercial Law; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Mediation; Commercial Torts; Complex Commercial Litigation; Cybersquatting; Business Law; Business Litigation; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Rights; Internet Law; Trademarks; Trademark Litigation; Trademark Registration; Copyrights; Copyright Infringement; Copyright Litigation; Copyright Registration; Commodities; Commodities Arbitration; Commodities Futures; Commodities Fraud; Professional Liability; Accountants Liability; Accountants Malpractice; Professional Liability Defense; Professional Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Securities; Securities Arbitration; Securities Litigation; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Peter M. Spingola | | Michael G. Fatall (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1991); Northwestern University (J.D., 1997). Co-Author: "Assignability of Intellectual Property Licenses in Bankruptcy. Navigating the Murky Waters of Section 365," Fall 2002 Issue of American Bar Association's Intellectual Newsletter; "After the Fall: What Happens to IP Licenses During Bankruptcy," August 2002 Issue of IP Worldwide; "Assignability of IP Licenses: Is Silence Really Golden," 3:2 Hasting Law Journal 197, Spring 2007. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Federal Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Commercial Law; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Mediation; Commercial Torts; Complex Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Business Litigation; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Rights; Trademarks; Trademark Litigation; Trademark Registration; Copyrights; Copyright Infringement; Copyright Litigation; Copyright Registration; Commodities; Commodities Arbitration; Commodities Futures; Commodities Fraud; Professional Liability; Accountants Liability; Accountants Malpractice; Professional Liability Defense; Professional Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Securities; Securities Arbitration; Securities Litigation; Political Asylum; Refugee Law; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Michael G. Fatall | | ASSOCIATES | | Julia R. Lissner (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., cum laude, 2004); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., with honors, 2007). Vice-President, Moot Court Honor Society. Member, Chicago-Kent Law Review. Executive Editor, Seventh Circuit Review. Executive Articles Editor, Journal of Intellectual Property. Author: "Stop the Presses' Seventh Circuit Censors College Student Media," 1 Seventh Circuit Rev. 182, 2006. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Federal Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Commercial Law; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Mediation; Commercial Torts; Complex Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Business Litigation; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Rights; Trademarks; Trademark Litigation; Trademark Registration; Copyrights; Copyright Infringement; Copyright Litigation; Copyright Registration; Commodities; Commodities Arbitration; Commodities Futures; Commodities Fraud; Professional Liability; Accountants Liability; Accountants Malpractice; Professional Liability Defense; Professional Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Securities; Securities Arbitration; Securities Litigation; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Julia R. Lissner | | Sara L. Siegall (Associate) born Miami, Florida, 1981; (Admission pending). Education: Florida State University (B.A., cum laude, 2003); Fordham University (M.S., 2005); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., with honors, 2008). Vice President, Moot Court Honor Society. Recipient, Certificate in Labor and Employment Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law. Member, Chicago-Kent Law Review. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Federal Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Commercial Law; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Mediation; Commercial Torts; Complex Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Business Litigation; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Rights; Trademarks; Trademark Litigation; Trademark Registration; Copyrights; Copyright Infringement; Labor and Employment; Copyright Litigation; Copyright Registration; Commodities; Commodities Arbitration; Commodities Futures; Commodities Fraud; Professional Liability; Accountants Liability; Accountants Malpractice; Professional Liability Defense; Professional Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Securities; Securities Arbitration; Securities Litigation; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Sara L. Siegall | | OF COUNSEL | | James P. Chapman (Senior Trial Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, 1929; admitted to bar, 1954, Illinois; Missouri; Oregon; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Courts, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois. Education: Harvard University (LL.B., 1954). Founder, Research into the Issues of Recidivism, Illinois Institute of Community Law and Affairs. Member, Federal Court, Northern District of Illinois, Advise lawyers who federal judges appoint to represent indigent civil right claimants, Chicago. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Federal Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Commercial Law; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Mediation; Commercial Torts; Complex Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Business Litigation; Commodities; Commodities Arbitration; Commodities Futures; Commodities Fraud; Professional Liability; Accountants Liability; Accounts Malpractice; Professional Liability Defense; Professional Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Securities; Securities Arbitration; Securities Litigation; Real Estate Litigation. Email: James P. Chapman | | Robert J. Shapiro (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Massachusetts; U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. (Not admitted in Illinois). Education: Harvard University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Law Clerk to Hon. Mark L. Wolf, D Mass, 1985-1986. Legal Writing Instructor, Boston University Law School, 1999-2005. Clinical Instructor, Hale and Dorr Legal Services of Harvard Law School, 2005-2006. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Federal Litigation; Federal Civil Practice; Commercial Law; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Mediation; Commercial Torts; Complex Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Business Litigation; Commodities; Commodities Arbitration; Commodities Futures; Commodities Fraud; Professional Liability; Accountants Liability; Accountants Malpractice; Professional Liability Defense; Professional Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Securities; Securities Arbitration; Securities Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Consumer Rights Law. Email: Robert J. Shapiro |
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