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| | Location: The Rookery Building, 209 South La Salle Street, Seventh Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (Cook Co.) | | |
(Main Office)
| Tabet DiVito & Rothstein LLC practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial Practice. Commercial Litigation, Corporate Litigation, Appellate Practice, Arbitration and Mediation, Class Actions, Antitrust and Unfair Competition, Commercial Real Estate Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Professional Liability, Product Liability, Insurance/Reinsurance Coverage, Trade Secret Misappropriation, Executive Compensation and Employment Litigation, Civil RICO, Construction Litigation, Constitutional Law, Governmental Litigation, Banking Litigation, Corporate Investigation, False Claims Act and Qui Tam Litigation, Securities Litigation, Sports Law. | | Firm Size: 14 | Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
| | Caesar A. Tabet (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, July 23, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; Federal Trial Bar, Northern District of Illinois. Education: St. John's University (B.A., with honors, 1982); University of Minnesota (J.D., with honors, 1987). Staff Member, 1985-1986 and Note and Comment Editor, 1986-1987, Minnesota Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. John A. Nordberg, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1987-1988. Adjunct Faculty, Loyola University of Chicago Law School, Advanced Trial Practice. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Civil Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Constitutional Law; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Caesar A. Tabet | | Gino L. DiVito (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, July 24, 1937; admitted to bar, 1963, Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Loyola University (J.D., 1963). Recipient: Medal of Excellence, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, 1995; Award of Excellence in the Field of Law, St. Ignatius College Prep, 1997; Award of Excellence, Justinian Society of Lawyers, 1997; Board of Governor's Award, Illinois State Bar Association, 2000; Lifetime Achievement Award, Illinois Judges Association, 2002; Virgil Tipton Publication Award, Illinois State Bar Association, 1999; Certificate of Appreciation, Appellate Lawyers Association, 1998; Award of Appreciation, Illinois Judges Association, 1994; Honorary Certificate for Teaching Trial Advocacy, Willamette University College of Law, 1992. Author: Illinois Sentencing and Disposition Guide, Illinois State Bar Association, 2001; Adapting to the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Illinois State Bar Association, 1993; Crimes and Punishment and Criminal Procedure, Illinois State Bar Association and Illinois Press Association, 1993, 2001; HJR CA 20: ISBA's Resolution for Merit Selection of Judges by Appointment, Illinois Bar Journal, 1987; Discovery and Preparation for Trial, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1983. Allerton House Conference: Participant and Speaker on the topic of News Media and the Courts, 1996; Participant, on the topics of: Multidisciplinary Practice, 2000; Expert Witnesses, 1994; Appellate Review, 1990. Adjunct Professor, Advanced Trial Advocacy, Loyola University School of Law, 1979—. Instructor, Willamette Law School, Salem, Oregon, Trial Advocacy and Advanced Trial Advocacy, 1982—. Instructor: New Judges Seminar, 1986-2000; National Judicial College, 1990-1994. Member: National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA). Justice, Illinois Appellate Court, 1989-1997. Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, 1977-1989. Cook County Assistant State's Attorney, 1963-1977 (Chief, Criminal Division, supervisor of 330 attorneys, 1974-1977). Co-founder, Judicial Dispute Resolution, Inc., Formed November 1, 1997. President: Illinois Judges Association, 1993-1994; Markey-Wigmore Inn of Court, 1992-1993; Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois, 2002-2003. Chairman, American Judicature Society, Illinois State Chapter, 1999-2002. Member: Illinois Planning and Oversight Committee for a Judicial Evaluation Program, 1998—; Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Evidence, 1975-1979; Board of Directors, Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois, 1997-2004; Board of Directors, Chicago Bar Foundation, 1994-1995; Board of Directors, Chicago Chapter, Association for Conflict Resolution (formerly Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution), 1998—; Board of Directors, Lawyers Assistance Program, Inc., 1996-1998; Board of Directors, The John Howard Association, 1987-1990, 1997-2001; Executive Committee, Justinian Society of Lawyers, 1984-1986, 1992-1995; Subcommittee on Criminal Rules for the Rules Committee of the Supreme Court of Illinois, 1989-1997; Judicial Administration Task Force of the Illinois Supreme Court Special Commission on the Administration of Justice, 1992-1993; Governor's Task Force Steering Committee on Judicial Merit Selection, 1987-1988; Special Commission on the Administration of Justice in Cook County, 1984-1986; Illinois Supreme Court Committee to Study Supreme Court Rule 23, 2003—; American Judicature Society, 1985—. Facilitating Judge, Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Performance Evaluation, 1989-1997. Member: Chicago (Member, Board of Managers, 1993-1995), Illinois State (Member, Board of Governors, 1984-1990) and American Bar Associations; Appellate Lawyers Association; Illinois Judges Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Litigation; Appellate Practice; Complex Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Gino L. DiVito | | Michael I Rothstein (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, March 26, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court; Federal Trial Bar, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1982); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1987). Edward F. Hennessey Scholar. Assistant Special Outside Counsel, U.S. House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the Matter of Speaker James C. Wright, 1988-1989. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1983. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association (President, 2008-2009). Practice Areas: General Civil Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; Governmental Litigation; Constitutional Law; Appellate Practice; Class Actions; Unfair Competition; Insurance/Reinsurance Coverage; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Construction Litigation; Banking Litigation. Email: Michael I Rothstein | | Gary L. Prior (Member) born Niagara Falls, New York, June 26, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; Federal Trial Bar, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal, Seventh and Third Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Tulane University (B.S., 1965); University of Chicago (J.D., 1968). Member: Illinois State Bar Association; Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: General Civil Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Governmental Litigation; Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Mediation; Professional Liability; International Law; Securities Litigation; False Claims Act; Qui Tam Litigation. Email: Gary L. Prior | | J. Jeffrey Patton (Member) admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; Federal Trial Bar, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Miami University (B.Phil., summa cum laude, 1988); University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England (M.Phil., with distinction, 1991); Harvard University (J.D., 1994). Visiting Lecturer, Peking University Law School, Beijing, China, 2001. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Civil Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability; Arbitration; Mediation. Email: J. Jeffrey Patton | | Christopher D. Liguori (Member) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Seventh and Nine Circuits and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1984); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Email: Christopher D. Liguori | | Deborah E. Decker (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 14, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1999, Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Federal Circuits; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: North Central College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Order of the Coif. Moot Court Board, 1996-1998, Executive Board Vice President-Events, 1997-1998. Recipient, CALI awards for Evidence, Trial Advocacy, Advanced Legal Writing. Wisconsin Law Review, 1996-1998, Managing Editor, 1997-1998. Author, "Consent Decrees and the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995," 1997 Wis. L. Rev. 1275. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Civil Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Appellate Practice; Employment Litigation. Email: Deborah E. Decker | | Karina H. DeHayes (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, August 19, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; Federal Trial Bar, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1995); Loyola University of Chicago School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Women's Bar Association (Board Member, 2003-2005). Languages: Polish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Karina H. DeHayes | | Mark H. Horwitch (Partner) born Highland Park, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.A., cum laude, 1997; J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment. | | Daniel L. Stanner (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Boston College (B.A., cum laude, 1989); Loyola University of Chicago (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Member, Loyola University of Chicago, Law Journal. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Transportation Litigation; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment; Insurance Law. Email: Daniel L. Stanner | | —————————— | | Amy C. Crawford (Associate) born Omaha, Nebraska, September 24, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; 2004, Nebraska. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1996; M.A., 1997); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 2000). Law Clerk, Hon. Harold F. See, Jr., Alabama Supreme Court, 2000-2001. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Uniform Commercial Code; Construction Law. Email: Amy C. Crawford | | Timothy A. Hudson (Associate) born New Albany, Indiana, June 13, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1996); University of Michigan (J.D., 2000). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Bankruptcy Litigation. Email: Timothy A. Hudson | | Michael J. Grant (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, September 29, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1997); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., with honors, 2001). Law Clerk to Stephen A. Schiller, Circuit Ct. of Cook County, Illinois, Chancery Division. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Michael J. Grant | | Daniel I. Konieczny (Associate) born Erie, Pennsylvania, January 13, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1998); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2001). Member: Chicago, Illinois and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Civil Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Appellate Practice. Email: Daniel I. Konieczny | | Henry H. Hess (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, November 22, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois and Wisconsin. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1991); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Reema Kapur (Associate) born India, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 2001); Loyola University, Chicago (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation. Email: Reema Kapur | | Rachel N. Cruz (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia; 2005, District of Columbia; 2006, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Brown University (B.A., 2001); George Washington University (J.D., 2004). Member: American, Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation. Email: Rachel N. Cruz | | John M. Fitzgerald (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Chicago (A.B. 2001; J.D. 2004). Author: "If It Seems Too Good To Be True . . . : Causation, Reliance and the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act," 19 Chicago Bar Association Record 48 (Jan. 2005). Member: Illinois State Bar Association; Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation. Email: John M. Fitzgerald | | John J. Barber (Associate) born Erie, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 2001; J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Email: John J. Barber | | Brian C. Haussmann (Associate) born Hammond, Indiana, January 26, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.A., with high distinction, 2001); Cornell University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2004). |
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