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Experienced litigator defending individuals and companies from copyright trolls from coast to coast in federal court.
Jeffrey Antonelli is admitted to numerous federal courts around the country. He has been a civil litigator for nearly 17 years in a broad range of actions, representing corporations and individuals as plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal court.
Prior to forming Antonelli Law Ltd. in 2007, Jeffrey worked for several litigation boutiques in Chicago’s Loop and a full-service firm. His litigation experience includes hotly contested issues in intellectual property, business, insurance, and consumer fraud. Jeffrey leads the firm’s Drone/UAS Practice Group and BitTorrent Copyright Defense Group.
Both practices have earned excellent national reputations, and Jeffrey prides himself on getting the best possible results for his clients.
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100 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1111, Chicago, IL, 60602
174 Client Reviews
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Posted by Chuck | October 01, 2020 | Hired Attorney
Results driven law firm
I received a subpoena letter alleging copyright infringement. This was a new and frightening experience for me. On line search brought me to the Antonelli Law firm. One conversation with Jeffrey Antonelli led to me hiring him. I’m in California and he’s in Chicago but this was no barrier. Jeffrey mad...
Posted by anonymous | September 16, 2020 | Hired Attorney
Professional and Courteous
Jeffrey laid out my options and explained every position. He helped me reach a settlement that is within my means. With Jeffrey, you can rest easy knowing that he has your best interest in mind.
Posted by Joseph | September 15, 2020 | Hired Attorney
Settlement of an online unauthorized copyright infringement case
Mr. Jeffrey J. Antonelli acting on my behalf in this copyright infringement case was able to secure a settlement for me that was one quarter of the original lawsuit which was a savings of $20,700 from the initial settlement demand which was $28,200. Mr. Antonelli's fee was very reasonable and he was ...
Posted by David | August 12, 2020 | Hired Attorney
Attentive, Responsive, No Nonsense
I hired Jeff to handle what I considered to be an outrageous lawsuit that would of cost me tens of thousands more with the previous representation I had. He was always fast with correspondence, and quite honestly worked a miracle for me. Thank you Jeff!
Posted by anonymous | August 08, 2020 | Hired Attorney
Amazing results!
During the consultation with Mr. Antonelli, he was very open in terms of what to expect and explained the best steps forward. He answered all the questions that I may have had till I felt that I was comfortable in making a decision in terms of moving forward. This included a potential estimate based ...
"Jeff has handled a great number of copyright matters and has top-level experience with these cases in many jurisdictions. His approach to these cases is smart, insightful and effective. Jeff is committed to doing the right thing for his clients at all times and is very aware of their individual needs."
"I endorse this lawyer. I have known Jeff Antonelli for many years and have worked with him on many different matters. Jeff is thoughtful, careful and hard working. He puts the client first and himself second. Jeff is an excellent litigator and has particularly valuable experience in the copyright and intellectual property area. Jeff is an expert in fighting copyright infringement cases. He has pioneered new and creative ways to defend those who may have improvidently downloaded a movie or song from the internet. Jeff has excellent litigation skills and a great courtroom presence. He has also done excellent work in the area of education fraud. He has significant experience litigating cases against for-profit schools that claim to provide an education."
"I worked closely with Jeff to settle a complex class action at a mediation. Having observed Jeff first hand in a hotly contested and difficult case, I have seen that he is a skilled litigator that I want working on my side. I plan to continue to work with Jeff in the future on other cases including class actions."
"Jeff worked with us as co-counsel in a complex class action against a trade school. Jeff is a tenacious and skilled litigator who added to our team. I look forward to working with him in the future on other cases as he brings important perspectives to the case and rolls up his sleeves and works hard to make the case a success."
"Jeff Antonelli and I have worked together on a number copyright matters. He is extremely knowledgeable, keeps up with the latest developments in the area, and works to come up with creative solutions which are best for the client."
"I endorse this lawyer. I initially worked with Jeff on Bit Torrent copyright defense cases and now refer all my cases on Bit Torrent litigation to Jeff, who has demonstrated the ability to provide superior legal services at a good value for my referred clients."
"I endorse this lawyer. He is one of the few lawyers who knows the law relating to bit torrent and defends individual for very reasonable fees."
2007 - Present
Attorney, Principal, Antonelli Law
2003 - 2007
Associate, Law Offices of Gene H. Hansen, Ltd.
2002 - 2003
Associate, Campion, Curran, Gummerson, Rausch & Dunlop
2001 - 2002
Associate, Garretson & Santora
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Settled
2000
JD - Juris Doctor
2000
JD - Juris Doctor
1996
BA - Bachelor of Arts
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Is it illegal to distribute torrent files of movies?
02 May 2019
What do I need to do?
06 Jul 2018
What can i do if you lawyer failed to inform me of court date and missed deadline. Does not response to me.
16 Mar 2014