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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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15 years | 2,000 cases
15 years | 2,000 cases
26 years | 2,500 cases
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State: Illinois
Acquired: 2000
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100 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1111, Chicago, IL, 60602
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Posted by anonymous | May 15, 2013
Knoweledgeable and affordable
I have limited experience in dealing with lawyers. However, I would highly recommend the Jeff Antonelli law firm for his attention to details. The excellent job he did in keeping me informed, his knowledge, and I can say the same for the other lawyers in his firm.
Posted by anonymous | May 14, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Great Outcome
Like most of the reviewers on here I was attacked with this horrible lawsuit as well from Strike 3 Holdings, very scary stuff if you don't know what the heck is going on and finding out those lonely days of 3 to 8 minutes would cost you nearly $27,000. After having a consultation of great extent I h...
Thank you for recommending our services! All of our staff are professionals, and the particular copyrighted works involved in some cases are not an issue. Our goal is to provide you the best legal result possible in a situation that you did not want to occur. I am glad we helped you deal with a private matter that caused emotional distress for you. If I can ever be of assistance, or if you have followup questions, please do not hesitate to call or email me directly. Jeffrey Antonelli
Posted by anonymous | July 04, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Copyright Infringement
Make sure you are his priority.
(The actual rate is 3.4) I found Antonelli Law by clicking on their ad on Google. Their testimonials and informative material convinced me that they are a professional firm in case Strike 3 holdings attacks you. I scheduled an appointment with Mr. Antonelli, but he was not the person who called m...
Posted by anonymous | May 08, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Copyright Infringement
Good legal advice bad Communication
Being hit with a lawsuit is scary and I had no idea what was in store for me until searching the internet and seeing that I somehow illegally downloaded adult movies . I found Antonelli Law through a google search and after consulting with him I hired his firm. At first I was reassured that the c...
Dear Anonymous, I wish I knew which client you are so I could address you personally. Providing excellent communications with our clients is one of our most important goals and I am glad you found communicating with my paralegal easy. However, I am sorry to learn you found communicating with me by telephone difficult. Did you try to emailing me for a time to talk? I do try to personally call back each client promptly and consistently. I do ask my paralegal to help me convey messages with our clients to keep the cases progressing as it should when I am either busy, at court, or on the telephone. I even email with clients at night and on weekends whenever possible. I am sorry you felt communicating with me by telephone was difficult and we are working internally to be sure that every client feels cared for personally. As for legal fees, we resolve nearly every case that we settle on a flat fee basis with absolutely no additional fees whatsoever. Since I do not know who you are, I cannot address your particular situation with certainty in the details. Sometimes clients hire us after they were already served with a Summons. When that happens, our flat fee includes all settlement negotiations out of court but we are also upfront about the additional in-court costs of needing to file any Motions to Extend Time or filing an Answer or Motion to Dismiss by the court-imposed deadline to protect you. Basically, if you have already been served with a Summons before you hired us, you have 21 days from the day you were served to file responsive paperwork with the court to avoid a default judgment. Try as we might, not all cases can be settled on satisfactory terms within that time period, especially when we are hired just before that responsive paperwork is due. So, in order to protect clients who have already been served with a Summons from a default judgment, we often file a Motion to Extend Time to increase the time we can continue to negotiate a settlement, before having to file a more expensive Answer with Counterclaims and Affirmative Defenses or even a Motion to Dismiss. I am sorry if the cost for filing necessary motions in court were not made clear to you when you hired us. Finally, and again I do not know who you are so I do not know your particular circumstance, but sometimes during settlement negotiations it becomes necessary to file a Motion to Proceed Anonymously (aka a Motion for Protective Order) when the movie company is threatening to imminently file an Amended Complaint against you. Filing a Motion to Proceed Anonymously in court is an additional legal cost, which is not necessary for most of our settlement negotiations. Sometimes the movie companies take an agonizingly long time to respond to our settlement discussion communications, especially with Malibu Media LLC. This can create a situation where the movie company has taken up so much time that they face the court dismissing their lawsuit entirely if they do not file an Amended Complaint. So, they will then inform us they will be filing an Amended Complaint (with your name as the public defendant) within a few days if we do not settle, and if the current settlement negotiations have not yet resulted in a fair settlement price, then in order to not simply capitulate or give in to their demands, when a client wants to remain anonymous to the public in the court record, then it is imperative to file a Motion to Proceed Anonymously in court. I have been practicing for nearly 20 years, providing excellent legal defense in court and out of court settlement negotiations for over 2,000 clients nationwide. This is the first time we have received this input; I promise you we have already begun to address the need in our firm to doubly make sure each and every client knows with confidence they can speak with me personally, by telephone or in the office. I am glad we did successfully resolve your case and provided you with good legal advice that helped you move on.
"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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