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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
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Posted by anonymous | July 15, 2024 | Hired Attorney
No fuss settlement when I needed it.
When I received a notice that I was being sued, I reached out to lawyer after lawyer over the course of that first week, and Jeffrey was the first (and ultimately only) one to respond, and only a few hours after I had reached out on a Saturday, at that. What followed was a relatively easy settlement ...
Posted by anonymous | March 28, 2024 | Hired Attorney
A pragmatic, insightful attorney
Jeffrey exemplifies what a client attorney relationship should engender, respect trust and sincerity in solving a client’s issues. Aside from being well informed, Jeffrey kept me apprised of all actions he had taken to settle my infringement issue. His fees are more than fair and his actions are d...
Posted by Arthur | January 02, 2024 | Hired Attorney
Attorney Antonelli did a great job.
Mr. Antonelli helped me get an affordable settlement from the copyright holders, and charged an affordable fee given my financial circumstances. He also comforted and assured me throughout the process that he could achieve these results, and he did. I think i got the best outcome I could have hoped f...
Posted by Sam | August 22, 2023 | Hired Attorney
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I will never forget the day I saw THE letter on my porch, it was a legal document informing me of a pending civil case against me by a company named Strike Three Holdings. I was shocked and instantly sick to my stomach. I was faced with going to my wife and telling her I was being sued by a company ...
Posted by anonymous | August 08, 2023 | Hired Attorney
Best in the Country
I never thought I would be one of those people who was suddenly served with a lawsuit. Yet, that was the exact position I found myself in. I didn’t know what to do, so I contacted my local attorney. He wrote back that the best person to call was an attorney in another state named Jeffery Antonelli...
"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
Member
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