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Martin James Whittaker
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Licensed in Texas for 10 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 2015
No misconduct found
Licensed in Missouri for 32 years
State: Missouri
Acquired: 1993
No misconduct found
Licensed in Illinois for 34 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 1991
No misconduct found
Location
The Thomas More Society, a national public interest law firm
309 West Washington, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL, 60606
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Posted by anonymous | June 07, 2023 | Hired Attorney
Great lawyer, highly recommend
I hired Martin and received consistently excellent and professional advice and experience. He answered emails quickly and diligently, always working in a collaborative, friendly, and approachable manner. In short, he greatly helped in a very tough and unpleasant (and unnecessary) experience, and I ...
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Experience
Work Experience
2019 - Present
Senior Counsel, The Thomas More Society
2006 - 2018
Attorney, American Bar Association
Associations
American Bar Association
Counsel-Attorney/Editor
Sample of Legal Cases
Cassell v Snyders, 990 F.3d 539 (2021)
In Re Harper, 2016 WL 6302084
Petition for mandamus denied
Petrovic v Ill Dept of Employment Security, 2014 Ill App 131813, rev'd 2016 Ill 118562
Denial of benefits reversed
Hefferman v. City Colleges, 310 F.3d 522
Judgment for plaintiff
Perez-Garcia v. City of Mundelein, 396 F.Supp.2d 907
Settled
Hefferman v. Bass, 467 F.3d 596
Settled
Brandt v. Boston Scientific, 204 Ill.2d 640, 792 N.E.2d 296
Settled
Education
1991
Chicago-Kent College of Law Illinois Institute of Technology
J.D.
1987
University College, Dublin Ireland
M.Phil.
1984
University of Notre Dame
B.A.
Speaking Engagements
2015
Annual Meeting Chicago Bar Association Labor & Employment Committee
Ethics Issues of Litigation Settements
Publications
2012
The Professional Lawyer, no. 3, 18
“Ethical Issues Related to Lawyer Website Content”
2012
21 The Professional Lawyer, no. 2, 3
“Ethical Considerations Related to Blogs, Chat Rooms, and Listservs”
Languages
English