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Licensed in Illinois for 29 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 1996
No misconduct found
Licensed in Indiana for 16 years
State: Indiana
Acquired: 2009
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2011
Peer Review Nominated Rising Stars, Illinois Super Lawyers
2010
Peer Review Nominated Rising Stars, Illinois Super Lawyers, Rising Stars
Work Experience
2009 - Present
General Counsel & Board Member, Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce
2008 - Present
Appointed Special Assistant State's Attorney, Kendall County, Illinois
2000 - 2011
Partner, Momkus McCluskey, LLC
Associations
2011 - Present
Illinois State Bar Association Nominated Commercial Banking, Collections & Bankruptcy Law Section CouncilSection Council
2010 - Present
DuPage County Bar Association Chairman of Professional Responsibility CommitteeChairman
2009 - Present
Lisle Area Chamber of CommerceGeneral Counsel & Executive Board Member
2008 - Present
United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
2000 - Present
United States District Court, District of Colorado
1999 - Present
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
1997 - Present
United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
1996 - Present
Supreme Court of Illinois
Northern District of Illinois Federal Trial Bar
2009 - 2010
DuPage County Bar Association, Professional Responsibility CommitteeVice-Chair
2008 - 2009
DuPage County Bar Association Chairman of Civil Law & Practice CommitteeChairman
2007 - 2008
DuPage County Bar Association Chairman Alternative Dispute Resolution CommitteeChairman
2007 - 2008
DuPage County Bar Association, Civil Law and Practice CommitteeVice-Chair
2006 - 2007
DuPage County Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution CommitteeVice-Chair
Sample of Legal Cases
Artisan Design Build v. Bilstrom, 397 Ill.App.3d 317, 922 N.E.2d 361 (2nd Dist., 2009)
Pending in trial court.
Maytag Corporation, LLC v. Freedom Plastics, LLC
$900,000.00 judgment at trial, on counterclaim, with dismissal of all claims against venture capital client in federal court.
Nielson v. Dickerson, 307 F.3d 623 (7th Cir., Oct. 9, 2002)
Summary judgment obtained in favor of clients.
Nielson v. Dickerson Nos. 00-2780, 00-2781, 2002 WL 31255777 (7th Cir. Oct. 9, 2002)
Summary judgment upheld on appeal in favor of clients
Hobson v. Lincoln Insurance Agency, Inc., 2000 WL 1279334 (N.D.Ill. 2000)
Client permitted to pursue claims, and defendants' motions to dimiss denied.
In re Jackson, 1999 WL 703093 (Bankr. N.D.Ill., 1999)
Judgment for client.
Pikes v. Riddle, 38 F.Supp.2d 639 (N.D.Ill. 1998)
Judgment for client.
Miller v. Wexler & Wexler, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1382 (N.D.Ill. Feb. 5, 98)
Obtain ruling in favor of clients, listing cases certifying classes with between 17 and 40 members and emphasizing that there is no “magical number at which the numerosity requirement is satisfiedâ€.
Cemail v. Viking Dodge, Inc.; 982 F.Supp. 1296 (N.D.Ill. Oct 28. 97)
Motion to dismiss denied in favor of clients.
Wisconsin Federal Court Manufacturer's Dispute With Alleged "Distributor
Pending
Education
2006
DuPage County Bar Association
18th Judicial Circuit Advanced Arbitrator Training
1996
Valparaiso University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1993
Valparaiso University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
1993
Valparaiso University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English