Office:
Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell & Blankenship, P.C.
150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2130, Chicago, IL 60601
Specialties:
Commercial Litigation, Securities and Commodities Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation
Admitted:
1976, Illinois, 1977, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Trial Bar, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Federal Circuits, 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2005, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
University:
Loyola University of Chicago, B.A., summa cum laude, 1973
Law School:
Harvard University, J.D., 1976
Reported:
DeFazio v. Hollister, Inc., 636 F.Supp. 2d 1045 (E.D. Cal. 2009); AutoZone, Inc. v. Strick, 543 F.3d 923 (7th Cir. 2008); Borowiec v. Gateway 2000, Inc., 808 N.E. 2d 957 (Ill. Sup. Ct. 2004); Mangren Research & Development Corp. v. National Chemical Co., 87 F.3d 937 (7th Cir. 1996); Beckett v. H&R Block, Inc., et al, 1994 U.S. Dist. Lexis 17714 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 8, 1994); Trans Union Credit Information Co. v. Associated Credit Services, Inc., 805 F.2d 188 (6th Cir. 1986); Winterland Concessions Company v. Edwin S. Trela, Jr., 735 F.2d 257 (7th Cir. 1984); Daniel F. McCarthy v. PaineWebber, Inc., 618 F.Supp. 933 (N.D. Ill. 1985); Danekas v. Wise, 381 N.E. 2d 1160 (Ill. App. 1978).
Biography:
Law Clerk to the Hon. Bernard M. Decker, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1976-1977. Arbitrator: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority , 1987—; National Futures Association,...