The Patterson Law Firm, LLC

WHO WE ARE

Our top four lawyers have spent more than 123 years combined winning business lawsuits, most while working for large Chicago firms. We now offer this unique experience in a fifteen lawyer boutique.

If you have a business litigation emergency or a claim about insurance coverage, shareholder and LLC-member duties, commercial loans, supply or service contracts, construction contracts, commercial real estate, intellectual property agreements, or legal malpractice, get in touch with us now for a free initial consultation.

The American Bar Association published our 600-page book on Handling the Business Emergency.

Our partner Jefferey Ogden Katz was named a Rising Star by SuperLawyers magazine 5 years in a row.

Review our work and judge for yourself whether you think we can help you.

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WHAT WE DO

PRACTICE AREAS

Unfair Competition

Unfair competition usually is a tort action that has triggered financial hurt to a business through misleading or wrongful practices

Trading and Financial Malpractice

Stock, option, and commodities trading can result in several different types of claims

Legal Malpractice

Legal malpractice is a term used to describe negligence, breach of contract, or breach of fiduciary duty on the part of an attorney that is detrimental to the client.

Trademark Infringement

We offer a wide range of trademark services including protection, enforcement and dispute resolution. We stay abreast of the trends in technological and business advancements.

Shareholder Disputes

What happens when one shareholder secretly competes with the corporation in which she is a shareholder

Sales of Goods

The sales laws of each state primarily govern transactions for the sale of goods.

Teaching

Tom Patterson has authored the book entitled "Handling the Business Emergency: temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions," published by the American Bar Association

Breach of Contract

Breach of contract is one of the most common disputes among businesses; colleagues within a business

Intellectual Property / Technology

We offer a wide range of trademark services including protection, enforcement and dispute resolution.

Insurance Coverage and Contractual Indemnity

We have extensive experience working with our clients on insurance and contractual indemnity issues.

Employment, Commission And Brokerage Claims

We help employees preserve their civil rights and sales representatives recover payment for services rendered

Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice

Our Privacy and Cybersecurity practice operate at the intersection of technology and law.

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Meet Our Team

INTERESTING CASES

Winning for Lloyds: The Magic of New Technology

The Magic of New Technology In federal court, we represented a small insurance brokerage company backed by Lloyds of London that was sued by a large insurance company represented by a large law firm. The large company claimed that our client, the brokerage company, had failed to enact rate increases for a force-placed insurance program […]

When Real Estate Partners Collide

A general partner in a real estate partnership sought our help. His limited partners obtained a restraining order to temporarily stop the sale of partnership condominiums to raise funds to pay $2.5 million in partnership debts, some of which were owed to the general partner. The limited partners then sought a preliminary injunction to prevent […]

We Pioneered a New Area of the Law

We recently won a judgment in the pioneering field of anonymous internet defamation. Our client was defamed on an internet site by an anonymous internet poster. When we requested the owners of the website to reveal the identity of the poster, they refused. We successfully used Illinois Supreme Court Rule 224 to obtain an order […]

The Un-Neighborly Cooperative

Ten intrepid homeowners in a residential cooperative consulted us about illegal, fraudulent and oppressive actions taken by the cooperative’s board of directors. They had a choice to move out or stay and fight. They had the courage to fight. Our opponents had a million dollar insurance policy for lawyer fees, so we were outspent five-to-one. However, […]

The Relationship Between Personal Injury Actions and Insurance

In one case, we were asked to represent a disabled person injured by the negligence of a caregiver. The company that gave the care was broke, but it had insurance. The insurance company denied coverage arguing that the company gave it a tardy claim notice. Did the company care whether it had coverage or not? […]

Real Estate Development Litigation: Called in a Crisis

Called in a Crisis We met a real estate developer who was being sued for over a million dollars for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and related theories. His attorney had cancer and had to withdraw. His accountant recommended us to replace the attorney. We filed our appearance shortly after getting the […]

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“I am extremely grateful for everything and extremely satisfied with the services. Your firm has made a… difficult situation manageable, and I’ve learned a lot.”

I am extremely grateful for everything and extremely satisfied with the services

“I was completely satisfied with the results of the lawsuit. You…did a great job, and I got the results I wanted.”

I was completely satisfied with the results of the lawsuit

“We’re going to have a toast tonight and we’ll definitely toast the two best attorneys in Illinois. Thanks so much to both of you, for all your hard work… Thanks for believing in us. We love you guys…”

We’re going to have a toast tonight

"Thanks much for getting on this with enthusiasm. It is SO… RARE IN ATTORNEYS…"

Thanks much for getting on this with enthusiasm

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