Law Firm Overview

Started by a former partner at a prestigious international law firm, Peterson Law Offices is dedicated to providing its clients with high quality legal services in a cost-effective manner. The firm specializes in litigation and, in particular, product liability, high exposure personal injury actions, insurance coverage, and complex commercial litigation. The firm has also had experience in the following areas: Health care provider reimbursement, ERISA litigation, trust and probate litigation, trade secrets, unfair competition, FELA, wrongful termination (and other labor law matters), administrative law, professional malpractice, medical malpractice, lead paint exposure, hearing loss, and the Lanham Act.

Members of the firm have litigated cases throughout the United States. By using the latest technology and contacts with other law firms through out the country, Peterson Law Offices has the capability of handling and managing multi-state litigation. Attorneys at Peterson Law Offices have also provided major corporations with pre-litigation counseling, focusing on ways to minimize the risks and costs of litigation. Counseling has included review of factory procedures, drafting warning labels for products and workplace areas, reviewing operator and safety manuals for various products, counseling on OSHA compliance and assisting with CPSC rule-making (notice and comment) and investigations.

Attorneys at Peterson Law Offices have prepared and argued numerous appeals, with excellent results. The firm's founder has pursued and participated in successful appeals throughout the United States, including the Appellate Courts of Illinois, the Illinois Supreme Court, the Fourth and Seventh United States Circuit Courts of Appeal, and numerous California appellate courts.

Peterson Law Offices is focused on representing small and medium-sized companies who recognize that using larger firms for litigation often results in paying more for less. The firm is amenable to alternative billing arrangements, including task-based billing and contingent fee arrangements.

Areas of Practice

• General Litigation
• Insurance Defense
• Insurance Coverage
• General Corporate Litigation

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
• Lecturer, Chicago Claims Conference
• Clinical Instructor, Roosevelt University's Post-Graduate Legal Assistant Training Program
• Instructor and Judge, College Mock Trial Programs, Chicago and Los Angeles

Pro Bono Activities

• Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
• Chicago Cares

Representative Cases

• Kohler v. JTF Trucking
• Akers v. ATSF Ry. Co.
• Akers v. ATSF Ry. Co.
• Frazier v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
• BASF v. Old World Trading Co.

West Practice Categories

Business Organizations, Insurance Defense, Insurance Law, Litigation & Appeals