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Richard Lee Stavins is Of Counsel in the Firm’s Chicago office and a member of the Litigation and Appellate practice groups. Mr. Stavins is a litigator representing individuals, companies and municipalities in a wide variety of civil matters. He has represented clients for over 50 years in trial courts and appellate courts, with a particular emphasis on wrongful death, employment discrimination, municipal law, breach of contract, insurance coverage, personal injury, civil rights cases, and all manner of litigation and appeal.

Admissions

  • Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • Supreme Court Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • United States Court of Appeals
  • U.S. Tax Court
  • Supreme Court

Education

  • Northwestern University, J.D., cum laude
  • Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism, B.S., Journalism

  • Breach of Contract
  • Civil Rights
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Municipal Law
  • Personal Injury
  • Wrongful Death

  • Member, Circuit Court and Tort Litigation Committees of the Chicago Bar Association
  • Member, Illinois State Bar Association
  • Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois
  • Member, Seventh Circuit Bar Association
  • Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  • Member, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
  • Member, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
  • Member, Sigma Delta Chi Journalism Honorary Society

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