July 19, 2011:  Today, with the assistance of a Judge for the Circuit Court of Cook County, we successfully negotiated a favorable settlement for a client in a medical malpractice case.   After diligently pursuing the case, and after Matt Miller deposed the defendant, we were able to settle the case early, without the need for
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June 28, 2011:  Origin LLC has retained Matt Miller to represent it in a significant commercial dispute.   Based in Burbank, California, Origin is a dynamic, full-service visual merchandising and point-of-purchase display company.  It is a a privilege to represent companies like Origin and we welcome them to our professional family.

May 31, 2011:  Our client, MediaBank, an industry-leading company that provides complex software for clients in the advertising world, received notice today that the trial court’s decision in its favor has been affirmed.  The company had been sued by a former employee for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Practices Act.   The company retained Matt Miller after
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May 28, 2011:  I receive calls every single day from people with significant legal problems:  contracts breached, goods not delivered, faulty products, a deceitful partner.  People suffer losses in the tens of thousands of dollars or hundreds of thousands of dolalrs.  Significant losses.  Yet the legal system is not set up to help them.  It
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April 7, 2011:  We are pleased to welcome FocusScope to our family of clients.  FocusScope is a market research firm with three offices in the Chicago area.  They are a family-owned business that has been an integral part of the research community in Chicago since 1980.  We are honored to work with such fine clients.

February 23, 2011:  Courts set schedules and deadlines every day.  The Illinois Supreme Court Rules prescribe deadlines.  Yet despite the court orders and Supreme Court Rules, it seems that all too often these “dates” are guideposts at best.  I do not think I am alone when I speak to the frustration of lawyers and clients
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January 31, 2011:  Hello world. This Saturday, February 5, 2011, I am riding in the Chicago edition of Cycle for Survival.   We raise funds for cancer research, to help fight cancer so that one day cancer will exist only in the medical history books.  If you can help, please do.  Here is a link to our
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January 12, 2011:  Yesterday I had the privilege to argue a case before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.   The case is on appeal following a trial court victory for my client, MediaBank, in an employment dispute (Verkuilen v. Mediabnk).   The appellate panel consisted of the following judges:  Easterbook, Cudahy, Posner.  You can
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January 5, 2011:  The good folks at Super Lawyers have once again selected me for inclusion in their list of Rising Stars in Illinois.  You can see my listing here.  Thanks, Super Lawyers.

12-8-2010:  The Seventh Circuit recently vacated a $5.6 million damage award for lost profits.   This was an appeal from a case I tried to a jury and unsuccessfully argued at the trial court level that the entire lost profits theory should have been thrown out.   In my view, from the moment I became involved in the case shortly
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