About Robert
Robert Fakhouri built his legal foundation in Chicago. He attended Loyola University Chicago and continued his studies at Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology. Those years established the classroom and courtroom grounding that would shape his early practice.
He is admitted to practice in Illinois and before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. That dual admission allowed him to move between state and federal dockets early in his career. He cut his teeth on contested matters and courtroom procedure during his time as a litigation associate.
In 2016 he worked as a litigation associate at Goldberg Weisman Cairo, Ltd. The role placed him on teams handling contested civil matters and exposed him to depositions, motion practice and trial preparation. That same year he also assumed the title of president at The Fakhouri Firm, a small practice that bears his name.
The sequence of roles in 2016 suggests a lawyer comfortable on both collaborative and independent paths. He has experience working inside an established Chicago defense and civil litigation shop. He has also taken responsibility for running a boutique firm. Those different environments require different skills — case strategy, client communication and the administrative work that comes with running an office.
Courtroom work and litigation procedure appear central to his work. Admission to the Northern District federal court signals familiarity with federal practice rules and deadlines. On the state side, he handles matters that arise in Illinois courts and understands local practice nuances.
Colleagues and clients often note that attorneys who move between firm environments bring practical courtroom perspective into case strategy. Fakhouri’s background reflects that pattern. He balances time in litigation settings with the managerial tasks of overseeing a small practice.
He currently leads The Fakhouri Firm and practices in Illinois courts and in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. His current practice focuses on litigation in state and federal courts.
