Illinois residents facing appeals & appellate issues have access to attorneys who specialize in post-trial motions, appellate briefs, oral arguments, standards of review, and preservation of error. The legal framework in Illinois differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Circuit Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern appeals & appellate cases in this jurisdiction.

The statute of limitations for appeals & appellate matters in Illinois is generally 2 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Circuit Court, and Illinois's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The Illinois State Bar Association sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on appeals & appellate in Illinois bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

The appeals & appellate attorneys listed here practice throughout Illinois and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

For a detailed overview of how appeals & appellate law works in Illinois — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to appeals & appellate law in Illinois. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Christopher Everett Sherer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Giffin, Winning, Cohen & Bodewes, P.C.
 One West Old State Capitol Plaza Suite 600 ~ Myers Building Springfield IL 62701
(217) 525-1571
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law (1997)
Bar #6275910
Missouri Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Estate Planning
James F. Diquattro - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of James F. DiQuattro
 900 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 5-East Chicago IL 60607
(312) 627-9482
The John Marshall Law School (2013)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Vincent C Mancini - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fornaro Law
 1022 S. LaGrange Road LaGrange IL 60525
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1994)
English, Spanish
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Colby G. Hathaway - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Meyer Capel, A Professional Corporation
 306 West Church Street Champaign IL 61820
(217) 352-1800
Northern Illinois University (2009)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law
David Arena - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Arena Law Office, LLC
 216 W Higgins Rd Park Ridge IL 60068
(847) 698-9600
Illinois Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy
Donald B. Garvey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Donald B. Garvey & Associates, Ltd.
 1S376 Summit Ave Unit 3C Oakbrook Terrace IL 60181
(630) 932-8900
Northwestern University School of Law
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Gary W. Wangler - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gary Wangler Law Office
 114 Lincoln Place Court Suite #103 Belleville IL 62221-7884
(618) 206-6232
University of Illinois College of Law (1980)
English, French
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law
Michael I. Leonard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Leonard Trial Lawyers LLC
 120 N. LaSalle Street 20th Floor Chicago IL 60602
(312) 363-7895
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (1988)
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law
Andrew Greene - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
ASG Litigation; ASG Law LLC
 20 North Clark Street Suite 3326 Chicago IL 60602
(312) 858-6829
University of Chicago (2016)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Rory T Weiler - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Weiler & Associates, Inc.
 2445 Dean Street Suite G St. Charles IL 60175
(630) 331-9110
Northern Illinois University (1975)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Divorce Family Law
Timothy S. Bishop - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mayer Brown LLP
 71 S. Wacker Drive Chicago IL 60606
(312) 701-7829
Northwestern University
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Construction Law
J. Steven Ayres - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Weber, Heap, Ayres & Greene, P.C.
 P.O. Box 250 102 E. Main Street Robinson IL 62454
(618) 544-8661
University of Illinois College of Law (2003)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Ian M Barney - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Barney & Hourihane, LLP
 909 Davis St. Suite 500 Evanston IL 60201
Loyola University Chicago (2008)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
Amanda Burton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Burton & Vick, LLC
 1110 N Court St Marion IL 62959-1612
(618) 998-1138
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (2006)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Philip Fornaro - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fornaro Law
 23 Lincoln Street Unit 101 Hinsdale IL 60521
(708) 639-4320
The John Marshall Law School (1991)
English, Italian
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business Law
Peter C. Wachowski - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bellas & Wachowski Lawyers at Law
 15 N Northwest Hwy Park Ridge IL 60068
8478239030214
The John Marshall Law School (1990)
English, Polish
Federal Court Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate DUI & DWI Employment Law
Shawn Barnett - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hale & Monico LLC
 701 Main Street Peoria IL 61602
(312) 870-6905
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
English
Southern District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
Brendan W Caver - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Brendan W. Caver, Ltd.
 308 W State St #321 Rockford IL 61101
(815) 714-9508
Loyola University Chicago (2002)
French
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Ana M. McNamara - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McNamara Law Office, Ltd.
 Colvin Mansion 5940 CHICAGO IL 60626
Spanish
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Maureen Williams - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Maureen Williams
 416 Main Street, Ste. 829 Peoria IL 61602
(309) 999-1177
Trial Lawyers College (2015)
English, Spanish
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
Ankur Shah - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shah Legal Representation
 333 South Wabash Ave. Suite 2700 Chicago IL 60604
(312) 612-9221
University of Minnesota Law School (2004)
English, Gujarati
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Collections Consumer Law
M. Ammar Shamaileh - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Shamaileh Law Office
 350 S. Northwest Hwy Suite 300 Park Ridge IL 60068
(847) 656-5270
Rutgers University - Camden (2004)
Arabic
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Communications & Internet Law
Alexander Ivakhnenko - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lawyer Alexander Ivakhnenko
 370 West Dundee Road Wheeling IL 60090
(773) 562-8602
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (2004)
English, French, Russian, Spanish
Bar #7b87029c-aa64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Illinois Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
John D Beckham - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Olson & Reeves, LLC
 1015 Broadway Street Mt. Vernon IL 62864
(618) 316-7322
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (2013)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Personal Injury Products Liability
Ted A Donner - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 Donner & Company Law Offices LLC 1125 Wheaton Oaks Court Wheaton IL 60187
(630) 588-1131
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (1990)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Richard T. West - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 306 W. Church St. Champaign IL 61820
(217) 352-1800
University of Illinois College of Law (1969)
Indiana Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Health Care Law
Salvatore Miglore - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Salvatore C. Miglore & Associates
 310 South County Farm Road Suite F Wheaton IL 60187
(630) 933-8400
DePaul College of Law (1981)
English, Italian
7th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Criminal Law
Tracy A. Robb - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Curcio Law Offices
 161 North Clark Street Suite 2240 Chicago IL 60601
(312) 312-1111
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1989)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Elder Law Medical Malpractice
Anthony Sammarco - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Stogsdill Law Office, P.C.
 1776 S. Naperville Road Building B, Suite 202 Wheaton IL 60189
(630) 462-9500
DePaul College of Law (1982)
English
U.S. District Court, Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Divorce Family Law
Marilyn Johnson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Johnson & Johnson, Ltd.
 920 W 175th Street Ste 1NW Homewood IL 60430
(708) 349-8900
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (1979)
English
United States District Court for Northern District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Criminal Law
Peter M. King - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
King & Jones
 70 West Madison Street Suite 3970 Chicago IL 60602
(312) 372-4142
Illinois Institute of Technology (1982)
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Legal Malpractice
William J. Stogsdill - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Stogsdill Law Office, P.C.
 1776 S. Naperville Road, Building B Suite 202 Wheaton IL 60189
(630) 462-9500
The John Marshall Law School (2009)
English
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Divorce Family Law
John W. Gaffney - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of John W. Gaffney
 67 North Ayer Street Harvard IL 60033
(815) 943-0900
The John Marshall Law School (1989)
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights
Valerie M Moehle - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Moehle, Swearingen & Lobacz, Ltd.
 410 Broadway Pekin IL 61554
(309) 347-4141
Northern Illinois University (1982)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Alexander N. Loftus - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Loftus & Eisenberg, Ltd
 161 N Clark St #1600 Chicago IL 60601
(312) 899-6625
DePaul College of Law (2010)
English
United States District Court, Northern District of Texas Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
James F. Hurst - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Winston & Strawn LLP
 35 West Wacker Drive Chicago IL 60601
(312) 558-5600
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Ken Gano Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 303 6th St Charleston IL 61920
(217) 345-6111
Northern Illinois University (1977)
English
Illinois Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Criminal Law
Jennifer Snyder - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pissetzky Law LLC
 707 Skokie Blvd Suite 600 Northbrook IL 60062
(312) 883-9466
DePaul College of Law (1998)
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
David V. White - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 801 South MacArthur Blvd Springfield IL 62704
(217) 726-7540
University of Kentucky College of Law (1986)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
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