If you need legal help with legal malpractice matters in Illinois, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. Illinois attorneys handle cases involving attorney negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, missed deadlines, conflict of interest, and fee disputes, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Circuit Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

One of the most important things to know about legal malpractice law in Illinois is the statute of limitations. You generally have 2 years from the date of injury to file a claim. Illinois follows modified comparative fault with 50% bar (735 ILCS 5/2-1116) for determining liability, which directly affects how much compensation you may recover. Cases are filed in Circuit Court, and knowing how local judges handle these matters gives experienced attorneys a real advantage.

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

Charles Armbruster - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 219 Piasa Street Alton IL 62002
(618) 208-0320
Washington University in St. Louis (1989)
English
Illinois Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Legal Malpractice
Ross Good - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
  Chicago
University of Illinois - Chicago John Marshall Law School (2013)
English
9th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Consumer Law
Susan L. Novosad - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Levin & Perconti
 325 N LaSalle Dr Suite 300 Chicago IL 60654
(312) 332-2872
The John Marshall Law School (1986)
English
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Bar
Active License
Legal Malpractice Maritime Law Medical Malpractice
Rebecca Weissman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Loftus & Eisenberg, Ltd
 161 N Clark St #1600 Chicago IL 60601
(312) 899-6625
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (2018)
English
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California Bar
Active License
Business Law Intellectual Property Legal Malpractice
Thomas Patterson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 One North LaSalle Street Suite 2100 Chicago IL 60602
(312) 223-1699
DePaul University (1979)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law Insurance Claims
Jason Timothy Vail - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 321 N. Clark St. 19th Floor Chicago IL 60654
(312) 988-5755
Gonzaga University School of Law (1998)
Washington Bar
Active License
Family Law Foreclosure Defense Landlord Tenant
Peter S. Lubin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lubin Austermuehle, P.C.
 19 S LaSalle St #702 Chicago IL 60603
University of Chicago (1983)
English
U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Communications & Internet Law
James V. DiTommaso - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
DiTommaso Law Group LLC
 33 S Madison Ave #2b La Grange IL 60525
(630) 333-0000
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (2017)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Antitrust Law Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
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
Larry Amoni - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Amoni Law Offices, P.C.
 1975 W. Downer Place, STE. 301 Aurora IL 60506
(630) 264-2020
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1973)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Asbestos & Mesothelioma Construction 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
Patrick D. Austermuehle - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lubin Austermuehle, P.C.
 19 S LaSalle St #702 Chicago IL 60603
(630) 333-0333
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (2009)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Communications & Internet Law
Sofia Zneimer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Zneimer & Zneimer, P.C.
 4141 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60618
(773) 516-4100
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (2003)
Bulgarian, English, Russian
Bar #38749859-ab64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Bar
Active License
Verified
Immigration Law Legal Malpractice Personal Injury
Philip Dalmage - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Loftus & Eisenberg, Ltd
 161 N Clark St #1600 Chicago IL 60601
(312) 899-6625
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Intellectual Property Legal Malpractice
Howard Abrams - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Howard S. Abrams LLC
 10 S La Salle, Ste. 2160 Chicago IL 60603
(312) 985-7368
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (2003)
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Insurance Claims Legal Malpractice
Douglas Graham - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Douglas W. Graham Attorney
 29 S La Salle St Chicago IL 60603
(312) 236-2931
Chicago-Kent College of Law (1969)
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Bruce Pfaff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pfaff, Gill & Ports, Ltd.
 1 E. Wacker Dr., Suite 3310 Chicago IL 60601
(312) 828-9666
University of California - San Francisco (1976)
English
Bar #eb3fa1bc-ab64-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
Illinois Bar
Active License
Verified
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Products Liability
Alexander I. Passo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Latimer LeVay Fyock
 73 Ski Hill Ogden Dunes IN 46368
(312) 422-8000
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Construction Law
Jeffrey Dorman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Loftus & Eisenberg, Ltd
 161 N Clark St #1600 Chicago IL 60601
(312) 899-6625
University of Wisconsin - Madison
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Consumer Law
Michael T. Gill - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gill Ports, Ltd.
 1 E. Wacker Dr., Suite 3310 Chicago IL 60601
(312) 828-9666
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (1994)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Products Liability
Edward X. Clinton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 111 W Washington St, #1437 Chicago IL 60602
(312) 357-1515
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
English
7th Circuit Bar
Active License
Business Law Insurance Claims Legal Malpractice
David A. Eisenberg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Loftus & Eisenberg, Ltd
 600 Hart RD #115 Barrington IL 60010
(312) 899-6625
University of Illinois College of Law (2007)
English
Northern District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Intellectual Property Legal Malpractice
Ariel Weissberg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 401 South LaSalle Street Suit 403 Chicago IL 60605
31266300046630004
Saint Louis University School of Law (1976)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy
George Ripplinger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2215 W. Main St. Belleville IL 62226
(618) 234-2440
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign (1967)
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Insurance Claims Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Philip J. Berenz CPA - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Berenz Law Network Professional Corporation
 33 North Dearborn St Suite 1000 Chicago IL 60602
(312) 375-6524
Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington (1998)
French
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Legal Malpractice
James Gay - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 55 WEST MONROE, SUITE 3175 Chicago IL 60603
(312) 800-1970
DePaul University (2005)
English, Spanish
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Robert Shipley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shipley Law Group Ltd.
 120 North LaSalle Street Suite 2100 Chicago IL 60602
(312) 527-4545
Northern Illinois University (1975)
English
Illinois Bar
Active License
Business Law Construction Law Insurance Claims
Ryan Zeller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Zeller Law, LLC
 120 N. LaSalle 20th Floor Chicago IL 60602
(312) 789-5676
Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Intellectual Property
Jeffrey J. Asperger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Asperger Associates, LLC
 180 N Stetson Ave #3050 Chicago IL 60601
(312) 856-9901
Kent State University
English
Illinois Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Business Law Construction Law Insurance Claims
James G. Ahlberg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
James G. Ahlberg, Lawyer at Law
 501 6th Avenue P.O. Box 358 Rochelle IL 61068
(815) 562-4443
North Park University (1974)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Employment Law
Robert J. Pavich - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pavich Law Group, P.C.
 425 Joliet Street Suite 124 Dyer IN 46311
(312) 690-8400
DePaul College of Law (1975)
United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Elliot Schiff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Schiff Gorman LLC
 One East Wacker Drive Suite 1100 Chicago IL 60601
(312) 345-7202
Illinois Bar
Active License
Legal Malpractice Personal Injury
Jeffrey Tone - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Katten & Temple, LLP
 The Rookery Building 209 South LaSalle St, Suite 950 Chicago IL 60604
(312) 663-4400
University of Illinois College of Law (1975)
8th Circuit Bar
Active License
Business Law Employment Law Legal Malpractice
Julia Williams - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Clinton Law Office
 111 W Washington St, #1437 Chicago IL 60602
(312) 357-1515
University of Maine School of Law (2008)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Insurance Claims Legal Malpractice
Matthew D. Ports - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gill Ports, Ltd.
 1 E. Wacker Dr., Suite 3310 Chicago IL 60601
(312) 828-9666
DePaul College of Law (1999)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Products Liability
Beth Keller Stroup - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 222 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 1500 Chicago Illinois 60606
(312) 382-3151
DePaul University College of Law (1998)
Illinois Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Communications & Internet Law International Law
Anne Thar - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 35 West Wacker Drive Chicago IL 60601
(312) 558-7910
Northwestern University (1983)
German
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Construction Law
Daniel Albers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 One North Wacker Drive\nSuite 4400 Chicago Illinois 60606
(312) 214-8311
University of Illinois (1983)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy
David Greenwald - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 330 N Wabash Ave Chicago IL 60611
(312) 923-2774
University of Michigan Law School (1986)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
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