erik swanson

Erik Swanson

Male, 30 years old

Erik's goal is to help individuals and small businesses with their legal problems. He concentrates his practice in litigation and Chapter 7 bankruptcy matters, with further emphasis on business-to-business disputes, collections and contract disputes. Erik has handled hundreds of cases and is a regular practitioner in the Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, and Will County Circuits, as well as in Illinois federal courts. As Plaintiffs' counsel, he has had a significant role in winning millions of dollars for his clients; as Defendants' counsel, he has successfully saved his clients millions of dollars by defeating Plaintiff's lawsuits at summary judgment and on Motions on the pleadings. Erik has taken and defended hundreds of depositions, handled pre-trial and arbitration conferences, and tried cases to verdict in various forums. He is admitted to practice in before the Illinois Supreme Court, all the Federal Courts of Illinois (North, Central, and South) and Wisconsin (East and West), as well as the Northern District of Indiana. Erik is an active member of the Illinois State, DuPage County, and Chicago Bar Associations. He formerly sat on the GPSolo Magazine editorial board for the American Bar Association and is a past member of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel and the Northwest Suburban Bar Association. In addition to his professional involvement, Erik is active in his community. He serves on the Village of Morton Grove Community Relations commission, where he chairs the Village Fair Housing Committee; is an active member of the Morton Grove Chamber of Commerce and Industry; sits on the Morton Grove Historical Society Public Relations committee and the Board of the North Suburban Genealogical Society. He is the former Vice President of the SkoMor Soccer club of Skokie and Morton Grove and holds a Class "E" youth soccer coaching license. Specialties Business & Corporate Litigation; Collection Litigation; Chapter 7 consumer bankruptcy and related bankruptcy litigation; Condominium Litigation. read more ...
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