Chicago is known by many nicknames: the Windy City, the Second City, the City of the Broad Shoulders, to name a few.  But for many it is Chicago's location, near the center of the nation and at the gateway to the Midwest, that defines the city.  Wilson Elser's Chicago office has a prime spot in this commercial hub.  Located on historic LaSalle Street, within blocks of both the state and federal courts, it is ideally situated to serve its local, national and international clients.

Building on a strong local presence, the attorneys in our Chicago office have expanded their core practice of regularly defending cases throughout the Midwest, to a nationwide practice involving diverse experience.  We are an integral part of a national law firm that has attorneys in 20 offices.

With more than 40 attorneys, the Chicago office has extensive experience in the areas of litigation and insurance coverage.  This experience includes the direct representation of parties in state and federal court and at the trial and appellate levels.  Wilson Elser's Chicago attorneys have equally impressive experience in the representation of insurers as coverage, supervisory and monitoring counsel, and as counsel of record in coverage litigation.

Consistent with its unique position as national counsel on behalf of insurers, the Chicago office has developed a team of insurance coverage attorneys who are skilled in the areas of directors and officers liability; professional liability; product and general liability ; employment practices liability; life, health and disability insurance; and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.  These attorneys regularly assist insurers in developing new products and drafting policy language.  Also, our team of experienced attorneys represents plans, employers, insurers, fiduciaries, and third-party administrators in claims brought under Life, Health, Disability and ERISA .

As a full-service litigation office, Wilson Elser-Chicago has experienced great success in representing corporations in commercial disputes.  We also have successfully defended liability cases involving a range of professionals, including attorneys, accountants, architects and engineers, insurance agents and brokers, real estate agents and brokers, health care  providers and others.

Our attorneys have defended clients in numerous employment discrimination claims and have successfully represented employers before administrative agencies and in civil litigation.  We have equally impressive experience in the defense of product designers and manufacturers and have successfully represented both domestic and foreign companies against product defect claims.  The office's litigation experience also includes the defense of general liability claims, including claims against property owners and managers, construction  defect claims and transportation liability claims.

As part of a nationwide firm, Chicago is also a key player in Wilson Elser's representation of national and international clients in the handling of a wide variety of complex commercial claims, including class actions and multidistrict litigation.

Wilson Elser's Chicago office, like the city itself, plays many roles and is a diverse resource.