John W. Gilligan, III

John W. Gilligan, III has been licensed to practice law since 1986 when he graduated with honors from IIT-Chicago Kent College of Law. This second generation lawyer has achieved his own record of successful defense verdicts having obtained nearly 50 jury verdicts throughout the state in a wide variety of cases. His Martindale-Hubbell rating is the highest available, an "AV" rating. Mr. Gilligan has proven expertise in transportation, premises and criminal assault cases. He has been recognized five times by the Chicago Lawyer Magazine for his successful defense of cases voted amongst the most significant in Illinois. He further supervises our Firm's Indiana practice and is the managing partner of our Regional Office in Schaumburg. On a personal note, in 2002, Mr. Gilligan was the recipient of an award given by the Governor of the State of Illinois for a courageous act of heroism.