Kathleen C. Chavez
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Environment, Science & Technology Law, Trademarks, Whistleblower, Civil Rights, Contracts, Employment, Wage & Hour, Insurance
10 West State Street, Suite 200, Geneva, IL 60134
About Kathleen C. Chavez
Practice Areas
- Environment
- Science & Technology Law
- Trademarks
- Whistleblower
- Civil Rights
- Contracts
- Employment
- Wage & Hour
- Insurance
Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1998Juris Doctor
- Northern Illinois University, Illinois, 1995B.S.
- Major: Finance
Representative Cases
- Tipsword v. I.F.D.A. Services, Inc., et al.
- Havlish v. bin Laden, Docket No. 03-MDL- 1570 (S.D. NY)
- Westgate Ford Truck Sales v. Ford Motor Company, Docket No. 02-CV-483526 (Ohio Cir. Ct.)
- Nash et al v. CVS Corporation
- Barnes v. Canadian National Railway Company, et al.
- State of Colorado, et al, v. ConocoPhillips Company, Docket No. 12-CV-0451 (CO Cir. Ct.)
- State of Montana, et al, v. BP plc, et al., Docket No. DDV-2011-193 (MT Cir. Ct.)
- State of South Dakota, et al, v. BP plc, et al., Docket No. 10-257(S.D. Cir. Ct.)
- DeKalb County, et al. v. Federal Housing Finance Agency, et al, Docket No. 3:12-cv-50227 (N.D. Ill.)
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences v. GoDaddy.com, Inc., Docket No. 10-CV-3738 (C.D. CA)
- Amft v. United States Dep’t of Transp., EEOC Case No. 210-2004-00139X (2004)
- Barnes v. Canadian National, Docket No. 04 C 1249 (N.D. Ill.)
- Bolden v. Walsh Construction Company, Docket No. 06-cv-4104 (N.D. IL)
- Byas, et al. v. Union Pacific Railroad, Docket No. 06-CV-475 (S.D. IL)
- Carter v. Allstate, Docket No. 02 L 717 (Ill. Cir. Ct.)
- Douglas Powers and Suzan McCarthy, et al., v. U.S. Department of Transportation, Agency, EEOC Case Nos. 210-2002-6091X
- Dremak, et al. v. Groupon, Inc., Docket No. 11-CH-876 (Ill. Cir. Ct.)
- Dunkle, et al. v. IFDA Services Inc., et al., Docket No.: 08-L-682 (Ill. Cir. Ct.)
- Gennusa, et al. v. Lakewood Homes, Inc., Docket No. 08-L-46 (Ill. Cir. Ct.)
- Lincoln Adventures, LLC v. Those Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, Docket No. 2:08-cv-00235-CCC-PS
- Love, et al. v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, et al., Docket No.: 03-CV-21296 (S.D. FL)
- McManus, et al. v Countrywide Financial Corp., et al., Docket No. 09-CV-1705 (N.D. Ill.)
- Potts, v. United Parcel Service, Inc., Docket No. 07-cv-3949 (N.D. Ill.)
- Tipsword v. Merrill Lynch, et al., Docket No. 3:09-CV-00390 (S.D. Ill.)
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, et al., v. Gonnella Baking Co., No. 08-CV-5240 (N.D. Ill.)
- United States of America ex. rel. Mark Eugene Duxbury et al., v. Ortho Biotech Products, L.P., Docket No. 03-CV-12189-RWZ (D. Mass.)
- UBID, Inc. v. The GoDaddy Group, Inc., and GoDaddy.com, Inc., Docket No. 1:09-CV-02123 (N.D. Ill.)
- Vennett, et al. v. American Intercontinental University, et al., Docket No. 05-CV-4889 (N.D. Ill.)
- Vulcan Golf, LLC, et al. v. Google Inc., Docket No. 07-CV-3371 (N.D. Ill.)
- Whitworth, et al. v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Docket No. 00CVH-08-6980 (Oh. Ct. Com. Pl.)
- In Re Google AdWords Litigation, Docket No. 08-CV-03369 (N.D. CA)
- In Re Sears Roebuck & Co. ERISA Litigation, Docket No. 1:02-cv-08324 (N.D. Ill.)
- In Re Air Cargo Shipping Service Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1775
- In Re Bayer Corp. Products Litigation, MDL 2023
- In Re Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation, MDL 2406
- In Re Comcast Set-Top Box Litigation, MDL 2034
- In Re Household Goods Movers Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1865
- In Re Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1663, Civ. No. 04-518(FSH) (D.N.J.)
- In Re Lupron Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, MDL 1430
- In Re Managed Care Litigation, MDL 1334, 04-CV-21589 (M.D. Fla.)
- In Re Neurontin Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, MDL 1629
- In Re OxyContin Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1603
- In Re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1720
- In Re Pharmacy Benefits Manager Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1782
- In Re Pre-Filled Propane Tank Litigation, MDL 2086
- In Re RC2 Corp. Toy Lead Paint Products Liability Litigation, MDL 1893
- In Re Sulzer Hip Prosthesis And Knee Prosthesis Liability Litigation, MDL 1401
- In Re Text Messaging Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1997
- In Re Wholesale Grocery Products Antitrust Litigation, MDL 2090
- Tipsword v. I.F.D.A. Services, Inc., et al.
- Havlish v. bin Laden, Docket No. 03-MDL- 1570 (S.D. NY)
- Westgate Ford Truck Sales v. Ford Motor Company, Docket No. 02-CV-483526 (Ohio Cir. Ct.)
- Nash et al v. CVS Corporation
- Barnes v. Canadian National Railway Company, et al.
- State of Colorado, et al, v. ConocoPhillips Company, Docket No. 12-CV-0451 (CO Cir. Ct.)
- State of Montana, et al, v. BP plc, et al., Docket No. DDV-2011-193 (MT Cir. Ct.)
- State of South Dakota, et al, v. BP plc, et al., Docket No. 10-257(S.D. Cir. Ct.)
- DeKalb County, et al. v. Federal Housing Finance Agency, et al, Docket No. 3:12-cv-50227 (N.D. Ill.)
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences v. GoDaddy.com, Inc., Docket No. 10-CV-3738 (C.D. CA)
- Amft v. United States Dep’t of Transp., EEOC Case No. 210-2004-00139X (2004)
- Barnes v. Canadian National, Docket No. 04 C 1249 (N.D. Ill.)
- Bolden v. Walsh Construction Company, Docket No. 06-cv-4104 (N.D. IL)
- Byas, et al. v. Union Pacific Railroad, Docket No. 06-CV-475 (S.D. IL)
- Carter v. Allstate, Docket No. 02 L 717 (Ill. Cir. Ct.)
- Douglas Powers and Suzan McCarthy, et al., v. U.S. Department of Transportation, Agency, EEOC Case Nos. 210-2002-6091X
- Dremak, et al. v. Groupon, Inc., Docket No. 11-CH-876 (Ill. Cir. Ct.)
- Dunkle, et al. v. IFDA Services Inc., et al., Docket No.: 08-L-682 (Ill. Cir. Ct.)
- Gennusa, et al. v. Lakewood Homes, Inc., Docket No. 08-L-46 (Ill. Cir. Ct.)
- Lincoln Adventures, LLC v. Those Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, Docket No. 2:08-cv-00235-CCC-PS
- Love, et al. v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, et al., Docket No.: 03-CV-21296 (S.D. FL)
- McManus, et al. v Countrywide Financial Corp., et al., Docket No. 09-CV-1705 (N.D. Ill.)
- Potts, v. United Parcel Service, Inc., Docket No. 07-cv-3949 (N.D. Ill.)
- Tipsword v. Merrill Lynch, et al., Docket No. 3:09-CV-00390 (S.D. Ill.)
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, et al., v. Gonnella Baking Co., No. 08-CV-5240 (N.D. Ill.)
- United States of America ex. rel. Mark Eugene Duxbury et al., v. Ortho Biotech Products, L.P., Docket No. 03-CV-12189-RWZ (D. Mass.)
- UBID, Inc. v. The GoDaddy Group, Inc., and GoDaddy.com, Inc., Docket No. 1:09-CV-02123 (N.D. Ill.)
- Vennett, et al. v. American Intercontinental University, et al., Docket No. 05-CV-4889 (N.D. Ill.)
- Vulcan Golf, LLC, et al. v. Google Inc., Docket No. 07-CV-3371 (N.D. Ill.)
- Whitworth, et al. v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Docket No. 00CVH-08-6980 (Oh. Ct. Com. Pl.)
- In Re Google AdWords Litigation, Docket No. 08-CV-03369 (N.D. CA)
- In Re Sears Roebuck & Co. ERISA Litigation, Docket No. 1:02-cv-08324 (N.D. Ill.)
- In Re Air Cargo Shipping Service Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1775
- In Re Bayer Corp. Products Litigation, MDL 2023
- In Re Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation, MDL 2406
- In Re Comcast Set-Top Box Litigation, MDL 2034
- In Re Household Goods Movers Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1865
- In Re Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1663, Civ. No. 04-518(FSH) (D.N.J.)
- In Re Lupron Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, MDL 1430
- In Re Managed Care Litigation, MDL 1334, 04-CV-21589 (M.D. Fla.)
- In Re Neurontin Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, MDL 1629
- In Re OxyContin Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1603
- In Re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1720
- In Re Pharmacy Benefits Manager Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1782
- In Re Pre-Filled Propane Tank Litigation, MDL 2086
- In Re RC2 Corp. Toy Lead Paint Products Liability Litigation, MDL 1893
- In Re Sulzer Hip Prosthesis And Knee Prosthesis Liability Litigation, MDL 1401
- In Re Text Messaging Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1997
- In Re Wholesale Grocery Products Antitrust Litigation, MDL 2090
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1998
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
- Federal Claims Court
Other Affiliations
- American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) (Mediator and Employment Panel Arbitrator)
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