Todd Heller
Attorney at Heller Trahktman & Associates
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 45 years of experience
Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
707 Lake Cook Rd., Ste. 316, Deerfield, IL 60015
About Todd Heller
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
Education
- DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, June, 1978J.D.
- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, May, 1975B.A.
- Major: Humanistic Studies
- Honors: Vice-President, Class of 1975
Representative Cases
- Mauricio Barraza v. Tootsie Roll Industries Inc., 294 Ill. App. 3d 539, 690 N.E. 2d 612 (1st Dist 1997)
- Mauricio Barraza v. Tootsie Roll Industries Inc., 228 Ill. Dec. 853 (1st Dist 1997)
Classes and Seminars
- Instructor, Lawyer's Assistant Program, Roosevelt University, 1992 - Present
- Instructor, Contract Law Seminar, Roosevelt University, Lawyer's Assistant Program, May 3, 2002 - May 4, 2002
- Instructor, Contract Law Seminar, Roosevelt University, Lawyer's Assistant Program, May 11, 2001 - May 12, 2001
- Instructor, Contract Law Seminar, Roosevelt University, Lawyer's Assistant Program, March 24, 2000 - March 25, 2000
- Instructor, Contract Law Seminar, Roosevelt University, Lawyer's Assistant Program, May 14, 1999 - May 15, 1999
- Presenter, Using TIMSS Data to Improve Local Math Programs and Bring About World Class Performance, National School Board Association Annual Conference, April 6, 2002
- Presenter, Benchmarking for International Success: Using TIMSS Findings to Scale Up Programs, National School Board Association Annual Conference, March 25, 2001
- Speaker, Administrative and School Board Support for Creating an Exemplary Library Curriculum, International Reading Association Convention, May 1, 2000
- Panelist, Deliberate Dialogue: Reading Program Success Stories: Districts That Work, International Reading Association Convention, May 4, 1999
- Panelist, Deliberate Dialogue #1: Public Issues Related to Literacy and Education, International Reading Association Convention, May 4, 1998
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1978
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1979
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1990
Other Affiliations
- American Association for Justice, 1978 - Present
- Illinois Trial Lawyers' Association, 1978 - Present
- American Bar Association, 1978 - Present
- Chicago Bar Association, 1978 - Present
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association, 2004 - 2005 (Chairman, Tort Litigation Committee)
- Chicago Bar Association, 2003 - 2004 (Vice-Chairman, Tort Litigation Committee)
- Chicago Bar Association, 2001 - 2003 (Legislative Liaison, Tort Litigation Committee)
- Northbrook School District No.27, 1995 - Present (Elected Member, School Board)
- Northbrook School District No.27, 1999 - 2001 (President)
- Northbrook School District No.27, 1997 - 1999 (Vice-President)
- Charlemagne Homeowners' Association, 1984 - 1992 (Board of Directors)
- Charlemagne Homeowners' Association, 1987 - 1989 (President)
- Temple Beth EI of Northbrook, 1991 - 2000 (Board of Directors)
- Temple Beth EI of Northbrook, 1994 - 1996 (Administrative Vice President)
- Temple Beth EI of Northbrook, 1992 - 1994 (Financial Vice President)
- Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program (Arbitrator)
- American Arbitration Association (Arbitrator)
- Chicago Alumni Association, Johns Hopkins University (Leadership Council)
- Johns Hopkins University (Reunion 2000 Committee)
- Johns Hopkins University (Reunion 2005 Committee)
Past Positions
- Heller & Richmond, Ltd., Partner, 1984 - 1993
- Heller & Morris and Assoc. Ltd., Law Clerk and Paralegal, 1975 - 1978
- Heller & Morris and Assoc. Ltd., 1978 - 1983
- DePaul Legal Clinic, 1978
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
- Sigma Phi Epsilon
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
Office Info
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