Palos Heights, IL

Daniel J. Kelley

Hon. Daniel J. Kelley (Ret.) is a skilled mediator and arbitrator who founded the Law Offices of Daniel J. Kelley in 2008 after a distinguished 24-year career as a Circuit Court Judge in Cook County, Illinois. His judicial tenure covered complex commercial/business litigation, personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, products liability, and criminal matters including DUI and traffic cases. Prior to his judgeship, he served 7 years in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. He is a certified mediator and arbitrator, specializing in a wide range of disputes, and is also a certified judicial mentor and an Adjunct Professor at Kaplan University.

John J. Eannace

John J. Eannace is a highly skilled trial attorney with over 34 years of experience. He previously served as an assistant State's Attorney for Cook County for fifteen years, prosecuting high-profile felony cases and eventually becoming Deputy State's Attorney and Chief of the Criminal Prosecutions Bureau. In 1999, he founded The Law Offices of John J. Eannace, focusing on criminal defense and personal injury matters. He has extensive experience with jury trials and expert witnesses, and has held teaching appointments at The John Marshall Law School and the National Institute of Trial Advocacy.

Michael D. Ettinger

Michael D. Ettinger graduated from John Marshall Law School in 1970 with honors. He served as an intern in the United States’ Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, then in the Cook County States’ Attorney’s Office for 4 years before entering private practice concentrating on criminal defense and civil rights cases. He has tried cases in 11 different states and was inducted into the National Trial Lawyers in 2012, limited to the top 100 trial lawyers in the United States. He has defended clients in many high-profile cases, including Robert Blagojevich.

James A. Podgorny

James A. Podgorny is a sole practicing attorney focusing on family law, divorce, real estate closings, civil litigation, and personal injury. He emphasizes direct client interaction and will serve as a Guardian Ad Litem and Child Representative for the Circuit Court of Cook County. He was admitted to the Illinois bar in 2000.

Attorney George Jasinski has more than 35 years of personal injury law experience. He is dedicated to working hard, being thoroughly prepared, and treating clients with respect and care. He and his staff are responsive to clients' needs and aim to make them comfortable throughout the legal process. He genuinely cares about his clients.

Oliver Soleiman

Oliver Soleiman grew up in the Northern Suburbs of Chicago and graduated from DePaul College of Law in 2018. He has practiced law in a wide range of areas, including State and Federal Criminal Defense, DUI’s, Juvenile Crimes, White Collar Crime, Civil Forfeiture, Family Law, and Civil Litigation. He has been a trial attorney at Michael Ettinger & Associates since October 2023 and has recovered millions of dollars for clients in civil forfeiture cases. He is known for taking sensitive and high-stakes cases to trial.

Nicholas W. Karas

Nicholas W. Karas is the founding attorney of Nicholas W. Karas & Associates, LLC. He is a graduate of Marist High School, Loyola University of Chicago (B.A.), and John Marshall Law School (J.D., Dean's List). Prior to private practice, he served as an assistant state's attorney in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office for over 10 years, where he prosecuted high-profile cases and supervised the Felony Review Division. He established his current practice in 2008 in Palos Heights, practicing in Cook, Will, and DuPage counties. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, Southwest Bar Association, South Suburban Bar Association, Cook County Bar Association, and Northwest Bar Association.