Alissa focuses her practice on civil litigation, defending personal injury and toxic tort claims. She has extensive experience defending clients against claims involving products, construction, premises and auto liability matters. Alissa has defended numerous bodily injury and property damage cases during jury trials, bench trials and arbitrations.
Practices
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a gas station/convenience store client in a case wherein Plaintiff claimed she slipped and fell on black ice near our client’s store entrance; the Court agreed that there was no evidence that proved the alleged ice formed unnaturally, or that the ice contributed to Plaintiff’s fall.
Education
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, JD, 2004, with honors
- University of Michigan, BA, 2001, with distinction
Admissions
- Illinois
- United States District Court: Northern District of Illinois
Languages
- English
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Recognition
- Included among the Best Lawyers© Ones to Watch 2022 Edition, and included annually since, in the category of Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Named an Emerging Lawyer by the Illinois Leading Lawyers network since 2015 in the areas of toxic tort and personal injury defense, a designation received by fewer than five percent of all lawyers licensed in Illinois
- Previously selected to the Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in the areas of Civil Litigation, a designation received by fewer than 2.5 percent of attorneys in the state