A Hero
I just finished a book about our profession at its very best.
The book is Devil in the Grove, by Gilbert King. A 2013 Pulitzer Prize winner for Non-Fiction, Devil in the Grove tells the story ...
Wexler Wallace Walks with Lambda Legal
The 44th Annual Chicago Pride Parade was held Sunday on the north side of the city to record attendance. In the estimated crowd of 1 million, four Wexler Wallace employees marched along the ...
Legal Pads and Spit Up Rags: A New Mom on Making it Work
Balancing and juggling. A working mom’s life often sounds like a circus performance. The words carry with them an insidious threat. Let your guard down for a moment and the whole thing may ...
Wexler Wallace Volunteers at the Albany Park Community Center
This past Wednesday, Wexler Wallace shut its office for the morning to participate in its annual volunteer day. Staff at the Albany Park Community Center (“APCC”) welcomed the group with open ...
Wexler Wallace Attorney Amber Nesbitt Interviewed for Res Publica
In the first Issue of Res Publica, The Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy blog and forum, Wexler Wallace Attorney Amber Nesbitt was interviewed about the Dukes v. Wal-Mart 2011 ...
A Look Back at 2011
With the New Year already well under way, we would be remiss to not take a moment to reflect on the 2011 highlights at Wexler Wallace.
Our case load overflowed in 2011 with continued work on ...
Wexler Wallace Gives Back
Everyone knows that the economy has taken its toll, especially on the people with the least. Four years ago, Ken Wexler brought his family to volunteer at the Greater Chicago Food Depository, ...
Supreme Court Should Tread Carefully In Case Regarding Fiduciary Exception to Attorney-Client Privilege
On April 20, 2011, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation, a case involving a Native American tribe’s suit against the United States for ...
Big Black Boxes and Iced Cakes: When Aesthetics Become Vague and Landmarks are Saved
Not too long ago, my good friend Jeff told me a story about how he was on a Chicago architectural boat cruise in the summer months. The narrator of the cruise, an energetic student in his ...
Restoring Sanity in D.C.
After stocking up on sign-making supplies, travel snacks and a renewed sense of political enthusiasm, I hopped in a van with five friends for a road trip to Washington, DC. We were headed to the ...
The Hall of Shame: Illinois Director of Insurance Michael T. McRaith
We represent funeral directors across the State of Illinois in regard to what is known as the Illinois preneed trust.
The idea behind the trust was that people could prepay for their ...
Hall of Shame: Depuy
Wexler Wallace is currently investigating cases around defective hip implant systems. Two Depuy hip systems - the ASR™ XL Acetabular System and the ASR™ Hip Resurfacing System - have been ...