What's New at Venis & Copp

Firm News and Successes on behalf of Clients:

Please note that our new address is:

231 South LaSalle St.

Suite 2100

Chicago, IL 60604

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• Successfully represented a respondent in an adverserial hearing before the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services.
• Partner Frank Venis is now the secretary of the Illinois State Bar Association General Practice, Solo & Small Practice committee. 
• Successfully represented several landlords at residential eviction cases.
• Won a monetary judgment for a homeowner after a bench trial in a breach of contract case.
• Successfully represented landlord at a residential eviction case.
• Successfully represented a petitioner in a criminal expungement.
• Prepared a student for an administrative hearing  that resulted in her being reinstated to a graduate degree program.
• Partner Frank Venis acted as a judge at a national mock trial competition for undergraduate students in St. Charles, Illinois
• Successfully defended several defendants on misdemeanor charges.
• Successfully represented a defendant on felony battery charges.
• Won a small-claims trial on behalf of a small business owner in a breach of contract case.
• Successfully represented a criminal defendant against a battery charge.
• Successfully represented a home owner in a city housing code case.
• Acted as local counsel during a successful residential short sale.
• Negotiated a small claims settlement on behalf of a small business owner.
• Acted as co-counsel on a successful appeal that reversed a decision by a probate court.
• Successfully negotiated a settlement on behalf of an education law plaintiff before a federal magistrate judge.
• Negotiatied a settlment for monetary damages on behalf of a home buyer related to a residential real estate transation.
• Successfully argued in an appeal to have a ruling by a bankruptcy court vacated by the federal district court.
• Represented a landlord in a successful residential eviction process.
• Negotiated a payment plan with a long delinquent customer on behalf of a manufacturing company.
• Overturned a default judgment against a corporate client in a municipal court proceeding.
• Negotiated a settlement to the benefits of a life insurance policy before a federal magistrate judge.
• Successfully advocated for an elementary student's right to alternative education accomodations at a school board discplinary hearing.
• Successfully lobbied the mayor and zoning board of a suburban municipality on behalf of a business seeking a zoning variance.  
• Won a motion to re-open a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy case on behalf of a commercial debtor.
• Won a dismissal with prejudice for a defendant in an adversarial bankruptcy case.   
• Negotiated a six-figure settlement on behalf of a manufacturer plaintiff for a breach of contract claim. 
• Successfully negotiated an employment contract for a physician with a major Chicago hospital.