Office 847-910-8226
CV & Professional affiliations
Background and Work Experience
Personal:
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Born Moline IL
Married to Ellen Esrick
2 adult children, 2 grandchildren
Education:
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Harvard Law School JD
Northwestern University B.A.
Honors in Economics
Work Experience:
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Esrick ADR LLC January 1, 2017
Locke Lord LLP January 2015 -
Chicago IL January 1, 2017
-Of counsel
(Successor firm to Edwards Wildman Palmer)
Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP January 2012 -
Chicago IL January 2015
-Senior Partner
(Successor to Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon)
Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP September 1968 -
Chicago IL January 2012
-Partner
-Chair of management committee
-Recruiting chair
-Diversity committee Founder
Law clerk to Hon. Abraham L Marovitz September 1966 -
(U.S.D.C.N.D.ILL) August 1968
Admissions & Professional affiliations
Admitted to the Bar: Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (including Trial Bar); U.S. Court of Appeals: Seventh and Ninth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court.
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Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
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Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators
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Elected To Illinois Super Lawyers, Who's Who Legal Illinois, and Leading Lawyers' Network
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Board of Visitors, Northwestern University, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
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Recipient, Northwestern University Service Award
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Board of Directors, Executive Service Corps of Chicago
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Board of Directors, Moran Center for Youth Advocacy
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Member, American Bar Association (Dispute Resolution, Business, Litigation, and Antitrust Sections)
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Member, Chicago Bar Association (Member and former Chairman, Antitrust Law Committee; Securities Law Committee, Corporate Law Committee)
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Council Member, Illinois State Bar Association, Antitrust Law Section
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Founding Member, Former Secretary and Member Board of Directors, Chicago Council of Lawyers
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Member, Lawyers Club of Chicago
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Former President and longtime Board Member, National Lekotek Center
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Friends Committee, Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago