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.

 

• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers

• Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators

• Elected To Illinois Super Lawyers, Who's Who Legal Illinois, and Leading Lawyers' Network

• Board of Visitors, Northwestern University, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

• Recipient, Northwestern University Service Award

• Board of Directors, Executive Service Corps of Chicago

• Board of Directors, Moran Center for Youth Advocacy

• Member, American Bar Association (Dispute Resolution, Business, Litigation, and Antitrust Sections)

• Member, Chicago Bar Association (Member and former Chairman, Antitrust Law Committee; Securities Law Committee, Corporate Law Committee)

• Council Member, Illinois State Bar Association, Antitrust Law Section

• Founding Member, Former Secretary and Member Board of Directors, Chicago Council of Lawyers

• Member, Lawyers Club of Chicago

• Former President and longtime Board Member, National Lekotek Center

• Friends Committee, Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago