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Practice Areas
- Entertainment & Sports Law
- Intellectual Property
- Business Law
- Employment Law
Additional Practice Areas
- Entertainment and Media Law
- Intellectual Property Litigation and Transactional Services
- Commercial Litigation and Business Disputes
- Employment Litigation and Counseling
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Illinois
- Supreme Court of Illinois
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- 7th Circuit
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- 9th Circuit
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- United States District Court for the District of Colorado
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- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
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- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
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- United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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- United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Partner
- Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP
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- Attorney
- Kozacky & Weitzel, P.C.
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Education
- DePaul College of Law
- J.D. (2004) | Law
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- Honors: magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Recipient, Four CALI Excellence for the Future Awards
- Activities: Member, DePaul Law Review; Judicial Extern to the Honorable William J. Bauer, United States Appellate Court for the Seventh Circuit; Judicial Extern to the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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- Illinois Wesleyan University
- B.A. (2001) | Psychology and Criminology
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Professional Associations
- Lawyers for the Creative Arts
- Member
- Current
- Activities: Former President, Associate Board
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- Chicago Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Activities: Former Co-Chair, Media and Entertainment Committee; Former Vice-Chairperson and Legislative Liaison, Creative Arts Committee, Young Lawyers Section.
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- American Bar Association, Forum on Sports and Entertainment Law
- Member
- Current
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- Recording Academy, Chicago Chapter
- Member and Secretary, Board of Governors
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- Activities: Co-Chair, Legislative Advocacy Committee
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- IFP Chicago
- Member, Board of Directors
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- Sports and Entertainment Risk Management Alliance
- Member
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- Illinois State Bar
- Member
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