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Matt is a litigation attorney and the owner of Litico Law Group in the Chicago suburbs. Matt worked as a commercial litigation associate in both the Chicago and New York City offices of an elite law firm prior to returning to the Chicago suburbs and starting his own office.

Matt represents individuals and businesses in financial disputes both before and after a lawsuit has been filed. Matt and Litico's practice primarily entails partnership disputes, trust disputes, and breach of contract cases.

Litico is particularly adept at litigating partnership and shareholder disputes. It has extensive experience in navigating the Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983, the Illinois Limited Liability Company Act, and the common law of fiduciary duties. Whether the underlying business is a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company, these cases often arise when the co-owners of a business are no longer able to work together for their common benefit. Frequently, a dominant owner has restricted another's access to information, removed the minority owner from the decision-making process of the business, and restricted or eliminated the minority shareholder's financial benefits of ownership.

Trust disputes are similar. They often involve a party with fiduciary obligations, the trustee, limiting a beneficiary's right to information and the financial benefits of their interest in the trust.

Beyond partnership and trust disputes, Matt handles general business litigation including breach of contracts, non-disclosure agreements, non-competition agreements, fraud, tortious interference, and miscellaneous statutory matters, such as Illinois Wage Act and Trade Secret Act cases.

Matt and the team at Litico provide potential clients and clients with honest advice, even if it means not hiring them or deciding it would be better to not pursue a matter.

• Shareholder Disputes
• Breach of Contract

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Illinois

Since 2010

7th Circuit

Since 2020

Managing Attorney

Litico Law Group

Current

University of Notre Dame Law School

J.D. (2010) | Law

2008 - 2010

Honors: Magna cum laude graduate; International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award for Distinguished Service in the Art and Science of Advocacy.

Activities: Notre Dame Legal Aid Clinic

University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

B.A. (2007) | History, Secondary Education

2003 - 2007

Distinguished Achievement in the Art and Science of Advocacy

International Academy of Trial Lawyers

2010

OMNI Youth Services

Director (Board Member)

2014 - 2017

Activities: Governance Committee

Obtaining Documents Abroad, A Primer for Illinois Attorneys

ISBA Trial Briefs

May, 2011