Philip A. Prorok earned his Juris Doctorate from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2010, with a Certificate in Intellectual Property Law. Philip previously worked as a law clerk for Waltz, Palmer & Dawson, learning the ins and outs of WPD’s various practice areas. He spent last summer working in the Cook County Assessor’s Office, dealing with property tax assessment matters and other issues affecting the running of that governmental office.
Philip graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2007, with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering. He has passed the United States Patent and Trademark Registration Examination and is a registered patent attorney.
Phil focuses his practice in the areas of Business Law, Commercial Litigation and Intellectual Property.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Intellectual Property
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
- Patents
- Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Illinois
- University of Notre Dame
- B.S. | Aerospace Engineering
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
- J.D. | Law
- Northwest Suburban Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
- Chicago Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Member
- - Current
- Certificate in Intellectual Property Law
- Chicago-Kent College of Law
- Registered Patent Attorney
- United States Patent and Trademark Office