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Ted Chakos

Attorney

(224) 260-3075

Ted brings a high level of service and commitment to SWK Attorneys clients in a broad range of sectors including transportation, property management, consumer finance, and higher education.


He has handled a diverse range of cases, including litigation around business disputes, employment matters, consumer lending issues and landlord-tenant conflicts. He relies on his diverse background to devise creative solutions to challenging legal issues. Ted has won several trials, arbitrations and high-value administrative hearings.


From his time managing global litigation for a publicly traded company, he brings a client-first perspective seeking to bring cost-effective solutions for his clients.


Ted is currently six for six in prosecuting and defending emergency temporary restraining order hearings, including TROs in bet-the-company litigation. He has also successfully secured emergency replevins and preliminary injunctions to protect his clients' interests.

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Admissions

Illinois, 2016


Courts

Supreme Court of Illinois, 2016 Northern District of Illinois, 2017


Education

J.D. - University of Miami School of Law, 2016 Cum Laude

B.A. - State University of New York at Binghamton - 2012


Publications and Presentations

'The Runaway Jury-Avoiding the Nuclear Verdict" (Author) RSHC Insight (November 23, 2022)

"In Some States, the Future for Autonomous Trucking is Here" (Author) RSHC Insight (August 10, 2022)

Chapters 7 and 10 of the Model Business Corporate Act, Fifth Edition (Citations Editor) American Bar Association (August 14, 2020)

Attorney Liability under the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (Panelist), Business Law Network (February 21, 2018)

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