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Phone: (312) 750-1808

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Phone: (312) 239-9700

Phone: (312) 846-1229

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La Salle Street Bldg

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Central Chicago, The Loop

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Accident & Property Damage Attorneys, Attorneys, Business Law Attorneys, Corporation & Partnership Law Attorneys, Criminal Law Attorneys, Employee Benefits & Worker Compensation Attorneys, Employment Discrimination Attorneys, Labor & Employment Law Attorneys, Legal Service Plans, Personal Injury Law Attorneys, Real Estate Attorneys, Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Attorneys, Wrongful Death Attorneys

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Phone: (312) 881-6300

Address: 208 S La Salle St Ste 1660, Chicago, IL 60604

Website: http://www.pecklaw.com

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Peckar & Abramson

Criminal Defense
Peckar & Abramsonâ€™s White Collar Criminal Defense Practice Group knows how to defend your case aggressively, drawing on years of experience representing individuals and businesses in white collar criminal investigations and prosecutions, regulatory and administrative actions.
Wrongful Death
Fraud
White Collar Crimes
According to the FBI, white collar crime cost is over $300 billion annually and can have a profound effect across your business as well as on careers and personal relationships. No one understands that better than the attorneys at P&A as evidenced by the proven, vigorous representation and counsel we have provided on many high proï¬ le cases.
Theft
Embezzlement
Our multi-disciplinary approach and collective understanding leverages the experience of our former prosecutors and regulators, and our White Collar, Government Contracts and Employment lawyers, to handle our clients’ most challenging and complex issues. We recognize the sensitive nature of issues arising from non-compliance, fraud, misconduct, ethics violations, embezzlement and policy violations.Â We take all aspects of an investigation into account with the goal of providing optimal protection to the business, minimizing disruption and avoiding conceivable risks to your business.
Restraining Order
Jessica handles claims for sexual harassment and discrimination, as well as state and federal whistleblower claims. She is regularly involved in matters alleging breach of express or implied employment contracts, intentional infliction of emotional distress, battery, breach of fiduciary duty, and violation of restrictive covenants. Jessica represents corporate defendants, as well as individual officers, directors, or employees who have been sued personally for sexual harassment, discrimination, negligent supervision, fraud, and negligent misrepresentation. She litigates claims before the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, the New York Commission on Human Rights, the National Labor Relations Board, and American Arbitration Association (AAA). Relatedly, Jessica represents employers in litigation involving a variety of contract and tort causes of action and claims involving restrictive covenants, trade secrets, and other alleged violations of employment agreements. She has litigated claims involving the alleged theft of trade secrets and has sought and defended against temporary restraining orders and injunction applications. Jessica also handles wage and hour matters ranging from administrative proceedings to FLSA collective actions, Prevailing Wage Claims, including a recent wage and hour action filed in New Jersey, a case she strategically positioned to achieve an early settlement on very beneficial terms for her client.
Extortion

Business and Corporate Law

Corporate Law
Our Corporate Law group is the go-to practice for many clients, often serving as general counsel for issues related to corporate governance and compliance. We carefully analyze corporate policies and procedures, including corporate compliance programs, ethics codes, bylaws and whistle-blower rules, marshaling significant expertise in regulatory reforms such as Sarbanes-Oxley, and keeping current with ongoing regulatory changes.
Mergers and Acquisitions
P&A represents clients in a broad array of litigation involving public and closely held corporations and corporate officers, directors and shareholders. This includes litigation involving management and corporate control issues, partnership and shareholder breakups, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder appraisal rights, contract disputes, covenants not to compete and non-solicit agreements. We also represent partnerships, partners and sole proprietors in similar types of business litigation. P&Aâ€™s Business Owner Rights blog Â provides a preview of the types of partnership, shareholder and inter-member disputes handled by the firm on a routine basis.
Business Formation
Negotiations between shareholders and partners in the early days of a new business are complex, sensitive and consequential, and require careful navigation. We help our clients chart a successful course by focusing on the long-term health of those business relationships. Our meticulous preparation of partnership and corporate documents protects our clients as they move forward.
Business Disputes
We understand that business disputes are inextricably linked to business decision making â€” whether and how best to invest in the fight. Commercial disputes should be considered in the same way that you make all your business decisions â€” with an evaluation of the potential return on your investment. Our business litigation team spans our 11 offices and reaches throughout the United States and globally â€” so we are where you need us, no matter your business and no matter the nature of your commercial business dispute.
Construction Contracts
We protect profits and minimize delays, expenses and disputes â€” through careful preparation, review and negotiation of construction contracts and other related documents.
Trade Secrets
Unfair Competition
Peckar & Abramson’s Chicago office scored a victory on behalf of its client in a true “bet the company litigation”. The Plaintiff, a global and well-funded competitor, alleged that our client had engaged in fraud and conspiracy, while improperly aiding and abetting unfair competition practices. The plaintiff’s sought punitive damages that would have bankrupted our... Read More

Workers Compensation
State and federal posting requirements for anti-discriminatory harassment, minimum wages, child labor laws, unemployment and workers compensation notification
Wrongful Termination
Peckar & Abramson’s Houston lawyers secured a judgment in the Harris County District Court. Our attorneys successfully defended a claim for wrongful termination and delay damages brought by a subcontractor against our highway contractor client and its payment bond surety. P&A’s client was also counterclaiming for excess completion costs. Peckar & Abramson tried the case... Read More
Employment Discrimination
Stephen is an experienced advisor across the spectrum of employment law, training HR and management personnel in a variety of employment law topics including the Americans with Disabilities Act; Family and Medical Leave Act; sex, age, national origin, and race discrimination; sexual harassment; racial and other harassment; employee discipline and performance evaluation; HIPAA/private health information; wage and hour law; and other related matters.
Employment Contract
Peckar & Abramson’s M&A team recently represented a European Contractor in the successful closing of its $10.5 million purchase of the controlling interest of a heavy highway and civil contractor. Our M&A team structured the transaction and negotiated the purchase agreement, LLC membership agreements, executive employment agreements and other transaction documents. Our team conducted a... Read More
Employment Litigation
Jessica also works with clients proactively to prevent or resolve employment disputes before they lead to costly litigation. She adeptly guides clients on their compliance with federal and state discrimination, family and/or medical leave, whistleblower, and wage and hour laws, and she provides in-depth counseling in connection with, for example, employee terminations, discipline, and performance.Â Jessica also develops, revises, and presents employment practices training sessions, as well as comprehensive employee handbooks and manuals, all designed to help clients address such complex issues as performance management, termination, and compliance with the broad range of laws governing the employer/employee relationship, as well as to prevent such or potentially disruptive issues as workplace harassment, bullying, and discrimination.
Non-compete Agreement
Stephen E. Irving is Senior Counsel in the Houston office of Peckar & Abramson, P.C. He focuses his practice on labor and employment law, an area in which he has been practicing since 1995 and board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2007. Stephenâ€™s experience includes the successful defense of collective action wage and hour claims, employment discrimination, sexual/racial harassment, wrongful discharge, and Payday Act claims, as well as enforcement of non-compete agreements.
Sexual Harassment
2023 CLM Annual Conference â€“ “Untangling the Web: A Closer Look at Legislative Prohibitions on Mandatory Arbitration for Sexual Harassment Claims and the Wave of Prohibitions on NDAs”

Real Estate Litigation
Meeting expectations by providing the right advice and services is why our clients return â€” again and again. Our Real Estate Law Group has extensive experience in transaction involving retail, office, industrial, commercial, mixed-use, warehouse and multifamily residential properties.
Construction Litigation
Long known for leadership and innovation in construction law, Peckar & Abramsonâ€™s Results FirstÂ® approach extends to a broad array of legal services â€” all delivered with a commitment to efficiency, value and client service for more than four decades.
Real Estate Transactions
At Peckar & Abramson, our goal is to facilitate the successful completion of transactions, solving problems as they may arise. We offer clients the skill and experience to handle real estate transactions from the routine to the most complex.
Easement
Landlord-Tenant Disputes
Clients have trusted Peckar & Abramson to handle their real estate transactions for years. Our team represents clients in leasing and acquisition of real property, landlord-tenant disputes, and mortgage and financing transactions locally and across the U.S.
Property Damage
We have taken on actions brought by state and federal agencies, private citizens and businesses alleging environmental violations. We also defend clients against toxic tort litigation, including class and individual actions seeking damages for wrongful death, personal injury, and property damage arising from groundwater and soil contamination.

Immigration Law

Citizenship and Naturalization
Employment Immigration
Stephen regularly works with clients facing government investigations including EEOC, OSHA, MSHA, and the Wage Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor. Stephen is also experienced in employment immigration matters such as temporary/non-immigrant worker visas and visas for employment-based lawful permanent residents (LPRs).

Personal Injury
In addition to residential construction, Kim represents commercial contractors and subcontractors in litigation and dispute resolution. She has represented large manufacturers in product liability disputes and has defended personal injury claims. Kim has handled real estate litigation such as nuisance, easement and deed restriction disputes. Kim also maintains a docket of diverse business litigation matters.

Trusts and Estates

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