Avidan J. Stern

Direct Phone: (312) 442-9481
E-mail: avi{at}lynchandstern.com

Avidan Stern graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and The University of Chicago School of Law.  He spent eighteen years at the Chicago office of Jenner & Block, where he was a member of its Litigation Department and its Business Litigation, Securities Litigation and Class Action Litigation practice groups. 

Avi has been given Martindale-Hubbell's "AV" rating by his peers in the Chicago Legal Community, and was named an Illinois Super Lawyer for 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.  Avi believes in pursuing sensible and cost-effective solutions to business disputes.

Click HERE to view a video of Avi teaching a continuing legal education course regarding the Illinois courts system.

Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Trademark and Unfair Competition Litigation; Complex Litigation; Securities Litigation; Broker-Dealer Litigation and Real Estate Litigation.  Avi also advises regarding electronic evidence and e-discovery issues, and on matters of federal and state civil procedure.

Bar Admissions: 1989, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1995, United States Supreme Court; 1996, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois.

Memberships: American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Seventh Circuit Bar Association

Law School: The University of Chicago, J.D., 1989, with honors

College: University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1986, magna cum laude

Community: Avi is a co-founder, officer, director and webmaster of Our Place of New Trier Township, Inc., a charitable organization that supports teens and adults with developmental disabilities so that they can live productive, meaningful lives in their home community with family and friends.

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Avidan J. Stern