Serving national companies
with local representation
Providing valuable legal services for:
Transportation Companies
Commercial Manufacturers, Wholesalers & Retailers
Construction Management Firms
Security Companies
ABOUT
KOSLOW
LAW LLC
Koslow Law LLC is a Chicagoland civil litigation law firm representing businesses in both state and federal courts in the defense of catastrophic injury lawsuits and commercial lawsuits involving a variety of issues. Starting with an initial notification of a potential claim as early as the day of the event, we have defended national corporations in gathering evidence, talking to witnesses, and contacting forensic experts to provide the tools necessary to defend lawsuits later brought against them throughout Chicago and its collar counties.
We have substantial experience litigating cases that involve the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including issues related to a driver’s log books, his or her emergency equipment, and the employer’s responsibilities therein. We have experience in defending design defect, manufacturing defect and warning/labeling defect causes of action brought against every participant in the product chain ranging from the manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, broker and retailer. We have experience interviewing liability and damages witnesses to assess a case’s value and provide that information to the client in a reliable, prompt and useful manner.
We also represent both national and local corporate clients in a variety of cases that involve breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and tortious interference.
ABOUT
STEPHEN D.
KOSLOW
Stephen D. Koslow
Owner/Managing Partner
Born in Joliet and raised in Elmhurst, Steve received his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s College of Commerce in 1991. He is a 1994 graduate of the DePaul University College of Law.
His practice today focuses on civil litigation in both Federal and State courts. Areas of concentration include commercial transportation, products liability and commercial matters.
Prior to starting Koslow Law LLC, he practiced at a prominent
mid-sized downtown law firm for more than 18 years. While there, he tried several catastrophic injury cases with multi-million dollar demands to a jury verdict. Before that, he served as an in-house litigation attorney with a Chicagoland transit agency. Although only at the transit agency for four years, he defended several hundred cases on their behalf ranging from minor slip and falls to catastrophic degloving injuries. He was also asked to serve as outside monitoring counsel at the specific request of the agency’s general counsel.
Before working for the transit agency, he served as contract counsel for the Illinois State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor’s Office in Elgin, Illinois. During his time he authored more than
15 appellate briefs on behalf of the State of Illinois winning all
but one of them.
He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the
Defense Research Institute and the Trucking Industry Defense Association. He has been a participant in the Illinois Trucking Association and the Traffic Club of Chicago. He has been a featured moderator at the American Truckers’ Association Forum for General Counsel and a featured speaker to turboprop, jet engine, and piston aircraft flight instructions regarding general aviation law developments for an aviation training management company.
He has served as a judge for the Arlyn Miner Moot Court competition held at Northwestern University School of Law
and has been an active arbitrator in the Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program for over 15 years.
In all, Mr. Koslow has taken more than 20 cases to jury verdict
in both state and federal courts.
EDUCATION:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign(B.S. Economics
from the College of Commerce & Business Administration).
Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity.
DePaul University College of Law.
BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS:
Illinois State Bar
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana