Constantine John (Chris) Gekas practices in the following areas of law: Complex Litigation; Appellate Practice; Intellectual Property; Construction Litigation; Commodities; Securities; Employment Law; Real Estate Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation Admitted: 1971, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar 1983); 1973, District of Columbia, Virginia and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1993, Arizona; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit Law School: University of Illinois, J.D., 1970; DePaul University College of Law, LL.M., Intellectual Property Law, 2007 College: University of Chicago, B.A., 1967 Member: American (Member, Sections on Litigation; Intellectual Property Law) and Illinois State Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; Virginia State Bar; District of Columbia Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Biography: Gekas & Associates, Ltd., 1997— Partner, Harvitt & Gekas, Ltd., 1985-1997. Regional Counsel, Midwest Region, Division of Enforcement, United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1980-1984. Assistant United States Attorney, District of Columbia, 1976-1980. Associate Counsel, Subcommittee on Crime, House Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives, 1974-1976. Counsel, Impeachment Inquiry, House Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives, 1974. Attorney, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, 1973-1974. Associate, Chadwell, Keck, Kayser & Ruggles, Chicago, Illinois, 1971-1972. Military: USAR, Intelligence Corps, 1969-1975 Counter-Intelligency Agent & Military Intelligence Analyst Reported Cases: Walters v. Metropolitan Educational Enterprises, Inc., 519 U.S. 202 (1997). Born: Chicago, Illinois, March 1, 1946 |
