MEMBERS OF FIRM
John A. Meyer (Member) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, December 6, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Iowa, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1980, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1969); University of Iowa (J.D., 1972). Founder and Principal, Law Offices of John A. Meyer, 1977-2007. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1972-1977. Panel Attorney, Federal Defender Program. Presentation to the Corporate Law Departments Committee of the Chicago Bar Association, "Section 230 Of the Communications Decency Act And The Risk To Business: Employer Liability For Employee Misuse Of The Internet," April 17, 2008. Listed: Marquis Who's Who in the Law, 11th Edition et seq.; Marquis Who's Who in America, 57th Edition et seq.; Marquis Who's Who in the World, 21st Edition et seq. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Reported Cases: Civil: McKinnon v. City of Berwyn, 761 F.2d 394 (7th Cir. 1985); Criminal: U.S. v. Berkos, 543 F.3d 392 (7th Cir. 2008); U.S. v. Gibson, 530 F.3d 606 (7th Cir. 2008); U.S. v. Mansoori, 480 F.3d 514 (7th Cir. 2007); U.S. v. Alhalabi, 443 F.3d 605 (7th Cir. 2006); U.S. v. Reed, 443 F.3d 600 (7th Cir. 2006); U.S. v. Lee, 449 F.3d 381 (7th Cir. 2006); U.S. v. Skoczen, 405 F.3d 537 (7th Cir. 2005); U.S. v. Cummings, 395 F.3d 392 (7th Cir. 2005); U.S. v. Abimbola-Amoo, 390 F.3d 937 (7th Cir. 2004); U.S. v. Cassano, 372 F.3d 868 (7th Cir. 2004); U.S. v. Wren, 363 F.3d 654 (7th Cir. 2004); U.S. v. Reed, 349 F.3d 457 (7th Cir. 2003); U.S. v. Hernandez, 330 F.3d 964 (7th Cir. 2003); U.S. v. Mansoori, 304 F.3d 635 (7th Cir. 2002); U.S. v. Tiojanco, 286 F.3d 1019 (7th Cir. 2002); U.S. v. Tolar, 268 F.3d 530 (7th Cir. 2001); U.S. v. Patterson, 215 F.3d 776 (7th Cir. 2000); U.S. v. Hunter, 197 F.3d 862 (7th Cir. 1999); Devin v. DeTella, 101 F.3d 1206 (7th Cir. 1996); U.S. v. Lloyd, 71 F.3d 1256 (7th Cir. 1995); U.S. v. Gilmore, 60 F.3d 392 (7th Cir. 1995); U.S. v. Ortega, 44 F.3d 505 (7th Cir. 1995); U.S. v. Ford, 21 F.3d 759 (7th Cir. 1994); U.S. v. Fort, 998 F.2d 542 (7th Cir. 1993); U.S. v. Pazos, 993 F.2d 136 (7th Cir. 1993); U.S. v. Mojica, 984 F.2d 1426 (7th Cir. 1993); U.S. v. Velasco, 953 F.2d 1467 (7th Cir. 1992); U.S. v. Ramos, 932 F.2d 611 (7th Cir. 1991); U.S. v. Farmer, 924 F.2d 647 (7th Cir. 1991); U.S. v. Scherl, 923 F.2d 64 (7th Cir. 1991); U.S. v. Ware, 914 F.2d 997 (7th Cir. 1990); U.S. v. Bigelow, 914 F.2d 966 (7th Cir. 1990); U.S. v. Bennett, 908 F.2d 189 (7th Cir. 1990); U.S. v. Camargo, 908 F.2d 179 (7th Cir. 1990); U.S. v. Herrera-Medina, 853 F.2d 564 (7th Cir. 1988); U.S. v. Harris, 761 F.2d 394 (7th Cir. 1985); U.S. v. Hawthorne, 705 F.2d 258 (7th Cir. 1983); U. S. v. O'Brien, 618 F.2d 1234 (7th Cir. 1980); U.S. v. Roberson, 573 F.Supp.2d 1040 (N.D. Ill. 2008); U.S. v. Calabrese, 515 F.Supp.2d 880 (N.D. Ill. 2007); U.S. v. Delatorre, 508 F.Supp.2d 648 (N.D. Ill. 2007); U.S. v. Smairat, 503 F.Supp.2d 973 (N.D. Ill. 2007); U.S. v. Calabrese, 492 F.Supp.2d 906 (N.D. Ill. 2007); U.S. v. Mares-Martinez, 240 F.Supp.2d 803 (N.D. Ill. 2002); U.S. v. Rosario, 51 F.Supp.2d 900 (N.D. Ill. 1999); U.S. v. Boyd, 172 F.R.D. 636 (N.D. Ill. 1997); U.S. v. Brown, 894 F.Supp. 1150 (N.D. Ill. 1995); U.S. v. Odoms, 801 F.Supp. 59 (N.D. Ill. 1992); U.S. v. Joyner, 669 F.Supp. 226 (N.D. Ill. 1987); U.S. v. Quintero-Medina, 489 F.Supp. 82 (N.D. Ill. 1980). Practice Areas: Criminal Litigation; Civil Litigation; Criminal Law; Civil Rights; RICO; White Collar Crime.Email: John A. Meyer
Timothy P. O'Connor (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, June 27, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., with highest distinction in History, cum laude, 1986); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1989); Phi Beta Kappa. Partner, 1997-2007 and Associate, 1989-1997, Winston & Strawn. Panel Attorney, Federal Defender Program. Vice Chairman, Defense of Prisoners Committee, Chicago Bar Association, 1993-1994. Chairman, Defense of Prisoners Committee, Chicago Bar Association, 1994-1995. Presentation to the Corporate Law Departments Committee of the Chicago Bar Association entitled "A Deal Is A Deal, Or Is It?" (Discussion of Interaction of Contract Law and Fiduciary Duty and Tortious Interference Doctrines), February 2006. Presentation to the Corporate Law Departments Committee of the Chicago Bar Association entitled "Section 230 Of The Communications Decency Act And The Risk To Business: Employer Liability For Employee Misuse Of The Internet" (Discussion of 47 U.S.C. sec. 230), April 2008. Member: Chicago and Federal Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Civil: MacGregor Et Al. v. Board Of Trustees, 263 Ill.App.3d 439, 636 N.E.2d 83 (4th Dist. 1994); Shields Enterprises Inc. v. First Chicago, 975 F.2d 1290 (7th Cir. 1992); Badger Et Al v. Boulevard Bancorp Inc., 970 F.2d 410 (7th Cir. 1992); Talman Home Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n Of Illinois v. American Bankers Ins., 924 F.2d 1347 (5th Cir. 1991); State Of Texas v. American Tobacco Co. Et Al., 14 F. Supp.2d 956 (E.D. Tex. 1997); Laboratory Corporation Of America, Inc. v. Upstate Testing Laboratory, Inc., 967 F. Supp. 295 (N.D. Ill. 1996); National Health Laboratories, Inc. v. Upstate Testing Laboratory, Inc., 878 F.Supp. 117 (N.D. Ill. 1995); Nowaczyk v. Matingas, 146 F.R.D. 169 (N.D. Ill. 1993); Badger Et Al. v. Boulevard Bancorp. 768 F. Supp. 226 (N.D. Ill. 1991). Criminal: United States v. Gibson, 530 F.3d 606 (7th Cir. 2008); United States v. Wantuch, 525 F.3d 505 (7th Cir. 2008); United States v. Alhalabi, 443 F.3d 605 (7th Cir. 2006); United States v. Tolar, 268 F.3d 530 (7th Cir. 2001); United States v. Hunter, 197 F.3d 862 (7th Cir. 1999); United States v. Shields, 999 F.2d 1090 (7th Cir. 1993); People v. Loferski, 235 Ill.App.3d 675, 601 N.E.2d 1135 (1st Dist. 1992); People v. Smallwood, 224 Ill.App.3d 393, 586 N.E.2d 636 (1st Dist. 1991). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense Law; Civil Rights; Civil Practice.Email: Timothy P. O'Connor