FOUNDING PARTNER
Kenneth A. Wexler (Managing Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois and Illinois Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Washington University, St. Louis (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Georgetown University (J.D., 1980). Pi Sigma Alpha. Recipient, Arnold J. Lien Prize in Political Science. Member, American Constitution Society for Law and Policy. Member: People to People International; Chicago Coalition for the Homeless; Lifetime Member, The Hundred Club of Chicago. Member: Chicago, Illinois State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Chicago Council of Lawyers; Roscoe Pound Institute; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Complex and Multi-District Class Action Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Civil Rights; Antitrust Litigation; Securities Litigation; Commodities Litigation; False Claims Act; Accountants; Legal Malpractice; Government Litigation; Discrimination; Sexual Harassment.Email: Kenneth A. Wexler
PARTNERS
Edward A. Wallace (Partner) born Sacramento, California, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois and Illinois Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Seventh Circuits. Education: Eastern Illinois University (B.A., 1991); DePaul University (J.D., 1995). Ed joined the firm in February 2000, a little over a month after its founding by Ken Wexler. Since then, he has helped lead the firm to national prominence working on a number of the firm's cases. He became a partner of the firm in 2003 and joined Ken as an equity partner in 2006. Ed focuses his practice on large scale multi-party complex litigation and he has been asked to serve in prominent positions in numerous high-profile cases, including recent appointments in securities litigation and mass torts. His hard work led to his recognition as a 2009 "Rising Star" by SuperLawyers for the practice areas of class actions and mass torts, an award given annually to no more than 2.5 percent (2.5%) of the lawyers in Illinois.
Ed also was rated by peers in the Bar and given an AV® Preeminent™ rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating a lawyer can obtain, indicating a very high to preeminent legal ability and exceptional ethical standards. Member: Chicago Bar Association; Illinois Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Association for Justice; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice National Association of Shareholders and Consumer Attorneys. Practice Areas: Complex and Multi-District Class Action Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Antitrust Litigation; Securities Litigation; False Claims Act; Legal Malpractice; Products Liability.Email: Edward A. Wallace
Jennifer Fountain Connolly (Partner) born Austin, Texas, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2002, Illinois; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., with high honors, English, 1993); University of Denver (J.D., 1998). Member: Chicago, Illinois and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Consumer Protection; Commercial Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation.Email: Jennifer Fountain Connolly
Mark J. Tamblyn (Partner) born Sacramento, California; admitted to bar, 1995, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Southern and Central Districts of California. Education: University of California, Davis (B.A., 1991); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Judge Pro Tem, Sacramento Superior Court; Co-Instructor: "A Critical Update on the Class Action Fairness Act", National Business Institute, June 1, 2005; "Your First Class Action", National Consumer Law Center, Consumer Rights Litigation Conference, October 25, 2003; "Litigation Case Management for the California Paralegal," National Business Institute, October 19, 2004. Contributor: M. Bender, Deskbook on Management of Complex Civil Litigation, Judicial Counsel of California (2003). Member: State Bar of California (Antitrust and Unfair Competition Section); American Association for Justice; Consumer Attorneys of California; Federal Bar Association. (Resident, Sacramento, California Office). Practice Areas: Consumer Class Actions; Antitrust Class Actions.Email: Mark J. Tamblyn
ASSOCIATES
Amber M. Nesbitt (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.A., 2000); Loyola University, Chicago School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Association of Justice. Practice Areas: Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Consumer Protection; Civil Rights; Antitrust.Email: Amber M. Nesbitt
Mark R. Miller (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Central Michigan University (B.A., 2001); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Chicago Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Complex Multi-District Commercial Litigation; Antitrust; Securities Litigation; Consumer Protection; Class Actions.Email: Mark R. Miller
Neha Duggal (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, August 6, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, California. (Not admitted in Illinois). Education: University of California (B.A., 2004); University of San Diego (J.D., 2007). Phi Alpha Delta.
Michael H. Bowman (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Maryland. (Not admitted in Illinois). Education: Wheeling Jesuit University, (B.S., Biology, 1999; M.B.A., 2001); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Antitrust; Mass Torts; Complex Litigation.Email: Michael H. Bowman