Jefferey Ogden Katz joins Loftus & Eisenberg, Ltd. to lead the professional responsibility practice

Chicago, IL, November 10, 2021 – (PR.com) – Loftus & Eisenberg, Ltd. is pleased to announce that veteran attorney Jefferey Ogden Katz is taking over the leadership of their Professional Responsibility Practice. Jeff will assist clients with a variety of legal errors, professional disputes, outside legal counsel, and state board defense. Jeff is the attorney’s attorney and has experience with all stages of litigation, mediation, and arbitration. Jeff is a great addition to a new law firm that is quickly becoming a midwestern litigation powerhouse.

Prior to joining Loftus & Eisenberg, Jeff was a partner at a world-class boutique commercial litigation law firm that litigated both sides on professional liability matters. Some of his recent successes in professional error cases include:

– Resolving a complex intellectual property claim valued at over $ 10,000,000.
– $ 3,750,000 settlement against an international law firm for fraud and legal error on behalf of a major wireless operator.
– $ 3,000,000 + resolution of a legal error related to a widow’s 9/11 claim that was unsettled by a prior attorney.

Jeff is a seasoned commercial attorney and will continue to deepen Loftus & Eisenberg’s solid commercial litigation practice. His economic litigation gains include:

Obtained overturning on TRO and injunction on controversial Chicago condo purchase for prominent Chicago attorney and Mexican billionaire worth more than $ 8,600,000.
– Scottie Pippen v. Christian Laettner received a $ 2,550,377 judgment in a trial for the failed purchase of a professional sports franchise.

Jeff’s success in the courtroom has earned him many awards from his peers:

– AV-Preeminent peer review evaluation from Martindale-Hubbell as well as an AV-Preeminent judicial evaluation.
– Rising Star from 2013 to 2017 and Super Lawyer from 2018-2021.
– In 2015 and 2016 Jeff was recognized as an “Emerging Lawyer” and from 2017 until now as a “Leading Lawyer” by Law Bulletin Media.

Jeff has been a frequent speaker on professional liability issues, including presentations to bar associations on professional liability issues. Mr. Katz has been quoted widely on professional liability issues by the media including ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and Law 360.

“Jeff is the best at what he does, and everyone in the legal world knows it. I am honored that he would join us and my customers love it, ”said Mr. Loftus. “I’ve had many cases of professional responsibility pending and now I’ve got several pending, but I’ve never gotten results like Jeff’s. To be honest, ‘if you can’t beat him, hire him!’ “

“Loftus & Eisenberg is a great law firm for me where I can expand my practice. The firm has abandoned the hourly model and is focused solely on getting results. The company is relieved of unnecessary overhead and the need to bill for hours, ”said Jeff Katz. “Loftus’ alternative fee business model is something that large companies have not been able to offer me and is welcomed by my customers. In this phase of my career, I want to do excellent work with good people and Loftus offered me a platform for this. “

Loftus & Eisenberg is a Chicago-based national alternative fee-based law firm. For more information or direct comments, please visit http://www.loftusandeisenberg.com or contact [email protected] or 312.899.6625.