LAURA P. GORDON
Associate 

 

325 Washington St., Suite 400, Waukegan, IL      847.625.8200(main)      847.625.8262(fax)

 

PRACTICE AREAS:

 

-     Civil Litigation

 

EDUCATION:

 

-     Vermont Law School, Juris Doctor cum laude, May 2007

- Law Review

- Dean’s list each eligible semester

- Academic Excellence Award: Contracts, Fall 2004 and Evidence, Spring 2006

-     University of Vermont, Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, May 2001

 

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

 

          Laura received her Juris Doctor cum laude from Vermont Law School in 2007.  While in law school she served as an editor of the Vermont Law Review, externed with a judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and volunteered as a Guardian ad Litem. 

 

            Following graduation from Vermont Law School, Laura was admitted to the State Bar of Illinois.  Prior to joining Chilton Yambert & Porter, she gained substantial litigation experience while working as an associate attorney at a plaintiff's personal injury law firm in Chicago.  As a personal injury attorney, Laura successfully helped to resolve numerous claims on behalf of plaintiffs.  As a newly admitted attorney, she has already tried jury cases to verdict with favorable results.

 

ADMISSIONS & QUALIFICATIONS:

 

-     Illinois Bar, 2007

-     United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2008

-     United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, 2011

 

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

 

-     Chicago Bar Association