Putting Experience And Empathy To Work For Personal Injury Clients
Biography
As a full-service law firm, Heller Trahktman & Associates advises and represents clients in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, domestic relations, and real estate-in every level of state and federal courts. Our attorneys possess the highest academic credentials, maintain strong community ties, and are committed to the pursuit of excellence.
Our Promise
We utilize state-of the-art technology and cost-effective methods to provide services in a timely, client-oriented manner. That means we return your phone calls promptly. Speak plainly. Report regularly on your case. Are up front and ethical about our fees so that there simply are no bad surprises.
Our dedication to quality, understanding of the law, trust, and respect are the foundation of our long-standing relationships with our clients and the community.
In short, at our very core, we focus on each client's background, needs, and goals. We start with you, and we never stray from the idea that your needs set our course!
Please feel free to contact Heller Trahktman & Associates for all of your legal needs.
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
Education
- DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D. - 06/1978
- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
- B.A. - 05/1975
- Honors: Vice-President, Class of 1975
- Major: Humanistic Studies
Representative Cases
- Mauricio Barraza v. Tootsie Roll Industries Inc., 294 Ill. App. 3d 539, 690 N.E. 2d 612, 1997, 1st Dist
- Mauricio Barraza v. Tootsie Roll Industries Inc., 228 Ill. Dec. 853, 1997, 1st Dist
Certified Legal Specialties
- Real Estate Broker License, State of Illinois, 1979
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1978
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1979
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1990
Classes & Seminars
- Instructor, Lawyer's Assistant Program, Roosevelt University, 1992
- Instructor, Contract Law Seminar, Roosevelt University, Lawyer's Assistant Program, 05/03/2002 to 05/04/2002
- Instructor, Contract Law Seminar, Roosevelt University, Lawyer's Assistant Program, 05/11/2001 to 05/12/2001
- Instructor, Contract Law Seminar, Roosevelt University, Lawyer's Assistant Program, 03/24/2000 to 03/25/2000
- Instructor, Contract Law Seminar, Roosevelt University, Lawyer's Assistant Program, 05/14/1999 to 05/15/1999
- Presenter, Using TIMSS Data to Improve Local Math Programs and Bring About World Class Performance, National School Board Association Annual Conference, 04/06/2002 to 04/06/2002
- Presenter, Benchmarking for International Success: Using TIMSS Findings to Scale Up Programs, National School Board Association Annual Conference, 03/25/2001 to 03/25/2001
- Speaker, Administrative and School Board Support for Creating an Exemplary Library Curriculum, International Reading Association Convention, 05/01/2000 to 05/01/2000
- Panelist, Deliberate Dialogue: Reading Program Success Stories: Districts That Work, International Reading Association Convention, 05/04/1999 to 05/04/1999
- Panelist, Deliberate Dialogue #1: Public Issues Related to Literacy and Education, International Reading Association Convention, 05/04/1998 to 05/04/1998
Pro-Bono Activities
- Assistant Cub-Master, Cub Scouts, Pack 63, Northbrook, Ill, 1991 to 1992
- Little League Coach
Representative Clients
- Puma Express, Inc.
Fraternities or Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
- Sigma Phi Epsilon
Past Positions
- Heller & Richmond, Ltd., Partner, 1984 to 1993
- Heller & Morris and Assoc. Ltd., Law Clerk and Paralegal, 1975 to 1978
- Heller & Morris and Assoc. Ltd., 1978 to 1983
- DePaul Legal Clinic, 1978 to 1978
Professional Associations
- American Association for Justice, 1978
- Illinois Trial Lawyers' Association, 1978
- American Bar Association, 1978
- Chicago Bar Association, 1978
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association, Chairman, Tort Litigation Committee, 2004 to 2005
- Chicago Bar Association, Vice-Chairman, Tort Litigation Committee, 2003 to 2004
- Chicago Bar Association, Legislative Liaison, Tort Litigation Committee, 2001 to 2003
- Northbrook School District No.27, Elected Member, School Board, 1995
- Northbrook School District No.27, President, 1999 to 2001
- Northbrook School District No.27, Vice-President, 1997 to 1999
- Charlemagne Homeowners' Association, Board of Directors, 1984 to 1992
- Charlemagne Homeowners' Association, President, 1987 to 1989
- Temple Beth EI of Northbrook, Board of Directors, 1991 to 2000
- Temple Beth EI of Northbrook, Administrative Vice President, 1994 to 1996
- Temple Beth EI of Northbrook, Financial Vice President, 1992 to 1994
- Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program, Arbitrator
- American Arbitration Association, Arbitrator
- Chicago Alumni Association, Johns Hopkins University, Leadership Council
- Johns Hopkins University, Reunion 2000 Committee
- Johns Hopkins University, Reunion 2005 Committee