Jeannine S. Gilleran

For the past thirty years, Jeannine has defended a wide variety of companies, health care institutions, doctors, non-profits and municipalities in employment litigation. Jeannine represents a myriad of employers in Title VII, discrimination, harassment, hostile work environment, and wrongful termination claims. She aggressively defends her clients in Charges brought at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Illinois Department of Human Rights, and in State and Federal Courts.

Jeannine also has extensive experience defending doctors, hospitals, long term care facilities, methadone clinics and dentists in medical malpractice and employment claims. Jeannine has handled numerous negligence claims brought against national trucking and transportation throughout Illinois. Having previously been a principal and in house counsel for a trucking company, Jeannine is familiar with DOT regulations and driver qualifications. Over the years, Jeannine has represented construction companies in catastrophic personal injury claims, as well as, many businesses and homeowners in premises liability matters. Finally, Jeannine has represented manufacturers and distributors in product liability matters.
Jeannine’s breadth of experience in various areas of law allows her to counsel clients with a wide variety of claims. She has the business acumen to determine which cases should be litigated, and which should be settled.

Jeannine obtained her Undergraduate Degree in Art History from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and her Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law. She is admitted in Illinois and has tried cases to verdict in Illinois State Courts and various Federal Courts. Jeannine has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer by her peers. Jeannine currently volunteers for St. Jude Hospital and Meals on Wheels, and has been a Wish Granter for Make-A-Wish of Northern Illinois.

Admissions

  • Illinois Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois

Education

  • Chicago Kent College of Law, J.D.
  • The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.F.A.