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J. Suffredin Shareholder
Lawrence J. Suffredin has nearly three decades of extensive federal and state trial experience. He has argued appellate cases before the United States and Illinois Supreme Courts as well as in the U.S. Second and Seventh Circuits and three of the districts of the Illinois Appellate Court.
Larry is known for his broad knowledge of government and politics, and has a strong emphasis on government relations work. His practice has included lobbying and administrative practice at the local, state, and federal levels. He has represented labor unions, large business associations, health care concerns, cultural institutions, corporations, professional associations, local governments and individuals in their interactions with various governmental units.
Larry has been politically active for many years, assisting a number of candidates and campaigns and serving in a variety of public leadership posts. In 2002 he was elected to the Cook County Board of Commissioners, and represents 310,000 people living on the north side of Chicago and in Evanston, New Trier and Niles Township. As a Board member he is Chair of the Legislative and Government Relations and Veterans Committee. Larry has also been elected Evanston Township Democratic Committeeman, and has chaired both the Platform Committee and Presidential Delegate Selection Committee of the Illinois Democratic Party.
Before joining the firm, Larry was a Cook County Public Defender and Federal Defender Panel member. Following his law school graduation he served as a Captain in the United States Air Force Reserves, receiving an Honorable Discharge.
EDUCATIONJD, 1972, Georgetown University Law Center BA, 1969, Loyola University of Chicago
BAR ADMISSIONSIllinois U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois U.S. Second and Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeals
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONSAmerican Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
- Legislative Counsel
Suburban Job-Link (nonprofit job development company)
- Chair, Board of Directors
Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence
- Member, Board of Directors
Illinois Death Penalty Education Project
- Member, Board of Directors
Adjunct Professor of Law, John Marshall Law School, 1976–1984
Larry is a member of the Leading Lawyers Network, which consists of the top 5% of Illinois Lawyers, as selected by his peers.
RECENT REPRESENTATIONSRepresented the City of Detroit in government relations matters. Served as lead counsel in filing successful gaming applications with the Illinois Gaming Board for riverboat gaming operations.
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