History
David Leibowitz established Lakelaw in Waukegan on May 1, 1999 after 25 years of distinguished practice in Chicago. People in fast-growing Lake County wanted high quality legal services without having to go downtown. In 2006, he joined with veteran Wisconsin Attorney Jim McNeilly to establish Lakelaw in Kenosha and La Crosse Wisconsin. In 2007, Lakelaw opened its Chicago office. In April, 2008, Lakelaw opened a North Suburban office.
Lakelaw now is an interstate firm with locations in Waukegan, La Crosse, Kenosha, Chicago and Skokie. Lakelaw recruits top lawyers from top law schools. Lakelaw offers innovative “downtown” quality legal services in Cook, Lake, McHenry, Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee and Walworth counties as well as in the entire 7 Rivers Region around La Crosse. We appear in Federal courts in Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and Eau Claire and county courts in and around our service area. Our attorneys hold licenses in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri and Texas. We have national and international experience and recognition.
Lakelaw’s roots are in bankruptcy law. To meet our clients’ needs, Lakelaw now represents people in a wide range of financial matters. Our practice includes estates, trusts, probate, civil litigation, contracts, asset protection, guardianships, elder law, consumer law, predatory loan and credit card defense, mortgage foreclosure defense, credit reporting issues, business organizations, real estate and a wide array of financial matters of interest to people and their businesses.
From our opening day, Lakelaw has treated clients with Care, Kindness, Courtesy, Respect, Professionalism and Dedication. And we always will.
