Jeffrey L. Widman
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Jeffrey L. Widman
312.980.3807
jlwidman@shawgussis.com

Aggressively representing his clients at trial and on appeal, drives the practice of Jeffrey Widman. With a diverse practice and a broad range of clients, Jeffrey represents several Fortune 500 companies, as well as small and mid-sized businesses in a variety of industries. His commercial litigation practice covers the breadth of business disputes, including contract claims, trade secret disputes, U.C.C. issues, director and officer liability, and fraud claims. In the bankruptcy arena, Jeffrey has tried numerous cases on behalf of debtors, trustees and creditors. Examples of his experience include:

  • Successfully defending a private cable operator in an action brought by a major cable company to enjoin our client from providing cable service to a 470 unit apartment complex

  • Representation of a bankruptcy trustee of an aluminum manufacturing company resulting in a $2.7 million judgment against the debtor’s former CEO on fraudulent conveyance and breach of fiduciary duty claims

  • Defending a retaliation claim brought by a former employee who claimed he was discharged for purported whistleblowing activities. Jeffrey obtained summary judgment for the client and successfully defended the company on appeal

  • Litigation counsel to an automobile dealer resulting in a favorable judgment against a telecommunications company for common law fraud and violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Trade Practices Act

    • J.D., Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 1994; A.B., University of Michigan, 1989.