Alan Farkas, Attorney

Alan L. Farkas is a trial attorney who concentrates on aviation, real estate, complex torts, and commercial litigation. He began representing clients at trial early in his career, and he has maintained a near unblemished record at trial.

In 2009, Alan was elected Trustee of the Village of Deerfield, Illinois, and he was chosen as one of the Illinois Super Lawyers in 2009 (one of only 5% of attorneys selected each year).

In addition to trial work, Alan has been retained to advise corporations, pilots, airports, and municipalities on regulatory and statutory compliance, formation and organization, and liability protection.

Away from the office, Alan enjoys skiing, scuba diving, running and travel. Alan lives in Deerfield with his wife, Aimee, his daughter Amanda, and his son, Andrew.

The Litigation Counsel of America is an invitation- only trial lawyer honorary society. Membership is limited to 3,500 Fellows, or one-half of one percent of American lawyers. The purpose of the LCA is to recognize deserving, experienced, and highly qualified lawyers, to promote superior advocacy and ethical standards in the practice of law, to assist in community involvement by its membership, and to advance a superior judiciary.

The composition of the LCA is aggressively diverse, with recognition of excellence among American litigation and trial counsel across all segments of the bar. Fellows are selected and invited after evaluation on effectiveness and accomplishment in litigation and trial work, along with ethical reputation. Fellows may include judges, professors of law, governmental attorneys and in-house counsel.

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