Zisl Edelson | Chicago Civil Rights and Police Brutality Lawyer

Zisl Edelson

Zisl Edelson

Edelson & Garfinkel

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About Zisl

Chicago civil rights attorney Zisl Edelson, of Edelson & Garfinkel, LLC, works hard to protect your rights and win police brutality or police misconduct case. She believes in fighting the abuse of power from law enforcement, government, and corporations. Ms. Edelson graduated from the University of Chicago Law School and Graduate School of Business where she earned her J.D. and M.B.A., respectively. She was also a research assistant to the Hon. Richard Posner, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Following work as a corporate and commercial real estate attorney, Ms. Edelson devoted herself to fighting for the poor and abused as a Project Safe attorney at the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago. She has published works on witness testimony and white-collar crime. Ms. Edelson serves as a second trial chair to Mr. Hal Garfinkel, who is the lead trial counsel in all civil rights and felony criminal trials.

Experience

Former Research Assistant

Hon. Richard Posner, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals

1988

Admission

Verified Illinois State Bar

1987

Education

University of Chicago Graduate School of Business

M.B.A.

1987

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • National Association for Justice
  • National Police Accountability Project
  • National Lawyers Guild
  • Appellate Lawyers Association
  • Illinois State Bar Association