Chicago, Illinois 60654
United States
Barry E. Fields
is a partner with extensive litigation experience in a wide range of matters. His practice areas include products liability, mass tort, "computer consulting" malpractice, securities fraud, fraud, commercial, and discrimination litigation. He has handled cases in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania. He is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School and a member of that institution's Visiting Committee.
Known as "well organized and always on top of his cases," Barry was selected in 2004 as one of 40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch by Law Bulletin Publishing Company.
Barry was quoted in the article, Adjuncts Offer Students Legal Education for the Joy of It, published in the Chicago Lawyer.
Areas of Practice | 1) Litigation, 2) Commercial Litigation, 3) Product Liability & Mass Tort Litigation and 4) Accountant Liability Litigation |
Law School | University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1991 |
Education | Bellarmine University, B.A., Chemistry, 1988 |
Bar Member / Association | State bar of Illinois |
Most recent firm | Kirkland & Ellis LLP |
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