Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
The Myth of the Big Firm: Why Agility Wins in Modern Litigation
Many clients believe that a massive firm is required for a massive case. The reality? Huge firms are often slowed down by committee structures and bureaucratic oversight. At DiTommaso Lubin, we have the same access to top-tier experts and forensic data tools as any “Big Law” firm, but we operate with the speed of a fighter jet. When a trial shifts, we pivot in seconds—not after a firm committee meeting. We have handled very large and complex trials including trials that have lasted two years in one case and resulted in a judgment of over $20 million in closely held family business dispute involving serious breaches of fiduciary duty that required our lawyers with the help of forensic accounts, witness interviews and over 30 depositions to expose complex employee expense allocations where the controlling partner falsely allocated millions of dollars in employee expenses related to his solely owned business to family’s jointly owned business and also charged multi-million dollar management fees when he was charging for ghost employees who were only providing services to his business. In other words he was charging the joint entities millions of dollars in fees for supposedly keeping expenses down when in fact he was the one with his hands in the cookie jar. We have years of experience reviewing complex acccounting records and then using live witnesses to expose complex fiduciary fraud. We win cases through hard work and knowledge of complex business issues and fiduciary fraud schemes and not from simply being the loudest one in the court room. We know when to be calm and to negotiate like big firm lawyer and when to be “street fighters” but not in sense of fighting dirty but to fight hard and fair for our clients and to be the truth tellers in the courtroom that the judge and jury rely upon. Our track record of wins and big settlements is the proof that our court room style works.
James DiTommaso: The Modern Problem Solver
Modern litigation is won through a combination of traditional “people skills” and advanced technological warfare. James DiTommaso brings both.
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Technical Firepower: We utilize high-end AI discovery tools and forensic research that rival the infrastructure of 500-lawyer firms. Whether it’s managing millions of data points in a fraud case or conducting high-stakes Zoom depositions, James ensures our firm is never out-teched.
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A Legacy of Advocacy: A graduate of Chicago-Kent College of Law with a Business Law Certificate, James served as a judicial extern for the Illinois Appellate Court. He is the person clients call when they are in a “sticky situation” and need a strategic, aggressive advocate who understands human nature as well as he understands the law.
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Results for Businesses: James has successfully outmaneuvered massive firms in complex partnership disputes and fraud cases, often forcing favorable settlements before a single juror is seated.
“Attorney James DiTommaso is exactly what ‘RIGHT’ looks like in a legal professional. He is super professional, knowledgeable, and put me at ease right away.” — Verified Client Review
Call James if you want a free consultation at 630-330-0000 or contact him online.