Stephan Zouras, LLP is a premier law firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois representing people in wage and hour matters, employment disputes, catastrophic personal injury and business litigation nationwide. Our firm is headed by two highly experienced attorneys who together have recovered over $22 million in damages for victims of negligence and unlawful employment practices in the past five years alone. We have the knowledge, expertise and understanding to manage cases ranging from a single seriously-injured client to thousands of workers who were victimized by unlawful corporate policies, practices and schemes.
Our partners have gained notoriety by obtaining dozens of six and seven figure verdicts and settlements for their clients in a variety of types of cases including overtime disputes, employment litigation, personal injury, business litigation and products liability. James B. Zouras was named among the Chicago Law Bulletin's "Top 40 Lawyers Under Age 40," one of the youngest lawyers ever bestowed that honor. The firm's other partner, Ryan F. Stephan, has served as lead or co-lead counsel on several complex class and collective action cases and has successfully argued before the Judicial Panel on Multi District Litigation.
Our partners have been admitted to and successfully litigated cases in federal and state courts throughout the United States. Some notable examples of our recent accomplishments include:
- Litigating a $9 million FLSA overtime class action against a national retailer which settled on the eve of trial
- Obtaining a $6 million dollar wrongful death settlement on behalf of the Estate of a Chicago worker
- Obtaining a multi-million dollar settlement in a breach of contract class action against a high-tech communications company
- Obtaining a $3.5 million settlement on behalf of over 100 loan officers who were not properly paid overtime compensation
- Achieving a $1 million verdict on behalf of an injured construction worker
- Obtaining millions of dollars in unpaid overtime on behalf of loan officers of several national financial institutions
- Obtaining multiple six-figure settlements on behalf of classes of tenants residing in Chicago apartment buildings whose security deposits were unlawfully managed by their landlords
- Obtaining a several hundred thousand dollar settlement against a physician for negligently performing a procedure which resulted in the unwanted abortion of a fetus
- Securing a judgment against an automobile insurer for approximately 18 times the liability limits for its bad faith refusal to settle a case
- Establishing precedent in the Federal and Illinois Appellate courts securing the rights of aggrieved workers and residential tenants
Our goal is to continue to build on our reputation as a nationally-respected law firm widely known for helping people. Through our aggressive yet personalized approach to investigating, evaluating and prosecuting your claim, we take pride in maximizing your recovery as quickly and efficiently as possible while keeping you posted on the latest developments. We are committed to achieving justice for all of our clients while maintaining the highest ethical standards as leaders in the legal community. |
