Stephan Zouras, LLP is a nationally recognized law firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois representing people in unpaid wage disputes, employment litigation, catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases throughout Illinois and across the United States.  Our firm is headed by two highly experienced attorneys who have achieved great success at a remarkably young age.  James B. Zouras and Ryan F. Stephan have together recovered tens of millions of dollars for victims of negligence and unlawful employment practices in the past five years alone.

Unlike most firms, our partners personally handle all of the firm's cases.  They bring a wealth of cutting-edge knowledge, expertise and insight to achieve full compensation for their clients. Throughout their careers, Mr. Stephan and Mr. Zouras have dedicated themselves to serving people by consistently demonstrating a level of skill unsurpassed by even the most seasoned litigators.  They have earned a reputation as tough, zealous and aggressive advocates who care about their clients and get exceptional results.  Law firms throughout the nation look to Stephan Zouras, LLP for assistance in representing people.

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James B. Zouras is an accomplished trial lawyer who was named among the Chicago Law Bulletin's "Top 40 Lawyers Under Age 40," one of the youngest lawyers ever bestowed that honor.  He has successfully handled over a dozen major jury trials and argued at least 14 matters before the appellate courts.

Contact James Zouras:
312-233-1550

Ryan F. Stephan is a talented class action litigator who has served as lead or co-counsel on several groundbreaking class and collective action cases throughout the Unites States.  He has helped establish precedent in wage and hour law, forced major corporations to change unlawful employment practices, and successfully argued before the Judicial Panel on Multi District Litigation.

Contact Ryan Stephan:
312-233-1550

Our partners have successfully litigated a variety of complex cases across the nation.  Some notable examples of our recent accomplishments include:

• Obtaining an eight-figure wage and hour settlement on behalf of employees of a nationwide convenience store
  
  Obtaining a six-figure settlement against a manufacturer for failing to pay its employees for all time worked
  
  Litigating a $9 million class action against a national retailer for unpaid overtime which settled on the eve of trial
  
  
• Obtaining a $6 million wrongful death settlement on behalf of the Estate of a Chicago worker
  
  
• Obtaining a $3.5 million settlement on behalf of over 100 loan officers who were not properly paid overtime compensation
  
  
• Obtaining millions of dollars in unpaid overtime and other wages on behalf of employees of several national financial institutions across the United States
  
  
• Obtaining a six-figure confidential settlement against a prominent restaurant for failing to pay its bartenders and wait staff proper overtime or minimum wages
  
  
  • Obtaining a multi-million dollar settlement in a breach of contract class action against a high-tech communications company
    
    
• Obtaining multiple six-figure settlements on behalf of tenants residing in Chicago apartment buildings whose security deposits were unlawfully managed by their landlords
  
  
• Obtaining a several hundred thousand dollar medical malpractice settlement against a physician for negligently causing the unwanted abortion of a fetus
  
  
• Securing a judgment against an insurance company for approximately 18 times the limits of its liability policy for its bad faith refusal to settle a case before trial
  
  
• Establishing precedent in the Federal and Illinois Appellate courts securing the rights of aggrieved workers and residential tenants