John M. Fitzgerald is a litigator whose practice is focused on complex commercial litigation, executive compensation, and appeals.  John has represented many large corporations, small businesses, and individuals successfully and cost-effectively in state and federal litigation.  He is the co-author, with Gino L. DiVito, of legal opinion memoranda to the Office of the Governor of Illinois concerning the interpretation of the Pension Protection Clause of the Illinois Constitution of 1970.  John also has written several published articles on current legal issues.  John’s recent victories include a successful motion in the Illinois Supreme Court for a rare supervisory order that required the Illinois Appellate Court to hear a previously dismissed appeal on the merits.

John joined Tabet DiVito & Rothstein LLC in January 2006.  He is a 2004 graduate of the University of Chicago Law School.  While in law school, John worked as an extern for U.S. District Court Judge Milton I. Shadur, completed an advanced antitrust seminar with Judge Richard A. Posner of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and worked as a research assistant to Professor Richard A. Epstein.  He received his Bachelor’s degree with honors in political science from the University of Chicago in 2001.  He is a graduate of St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago.

John is licensed to practice law in Illinois, and he is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association and the Illinois State Bar Association.