Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Construction Litigation, Franchise & Dealership; view more
Licensed in Illinois since: 1999
Education: Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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Adam M. Berger is a partner at Miller Berger, LLC, in Chicago, Illinois, serving clients in the Chicagoland area and throughout U.S. He offers legal counsel on matters involving business litigation, construction litigation, employment litigation, and franchise and dealerships.
A Washington University graduate with a bachelor’s in economics and French, Mr. Berger studied law at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where he was a dean’s list student. He was a member of the National Moot Court Team, winning the Intra-School Moot Court Competition and the Best Oral Advocate award. Furthermore, he was selected to be a part of the Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Team and also won the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for legal research.
Earning his law degree in 1999, Mr. Berger was admitted to practice law the same year in Indiana. He is also admitted before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois; the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; the U.S. District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin; and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.
Active in his local community and legal circle, Mr. Berger serves on the board of several private and public associations. He maintains memberships with:
· The Chicago Bar
· The Northwest Suburban Bar Association
· The Illinois Independent Auto Dealers Association
· The National Independent Auto Dealers Association
· The Hispanic American Construction Industry Association
· The Illinois Defense Counsel
Mr. Berger has been peer-reviewed through Martindale-Hubbell and received high ratings for his communication skills, legal knowledge and experience of more than 2 decades in the legal field. He holds an “Excellent” rating on Avvo for his commitment to the legal profession. Moreover, the Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter has honored him with the Trial Lawyer Excellence Award, and he is recognized as an Elite Lawyer by the ranking service that honors the legal competence of attorneys in the U.S. (2020-2022).
Practice areas
Business Litigation, Construction Litigation: Business, Franchise/Dealership, Employment Litigation: Defense- 30% Business Litigation
- 30% Construction Litigation: Business
- 30% Franchise/Dealership
- 10% Employment Litigation: Defense
First Admitted: 1999, Illinois
Professional Webpage: https://www.millerberger.com/adam-berger
- “Trial Lawyer Excellence Award”, Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter
- Elite Lawyer, 2020-2023
- Super Lawyer, 2022-2023
- Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star, Construction Litigation
- Co-Author, Chapter 1 and Chapter 4, A Young Lawyer’s Guide to Real Estate Practice, The Young Lawyers Section, Chicago Bar Association
- Illinois
- HACIA
- National Independent Auto Dealer Association
- Illinois Independent Auto Dealer Association, Board Member
- Illinois Defense Counsel
- Northwest Suburban Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- Federal Trial Bar
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- Washington University, St. Louis, 1993
- Defense verdict in wrongful death case ($8,000,000 demand), 2015
- Summary judgment in favor of automobile dealership on multi-count complaint upheld on appeal by the First District., 2020
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2022 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2010