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Name : Jennifer Basola

Email Address: jbasola@consumerlawcenter.com

Ms. Basola received her undergraduate degree in Business Administration/Marketing from Bradley University in 1994. In addition, she attended the University of Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark and completed its International Business program. Ms. Basola attended The John Marshall law School in Chicago, Illinois and received her Juris Doctor degree in 1999.

Ms. Basola was licensed to practice law in Illinois in 1999, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 2000. She received her license to practice law in California in 2004 and is also admitted in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Ms. Basola is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Ms. Basola has been employed with Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® since December 2001. During her employment with Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center®, she has represented thousands of consumers in California and Illinois in Lemon Law, breach of warranty and fraud claims. She has represented consumers in hundreds of arbitrations and mediations and has been first-chair in approximately 25 jury trials.

Ms. Basola has also prepared appellate court briefs in both Illinois and California and has argued before the California Court of Appeals in a breach of warranty case.

Prior to her employment at Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center®, Ms. Basola was employed by a Chicago law firm from May 2000 through December 2001, handling compliance work and residential real estate claims and from May of 1999 through May of 2000, Ms. Basola litigated over 60 arbitrations and 10 jury trials while employed by a personal injury firm in Chicago, Illinois.

Name : Harry Bradley

Email Address: hbradley@consumerlawcenter.com

Mr. Bradley is a consumer attorney concentrating his practice in breach of warranty claims. He was admitted to the Indiana Bar and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana in October of 2003. He has settled over 250 Indiana lemon law and breach of warranty claims.

Mr. Bradley earned his Juris Doctor degree from Indiana University School of Law in May 2003. While in law school, he was an officer in the Hispanic Law Society and participated in Moot Court. Additionally, Mr. Bradley was a certified legal intern for the Marion County (Indianapolis) Prosecutor's Office from May 2002 to May 2003 in the felony division, and conducted 4 felony trials under the Indiana Supreme Court's 'certified legal intern' program.

Mr. Bradley obtained his undergraduate degree in Finance from Indiana University in May of 2000. He was employed as a mechanic and service manager prior to graduation.

Name : Scott M. Cohen

Email Address: scohen@consumerlawcenter.com

Scott M. Cohen is a consumer attorney concentrating his practice in breach of warranty, lemon law, consumer fraud, and fair debt collection actions. Mr. Cohen earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana in May 1993. He earned his law degree from Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law in May 1996. While at Ohio Northern University, Mr. Cohen was an Associate Editor of the Ohio Northern University Law Review.

Mr. Cohen was licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of Illinois in November 1996 and the Supreme Court of Indiana in 1999. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal, and the United States District Courts for the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of Illinois, as well as the Northern District of Indiana. Additionally, Mr. Cohen is a member of the Federal Trial Bar.

Mr. Cohen has been employed as an attorney at Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® a multi-jurisdictional consumer protection law firm, since 1996 and has successfully handled thousands of consumer actions by means of settlement, court ordered arbitration, mediation, trial, or appeal. As nationwide appellate counsel for Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® he has successfully argued six (6) landmark consumer appeals before the Supreme Courts of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Florida, and Wisconsin. He has also successfully argued appeals of significant consumer interest before the United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the appellate courts for the States of Illinois, California, Missouri, Georgia, and Florida. In total, he has presented oral argument to the above-listed appellate and supreme courts on approximately forty (40) occasions and has prevailed in well over fifty (50) appeals, including reversing over thirty (30) trial level decisions. Mr. Cohen also has tried approximately fifteen (15) consumer actions to verdict and has managed dozens of other appeals for Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® for which he did not personally appear.

In 2005, Mr. Cohen was selected by the Honorable Paddy McNamara of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois to be on the Commercial Litigation Committee of the Chicago Bar Association to draft pattern jury instructions for the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. Ultimately, pattern jury instructions shaped by Mr. Cohen’s appellate achievements were approved by the Committee and submitted to the Illinois Supreme Court who adopted the instructions with very minor revisions in January of 2007. See Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. Civ. 185.01. These instructions are believed to be the only Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act pattern jury instructions in the nation.

Currently, Mr. Cohen manages several litigation departments of Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® including managing the firm’s ongoing appeals. Mr. Cohen’s advocacy continues to pave the way for consumers across the nation to be able to redress their grievances against some of the nation’s largest corporations. Some of Mr. Cohen’s appellate achievements on behalf of consumers are summarized below:

STATE SUPREME COURT VICTORIES

Mr. Cohen’s first State Supreme Court victory occurred on February 16, 2005 when he convinced the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Mayberry v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., 692 N.W.2d 226, 2005-1 Trade Cases P 74,710, 2005 WI 13 (Feb. 16, 2005) in a unanimous (7-0) decision to allow a consumer’s claim to proceed for breach of warranty pursuant to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act despite the fact that the consumer had traded-in the subject vehicle for more money than it was worth at the time of trade. The Wisconsin Supreme Court determined that for a breach of warranty action, damages are measured at the time and place of acceptance, i.e., when originally sold as “new” as opposed to at some later moment in time. The Court also concluded that layperson testimony from the owner of a vehicle may form the basis of establishing diminished value damages irrespective of the amount received on trade. The Court’s decision reversed a previous trial court order dismissing Ms. Mayberry’s action.

Less than one week later, on February 22, 2005 in Hyundai Motor America, Inc. v. Goodin, 822 N.E.2d 947 (Feb. 22, 2005), Mr. Cohen successfully convinced the Indiana Supreme Court in a unanimous (5-0) decision to abolish the doctrine of privity of contract, a direct buyer-seller relationship, as a requirement for suing a car manufacturer regarding the merchantability or fitness of an automobile pursuant to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. Whereas prior to this decision a consumer could only pursue a merchantability claim against a car dealer, presuming that the dealer had not disclaimed the claim in the fine print of the purchase documents, the door was now open to pursue these claims against manufacturers and distributors of consumer products. Further, the Court’s opinion reinstated Ms. Goodin’s favorable jury verdict and reversed the Appellate Court for taking away the verdict.

On May 27, 2005, Mr. Cohen prevailed again before the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Peterson v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., 697 N.W.2d 61 (May 27, 2005) in a unanimous (7-0) decision. In Peterson, the Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed with Mr. Cohen’s argument that leased vehicles are covered by the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act in contravention to a New York high court decision from 2002, DiCintio v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 97 N.Y.2d 463, 742 N.Y.S.2d 182, 768 N.E.2d 1121 (2002). The Court noted that the reasoning of the authorities relied upon by Mr. Cohen, mainly other cases in which he had prevailed on this same issue, was more congruent with the plain meaning of the pertinent provisions of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act than the analysis employed by the New York high court in DiCintio. The Court’s decision reversed a previous trial court order dismissing Ms. Peterson’s action.

On December 7, 2005, Mr. Cohen successfully convinced the Indiana Supreme Court in Daimler Chrysler Corp. v. Yaeger, 838 N.E.2d 449, 449-50 (Ind. 2005) to dismiss an appeal brought by Chrysler. After the trial court denied Chrysler’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s complaint and compel arbitration, Chrysler brought an interlocutory appeal without first seeking trial court certification. Mr. Cohen filed a motion to dismiss the appeal, which a majority of a panel of the Court of Appeals denied, holding that it had discretion to address the appeal under Indiana Appellate Rule 66(B). The Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer and reversed the Appellate Court finding that the Indiana Appellate did not authorize Chrysler’s interlocutory appeal.

Mr. Cohen then prevailed on June 29, 2006 before the Illinois Supreme Court in Razor v. Hyundai Motor America, Inc., 222 Ill. 2d 75 (2006) certiorari denied by Hyundai Motor America v. Razor, 127 S.Ct. 1156 (2007). In Razor, the Illinois Supreme Court held that Hyundai’s disclaimer of consequential damages, i.e., aggravation and inconvenience and loss of use, was unconscionable thus allowing a consumer access to these damages despite the fine print in Hyundai’s warranty provided after the purchase transaction was consummated. The Court also held that Ms. Razor, a layperson, should have been allowed to testify to the value of her own automobile in order to establish her diminished value damages at the time she originally purchased her automobile pursuant to her claim for breach of warranty under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.

On April 12, 2007, Mr. Cohen prevailed before the Florida Supreme Court in American Honda Motor Company, Inc. v. Cerasani, 955 So.2d 543 (Fl. 2007) in a unanimous (7-0) decision. In Cerasani, Honda appealed to the Florida Supreme Court after Mr. Cohen had prevailed at the appellate level and reversed the trial court’s order dismissing the consumer’s breach of warranty claims. The Florida Supreme Court certified the appellate level decision as being in conflict with Sellers v. Frank Griffin AMC Jeep, Inc., 526 So. 2d 147 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988) (finding that the leased vehicle at issue was not covered by the Warranty Act) and agreed to hear the case. Relying upon authority from cases successfully handled by Mr. Cohen on this same issue, including Peterson listed above, the Florida Supreme Court disapproved Sellers and affirmed the District Court of Appeal’s decision that leased automobiles are covered by the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.

On September 20, 2007, Mr. Cohen prevailed a second time before the Illinois Supreme Court in Mydlach v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation, 875 N.E.2d 1047. In Mydlach, the trial court dismissed the plaintiff’s breach of warranty action brought pursuant to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act finding that the claim was barred by the statute of limitations since the vehicle at issue, purchased used by Ms. Mydlach, was originally sold as “new” more than four (4) years from the date the plaintiff filed suit against DaimlerChrysler. After Mr. Cohen prevailed on appeal before the Illinois Appellate Court, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the Appellate Court’s reversal of the trial court’s dismissal order. While the Illinois Supreme Court did find that a “used” car purchaser could not revoke acceptance of the vehicle against DaimlerChrysler, the Illinois Supreme Court held that the plaintiff’s breach of warranty claim was not barred by the statute of limitations and that the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act provided an independent cause of action for the plaintiff to pursue a claim for monetary damages against DaimlerChrysler. The Illinois Supreme Court ultimately concluded that the statute of limitations for a breach of warranty could not begin to toll until there was at least a failure on the part of the warrantor to comply with its obligations to repair.

APPELLATE COURT DECISIONS

Mr. Cohen has also successfully handled the following appeals:

• Mrugala v. Fairfield Ford, Inc., 325 Ill. App. 3d 484; 758 N.E.2d 423 (1st Dist. Ill. 2001) (trial court order requiring return of subject vehicle despite fact only a diminished value recovery was sought was reversed and consumer was entitled to retain possession of his vehicle and damages under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Action);
• Lara v. Hyundai Motor America,331 Ill. App. 3d 53; 770 N.E.2d 721 (2nd Dist. Ill. 2002) (trial court’s dismissal of action due to repossession of vehicle reversed in this breach of warranty action under Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act);
• Dekelaita v. Nissan Motor Corp., 799 N.E.2d 367; 278 Ill. Dec. 649 (1st Dist. Ill. 2003) (trial court’s dismissal of Magnuson-Moss action due to the subject vehicle being leased reversed on appeal);
• Check v. Clifford Chrysler-Plymouth of Buffalo Grove, Inc., 342 Ill. App. 3d 150; 794 N.E.2d 829 (1st Dist. Ill. 2003) (judgment in favor of consumer following jury trial in consumer fraud and breach of implied warranty action under Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act affirmed on appeal) (petition for rehearing and for leave to appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court denied);
• Mayberry v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., 271 Wis.2d 258, 678 N.W.2d 357 (Wis. Ct. App. Feb. 24, 2004) (reversed trial court’s dismissal of action under Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act finding that that the consumer had sustained damages despite trading-in the subject vehicle for more money than its value at the time of trade);
• Melton v. Frigidaire and Best Buy, 346 Ill.App.3d 331, 805 N.E.2d 322 (1st Dist. Ill. Feb. 24, 2004) (attorneys’ fee award under Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act affirmed on appeal); (petition for leave to appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court denied);
• Mekertichian v. Mercedes Benz USA, 347 Ill.App.3d 828, 807 N.E.2d 1165 (1st Dist. Mar. 31 2004) (affirmed trial court’s denial of motion to dismiss implied warranty action pursuant to Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act finding that doctrine of privity of contract was not a bar to pursue implied warranty action); (petition for leave to appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court denied);
• Pearson and Zenari v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation, 813 N.E.2d 230 (1st Dist. Ill. Mar. 31 2004); (trial court’s dismissal of two actions under Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act due to fact subject vehicles were fixed was reversed in this consolidated appeal with the court finding that an issue of fact existed as to whether the vehicles were fixed within a reasonable number of attempts) (petition for leave to appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court denied);
• Mangold v. Nissan Motor Corporation, 347 Ill.App.3d 1008, 809 N.E.2d 251 (3rd Dist. Ill. Apr. 30, 2004) (lessees have standing to pursue Magnuson-Moss action);
• Peterson v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., 272 Wis.2d 676, 679 N.W.2d 840 (Wis. Ct. App. Mar. 31, 2004); (reversed trial court for dismissing Magnuson-Moss action solely because subject vehicle was leased);
• DaimlerChrysler Corporation v. Franklin, 814 N.E.2d 281 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004) (affirmed judgment on jury’s verdict finding that plaintiff had not consented to resolve his Magnuson-Moss claims through binding arbitration);
• Esmurdoc v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation, 2004 WL 2347566, 29 Fla. L. Weekly D2343 (Fl. Ct. App. 2004) (reversed trial court’s dismissal of action finding that plaintiff did not consent to arbitrate her Magnuson-Moss claims with Chrysler);
• Paige v. Hyundai Motor America, Inc., 271 Ga.App. 214, 609 S.E.2d 168 (Ga. Ct. App. 2005) (reversed trial court for dismissing Magnuson-Moss action due to fact plaintiff allegedly did not participate in informal dispute resolution in good faith);
• Brentine v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation, 356 Ill.App.3d 760, 826 N.E.2d 1057 (1st Dist. Ill. 2005) (trial court’s order upholding settlement agreement in Magnuson-Moss action affirmed on appeal);
• Craine v. Bill Kay's Downers Grove Nissan, 354 Ill. App. 3d 1023; 822 N.E.2d 941 (2nd Dist. Ill. 2005) (trial court’s order finding that consumer’s claims were not subject to binding arbitration affirmed on appeal);
• Edwards v. Hyundai Motor America, 163 S.W.3d 494 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005) (trial court order dismissing Magnuson-Moss action on statute of limitations grounds reversed on appeal);
• Zietara v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation, 361 Ill.App.3d 819, 838 N.E.2d 76 (1st Dist. Ill. 2005) (trial court order debarring consumer from rejecting arbitration award in Magnuson-Moss action reversed on appeal);
• Andreasen v. Hyundai Motor America, 2005 WL 2885621 (Cal. App. 2005) (order limiting award of attorneys’ fees to consumer to a percentage of the underlying recovery in a Magnuson-Moss action reversed on appeal);
• Brophy v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 932 So.2d 272 (Fla. App. 2005) (trial court order dismissing Magnuson-Moss action because subject vehicle was leased reversed on appeal);
• O'Connor v. BMW of North America, LLC, 905 So. 2d 235 (Fla. App. 2005) (trial court entry of summary judgment in favor of BMW on Magnuson-Moss action because subject vehicle was leased reversed on appeal);
• Cerasani v. American Honda Motor Co., 916 So. 2d 843 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005) (reversed order of trial court improperly dismissing Magnuson-Moss action, because subject vehicle was leased); Mattuck v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 366 Ill.App.3d 1026, 852 N.E.2d 485 (1st Dist. 2006) (judgment on jury’s verdict pursuant to Magnuson-Moss action, including determination of damages based on testimony of Plaintiff’s mechanical expert Thomas Walters, affirmed on appeal);
• Shoop v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 864 N.E.2d 785 (1st Dist. 2007) (entry of summary judgment in Magnuson-Moss action in favor of Defendant on issue of damages based, in part, on the testimony of Thomas Walters reversed on appeal);
• Brunner v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 2007 WL 1021392 (Cal. Ct. App. April 5, 2007) (judgment on jury’s verdict in Magnuson-Moss action affirmed on appeal where court rejected Chrysler’s contention that layperson testimony on damages alone was insufficient to support verdict);
• Sawyer v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, 2007 WL 2070458 (Cal. Ct. App. July 20, 2007) (judgment on verdict in favor of consumer affirmed on appeal where court rejected Mercedes-Benz contention that there was not substantial evidence to support the verdict, because the testimony at trial regarding the diminution in value lacked foundation).
• San Martin v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 983 So. 2d 620 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008) (trial court’s denial of attorneys’ fees in Magnuson-Moss action finding consumer was not the prevailing party after accepting Chrysler’s Offer of Judgment reversed on appeal);
• Kirkton v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 2008 WL 1947916 (Cal. Ct. App. May 6, 2008) (judgment on jury’s verdict in Magnuson-Moss action affirmed on appeal where court rejected Chrysler’s contention that layperson testimony on damages alone was insufficient to support verdict);
• Jones v. Nissan North America, Inc., 385 Ill. App. 3d 740, 895 N.E.2d 303 (2d. Dist. Sept. 11, 2008) (trial court’s dismissal of Magnuson-Moss action due to consumer’s ineligibility to participate in informal dispute resolution after disposal of subject vehicle reversed on appeal); and
• Hanson-Suminski v. Rohrman Midwest Motors, Inc., 386 Ill. App. 3d 585, 898 N.E.2d 194 (1st Dist. Nov. 7, 2008) (judgment on consumer fraud verdict affirmed on appeal).

Name : Jordan Erickson

Email Address: jerickson@consumerlawcenter.com

Associate, born in Phoenix, Arizona, received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Illinois State University. She received her Juris Doctor degree from the St. Thomas University (FL) School of Law, graduating Magna Cum Laude. While in law school, Ms. Erickson was a certified legal intern for the Broward County State Attorney’s Office, Vice President of Membership of Moot Court Team and Solicitation Editor of the Law Review. She is admitted to the bar of the State of Florida and the State of Illinois. Upon graduation from law school, Ms. Erickson served as Broward County Assistant State Attorney for approximately two years and has litigated approximately sixteen jury trials. At Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center®, Ms. Erickson concentrates her practice on consumer protection and breach of warranty litigation.

Name : Jordan Hammer

Email Address: jhammer@consumerlawcenter.com

Since being admitted to practice law in November 2009, Mr. Hammer has served as an associate attorney in the areas of breach of warranty and lemon law litigation. In this role, Mr. Hammer handles consumer complaints throughout Illinois and Florida and is responsible for all aspects of litigation, including but not limited to, covering the daily court call for the firm, arbitrating cases, and trial.

Prior to joining Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® Mr. Hammer worked as a research assistant at the DePaul University College of Law, primarily with Prof. Emeritus Vincent Vitullo and assisted Prof. Vitullo in his duties as a Commissioner for the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism.

Mr. Hammer graduated from the University of Florida in 2005 (B.A., Psychology) and in 2006 received a Master of Sciences degree (M.S., Management) from the University of Florida Warrington College of Business. Mr. Hammer then attended the DePaul University College of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor in 2009. Mr. Hammer is licensed to practice law in Illinois and Florida.

Name : Adam T. Hill

Email Address: ahill@consumerlawcenter.com

Adam T. Hill joined Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® , as an attorney in November of 2007, concentrating his practice in the areas of consumer protection and breach of warranty litigation. At Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® , Mr. Hill is responsible for all aspects of litigation including, but not limited to, the arbitration, mediation and/or trial of cases, as well as covering the daily court calls for the firm. Prior to earning his license to practice law, Mr. Hill worked for over two years as a law clerk at Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® .

Mr. Hill earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan in April of 2003 and went on to earn his Juris Doctor from The John Marshall Law School in May of 2007. While in law school Mr. Hill was Vice President of the Student Bar Association, participated in numerous mock trial competitions, and was a member of the Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution Honors Board.

Mr. Hill was licensed to practice in the state of Illinois in November of 2007.

Name : Eric Kaczander

Email Address: ekaczander@consumerlawcenter.com

Eric J. Kaczander is an attorney concentrating his practice in breach of warranty, consumer fraud and employee rights actions. Mr. Kaczander earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Communication from Michigan State University in May 1999. He earned his law degree from Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, in May 2004. While at Arizona State University, Mr. Kaczander was an extern for the Arizona Court of Appeals Staff Attorneys Office.

Mr. Kaczander was licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of Illinois in 2004, and the Supreme Court of Kentucky and Minnesota in 2011. Mr. Kaczander is also admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Northern and Central District of Illinois, Eastern and Western District of Kentucky, and is a member of the Federal Trial Bar.

Mr. Kaczander has been employed as an attorney at Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® since November 2004 and has successfully handled close to 1,000 consumer actions by means of settlement, court ordered arbitration, mediation, trial and appeal. He has briefed and argued countless dispositive motions and drafted and argued many appellate issues regarding matters of significant consumer interest. Mr. Kaczander has tried approximately thirty (30) consumer actions to verdict through jury and/or bench trials and is the firm’s lead trial attorney for all cases filed in Illinois, Kentucky and Minnesota.

Name : Robert Kiddie

Email Address: rkiddie@consumerlawcenter.com

Robert Kiddie joined Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® in June of 2010, focusing his practice on lemon law, breach of warranty claims, and consumer litigation. Mr. Kiddie received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Texas Tech University where he graduated magna cum laude. He went on to receive his Juris Doctor from the University Of Texas School Of Law where he was the recipient of the Norman S. Davis Endowed Scholarship in Law. While in law school, Mr. Kiddie volunteered his time at The People’s Law School, a program designed to educate average citizens of their legal rights. Prior to joining Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center®, Mr. Kiddie negotiated and settled lemon law and breach of warranty claims on behalf of General Motors. Mr. Kiddie is licensed to practice in Texas.

Name : Adam J. Krohn

Email Address: akrohn@consumerlawcenter.com

Adam J. Krohn is one of the founding partners of Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® He has been admitted to practice law in Illinois, Missouri and before the U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, the U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, the U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, the U.S. Distict Court Northern District of Indiana, The Supreme Court of Illinois and the Supreme Court of Missouri.

Mr. Krohn was chosen as the guest speaker at the Chicago Bar Association's 'Consumer Rip-Offs' seminar held at the Harold Washington Library. He is also an active member of the YLS Consumer Fraud Sub-Committee and submitted a proposal to the Committee regarding the Illinois New Vehicle Buyer Protection Act that would enhance state warranty rights.

Mr. Krohn has been featured on CLTV News, Channel 5's Target 5 News Reports, the Gazette News Service, the Chicago Sun Times and was featured in The Reader's 25th Anniversary Celebration issue. He also had one of his jury verdicts reported in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (Bantz vs. Mercedes Benz of North America).

Mr. Krohn has tried to verdict many consumer cases in both state and federal court. In May of 1998, Mr. Krohn obtained a $78,866.25 sum for his client, Pamela Connor. A federal jury awarded her another $27,166.25 (on a $22,000 vehicle and she was able to retain ownership of the subject vehicle) and awarded her another $1700 in punitive damages. The trial judge later awarded an additional $25,000 in punitive damages against Ford Motor Company and Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® settled its attorneys' fees which Ford Motor Company was required to pay.

Mr. Krohn has also successfully briefed and argued cases before the Seventh Circuit of Illinois in matters which have had enormous impact on consumers.

Mr. Krohn is a graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law. He was an associate at Daniel Suber & Associates, and also at Friedman & Olson, . where he practiced civil litigation. Since 1995, he has devoted his professional career to fighting for the rights of consumers.

Mr. Krohn is also a professor of Consumer Law at Chapman University’s School of Law.

Name : Adam J. Krohn

Email Address: akrohn@consumerlawcenter.com

Adam J. Krohn is one of the founding partners of Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® He has been admitted to practice law in Illinois, Missouri and before the U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, the U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, the U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, the U.S. Distict Court Northern District of Indiana, The Supreme Court of Illinois and the Supreme Court of Missouri.

Mr. Krohn was chosen as the guest speaker at the Chicago Bar Association's 'Consumer Rip-Offs' seminar held at the Harold Washington Library. He is also an active member of the YLS Consumer Fraud Sub-Committee and submitted a proposal to the Committee regarding the Illinois New Vehicle Buyer Protection Act that would enhance state warranty rights.

Mr. Krohn has been featured on CLTV News, Channel 5's Target 5 News Reports, the Gazette News Service, the Chicago Sun Times and was featured in The Reader's 25th Anniversary Celebration issue. He also had one of his jury verdicts reported in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (Bantz vs. Mercedes Benz of North America).

Mr. Krohn has tried to verdict many consumer cases in both state and federal court. In May of 1998, Mr. Krohn obtained a $78,866.25 sum for his client, Pamela Connor. A federal jury awarded her another $27,166.25 (on a $22,000 vehicle and she was able to retain ownership of the subject vehicle) and awarded her another $1700 in punitive damages. The trial judge later awarded an additional $25,000 in punitive damages against Ford Motor Company and Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® settled its attorneys' fees which Ford Motor Company was required to pay.

Mr. Krohn has also successfully briefed and argued cases before the Seventh Circuit of Illinois in matters which have had enormous impact on consumers.

Mr. Krohn is a graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law. He was an associate at Daniel Suber & Associates, and also at Friedman & Olson, . where he practiced civil litigation. Since 1995, he has devoted his professional career to fighting for the rights of consumers.

Mr. Krohn is also a professor of Consumer Law at Chapman University’s School of Law.

Name : Tim Maloney

Email Address: tmaloney@consumerlawcenter.com

Tim Maloney graduated with distinction from Iowa State University in 2006 where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and a minor in Marketing. Subsequently, he attended DePaul University College of Law where he received his Juris Doctorate in 2010. While at DePaul University College of Law, Mr. Maloney volunteered for Cabrini Green Legal Aid as an expungement help desk worker and attended meetings to gather information for potential clients. Mr. Maloney worked as an extern at the Illinois Attorney General’s Office Consumer Protection Bureau during his second year of law school. During his third year of law school, he worked as a mediator for pro se cases in the Cook County Court System as well as clerked for Krohn & Moss, . Consumer Law Center® during that time.

Mr. Maloney joined Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® as a full time attorney in November 2010. Mr. Maloney is involved in many aspects of litigation. Since joining Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center®, he has arbitrated several cases and assists in handling the firm’s daily court call.

Name : Adam Maxwell

Email Address: amaxwell@consumerlawcenter.com

Mr. Maxwell is a graduate of Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems and a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, where he served on two law review journals, participated in Moot Court competitions, achieved the Top Advocate distinction in trial advocacy in his second year and graduated on the Dean’s List. He practices consumer law in the areas of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act violations, Fair Labor Standards Act violations, and his emphasis is on Lemon Law/breach of warranty litigation.

Mr. Maxwell is admitted to the Missouri State Bar, the Kansas State Bar, and the Illinois State Bar, and holds federal licenses in the Eastern District of Missouri, the Western District of Missouri and in the District Court of Kansas.

Mr. Maxwell has first-chaired eight jury trials, several binding arbitration proceedings, and has handled numerous hearings, mediations and depositions as well as successfully argued many dispositive motions for consumers in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois and California. Most recently, Mr. Maxwell successfully convinced a California jury to make Toyota repurchase a defective truck and refund a California consumer all of his money, despite Toyota’s adamant position that there was nothing defective about his vehicle.

Name : Gregory H. Moss

Email Address: gmoss@consumerlawcenter.com

Gregory H. Moss is a founding partner of K&M.

Mr. Moss is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in May, 1992, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science as well as holds a Juris Doctor Degree from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois in May, 1995. Mr. Moss is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, The Chicago Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

Mr. Moss is also a member of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, the Federal Trial Bar and has also been admitted to practice before the United State Court of Appeals-Seventh Circuit. In addition, in 2007, Mr. Moss was named an Illinois Super Lawyer by Chicago Magazine.

Mr. Moss was licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois in November of 1995 as well as the State of Wisconsin in April of 2002 and has handled thousands of warranty law cases and consumer fraud actions. These actions involve all aspects of litigation including settlement, court ordered arbitration, mediation and trial where he has successfully litigated numerous bench and jury trials for consumers at both the State and Federal Court level. Mr. Moss has been instrumental with the continued expansion and success of K&M.

Name : Brent Wikgren

Email Address: bwikgren@consumerlawcenter.com

Mr. Wikgren joined Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® in 2010, concentrating his practice in the areas of breach of warranty and lemon law litigation.  Mr. Wikgren earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History with honors from Western Illinois University in May of 2004.  He earned his Juris Doctor from University of Miami (FL) School of Law in May of 2007.  He was admitted to the Florida bar in 2007 and the Illinois Bar in 2008.  He is also licensed to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

As a dual licensed attorney, Mr. Wikgren handles consumer complaints throughout the States of Illinois and Florida.  Mr. Wikgren is responsible for all aspects of litigation for Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® and is currently the Managing Attorney of the firm’s Florida department.

Prior to joining Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® Mr. Wikgren concentrated his practice in the areas of commercial litigation and immigration, while working at AzulaySeiden Law Group, in Chicago.  Before that, Mr. Wikgren practiced corporate law with Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen and Loewy, LLP in Miami, Florida.  Mr. Wikgren has extensive deposition and motion practice experience, jury and bench trial experience, and has been lead counsel in numerous binding and non-binding arbitrations throughout Florida and Illinois.

Name : Lee Cassie Yates

Email Address: cyates@consumerlawcenter.com

Ms. Yates joined Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® , in November of 2005, concentrating her practice in the areas of consumer protection and automobile warranty litigation, handling consumer complaints throughout Illinois and Minnesota. At Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® , Ms. Yates is responsible for all aspects of litigation including, but not limited to, the arbitration and/or trial of cases, and covering the daily court call for the firm. Ms. Yates earned her undergraduate degree from Saint Mary’s College at Notre Dame and then went on to earn her Juris Doctor Degree from The Thomas M. Cooley Law School in May of 2005. Ms. Yates worked as a Judicial Clerk for the Honorable Anthony A. Iosco before joining Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® in August of 2005 as a law clerk. Ms. Yates was admitted to the Illinois Bar in November of 2005, to the Northern District of Illinois in December of 2005, to the Minnesota Bar in April of 2006, to the District of Columbia Bar in November of 2006 and the Kentucky Bar in May of 2007.