Eugene J. Schiltz, born Chicago, Illinois, August 7, 1956; admitted to the bar, 1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., with high honors, 1977); University of Chicago (J.D., 1981). Arbitrator, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Mandatory Arbitration Program, 1990--; Adjunct Instructor, The John Marshall Law School, 1988--. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; listed: Best Lawyers in America, 11th Edition.

Mr. Schiltz's practice concentrates on complex business litigation, with an emphasis on legal and accountant malpractice, commercial fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and related commercial torts. Mr. Schiltz argued and prevailed before the Illinois Appellate Court in the leading Illinois case on accountant privity issues, Chestnut Corporation v. Prestine, Brinati, Gamer, et al. Mr. Schiltz has also worked on several other major class action, consumer fraud and accountant and legal malpractice lawsuits, including the KPERS litigation and the Reliance litigation. With respect to the prosecution of the claims in the KPERS litigation, Mr. Schiltz acted as a chief of staff and was integrally involved in all aspects of the case, including developing litigation strategies and case theories.