Atty. Steven Michael Ruffalo
Steven serves on the Advisory Board for Tone Products, Inc. and has served on the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee since 2018. Steven has served on the Board of the College of DuPage Foundation (2010-2015) where he chaired the Bylaws Committee and the Planned Giving Committee and as President of the DuPage County Bar Association (2010-2011).
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Steven Michael Ruffalo is a Partner based in Chicago, Illinois, practicing at Krieg DeVault LLP. They have 37+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1989. Their practice focuses on business, litigation, government, and appellate. Admitted to practice in Illinois (1989) and Eastern District of Wisconsin U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit (1995). Educated at John Marshall Law School - Chicago, IL J.D. (—) and University of Illinois B.S. (—). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of DuPage County (Chair, Labor and Employment Law Committee, 2002-2003), Chicago (Member, Civil Practice Committee, 1990-1992 Vice-Chair, Business Law and Practice Committee, 2003-2004) and Illinois State Bar Associations. Serands clients in Chicago, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Steven serves on the Advisory Board for Tone Products, Inc. and has served on the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee since 2018
- Steven has served on the Board of the College of DuPage Foundation (2010-2015) where he chaired the Bylaws Committee and the Planned Giving Committee and as President of the DuPage County Bar Association (2010-2011)
- Steven has also served as special counsel to the College of DuPage 2009-2015, the Ethics Officer for the Village of Glen Ellyn (2014-2018), and General Counsel to the DuPage County Bar Association and was appointed Assistant Village Attorney for the Village of Hinsdale
- Steven is admitted to practice before the U.S
- Supreme Court, the U.S
- Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Federal Trial Bar of the U.S
- District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the U.S
- District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- Since 1999, Mr. Ruffalo has consistently maintained the highest “AV” rating (very high to preeminent) among his peers for legal ability, professional reliability, diligence and ethics, maintains a “Superb” AVVO ranking and since 2015 has been selected by his peers as a Leading Lawyer among the Nation’s Top Lawyers
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Attorneys for administrative law, agency hearings, government contracts, licensing, and public benefits.
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Appellate attorneys for civil and criminal appeals at state and federal court.
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Practicing law in Illinois. Legal matters in Illinois are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Chicago are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Illinois state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Illinois brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Illinois courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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