Attorneys
Dominick L. Lanzito-
Chicago Office
Areas of Practice/Concentration
• Federal Litigation
• Class Action Litigation
• Intellectual Property
• Civil RICO
• Civil Rights
Education
• John Marshall Law School, JD, cum laude, 2002
• DePaul University, BS, 1999
Memberships
• Chicago Bar Association (Member, Judicial Evaluation Committee,
2006-present)
• Justinian Society
• Illinois State Bar Association, ISBA Assembly
Community Involvement
• Italian-American Political Coalition
Professional Activities
• Board Member, Roselle Fire and Police Commission (2009)
• Italian American Political Coalition, Board of Directors
• Judicial Extern to the Honorable Judge Morton Denlow, United States
District Court of Illinois, 2001
• Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Committee
Presentations
• Speaker, Protecting the Business and Your Intellectual Property,
hosted by the Illinois Technology Development Alliance as part of their
Fast Trac Entrepreneur Series (April, 2009).
• Speaker, Expanding Your Practice: A Primer on Federal Practice,
hosted by the Chicago Bar Association's Sub-committee on Municipal Law (December,
2008).
• Moderator, Legal Strategies for the Emerging Entrepreneur,
hosted by the Illinois Technology Development Alliance and Querrey &
Harrow (May, 2008).
Admissions
• Illinois, 2002
• US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (General
and Trial Bar)
• Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
• US District Court for the Central District of Illinois
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Dominick Lanzito concentrates his practice in federal litigation, class
action litigation, Intellectual Property, Civil RICO, and civil rights.
Prior to joining Peterson, Johnson & Murray Chicago LLC, Mr. Lanzito
was a partner at mid-sized litigation firm. Mr. Lanzito also served as an
Assistant State's Attorney for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office,
gaining experience in torts and civil rights litigation, as well as in criminal
prosecution and criminal appeals
During his service as an Assistant State's Attorney, Mr. Lanzito conducted approximately 150 bench trials on behalf of the state. He also has tried several matters to jury verdict, both in state and federal courts.
His litigation experience includes complex state and federal litigation, as well as dispositive motions and appeals. Notably, Mr. Lanzito has successfully defeated class action and injunctive claims in several matters. He is a member of the Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Apart from litigation, Mr. Lanzito counsels technology and emerging corporations in all aspects of their business, from entity formation, IP protections, IP licensing, contract negotiations, and private placements.
While attending the John Marshall Law School, Mr. Lanzito served as Staff
Editor and Executive Board Member for the Journal of Computer and Information
Law.
Representative Matters
Seventh Circuit
Davy Cady v. Michael Sheahan, et. al. 04-3518- Successfully
argued before the 7th Circuit in defense of Sheriff Michael Sheahan and
several members of the Cook County Sheriff's Police Department. Appellant
alleged that the manner in which the police officers performed an investigatory
stop of him in front of a courthouse amounted to an unreasonable search
in violation of his 4th amendment rights.
Northern District of Illinois
Egonmwan v. Cook County Sheriff's Department et. al., 06
C 4764 and Swearnigen v. Cook County Sheriff's Department, et. al.,
05 C 1493 - Obtained summary judgment in two cases alleging malicious prosecution,
racial and sexual harassment and violation of two Cook County Jail correctional
officers’ First Amendment rights by the Cook County Sheriff and various
Jail administrators.
Briggs v. Hargrett, et. al.02 C 4917- Obtained a not guilty verdict following a jury trial in favor of three correctional officers that were alleged to have used excessive force against the plaintiff.
Thompson v. County of Cook, et. al., 03 C 7172- Defended the County of Cook and the Cook County Sheriff against allegations that the STD testing and strip search policies were unconstitutional. Obtained a jury verdict in favor of the County of Cook and the Cook County Sheriff as to all counts.