Delivering Results That Matter in the Courtroom and the Boardroom. You might say it is in our DNA.
Byrne Law Group was founded in 2002 to provide clients with elite litigation and corporate representation through a unique combination of focused legal expertise, along with innovative use of technology and strategic outsourcing. We assist our clients in the following practice areas:
• Business Litigation
• eDiscovery & Computer Forensics
• Corporate Investigations
• eCommerce
• Privacy
• IP Liti
gation
• Employment Litigation
• Domestic Relations & Family Law
• Criminal Defense
• DUI and Traffic Defense
• Alcohol & Dramshop
• Catastrophic Injury Litigation
• Contracts and Corporate Transactions
• Real Estate Transactions
• Wills & Trusts
• Bankruptcy
• Sports & Entertainment
We differentiate ourselves from other law firms by intelligently leveraging cutting-edge technology to allow legal teams to collaborate virtually. Our lawyers work closely together while dramatically reducing the staggering overhead typically associated with traditional law firms. Our clients tell us that they want to pay for thoughtful counseling, effective advocacy,and results, not the opportunity to gaze at expensive artwork in a waiting room (they have museums for that). In a typical case, in addition to reasoned legal analysis, tasks often call for highly specialized subject matter expertise, as well as a great deal of process-oriented work that should be done at a lower cost. Our team is comprised of experienced, pragmatic attorneys and business process experts who are uniquely positioned to compress "busy work" that drive up legal rates. We take advantage of industry-leading best practices and strategic partnerships that make us incredibly efficient, and always ensure that we have the right people for the job... at the right price. Through smart use of resources and rigorous project management techniques, we are able to charge very competitive rates, while still giving you outstanding counseling, advocacy and, most importantly, results that matter. Our offices are conveniently located in the Chicago Loop and Western Suburbs. Please contact our Managing Attorney, Sean Byrne, at (312) 772-2063 or [email protected] to schedule an appointment to discuss how we can solve your problems and otherwise assist you.
03/17/2025
Signing official documents via "auto pens" has been in the news recently. Just today, the White House questioned its legality.
Allow me to help separate fact from fiction.
Presidents and other politicians have long used autopens to sign documents, with President Gerald Ford being among the first to admit it.
President Barack Obama signed a bill remotely with autopen in 2011, pointing to a George Bush Jr. White House legal team memo that said the President could sign something “by directing another to affix one’s name or seal to the document in one’s presence.”
As Bloomberg notes, the Justice Department also held in 1929 that “neither the Constitution nor statute prescribed the method by which executive clemency shall be exercised or evidenced. It is wholly for the president to decide.”
Finally, most (if not all) states and the federal government have statutes authorizing electronic signatures. Companies like DocuSign would not exist but for such laws.
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03/07/2025
This morning, Byrne Law teamed up with the Kimball Team at Cross Country Mortgage and Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) to help some children in need. Cross Country organized the event, while we were part of the volunteer crew.
Every year, internationally, millions of children die from preventable causes such as pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria and undernutrition. Hunger is still causing nearly half of deaths in children under 5 years old. From this data, it is estimated that at least 6,200 children die each day from causes related to undernutrition. This is heartbreaking.
FMSC works with global food distribution partners that stay with communities for the long haul, empowering them to move from relief to development.
FMSC meals are developed by food science and nutrition professionals to supplement nutritional needs and reduce problems with malnutrition. Nutrition allows children to grow, thrive and develop to their full potential. We got to try sone after our shift. It was honestly pretty tasty.
We filled an entire pallet with food to be shipped to Ghana. We packaged the food itself, and then boxed it up. Knowing we made a real difference in the lives of people who desperately need help was an amazing way to start the day.
Thanks to Rich Kimball for inviting us.
01/10/2025
This is a reminder for our real estate clients. Who is legally responsible for removing snow from sidewalks and driveways in Chicago? Maybe you.
Chicago Municipal Code Section 10-8-180: states that every “owner, lessee, tenant, occupant, or other person in charge of any building . . . abutting upon any public way or public place shall . . . remove any snow and ice from any sidewalk . . .”
That means that if you are a landlord or property manager, you have a legal duty to remove the snow and ice from the public sidewalks that run next to the property.
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10/09/2024
Insurers are there to help people with catastrophic loss. We've assisted clients with navigating the claims process.
Here is some free legal advice for those of you in the path of a storm.
Before you leave your home, take pictures of the outside and inside of your home. This should be at least an annual practice to show the condition of your home before a claim is made.
I also advise taking pictures of your belongings inside. Go room by room. Take individual pictures of expensive items like furniture, appliances, computers, A/V equipment, musical instruments, etc.
The more evidence you can share with an insurer that you owned the claimed items, the better.
While keeping receipts backed up on electronic media can be incredibly helpful, very few people do this. Inventory management in the form of QR code stickers can be a lifesaver and is something I personally do (along with scanning most receipts because most attorneys are Type A like that). I use this primarily on storage bins. Most apps will let you take a picture of the item in the crate as part of the inventory management process. It will also let you note where the storage bin is located.
04/09/2024
12/20/2023
Accidents happen, even during the holidays.
11/30/2021
Lawyers are often not the negotiators that they think they are. Clients are also often not on the same page as their counsel, seeking aggressive advocacy and protection, while also expecting their counsel to finesse deals with platitudes and kindness. "Business is business" still requires a human touch. The correct legal approach can often be insulting or jarring in a vacuum and without proper context, which is why it is critically important to keep productive lines of communication open with opposing counsel at all times. Spending time in a business executive role can aid an attorney immensely in bridging the gap between what is correct legally versus what ACTUALLY gets a deal done. Clients should seek attorneys who know how to straddle that line effectively.
How much lawyering is too much lawyering? A Twitter thread that went viral last week began with a cautionary tale about how even very good lawyers can go overboard without proper guidance from their clients.
05/07/2021
Fun closing with the nicest first-time homebuyers. The always amazing team of Zak Knebel and Camille Hoover of Berkshire Hathaway helped them find a great starter home at great value in a tough market. Seeing their smiles once keys changed hands makes this one of my favorite practices.
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The practice of law has reached a tipping point. More than ever, corporate legal departments are demanding more from their outside counsel. They are no longer willing to complacently stand by as hourly rates rise annually without a commensurate increase in the quality of the legal services they receive. Instead, corporate legal leaders are taking a page from their business counterparts, who, for years, have successfully unlocked intrinsic value by continuously refining business processes, leveraging technology to handle both routine and business-critical tasks, and mining data to gain valuable insights.
Traditional law firms have largely struggled to keep pace with management consulting firms and legal process outsourcing companies, whose innovative offerings have empowered business leaders and served to lower legal spend associated with discovery, contract management, back-office operations and a host of other cost drivers.
While these innovations have served to lower the cost of and raise the quality of legal services for large corporations, the associated service delivery and pricing models are not designed to scale downward. They are often cost-prohibitive for small and medium sized business and individuals, or for single matters. Additionally, while these providers often blur the lines between offering legal service and practicing law, they cannot take a case from complaint to verdict, protect work product with attorney-client privilege, negotiate and navigate a complex deal, or give legal advice of any sort. You need a law firm for that. Wouldn’t it be great if you could just combine the best of both worlds?
Byrne Law represents a new category of legal service provider: a law firm that can serve as your legal counsel, but one that is uniquely positioned to compress "busy work" that drive up legal spend. Byrne Law is purpose-built from the ground up to be process-driven and technology-enabled. It is part of the firm’s DNA. We look, listen, and focus on what your most important business goals are. We re-imagine, re-invent, and stubbornly refuse to slavishly hold onto the old ways simply because “that’s the way it’s always been done.” We leverage (and re-leverage) data in ways that deliver actionable insights, not only able the task at hand, but the problems just over the horizon. And whenever possible, we happily embrace automation and other means handle less value-added work.
As a result, Byrne Law is incredibly efficient, always focused on assigning the appropriate resources to each task... at the right rates. Byrne Law knows how to be disruptive, and is willing to put in the time and resources necessary to help our clients meet their business goals.
Byrne Law is different. By design. Start a conversation to see what that can mean for you.
