Windy City Trial Group

 Founded in 2013

Operating from offices in Chicago and now Phoenix we offer mediation, arbitration and litigation services to the economic engine of our country--the small to mid-sized business.

Denny Esford

Denny Esford is a mediator, arbitrator and commercial litigator. He handles breach of contract, business torts, trade secret and related disputes, as well as copyright and trademark infringement claims in both state and federal courts. 

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Denny is a former engineer in the machine tool and automotive industries. He is a published author in the manufacturing field and former Technical Editor of Cutting Tool Engineering, an international trade journal.

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Recent Successes

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• July 2020. Settlement favorable to the client, a Chicago-based investor, in a $600,000 breach of contract lawsuit brought by a national bank in federal court (Northern District of Illinois).

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• March 2020. Dismissal in favor of the client, a Canadian collectibles dealer, by successfully arguing lack of personal jurisdiction in a trademark infringement lawsuit brought in federal court (Northern District of Illinois).

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• October 2019. Settlement favorable to the client, a Chicago-area wholesale beauty supplies distributor, who was accused of patent and contributory trademark infringement in federal court (Northern District of Illinois).

Bar Admissions

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• Arizona (2020)

• U.S. Supreme Court (2008)

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (2004); Trial Bar (2012)

• Illinois (2004)

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Education

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• Chicago Kent College of Law (2003), JD, IP Certificate

• University of Dayton (1981), BT, Industrial Engineering Technology​

Email: denny@windycitytrialgroup.com

Tel: 312.620.9434