Professional Biography
Jillian Sommers

Jillian B. Sommers Partner

  • Chicago

    D +1.312.324.8587

    F +1.312.324.9400

    Chicago

    110 North Wacker Drive, 34th Floor

    Chicago, IL 60606

    +1.312.324.8587

    JSommers@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

From discovery to trial, Jillian skillfully litigates for an array of clients both in and out of the courtroom.

Jillian Sommers litigates for clients throughout the United States and around the world, emphasizing matters that require judicial intervention and sophisticated negotiations. Clients turn to Jillian for assistance with pressing issues related to aviation, e-commerce, product liability, and shareholder disputes, as well as when they need to conduct a sensitive, confidential internal investigation.

Jillian handles large-scale litigations, including managing e-discovery, navigating procedural disputes, drafting dispositive motions, taking depositions, and helping prepare for trial. She has spent a considerable amount of time in the courtroom and  has achieved multiple jury verdicts for her clients in high-stakes cases in both state and federal court.

Committed to serving the Chicago community, Jillian volunteers as guardian ad litem in minor child and adult disabled guardianship matters before the Cook County Probate Division, as well as with community-based youth programs.

Professional Recognition

  • Selected as a "Rising Star" in Super Lawyers Magazine, 2024

Related Employment

  • Clark Hill PLC, Chicago, IL, Associate, 2014-2018
  • Judicial Extern for the Hon. Ronald A. Guzman, U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2012
  • Daley DeBofsky & Bryant, Chicago, IL, Law Clerk, 2012 

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • Illinois

Education

  • Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2014, Student Articles Editor, Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
  • University of Michigan, B.A., Political Science; Psychology, with distinction, 2011

Languages

  • Spanish