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Grecia M. Saenz
Grecia M. Sáenz advises and represents corporate and individual clients in a variety of commercial disputes and transactions.
Her practice focuses on helping owners, contractors, design professionals, and consultants in construction projects, including drafting and negotiating agreements, advising clients on claim avoidance strategies, and representing them in litigation and alternative dispute resolution when claims arise.
Grecia has experience defending private contractors, employers, and individuals in tort and commercial claims in the industrial, manufacturing, construction, hospitality, and entertainment industries. She has represented multinational corporations in negligence actions, including product liability, premises liability, and environmental torts. Her experience includes handling all aspects of litigation. She has drafted and defended motions, taken numerous depositions of fact and expert witnesses, drafted discovery requests and responses, and successfully defended clients in both jury and bench trials. In 2022, she served as trial counsel for a prominent construction company and obtained a favorable jury verdict for claims of construction negligence and premises liability.
In addition, Grecia's scientific background and chemical research experience provide her with a skilled perspective on the technical aspects of her clients' practices, projects, and products.
Areas of focus
Services
Education & Credentials
Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 2018
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, B.S., Biology, cum laude, 2014
Bar and Court Admissions
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Illinois
Related Employment
- SmithAmundsen LLC, Chicago, IL, Associate, 2021 – 2022
- Sinars Slowikowski Tomaska LLC, Chicago, IL, Associate, 2020 – 2021
- Law Offices of Robert D. Ahlgren and Associates, Chicago, IL, Associate, 2018 – 2020
Additional Languages
- Spanish
Professional Recognition
Named to the Illinois “Rising Stars” list by Super Lawyers Magazine, for Construction Litigation, 2024
Impact
Community Involvement
- Minority Legal Education Resources (MLER), Bar Exam Strategies Tutor