Tressler LLP

Tressler LLP is a national law firm headquartered in Chicago, with eight offices located in five states - California, Illinois, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Tressler is comprised primarily of attorneys who devote their practice to the representation of the insurance industry in coverage analysis and resolution, litigation, underwriting consultation, product development, defense, claims management and reinsurance.

Tressler attorneys also represent clients in commercial litigation, employment, corporate transactions and intellectual property law. Tressler has one of the most experienced and multi-faceted government law practices in Illinois.

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While this year has been an unpredictable year for all data collectors, it has been especially harsh for public and private schools. In addition to various obligations on all data collectors, schools hold sensitive information belonging to children that require more obligations.  Schools must balance these obligations as they lead their students and employees through online learning during 2020. That is, to continue teaching children, most schools have had no choice but to rely on third-party applications…
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If you missed the Illinois Chapter Community Associations Institute’s Condo/HOA Q&A: Protecting Your Community from Litigation with Tressler attorney Katerina Tsoukalas-Heitkemper last Thursday, A recording of the session is now available to watch on YouTube at your own leisure! Click here to access the recording. Description Depending on the severity of the claims, a lawsuit can range from frustrating to catastrophic for your association. This session focuses on ways to protect your community from litigation.…
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If you missed the Illinois Chapter Community Associations Institute’s Condo/HOA Q&A: Protecting Your Community from Litigation with Tressler attorney Katerina Tsoukalas-Heitkemper last Thursday, A recording of the session is now available to watch on Youtube at your own leisure! Click here to access the recording. Description Depending on the severity of the claims, a lawsuit can range from frustrating to catastrophic for your association. This session focuses on ways to protect your community from litigation.…
While data collectors had no time to prepare for employees to start working from home in early 2020, there is time to prepare for the shift back to the office. Without a doubt, many data collectors are struggling with the cybersecurity risks created by employees shifting from the office to their homes in 2020. Interestingly, despite having no time to prepare for the shift home in early 2020, we have not heard much news about breaches…
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Managing a property or community association is complicated. There are so many rules and regulations that you need to be aware of and it’s hard to keep track of them all. Fair housing laws are diverse like the populations they aim to protect. We often assist property managers, realtors, landlords and community associations (condo, HOA and townhomes) on this topic and here’s what we think you should know: 1. The Fair Housing Act This landmark…
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Tressler attorney Katerina Tsoukalas-Heitkemper will be a panelist at the Illinois Chapter Community Associations Institute’s Condo/HOA Q&A: Protecting your Community from Litigation via Youtube on October 8th. Description: Depending on the severity of the claims, a lawsuit can range from frustrating to catastrophic for your association. This session will focus on ways to protect your community from litigation. Topics of discussion will include:—Working with board members who have their own agendas—Conducting Community Association business in the Fall…
On September 18, 2020, the Illinois Court of Appeals, First District, took another shot at reconciling some of the inconsistencies in the application of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) (740 ILCS 14/1 et seq. (West 2018)) to the workplace. The interlocutory appeal in McDonald v. Symphony Bronzeville Park LLC, 2020 IL App (1st) 192398 (Sept.18, 2020), put a single issue before the First District: “Do[] the exclusivity provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act bar…
Thus far in 2020, there have been several reported insurance coverage cases addressing “abuse” exclusions. Dorchester Mutual Ins. Co. v. Krusell, 150 N.E.3d 731 (Mass. 2020); Atain Specialty Ins. Co. v. Armory Studios, LLC, — Fed.Appx. —- (9th Cir. Aug. 13, 2020) (California law); National Liability & Fire Ins. Co. v. Brimar Transit, Inc., 433 F. Supp. 3d 747 (W.D. Pa. 2020); Allied World Surplus Lines Ins. Co. v. …
Election season is rapidly approaching. Candidates for the April 2021 election can start circulating nominating petitions on September 22, 2020.  Candidates should carefully check compliance with the rules and deadlines: Monday, December 14, 2020. The first day for candidates to file their nominating petitions, statement of candidacy and receipt of filing of Statement of Economic Interests. Monday, December 21, 2020. Last day for candidates to file. Names are placed on the ballot in the order in which…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled in Scottsdale Insurance Company v. Columbia Insurance Group, Inc., No. 19-3315 (7th Cir. Aug. 26 2020) (Illinois law), that the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois did not err in ruling that Scottsdale Insurance, as the liability insurer of a building owner, could shift the obligation to defend its insured from a personal injury lawsuit brought by an injured…