Experts Directory

Alan J. Pierce

Alan J. Pierce is a partner in the Litigation Practice and Leader of the Appellate Practice. He has more than 20 years of litigation experience, concentrating on appellate practice, insurance coverage, defamation and civil and commercial litigation. Mr. Pierce has handled numerous appeals in his career, appearing before the New York State Court of Appeals, all four Departments of the State’s Appellate Divisions and in the Second, Fourth and Eleventh United States Circuit Courts of [...]

Courtney Leathers Allen

Courtney Leathers Allen is a shareholder and founding member of Family Law Practice, Epstein Patierno, LLP, practicing exclusively in all aspects of family law. Courtney has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers from 2009-2017, for her professional achievement and high-degree of peer recognition. With over a fifteen years’ experience in family law, Courtney brings diligence, compassion and respect to address complex financial issues, support, parenting time and decision making issues, appeals and international [...]

Timothy D. Elliott

Tim maintains a national trial and appellate practice. He has tried more than 40 cases in state and federal courts in 25 states. He also has handled dozens of appeals across the country. Tim is often retained by clients in cases involving significant reputational risk, large damages claims, investigations by government regulators and/or class actions. Tim’s peers consistently rank him as one of Illinois’ top litigators. He has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer each [...]