Ekl, Williams & Provenzale LLC

Attorney Terry A. Ekl

Bar Admissions:

• Illinois, 1973
• Supreme Court of Illinois, 1973
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1973
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar, 1983
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1987
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2006
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2007

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American College of Trial Lawyers, 2006 (Inducted as a Fellow)
• American College of Trial Attorneys, 2009 - Present (Upstate Illinois Membership Committee, Member)
• Illinois Supreme Court Illinois Pattern Jury Instruction (Criminal IPI), 2003 - Present (Committee Member)
• DuPage County Bar Association, 1996 - 1997 (President)
• DuPage County Bar Association, 1992 (Criminal Law Committee, Chairman)
• DuPage County Bar Association, 1995 - 1996 (2nd Vice President)
• DuPage County Bar Association, 1997 - 1999 (Judiciary Committee, Chairman)
• DuPage County Bar Association, 1994 - 1996 (Judiciary Committee, Member)
• Chicago Bar Association, 1982 - 1984 (Defense of Indigent Prisoners Committee)

Honors and Awards:

• Inductee as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, 2006 - Present
• Member of the Upstate Illinois membership committee for the American College of Trial Lawyers, 2009 - 2018
• Member of the Illinois Supreme Court Pattern Jury Instruction Committee, 2003 - 2016
• President of the DuPage County Bar Assoc. , 1996 - 1997
• Super Lawyer, 2014 - 2018

Pro Bono Activities:

• President, DuPage Bar Foundation, 1997 - 1998
• Chairman, DuPage Family Fun Days to Benefit Special Olympic Athletes, 1996 - 1998
• Vice President of the West Suburban Foundation for Disabled Veterans, 2005 - Present
• Volunteer Baseball Coach Wheaton Park District, 1995 - 2002
• Volunteer Football Coach at St. Michaels grade school, 2000 - 2003
• Volunteer Football Coach at Wheaton-Warrenville South High School, 2004 - Present

Attorney Kevin A Halverson

Bar Admissions:

• Illinois, 1994
• Wisconsin, 1996
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2007
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2007

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• DuPage County Bar Association, 2007 - Present
• Kane County Bar Association, 2008 - Present

Education:

• Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb, Illinois, 1994
  • Juris Doctorate
• University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, 1989
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Major: Economics
  • Minor: Mathematics

Attorney Patrick L. Provenzale

Bar Admissions:

• Illinois, 1994
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2014
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2008
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1994

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Association for Justice
• Illinois State Bar Association
• DuPage County Bar Association

Honors and Awards:

• DuPage State's Attorney Felony Trial "Edsel", 1998
• Addison Police Department Achievement Commendation, 2000
• DuPage State's Attorney Special Commendation, 2000
• $2,650,000 Jury Verdict and fees and costs award after proving that the Chicago Police “Code of Silence” led to Mr. Provenzale’s client being savagely beaten by an off-duty policeman.
• $850,000 Arbitration Award, and a Court Judgment in favor of the surviving mother and brothers of the 53 year old man who died in a car wreck, holding that the insurance company for the family acted in bad faith, subjecting the insurance company to pay a penalty and interest on the underinsured motorist arbitration award.
• Court’s Judgment of $300,000 against a former municipal official or corrupt self-dealing in the hiring practices of a suburban police department.
• $175,000 Jury Verdict and fees and costs award for a client who was beaten by a Joliet policeman while the client was handcuffed and helpless in the back seat of a squad car
• Court Judgment in favor of Planet Fitness against customer’s allegation that she tripped on lip of sidewalk outside the gym.
• Court Judgment in favor of a suburban County and Prosecutor wrongfully accused of violating a criminal defendant’s civil rights
• Jury Verdict in favor of a municipal police officer wrongly accused of attacking and falsely arresting a person attending a birthday party.
• Multiple Court Judgments in favor of a suburban Sheriff’s Office wrongfully accused of violating prisoners’ civil rights.
• Court Judgment in favor of Labor Union wrongly accused of RICO and labor law violations.
• $3,000,000 for a 48 year old client who was injured due to a contraindicated post-operative dosage of an anti-coagulant.
• $2,400,000 for an 11 year old client who was run over by a construction truck.
• $2,200,000 for the surviving family of a 27 year old Mexican immigrant who was shot by Chicago Police, after which disgraced officer Jason Van Dyke was alleged to have been involved in a police cover-up.
• $1,500,000 for a group of 13 gymnasts who were sexually abused by their coach.
• $1,100,000 for a 50 year old client who was hit by a car while bicycling.
• $900,000 for a 52 year old client who was misdiagnosed with breast cancer.
• $750,000 for a 16 year old client who was sexually abused by a high school teacher.
• $650,000 for a 27 year old client on whom an episiotomy was improperly performed.
• $565,000 for a 49 year old client who tripped over a hidden step inside a bathroom.
• $450,000 for a mother and daughter who were trapped in an elevator for almost 2 days.
• $375,000 for 7 University of Illinois women’s basketball players for race discrimination.
• $355,000 for 6 clients who were improperly housed in a rubber room at the LaSalle County Jail for hours, along with forcing a revised Sheriff’s policy regarding the jail’s use of that room in the future.
• $325,000 for the surviving son and daughter of a 55 year old parent who committed suicide while in jail.
• $325,000 for a man falsely arrested for DUI and beaten while in custody by a Chicago police officer later indicted for official misconduct.
• $325,000 for a 38 year old man who slipped on ice in an apartment’s parking lot.
• $300,000 for a 52 year old client injured when a trailer on a semi-truck raked over the hood and roof of his car and dragged it 100 feet.
• $200,000 for a 12 year old student and his parents who were falsely accused of allowing the student to bring a knife to school.
• $175,000 for a client who was falsely arrested and who’s nose was broken by police excessive force.

Pro Bono Activities:

• Turning Pointe Autism Foundation, Naperville
• Sharing Connections Furniture Bank, Downers Grove

Education:

• DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1994
  • J.D.
  • Honors: President of the DePaul College of Law Federalist Society
  • Law Journal: Business Law Journal, Write-on Staff
• Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 1991
  • B.A.
  • Honors: President of the Boston College Student Philosophy Association
  • Major: English, Philosophy
  • Minor: Mathematics

Attorney Tracy Stanker

Bar Admissions:

• Illinois
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois Trial Bar

Education:

• Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 2001
  • Juris Doctorate
  • Honors: Member of Trial Advocacy Team
  • Law Review: IIT Law Review, Member
• University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois, 1998
  • Bachelor of Finance
  • Honors: Dean's List

Attorney Patrick J. Williams

Bar Admissions:

• Illinois, 1981
• Wisconsin, 1989
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
• U. S. Court of Military Appeals

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• DuPage County Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association

Honors and Awards:

• Super Lawyers, 2019 - Present

Education:

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1981
  • J.D.
• University of Illinois – Champaign, 1978
  • B.A.
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Honors: With High Honors