George Zelcs
Member
George Zelcs focuses his practice in the areas of complex commercial litigation including consumer fraud, qui tam/whistleblower, securities, pharmaceutical and antitrust litigation in state and federal courts. Prior to joining Korein Tillery, Mr. Zelcs was a partner at Clausen Miller in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Zelcs completed his undergraduate degree at Indiana University (B.A. Political Science, Urban Planning, and Sociology) in 1976. He received his law degree at Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1979, and was admitted to practice law in Illinois in 1979. He is admitted to practice before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1999), Seventh Circuit (1980), Eighth Circuit (1996), Tenth Circuit (1982), and Eleventh Circuit (1993), the United States Tax Court (1984), the Supreme Court of the United States (2005) and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern District of Illinois. Mr. Zelcs is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Throughout his years of practice, he has concentrated on complex commercial litigation.
Mr. Zelcs was first selected as a Leading Illinois Attorney in 1993 and also as an Illinois Super Lawyer. He was selected as a Finalist in 2003 for the Trial Lawyers For Public Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year Award for his work on the Price, et al. vs. Philip Morris USA class action case. He serves on the Leadership Circle of the Prescription Access Litigation Project. PAL is a coalition of over 125 non-profit organizations in 35 states including labor, senior citizens, health advocacy and women's health groups that engages in litigation regarding fair pricing for prescription drugs.
Mr. Zelcs has conducted numerous jury trials in state and federal courts throughout the United States and has participated in arbitration proceedings in foreign venues. He has obtained numerous settlements or judgments ranging from fifteen million to in excess of ten billion dollars for his clients in various state and federal jurisdictions throughout the United States.
He has frequently served as lead counsel with responsibility for the coordination of the litigation activities of lawyers from multiple law firms representing common interests in numerous complex multi-party litigations including, most recently, In re Motor Fuel Temperature Sales Litigation.