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   (L-R) Jack Wardrope
   and Edward Purcell
 
 

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Purcell & Wardrope provides a broad range of legal services while maintaining regular communication and personal relationships with its clients. In their dedication to providing the highest level of service, the attorneys at Purcell & Wardrope go beyond the usual case-by-case approach to find the optimum solution for the client’s greater needs. This commitment is reflected in the attention given each case, as well as the impact of the case on the client’s entire business.

Cases are assigned to a partner or to an associate with a designated supervising partner. Each client receives a realistic, early appraisal of liability and damage issues. The firm takes on these responsibilities to provide you with the best possible, cost-conscious litigation management. This level of service has resulted in rewarding, long-term relationships between the firm and its clients.

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Founders

From its founding in 1968 by Edward C. Purcell and John T. Wardrope, the law firm of Purcell & Wardrope has been dedicated to providing quality, results-oriented service.

“Purcell & Wardrope approaches each case, regardless of size or complexity, with the same goal: to provide the client with a prompt evaluation of liability and damages and the firm's recommendation for settlement or trial. Whether requiring negotiation or litigation, Purcell & Wardrope has the capability and experience to obtain the best result.”
EDWARD PURCELL

“Purcell & Wardrope knows that the business of a law firm is to communicate to its clients practical, timely solutions to their legal needs. We do that, and do it in a cost-effective manner. Our ability to provide those solutions, combined with our commitment to quality service and personal attention, has resulted in long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with our clients.”

JACK WARDROPE

That commitment to quality, results-orientated service has continued into the 21st century through the dedicated efforts of Purcell & Wardrope’s attorneys who maintain long-term client relationships through their efficient and responsive case management.

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Trials, Verdicts and Resolutions

Experienced Litigators Produce Favorable Trial and Settlement Results

When you assign your case to Purcell & Wardrope, it is in the hands of seasoned trial attorneys. Purcell & Wardrope’s attorneys have the knowledge, insight, and strategic ability that come only from experience. This experience means quality representation for the firm’s clients in state and federal courts throughout the United States, at all Illinois appellate levels and throughout the federal circuit courts of appeals. Moreover, Purcell & Wardrope recognizes that the overwhelming majority of cases are resolved before trial. The firm is actively engaged in mediation and arbitration, both court supervised and voluntary, throughout the country.

The long-term benefit of this excellence and experience is cost containment by effective litigation management. Purcell & Wardrope recommends at an early stage if a client should pursue trial or settlement. The reputation, experience, and commitment of Purcell & Wardrope’s trial lawyers maximizes the negotiating position for its clients. Opposing attorneys realize that if they do not settle, Purcell & Wardrope’s attorneys are fully capable and committed to winning the case at trial. That reputation and experience, combined with effective negotiating skills, has resulted in consistently favorable pretrial resolutions, saving clients both court costs and attorney’s fees. Therefore, clients of Purcell & Wardrope reap the benefits of the firm’s trial record, regardless of whether a particular case reaches a judge or jury for ultimate resolution.

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Purcell & Wardrope’s commitment to excellence in legal representation and personal service set us apart from other law firms. Be assured that our partners, associates, and the staff of Purcell & Wardrope are ready to make the same dedicated effort to provide for your legal concerns that they have given each of their clients during the firm’s forty year history. Purcell & Wardrope stands ready to serve you.

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Please contact us:
Telephone: 312-427-3900
Toll-free (866) 4-PURCEL
Fax (312) 427-3944
tbu@pw-law.com

Or write to us at Purcell & Wardrope, Chtd., 10 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

PURCELL & WARDROPE CHARTERED

10 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60603
312/427-3900     bsp@pw-law.com or tbu@pw-law.com
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