Education: B.A., Northwestern University (1972) J.D., DePaul University College of Law (1975) Bar affiliations & court admissions: Bar of the State of Illinois (1975) U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth and Tenth Circuits U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar Professional affiliations: Illinois Bar Association Chicago Bar Association Gary L. Specks Of Counsel Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP 681 Prestwick Lane Wheeling, IL 60090 Phone: (847) 831-1585 Fax: (847) 831-1580 GSpecks@kaplanfox.com Gary Specks practices primarily in the area of complex antitrust litigation. He has represented plaintiffs and class representatives at all levels of litigation, including appeals to the U.S. Courts of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. In addition, Mr. Specks has represented clients in complex federal securities litigation, fraud litigation, civil RICO litigation, and a variety of commercial litigation matters. Mr. Specks is resident in the firm’s Chicago office. During 1983, Mr. Specks served as special assistant attorney general on antitrust matters to Hon. Neil F. Hartigan, then Attorney General of the State of Illinois.
