George Bellas, Esq.

Business / Contracts, Business Formation, Class Action, Commercial Real Estate, Employment & Labor - Defense, Real Estate, Startups, Wills, Trusts, & Probate (Litigation)

Park Ridge, Illinois

Personal Introduction

Throughout his legal career, Geo has counseled and assisted small business owners in the development of their business. Geo consistently advances the best interests of his clients and promotes the use of technology in the practice, in litigation and in business. Geo has been recognized by his peers as one of the top litigators in the country as evidenced by his tenacious advocacy of his clients' best interests and has used technology in his litigation experiences. Geo has tackled problems from the rollover of SUVs to exposing the dark money used to secretly fund the election of an Illinois Supreme Court Justice to the failure of not-for-profit hospitals to aid the less fortunate. Recently George has served as the Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association Artificial Intelligence Committee which issued a Report on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence in the practice of law and has been appointed to the newly created Illinois Judicial Conference Artificial Intelligence Task Force.

Practice Composition

Litigation

Education

Loyola University Chicago School of Law JD (1973)

Loyola University Chicago Bachelor of Science

Practice Summary

Business LItigation including partnership & shareholder disputes; non-competition issues;

Response Time

1 day

Personal Interests & Charitable Work

Member, Illinois State Bar Association Task Force on Artificial Intelligence; Chair & Member, Illinois State Bar Association A.I. Committee; Member, Illinois State Bar Association Civil Practice & Procedure Committee; Lunch & Learn with Geo - Monthly webinars for NWSBA; Member, 7th Circuit E-Discovery Committee; Director, Saint Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church; Palatine Hills Golf Association;