Danielle Kays joins Grady Pilgrim

Grady Pilgrim Christakis Bell LLP announced today that Danielle Kays has joined the firm as an associate. Kays joins the firm from Cheng Cohen LLC and focuses on complex commercial litigation. “We’re pleased to have Danielle on board,” said Jeff Pilgrim, a founding partner of Grady Pilgrim. “She is a bright, young talent and her experience in trial litigation enhances our firm’s expanding Commercial Litigation practice.” Kays focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation in a wide variety of areas, including breach of contract, fraud, trademark infringement, trade secret, unfair competition, franchise-dealer, employment, consumer finance, class action defense and real estate disputes. She has been named an Illinois Super Lawyers® Rising Star by Law & Politics magazine for the past two years. Kays is a member of the American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association and Women’s Bar Association of Illinois. She is also a member of the Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar. Kays received a J.D., cum laude, from University of Illinois College of Law and a B.A. from Illinois Wesleyan University. Founded in 2008, Grady Pilgrim Christakis Bell LLP is a Chicago-based law firm that specializes in commercial litigation, consumer finance law and real estate and business transactions. For more information, visit www.gradypilgrim.com.