Shaw Law LTD. is home to former prosecutors and former government law enforcement attorneys. Shaw Law LTD.’s attorneys have served as Special Prosecutors for the Village of Round Lake Beach, Illinois. Additionally, attorneys for Shaw Law LTD. have served as Special Counsel for the United States of America, the State of Illinois, the Counties of Cook and Lake, and the Townships of Benton, Shields, Vernon and Waukegan, as well as Assistant State’s Attorneys for Lake County.

The varied work Shaw Law LTD. does on a daily basis puts the firm in a unique position to serve government. The experienced attorneys at Shaw Law LTD. are accustomed to taking all types of cases and they are used to working as a team to handle a large case load. Every attorney and professional staff member at Shaw Law LTD. is “cross-trained” and, therefore, experienced in handling legal matters in multiple concentration areas. This means that Shaw Law LTD.’s clients are assured of having the best legal representation Shaw Law LTD. can provide regardless of which attorney and/or professional staff member in the firm happens to be representing the client in a particular matter at any particular time. Additionally, the advantage of “cross-training” permits Shaw Law LTD.’s attorneys and professional staff members to consult internally on multiple legal issues affecting the client’s matters and to provide “back-up” assistance to seamlessly handle client conflicts and emergencies.

Many of the attorneys at Shaw Law LTD. also have vast experience in the private sector. For instance, lead attorney Mark Shaw is a licensed pharmacist. Likewise, Linda Kozil is a registered nurse. The diverse background and experiences of the attorneys at Shaw Law LTD. make the firm an ideal choice to serve units of local government.

Shaw Law LTD. also has attorneys and professional staff members fluent in Spanish, Russian and Ukrainian and conversational Polish. Being bilingual has become increasingly important in the practice of law as the number of non-English speaking residents has grown. The ability to communicate with witnesses, victims and defendants in their native tongue sets Shaw Law LTD. apart from other law firms.

Shaw Law LTD. has six attorneys and five professional staff members. The firm has the experience, expertise and capacity to handle the work your unit of government expects to be performed.

Meet Mark L. Shaw

Mark Shaw founded the firm in 1995. Previously, he was a trial lawyer at Winston & Strawn, L.P. and Seyfarth Shaw, L.P. He received a B.S. Pharm., with honors, from Purdue University, and a J.D., magna cum laude, from Indiana University. He is a licensed pharmacist having practiced in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.


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