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PH: (847) 549-0600 FX: (847) 589-2263 Info@LawJTLG.com
PH: (847) 549-0600 FX: (847) 589-2263 Info@LawJTLG.com
Robert is a lifelong Lake County, Illinois resident, and calls Gurnee his hometown. He has been practicing law since 2012 when he opened up his solo practice, Tomei Law, with a focus on consumer rights, foreclosure defense, debt defense, real estate transactions and litigation.
In 2018, Robert became a partner and co-founder of the Law Firm of Johnston Tomei Lenczycki & Goldberg, LLC, a full-service law firm. In addition to real estate litigation and transactions, Robert has continued to practice consumer rights law, representing consumers in various business related disputes, with major car dealerships, manufacturers, corporate entities, and financial institutions in both State and Federal Court. Robert is now focusing on the passion that got him into the practice of law in the first place: civil rights law. He has represented individuals in cases involving Title VII Discrimination, First Amendment, statutory due process, as well as Constitutional due process related claims.
During the course of his career, Robert has involved himself in various community engagements. He has been a member of a number of professional associations and has co-chaired two committees at the Lake County Bar Association. In April of 2021, in a county-wide election, Robert was elected to the College of Lake County Board of Trustees to a two-year term where he has employed his legal skills and experience on many complex College matters.
He is a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, the Association of Foreclosure Defense Attorneys, the Lake County Bar Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association. Robert is admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois as well as the Northern District of Illinois.
Robert graduated with a B.A. in English Studies with Honors from Illinois State University in 2009 and received his J.D. from the Northern Illinois University College of Law, where he was published in a peer reviewed article, graduating Cum Laude, in 2012.
Since Tomei Law’s inception, Robert has successfully negotiated settlements on behalf of his clients in a number of different contexts, both in civil matters and in criminal matters. He has also managed trials, where he has both defended and prosecuted civil claims. In addition to bringing many bankruptcy matters to speedy and positive resolutions, Robert has also managed appeals, and has successfully argued many dispositive motions in open court. Prior to starting his own practice, Robert also spent time working in personal injury as well as insurance defense firms as both a clerk and lawyer.
While attending law school, Robert became a board member of the NIU Law Review where he was published in a piece advocating the declaration of the unconstitutionality of a controversial Illinois criminal statute that made the audio-recording of on-duty police officers and other public servants a class 1 felony offense. Watching the Watchmen: The People’s Attempt to Hold On-Duty Law Enforcement Officers Accountable for Misconduct and the Illinois Law that Stands in their Way, 32 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 385 (2012). Shortly after publication, in the case of ACLU v. Alvarez, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit struck down the divisive law at issue in Robert’s publication, espousing many of the same legal arguments he used in his work.
Robert has volunteered his time at the Lake County Foreclosure Help Desk, where he provides a short presentation to self represented individuals regarding the foreclosure process. Robert also volunteered time at the Chicago Legal Clinic’s Chancery Advice Desk in downtown Chicago where he provided pro bono (free) assistance to pro se litigants facing foreclosure by assisting with motions, answers and case overview.
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