“Steve’s extraordinary background and depth of experience make him an excellent addition to our Litigation Practice Group,” said Neal Gerber Eisenberg managing partner Jerry H. Biederman. “We are delighted Steve is joining our team.”

Pflaum’s noteworthy representative experience includes:

• Successfully representing pork producer in landmark Illinois Supreme Court decision regarding land use regulations applicable to so-called “mega-hog farms”
• Drafting municipal noise ordinance intended to control noise from outdoor music amphitheater and successfully defended ordinance at trial in ensuing federal court constitutional challenge
• Obtaining dismissal of multiple lawsuits across the United States, including putative class actions, against candy manufacturer arising out of advertising promotion
• Obtaining jury verdict in favor of manufacturer accused of copyright infringement and Lanham Act violations
• Obtaining dismissal of numerous lawsuits against media defendants for defamation and/or false light invasion of privacy
• Preparing amicus curiae briefs in various federal and state appellate courts, including United States and Illinois Supreme Courts, on behalf of corporations, associations and other clients

Pflaum devotes a substantial amount of time to activities intended to improve the administration of justice and the regulation of the legal profession. He chairs the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Professional Responsibility, is a founding member of the Illinois Judicial Ethics Committee, and is a faculty member of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission’s Illinois Professional Responsibility Institute. He is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders in America, Leading Lawyers Network and Illinois Super Lawyers. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, where he served as General Counsel from 1996 to 2009 and sat on the Board of Managers from 1993 to 1995. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Appellate Lawyers Association and is a member of the Chicago Council of Lawyers, American Bar Association and the State Bar of California. He received his J.D., magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, from the University of Michigan Law School. He received his B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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