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Who We Are
Longstanding Experience
Since 1992, we've brought a sophisticated, well-knit mosaic of expertise to bear in several practice areas. We are aggressive, ethical advisers who get things done.
Award-Winning Attorneys
The many accolades we have received over the years stand in tribute to our attorneys' creativity, agility, commitment to service and depth of experience.
Client-Focused
The most meaningful honor of all, though, is the ongoing trust and confidence of our clients.
100+
Companies we serve as General Counsel
33
Years in Operation
24
Attorneys and Staff
$150+
Million in Personal Injury Settlements
Our Partners
Thomas G. Gardiner
Gardiner’s myriad other accomplishments have not gone unrecognized. Every year since 2007, Tom’s peers have selected him as an Illinois Super Lawyer, placing him as one of top lawyers in his practice areas. He has also been chosen as a Leading Lawyer by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and his peers. Tom holds membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum–a distinction limited to trial lawyers who have demonstrated exceptional skill, experience and excellence in advocacy by achieving a trial verdict, award or settlement in the amount of $1 million or more.
Lynn N. Weisberg
Upon joining us at GKWW, Lynn quickly established herself as the firm’s family law expert, wielding her considerable experience in a diverse scope of related matters: divorce, custody, spousal support and visitation matters, adoption, paternity actions, and pre- and post-marital agreements, as well as other areas affected by divorce: estate planning, real estate, and general litigation. She is certified in Collaborative Divorce and has been trained and approved as a mediator by the Circuit Court of Cook County.
John R. Wrona
John established himself as a seasoned trial lawyer at a young age. After graduating from University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana and earning his law degree from the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, John began his career with other plaintiff’s firms from 1997-1999. John joined GKWW in 2000–the same year in which he brought the first of his many million-dollar resolutions. Based upon his tremendous record of success, John was made partner in the firm in 2005 and became a named partner in 2008.
Jennifer N. Airato
Jennifer N. Airato joined Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona as an associate attorney in 2006 and was made partner six years later. Ms. Airato practices exclusively in the area of family law and handles all aspects of dissolution of marriage and parentage proceedings, including the allocation of parental responsibility (colloquially known as “custody”), parenting time, child support, maintenance, division of assets, orders of protection and post-judgment proceedings.
Shannon V. Condon
Shannon V. Condon joined Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona as an associate attorney in March 2013, and she became a partner at the firm in 2021. Ms. Condon concentrates her practice in the areas of general civil litigation, as well as medical malpractice and personal injury litigation. Since joining GKWW, Ms. Condon has played an integral role in recovering millions of dollars for injured clients in medical malpractice and catastrophic injury cases. She has tried a number of cases to verdict both via jury and bench trials.
John Scheflow
John Scheflow joined Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona in 2020 with six years of litigation experience. John works to represent and protect his clients’ interests in several of the firm’s practice areas, focusing on litigation. Prior to joining Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona, John practiced at a boutique litigation firm in Chicago representing individuals and businesses in commercial litigation and consumer, securities, and antitrust class actions in courts across the country.
Recognized in National & International Media
GKWW in the Press
"The firm has secured more than $90 million in personal injury settlements since its founding in 1992. Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona filed suit against Boeing on behalf of the family of the Lion Air Flight 610 co-pilot, drawing international media attention to the Chicago-based firm."
Crain's Chicago Business
Boeing 737 MAX Litigation Coverage
"Co-founder James Koch argued two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, including the landmark Fourth Amendment case Illinois v. Wardlow — with partners Weisberg and Gardiner on the brief. The case remains one of the most cited rulings on reasonable suspicion and investigatory stops in American law."
Chicago Tribune
Profile of Founding Partner James Koch