Biography

Mr. Chronowski is a partner in the Commercial Litigation Practice Group of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. He is currently the national chair of Seyfarth Shaw's Franchise and Dealer Disputes Group and a member of the Firm's Lawyer Development Committee and Pro Bono Committee.  He has nine years of trial and appellate experience representing companies in the areas of motor vehicle manufacturer-dealer, franchisor-franchisee, intellectual property, trade secret and restrictive covenant disputes. His practice includes all aspects of pre-litigation counseling and litigation in the above areas. Mr. Chronowski has represented motor vehicle manufacturers, franchisors, sporting good manufacturers, health care product manufacturers, financial institutions and others.

Over the past nine years, Mr. Chronowski has authored articles on franchise and dealer law that have been published in the American Bar Association’s Franchise Law Journal. Mr. Chronowski is a member of the ABA’s Forum on Franchising and the International Franchise Association. Prior to joining Seyfarth Shaw in 1999, Mr. Chronowski marketed and sold computer equipment to financial institutions at a Fortune 500 company for nine years.

Education

J.D., IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, high honors (1999)

Order of the Coif

M.B.A., DePaul University, with distinction (1995)
B.S., Purdue University, with distinction (1990)

Admissions

• Illinois

Courts

• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (trial bar)
• U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin