Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt (PJJQ)

Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt, P.C. provides quality litigation and corporate legal services to clients who value timely solutions delivered efficiently and cost-effectively.

As a minority-owned and managed law firm of over 25 attorneys, Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt, P.C. provides its clients with both proven professional excellence as well as the added benefit of the firm's interpersonal diversity.

Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt, P.C. was established in 1991 as a Professional Corporation. Our named shareholders have more than 100 years of legal experience, and serve in various capacities in many professional and community organizations.

The Leading Lawyers Network selected seven of our partners as Leading Lawyers, including Scott Bremer (Public Finance, Tax Law), Dennis Johnson and Linzey Jones (Labor and Employment) , Walter Jones (Complex Civil Litigation, Products Liability, White Collar Criminal), Stephen Pugh (Complex Civil Litigation, Public Finance), and Eric Quandt and Mary Periolat (Medical Malpractice, Products Liability).

Victory for Client in ADEA Claim.

Linzey Jones and John Broderick recently obtained a victory for a Fortune 500 client in an employment discrimination lawsuit. The plaintiff had alleged he was terminated because of his age in violation of the ADEA. Messrs. Jones and Broderick successfully argued on a motion to dismiss that the plaintiff had failed to obtain service on defendants in a

PJJQ Hosts Mock Trial Competition.

On May 22, 2008, PJJQ hosted several high school students from Chicago in the Chicago Bar Association’s First Annual Donald Hubert Scholars Mock Trial Competition. Several other firms in the City participated as well. The final competition took place at the Northern District’s Ceremonial Courtroom. One of our students won the competition and was

PJJQ Wins Reversal on Appeal of $3.1 Million Verdict On Behalf of Cable Company Employer in Section 1981 Action.

Chicago Daily Law Bulletin October 09, 2007 Volume: 153 Issue: 198 Retaliatory discharge – preemption Trial court erred in denying defendants' motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict because plaintiff's retaliatory discharge claim was preempted by the state Human Rights Act. The 1st

PJJQ Persuades Seventh Circuit to Affirm Summary Judgment Dismissal in Race Discrimination Case on Behalf of Appliance Manufacturer

On February 28, 2007, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal by the Central District of Illinois of all race discrimination claims against PJJQ's client in a failure-to-promote case. The Court’s opinion notes that when deciding whether a candidate is more qualified than the plaintiff, what matters is whether the employer believed