Thadford A. Felton


Thadford Felton Update





Partner

Thad is a Partner in Arnstein & Lehr’s Complex Litigation Group. As a lawyer and counselor, he has extensive experience representing clients in a broad range of complex commercial and business tort matters. Thad has experience advising public and privately-held businesses, and individuals, in managing and identifying a broad range of legal issues, negotiating and documenting transactional matters and advising on day-to-day operations issues. He has litigated in the areas of fraud, misrepresentation, fraudulent transfer and consumer fraud act claims; breach of contract claims, including issues related to interference with contract and prospective economic advantage; misappropriation of trade secrets; injunctive and equitable remedies, with a focus on the enforceability of restrictive covenants; breach of fiduciary duty matters; products liability; declaratory judgments; section 1983 civil rights matters; creditor’s rights; and complex insurance coverage disputes, including the availability of coverage for environmental claims. Thad has been involved in all aspects of litigation, including pre-trial discovery, preparing and arguing dispositive motions and serving as first and second chair in numerous jury and bench trials in federal and state courts.

Publications

Thad has also authored several articles which include, “Do You Have A Trade Secret?,” “When Is The Employer Liable For The Acts Of The Employee,” “How Do I Keep My Employee From Competing Against Me,” “Non Competition Agreements Must Be Narrowly Tailored to be Enforceable,” “Can You Stop Your Top Sales Person From Competing Against You? ,” “Make Sure That You Do Not Inadvertently Void Employment Agreements,” “Protecting Your Customer List,” “Protect Your Confidential Information and Maintain Your Competitive Advantage,” “When Does Competition Cross the Line?” and “Documenting Employee Discipline.” In addition, Thad co-authored a chapter for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education entitled “Real Estate Sales Person Liability Overview.”

Education

Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1994)
Denison University (B.A., 1989)

Bar Admissions

State of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (General and Trial Bar); U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; U.S. Courts of Appeal, Seventh and Eight Circuits