Our Firm

George W. Spellmire has tried numerous legal and accounting malpractice cases and has represented hundreds of lawyers, law firms and accountants from coast to coast. He was recognized by the National Law Journal as one of the most prominent professional malpractice lawyers in the USA and he has been included since 1995 in editions of the Best Lawyers in America.Mr. Spellmire has been AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell for more than twenty five years and is identified among the Selected Leading Illinois Attorneys and Illinois Super Lawyers in Legal Malpractice. He is a Member of the Society of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Mr. Spellmire regularly defends accountants, accounting firms, lawyers, and law firms in disputes with their clients, and disciplinary proceedings initiated by state regulators. He is a co-author of the national treatise, Accounting, Auditing and Financial Malpractice, Harcourt Brace Professional Publishing (1998) Supplement (1999). In addition, Mr. Spellmire is frequently requested to provide expert testimony in lawyer professional liability litigation.

Michael C. Bruck is a partner of Spellmire & Bruck LLP. He has a wide range of experience and focuses his practice on complex commercial disputes, professional ethics, financial malpractice, and insurance litigation. Mr. Bruck is “AV Preeminent” peer review rated by Martindale-Hubbell, reflecting the highest peer recognition for ethical standards and legal ability.

Mr. Bruck has more than 25 years of jury trial, litigation and client advisory experience, handling hundreds of high-stakes cases in state and federal courts throughout the United States. He has represented numerous clients in a range of industries, including Toyota Motor Sales, USA, major professional service firms, and Kemper Insurance Companies.

Jessica is an attorney with the firm. She has worked under Mr. Spellmire her entire legal career. Her practice focuses on professional liability and insurance related litigation. Jessica has participated in trials in Cook, Kane and Lake counties. She has also participated in binding arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association.

Jessica earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Marquette University College of Business in 2008 with a major in international business and a minor in Spanish literature. She also studied abroad at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas located in Madrid, Spain in 2007. While working with the Spellmire Law Firm as a paralegal, she attended the evening program at The John Marshall Law School, earning her Juris Doctor in December of 2014.

Jessica is admitted to practice law in the state of Illinois. She is also admitted to practice law before the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois and is currently a member of Illinois State Bar Association, American Bar Association, and the Chicago Bar Association. Jessica is involved in the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law and the National Association of Professional Women. Jessica is passionate about charitable organizations such as The 100 Club of Chicago and Sarahs Inn.

Tim is a trial attorney focusing his practice on legal malpractice and appellate work. Tim has represented a broad array of clients who have been harmed by their attorneys' negligence, including Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, and individuals. Tim has trial experience in Cook, Kane, and Lake Counties, and has won appeals in the Illinois Appellate Court, First District. Tim has also successfully represented attorneys before the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission and in the Circuit Court of Cook County's Mandatory Arbitration Program.

Tim joined Spellmire Law Firm as an associate in 2012 after earning his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law. Prior to law school, Tim attended Illinois Wesleyan University where he earned his B.A. in History and Spanish.