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Matthew H. Hector - Naperville, IL

1515 Legacy Cir.Ste. 1A Naperville, IL 60563

Updated: 11/11/2024

Naperville Civil Litigation Lawyer

Overview

Matthew Hector has been practicing law since 2004. He received his undergraduate degree in English and German from the University of Alabama, where he was a member of the University Honors Program and a resident of the Mallet Assembly. Mr. Hector received his J.D., cum laude, from The John Marshall Law School in 2004 as well as his L.L.M., with honors, in Information Technology and Privacy Law in 2007. He maintains the firm's blog, has published extensively, and was a staff editor for The John Marshall Law Review.

About Matthew H. Hector

Practice Areas

  • Civil Litigation
  • Bankruptcy Law
  • Corporate & Contract Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Immigration Law

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Attorney

Languages

  • German
  • English

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 2004
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2010

Education

  • The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 2007
    L.L.M.
    Honors: With Honors
    Major: IT & Privacy Law
    Law Review: John Marshall Law School of Law Review, 2005 - 2007
  • The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 2004
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude
    Honors: Dean's List
    Law Review: JMLS Law Review, Staff Editor
  • The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1998
    B.A.
    Honors: With Honors
    Major: English
    Major: German

Fraternities and Sororities

  • Phi Alpha Delta

Classes and Seminars

  • Speaker, The Twenty-Seventh Annual John Marshall International Moot Court Competition in Information Technology and Privacy Law, The John Marshall Law School, October 28, 2010
  • Instructor, Real Estate Law Division, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Residential Foreclosure Defense, Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers' Section, September 14, 2010
  • The Patriot Debates Webcast, The National Strategy Forum and the Carthage Group, Pritzker Military Library, October 19, 2005

Achievements

Honors

  • Superlawyers Rising Star, 2011

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Office Information

Address

1515 Legacy Cir.Ste. 1A Naperville, IL 60563

Office Hours

Monday-Friday: 9 am - 5 pm, After 5 pm by Appointment | Saturday: 11 am - 3pm by Appointment | Sunday 11 am - 2 pm by Appointment

Publication

Articles

  • iMob, The Escapist Magazine
  • For The Children! A Critique of the Illinois Safe Game Act, The Escapist Magazine
  • The Twenty-Sixth Annual John Marshall International Moot Court Competition in Information Technology And Privacy Law October 18-20, 2007: Bench Memorandum, Reis, Sorkin, Kelali, Diehl, Encinas, Hector, Spada, Tseng, Venkat (Contributing Author), 25 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 305, Spring, 2008
  • Kevin Mitnick Knows Your Greatest Weakness, American Bar Association Section of Technology for the Litigator, Gavels and Gears Winter, 2007
  • The Twenty-Fifth Annual John Marshall International Moot Court Competition in Information Technology And Privacy Law October 26-28, 2006: Bench Memorandum, Sorkin, Benitez-Morgan, Carter, Greubel, Hector, Keaty, Rodriguez (Contributing Author), 24 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 673, Summer, 2006
  • Contracts – A Brief Overview, A Business & Legal Primer for Game Development, G. Boyd, B. Green, et. al. (Contributing Author), Charles River Media; 1 edition, ISBN 1584504927, November 30, 2006
  • Do We Really Have No Place to Hide?, 24 John Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 35, Fall, 2005
  • Privacy to Be Patched In Later - An Examination of the Decline of Privacy Rights, 36 J. MARSHALL L. REV. 985, Summer, 2003
  • Consumer Defense, A Tactical Guide to Foreclosure, Bankruptcy and Creditor Harassment, 2011

Representative Cases

  • Pantoja v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC., (Case No.15-1567, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit)

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