Author: Dan Voelker

The Highest Moral Character and Integrity

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I met Dan years ago. He has consistently assisted us in many legal issues. He is of the highest moral character and integrity. His familiarity with the law and creativity is incredible.

— William M.

 

Thoughtful and Creative Legal Assistance

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Dan has represented me for a number of years. I made a few regretful business decisions and investments. But, Dan has jumped in and recovered my investments. I recommend him to anyone looking for thoughtful and creative legal assistance.

— Ingrid A.

 

Got me trust funds I had been denied for over a decade

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No one else would touch my case. Mr. Voelker took it and ran with it. He was able to get me the trust funds that I had been denied for over a decade. I highly recommend him to anyone in need of the services of a litigator and trial lawyer.

— Scott S.

 

Years of Experience!

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We thought that our case was dismal, but Dan turned it around and put us in the driver’s seat. He is very good at what he does with years of experience!

— Melina D.

 

Wonderful

By on April 2, 2020,

Working with Mr. Voelker was no less than wonderful. I tried to resolve an issue with a company for 7 months and they kept ignoring me, I hired Dan and from start to finish, I had a settlement in 3 months. He handles everything in a very straightforward no nonsense manner. I could not be more pleased with his service and I will most definitely, without a doubt call him in the future when I need legal help again.

— Tammy C

 

Modigliani: New Authentication Projects May Explode Global Collecting Market

By on March 30, 2020,

by Daniel J. Voelker, forensic historian and art lawyer

While fraud and forgery in the art world are not new phenomena, the works of Modigliani may be setting a new bar for a confluence of value-enhancing factors, including scarcity and an inventory of outed fakes that have driven prices to record highs. The caveat on the frenetic market for authentic Modigliani art is the challenge of finding one in the first place. Because the artist’s work is infamous for numerous cases of forgery within the highest circles of the art world, coupled with poor documentation, there were previously believed to be only 337 authentic Modigliani works in existence (Esterow, 2017.) But this is about to change. Several parties have been quietly working on new catalogues and new validating technologies to shake up the global Modigliani collecting market, which may result in a king’s ransom of works being authenticated and brought to market.

The realization that so many extant fakes reside on the walls of collectors, accompanied by equally worthless certificates of provenance, has led to the drive for new, validated catalogues of work. For those who can prove provenance the payoff is on par with any other scarce collectible. Paintings purchased prior to 1950 for less than $5,000 are now insured and estimated to be worth $20,000,000 or more. In just the past five years, Modigliani’s 1917 painting “Nu Couche,” sold at auction for 170.4 million dollars (CNBC, 2018.)

Countless stories of false authenticity hang like a black cloud over the Modigliani market, creating enough uncertainty and skepticism to make the sale of any work a challenge. The paucity of agreed-upon catalogues creates a double-edged conundrum: the seller can’t guarantee authenticity and the buyer can’t validate a purchase. Modigliani imposters are so pervasive that it’s become something of a joke in the industry. “Modigliani was producing more dead than when he was alive,” remarked Carlo Pepi, a well-known Italian art collector (Cohen, 2014.)

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Voelker Litigation Group Secures $9 Million Jury Verdict in Chicago Women’s Rights Case

By on January 16, 2019,

UPDATED Sept 28, 2020

CHICAGO, Jan. 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In the space of just one day, a Chicago jury awarded $1,000,000 in compensatory damages and $8,000,000 in punitive damages to a Chicago woman, in her case against a wealthy Chicago insurance executive, for his egregious conduct. The jury of six men and six women deliberated for one hour before returning a unanimous decision, finding the defendant guilty of one count of sexual assault and four counts of assault and battery against the woman.

The verdict was reached on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Law Division.

The Executive, who owns interests in several Chicagoland insurance companies, was found guilty of multiple transgressions of the rights of a woman with whom he was acquittanced, between October 5, 2015 and March 23, 2016. The charges against the Executive included strangling, physical and verbal violence and non-consensual sexual behavior.

“This is a strong message from the heart of the #metoo movement to defend women against powerful men who feel that because they have wealth, they can act with callous disregard for the laws of humanity and the Republic. It took a jury of 12 people just one hour to determine that one woman’s suffering was worth eight million dollars in remuneration for scars that will last a lifetime. I can only hope that if this example doesn’t at least deter this kind of behavior, it sends a message that if you are a victim with a voice, the public has an ear,” said attorney Daniel J. Voelker. Voelker and Olga S. Dmytriyeva, who represented the victim, and are available for comment.

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/01/16/1700909/0/en/Voelker-Litigation-Group-Secures-9-Million-Jury-Verdict-in-Chicago-Women-s-Rights-Case.html

Appellate Court Opinion

The Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, issued an opinion September 28, 2020, upholding the original trial but reducing the punitive damages from $8 million to $1 million for a total verdict of $2 million.
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The Lawyer Everyone Needs

By on June 29, 2018,

I am absolutely thrilled that I made the decision to hire Mr. Voelker to handle my case. In addition to being very easy to talk to, he is straightforward and has a no nonsense approach. He asked me my thoughts and what I wanted to do, he truly represented ME in every way. I will no doubt use Dan in the future for all of my legal needs and I highly recommend him.

— Tammy

 

Outstanding Attorney

By on April 25, 2018,

I have known Dan Voelker for approximately 18 years. My experience with him is that he is an excellent attorney who has demonstrated how to get to the heart of a matter, create a plan for the case and understand the issues on both sides to prevail for his client. Exceptional attorney in the courtroom.

 

Great lawyer

By on April 24, 2018,

Dan Voelker represented me in a personal injury lawsuit about five years. His legal expertise helped me to successfully win the judgment in my favor. To this day I could call upon him for his expertise legal advice in many matters. He is on the top of his game above the vast majority of lawyers in today’s overcrowded legal arena.

— John

 

One of my life lines

By on March 1, 2018,

Help save my future against my ex-husband who decided to stop paying me and went up against not only him but the Chicago Police Department to help me get my share of a court-ordered pension while I live in another state he went to court and got the restraining order so that my ex could not run and hide with all the pension and leave me with nothing like I had been living for almost 2 years. I so highly recommend this lawyer he did this for me almost without very little money down and is accepting very little money for monthly payments from me I highly recommend this attorney to anyone thank you Daniel.

 

Dan Voelker – One of the good ones

By on October 23, 2017,

I needed legal advice on an issue and Dan listened to my situation and advised me against taking the matter to court, due to cost and high risk of an unsatisfactory outcome. He helped me save money while explaining legalities to me. He cares. I would not hesitate to hire him in a legal matter. He knows his trade and he cares about doing what is right.

 

“It Ain’t So, Kid, It Just Ain’t So:” History’s Apology to “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, Charles Comiskey and Chicago’s Black Sox

By on January 1, 2017,

In an article written by Dan Voelker, called “a fascinating piece of baseball journalism” by the Wall Street Journal, Voelker exposed the falsehoods that have been perpetuated for almost a century and essentially rewrote the history of the Black Sox scandal of 1919. Utilizing their amazing legal skills and experience in the art of cross-examination, Voelker proved to the world that what had been written about the scandal, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and Charles Comiskey is just plain not true.
Read Voelker’s article from the Chicago Baseball Muesum website…

This piece was written about and reported in major publications throughout the United States, and Voelker was interviewed extensively on National Public Radio and a program that appeared on the Major League Baseball Channel in November 2010.

History Fix for “Shoeless” Joe? from the American Bar Association Journal December 1, 2009
Read the ABA article about the research and quotes from Voelker on the ABA website…

Voelker Featured in the upcoming MLB production Triumph and Tragedy “The Rise and Fall of the 1919 White Sox” November 8, 2010
Read about the MLB Triumph & Tragedy episode from the Chicago Baseball Museum website…

Chicago Baseball Museum’s Voelker Teams Up With Legendary Sports Writer Furman Bisher at National Baseball Historian’s Conference Atlanta, GA, August 7, 2010
Read the full story from the Chicago Baseball Museum website…

“In defense of ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson” — Chicago Tribune, by Erika Slife, Tribune Reporter Profile of CBM Board Member Voelker’s Quest to clear Shoeless Joe Jackson Chicago, IL, September 9, 2009
Read the full story on the Chicago Tribune website…

Black Sox: ‘It ain’t so, kid, it just ain’t so’ in Chicago Lawyer Chicago, IL, September 1, 2009
Read the full story on the Chicago Lawyer website…