About Sims Law Firm
Bryan Sims ~ Naperville Lawyer / Naperville Attorney
Naperville Attorney Bryan Sims of Sims Law Firm LTD, concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial litigation and civil appeals. Before entering private practice, Bryan worked as a judicial law clerk for Illinois Supreme Court Justice S. Louis Rathje. He has also worked as a staff attorney for the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court.
Since entering private practice, Bryan has devoted approximately 90% of his practice to commercial litigation, representing companies such as Vanguard Energy Services, LLC, Harris Bank, Nicor Energy, LLC, and TCF Bank in disputes involving breaches of contract, improper disclosure of trade secrets, covenants not to compete, and fraud claims. Additionally Bryan has represented a variety of other businesses, large and small, local and national, in similar litigation.
Further, Bryan has been involved in litigation involving mechanic's liens, business disputes and many areas of the real estate and construction industries. Bryan also uses his experience in these areas to assist homeowner association clients. Also, with his experience at both the Supreme Court and Appellate Court levels, Bryan brings a valuable perspective to his appellate work.
The remainder of Bryan's practice involves transaction work involving primarily residential real estate including mortgage foreclosures, landlord-tenant law, title litigation and corporate formation and contracts.
He is a member of the Illinois Bar and the Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United State Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the United States courts in the Central District of Illinois, the Southern District of Illinois, and the Eastern District of Michigan.
Bryan is a member of both the Illinois State Bar Association and the DuPage County Bar Association. He is a member of the ISBA Standing Committee on Legal Technology, where he currently serves as the chair and newsletter editor. He was a member of the 2006 through 2009 ISBA Solo and Small Firm Conference Planning Committees.
Bryan has spoken on legal technology issues at the ISBA Solo and Small Firm Conferences, for the Chicago Bar Association, and the International Technology Law Association.
He is a 1993 Cum Laude graduate of Wheeling Jesuit University and a 1996 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Loyola University Chicago School of Law. While in law school, Bryan served on the staff of both the Loyola Law Journal and the Loyola Consumer Law Reporter.
