Gary A. D'Alessio, Esq.

Current

• Owner at Chicago Legal Search, Ltd.

Past

• Litigation Associate at McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White and Farrug

Education

• Tulane University
• Villanova University

Recommended

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Connections

135 connections

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Websites

• My Company

Gary A. D'Alessio, Esq.’s Summary

Recruit experienced attorneys for law firms and corporations located primarily in the Chicago metropolitan area. Also handle practice group and law firm mergers. Counsel law firm and company clients on a variety of matters regarding attorneys, including hiring, retention, compensation and diversity. Have spoken before the Chicago Area Legal Personnel Administrators ("CALPA") and have been quoted on various issues involving the legal profession in Crain's Chicago Business, the Chicago Lawyer, the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and the Sun Times. I am a Certified Professional Consultant, and member of the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago, American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association and Chicago Bar Association. My company is a certified LGBT business enterprise by the NGLCC Supplier Diversity Initiative.

Gary A. D'Alessio, Esq.’s Specialties:

Career counseling; resume and cover letter evaluations; interview preparation and advice; and salary and compensation negotiations.

Gary A. D'Alessio, Esq.’s Experience

• Owner

  Chicago Legal Search, Ltd.

  (Privately Held; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  1988 — Present (21 years )

  After receiving his B.S.B.A. cum laude from Villanova University and J.D. from Tulane University School of Law, Gary practiced law for five and one-half years at McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White & Farrug. For over twenty years, he has been a legal search consultant. He is a Certified Professional Consultant with the Academy of Professional Consultants and Advisors. His in-depth legal experience and knowledge of the Chicago legal market is well known in the legal recruiting industry. He has been extensively quoted on a variety of issues regarding the legal profession in the Sun Times, Chicago Lawyer and Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Gary also has been published in the American Bar Association’s Changing Jobs: A Handbook for Lawyers for the 1990’s and the Young Lawyers Section of The Chicago Bar Association’s Lawyers’ Guide to the Chicago Job Market. Gary is a world traveler, an Eagle Scout and an avid moviegoer.

• Litigation Associate

  McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White and Farrug

  (Law Practice industry)

  1981 — 1986 (5 years )

Gary A. D'Alessio, Esq.’s Education

• Tulane University

  J.D. , 1978 — 1980

• Villanova University

  B.S.B.A. , 1972 — 1976

  cum laude

Additional Information

Gary A. D'Alessio, Esq.’s Websites:

• My Company

Gary A. D'Alessio, Esq.’s Interests:

International travel, new restaurants, movies

Gary A. D'Alessio, Esq.’s Groups:

NALSC (National Association of Legal Search Consultants)
Certified Professional Consultant - Academy of Professional Consultants and Advisors

•    Attorney Recruiter Consortium - from the perspective of both attorneys and recruiters

Gary A. D'Alessio, Esq.’s Contact Settings

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