Jonel Metaj

Attorney

10 yrs experience
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Chicago, IL

Bar admissions

Illinois

Education

J.D.: DePaul University College of Law2015
Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2011

Awards and recognition

01Illinois Rising Star, Super Lawyers (2019-2021)
02CALI Award - Litigation Strategy: Civil
03CALI Award - Negotiations
04CALI Award - Fact Investigations

Memberships

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Chicago Bar Association
Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association

Languages

English, Albanian, Greek (conversational)

Background

Jonel Metaj is a litigation attorney at Disparti Law Group focused on personal injury and workers' compensation. Born in Albania and relocated to Chicago at age nine, he worked on the Burr Oak Cemetery desecration class action before attending law school. He attended DePaul University College of Law while working full time, earning multiple CALI awards for highest class grades. In 2023, he argued before the Illinois Supreme Court on behalf of victims of uninsured and hit-and-run accidents.

Notable cases

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Argued before Illinois Supreme Court on behalf of uninsured/hit-and-run accident victims (September 21, 2023)
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Burr Oak Cemetery desecration class action (pre-law school work)

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