Legal Malpractice Trial Attorneys

The Gooch Firm
The Gooch Firm
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    • Home
    • Legal Services
      • Mishandled Cases
      • Failure to Advise
      • Legal Malpractice
      • Ethical Violations
      • Other Malpractice
      • Excessive Fees
      • Suing Lawyer
      • Construction Defects
    • Supreme Court Cases
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Blog
  • Home
  • Legal Services
    • Mishandled Cases
    • Failure to Advise
    • Legal Malpractice
    • Ethical Violations
    • Other Malpractice
    • Excessive Fees
    • Suing Lawyer
    • Construction Defects
  • Supreme Court Cases
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Blog

Our Practice

Practice Areas

  • Professional And Legal Malpractice
    • Mishandled Cases
    • Failure To Properly Advise
    • Legal Malpractice
    • Ethical Violations
    • Other Professional Malpractice
    • Excessive Attorneys Fees
    • Suing Your Lawyer


  • Civil Litigation
    • Breach of Contract
    • Construction Defects
    • Family Matters
    • Property Disputes

A Team in Your Corner

If you have suffered any damages as mentioned above, we will review your unique circumstances and provide you with honest advice concerning your options.  

Our Approach

The firm handles many forms of professional malpractice, including legal, accounting and architectural malpractice. This ability to dissect original cases and show where negligence occurred equips us to handle any form of civil litigation you may face.


We will evaluate where the professional should have exercised greater care and attention, resulting in financial loss to our clients. The failure to properly advise you concerning the impact of the decisions you make to resolve a dispute may provide cause to sue your lawyer. Similarly, while the state bar generally handles ethical violations, these errors may result in harm to a case.

our team

Thomas W. Gooch, Attorney at Law

Tom is a lifelong resident of Lake County, Illinois, a veteran of the United States Army, and have been active in civic and political organizations in this community for decades. (more..)

Melissa J. Podgorski, Paralegal

Melissa is our Paralegal with over 20 years of experience in numerous types of law.  She received her Paralegal Certificate in 2008 and has been with the firm since 2018. 

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