Jack A. Gould

Jack practices in both state and federal court and is involved in all stages of litigation. He regularly works with clients in assessing and analyzing risk and developing long-term defense strategies. Jack is well versed in conducting fact and expert discovery, taking fact and expert depositions, drafting and arguing dispositive motions, securing dismissals and negotiating favorable settlements. He has obtained multiple favorable court rulings for clients over his career, including summary judgment, judgment on the pleadings, granting of motions to dismiss, and the denial of a petition to vacate a default judgment.

Prior to joining Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP, Jack worked at a boutique civil defense firm in Chicago for several years where he gained extensive experience litigating a large caseload of mass tort cases for a major steel manufacturer as well as a chemical pipe manufacturer in various venues in Illinois. He has also engaged in criminal law work, including first and second chairing a trial.

Jack has been selected for inclusion by Best Lawyers in the “Ones to Watch” category. He has also been named in SuperLawyers as a “Rising Star” each year since 2018.