Rachel S. Nevarez

Partner

Valerie Settipani
312-596-4948

Construction Disputes
Industry-wide Litigation
Nursing Home & Long Term Care
Product Liability
Transportation Litigation including Trucking & Aviation

Rachel is a partner in the Civil Litigation practice in Wiedner & McAuliffe’s Chicago office. She represents businesses in the areas of aviation, transportation, construction, product liability, premises liability and long term care facilities. Rachel takes time to understand her clients’ business, ensuring that the litigation strategy deployed not only results in a favorable outcome, but also fits efficiently within their overall business goals. When discussing strategy with clients, Rachel looks for creative solutions to difficult issues. She routinely provides counseling to clients on employment decisions as well as general counsel services.

Rachel has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star since 2016. While attending law school, she received the CALI Excellence for the Future award for Legal Writing II and Immigration Law, and clerked in Chicago-Kent’s Immigration Law clinic.

In her free time, Rachel is an enthusiastic runner and hiker.

Education

J.D., cum laude, Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2010
B.A., magna cum laude, Knox College, 2007

Admissions

Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

American Bar Association
Co-Chair, Young Lawyers Subcommittee for Product Liability Committee, Litigation Section of ABA
Illinois State Bar Association

Other News

The Biometric Information Privacy Act: Important Regulatory Tool or Class Action Boon? (Journal of the DuPage County Bar Association)
Navigating Federal Preemption in Litigation, Moderator (American Bar Association Roundtable)
How to Take Advantage of “Seller’s Exception” Statutes (American Bar Association Practice Points)
Manufacturer Can Be Sued for Injuries from Drug It Did Not Make (American Bar Association Practice Points)
Fraudulent Joinder (American Bar Association Sound Advice)
Tolling Agreements as a Litigation Tool in Product Liability Cases (American Bar Association Practice Points)

Bio
Practice Areas
Credentials
Affiliations
Notable Decisions
News

Bio
Rachel is a partner in the Civil Litigation practice in Wiedner & McAuliffe’s Chicago office. She represents businesses in the areas of aviation, transportation, construction, product liability, premises liability and long term care facilities. Rachel takes time to understand her clients’ business, ensuring that the litigation strategy deployed not only results in a favorable outcome, but also fits efficiently within their overall business goals. When discussing strategy with clients, Rachel looks for creative solutions to difficult issues. She routinely provides counseling to clients on employment decisions as well as general counsel services.
Rachel has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star since 2016. While attending law school, she received the CALI Excellence for the Future award for Legal Writing II and Immigration Law, and clerked in Chicago-Kent’s Immigration Law clinic.
In her free time, Rachel is an enthusiastic runner and hiker.
Practice Areas
Practice Areas:
Construction Disputes
Industry-wide Litigation
Nursing Home & Long Term Care
Product Liability
Transportation Litigation including Trucking & Aviation
Credentials
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2010
- B.A., magna cum laude, Knox College, 2007
Admissions
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Co-Chair, Young Lawyers Subcommittee for Product Liability Committee, Litigation Section of ABA
- Illinois State Bar Association
Notable Decisions
- Oman et al. v. United Airlines (2018): secured a finding that the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air (“Montreal Convention”) preempted the Plaintiffs’ state law claims arising out of the destruction of cargo on an international flight, which they claimed caused them millions of dollars in damages. The application of the Convention limited their damages to low four figures.
- Curosh v. Mr. David’s Carpet (2017): obtained dismissal of a carpet installation company in a wrongful death suit via a motion to dismiss by successfully arguing the client did not owe the decedent a duty or proximately cause the occurrence as a matter of law.
- Multiple actions v. H. D. Smith Wholesale Drug Co. (2015-16): obtained dismissal of a wholesale drug distributor in multiple product liability cases after minimal discovery where the distributor was alleged to have negligently distributed and marketed prescription drugs to physicians and pharmacies. The same plaintiffs’ firm filed numerous lawsuits alleging the same theory, and the firm is no longer pursuing this theory against our client due to our aggressive strategy.
- Lee v. Six Flags (2014): assisted in obtaining summary judgment on behalf of a theme park owner in a premises liability wrongful death action arising out of the decedent’s 40-foot fall while performing the deconstruction of a roller coaster ride. The First District Appellate Court in Illinois affirmed the trial court’s decision in 2014.
- Confidential (2013): obtained dismissal of a health club at the outset of the litigation and without any discovery pursuant to an exculpatory clause in the health club member’s contract, which was affirmed on appeal by the First District Appellate Court in Illinois.
News
Other News
- The Biometric Information Privacy Act: Important Regulatory Tool or Class Action Boon? (Journal of the DuPage County Bar Association)
- Navigating Federal Preemption in Litigation, Moderator (American Bar Association Roundtable)
- How to Take Advantage of “Seller’s Exception” Statutes (American Bar Association Practice Points)
- Manufacturer Can Be Sued for Injuries from Drug It Did Not Make (American Bar Association Practice Points)
- Fraudulent Joinder (American Bar Association Sound Advice)
- Tolling Agreements as a Litigation Tool in Product Liability Cases (American Bar Association Practice Points)

Bio

In her free time, Rachel is an enthusiastic runner and hiker.

Practice Areas

Construction Disputes
Industry-wide Litigation
Nursing Home & Long Term Care
Product Liability
Transportation Litigation including Trucking & Aviation

Credentials

Education

J.D., cum laude, Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2010
B.A., magna cum laude, Knox College, 2007

Admissions

Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Affiliations

American Bar Association
Co-Chair, Young Lawyers Subcommittee for Product Liability Committee, Litigation Section of ABA
Illinois State Bar Association

Notable Decisions

News

Other News

The Biometric Information Privacy Act: Important Regulatory Tool or Class Action Boon? (Journal of the DuPage County Bar Association)
Navigating Federal Preemption in Litigation, Moderator (American Bar Association Roundtable)
How to Take Advantage of “Seller’s Exception” Statutes (American Bar Association Practice Points)
Manufacturer Can Be Sued for Injuries from Drug It Did Not Make (American Bar Association Practice Points)
Fraudulent Joinder (American Bar Association Sound Advice)
Tolling Agreements as a Litigation Tool in Product Liability Cases (American Bar Association Practice Points)

ATTORNEY SEARCH

SITE WIDE SEARCH

Attorneys

Rachel S. Nevarez

Partner

Education

Admissions

Education

Admissions

Bio

Practice Areas

Credentials

Education

Admissions

Affiliations

Notable Decisions

News

Disclaimer

CHICAGO

KANSAS CITY

LAFAYETTE

ROCKFORD

ST. LOUIS