Luke Dussman is the Managing Partner at Lanzillotti Gribben & Marchuk. Luke defends and prosecutes complex cases at the trial and appellate level in federal and state courts throughout the State of Illinois. His practice involves a broad range of complex criminal and white collar matters, personal injury claims, and governmental investigations relating to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
Luke has significant trial experience ranging from first degree murder to property disputes. In his trials and arbitrations, Luke has prepared and cross-examined expert witnesses including medical examiners and police officers; argued both criminal and civil jury trials; participated in jury research, voir dire, and jury selection; and written pre-trial, post-trial, and other trial-related motions.
Prior to joining the firm, Luke served as an investigator for the U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA).
Luke is a member of the trial bar of United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the Illinois Bar Association, and the Cook County Bar Association.
Luke earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in 2001, where he was a Chick Evans Scholar. While working as an investigator at the U.S. Department of Labor, Luke attended night school at The John Marshall Law School and earned his J.D. in 2010, where he earned a CALI distinction in White Collar Crime. Further continuing his education, Luke earned an LL.M. in Employee Benefits from John Marshall in 2011.
