Présentation
For over 40 years Larry Wojcik has focused his practice on the defense of auditors, accountants, lawyers, directors, officers, corporations and broker-dealers in litigation involving complex securities, financial, tax and intellectual property disputes, including representation of clients before federal, state and municipal regulators. He has represented clients throughout the United States and has tried cases in federal and state courts in several jurisdictions.
Larry has successfully represented national and regional accounting firms in securities and malpractice actions, as well as in US Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and state board of accountancy investigations. In addition, he was part of the team that successfully represented a Fortune 300 corporation in federal and state derivative shareholder actions.
Distinctions
- Juvenile Justice Initiative Award for Leadership in Illinois Juvenile Justice Reform 2016
- Chicago Bar Foundation’s Edward J. Lewis II Pro Bono Service Award 2016
- Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Distinguished Alumni Award for Commitment to Public Interest Work 2016
- Illinois Board of Examiners, Appointed by the Governor of Illinois, 2015 to 2021 (Chair 2020-2021)
- Pro Bono Award from Loyola University Chicago School of Law’s Public Interest Law Convocation 2015
- Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice Pro Bono Champion Award 2013
- Member of the Leadership Council of the Civic Consulting Alliance, 2012 to 2018
- Illinois CPA Society Lifetime Achievement Award 2011
- Pro Bono and Public Service Award of the 7th Circuit Bar Association 2010
- John C. McAndrews Pro Bono Service Award of the Illinois State Bar Association 2010
Community
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, AICPA Council (2006-2007) Committee Member – Professional Ethics Executive Committee (2019 – 2022)
- American Bar Association, member
- American Bar Association’s Criminal Law Section’s Juvenile Justice Committee (Co-chair 2009-2013)
- American Bar Association’s Criminal Law Section, Co-chair of the Juvenile Justice Standards Task Force (2016-2021)
- American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility (founding member)
- Chicago Bar Association’s Professional Responsibility Committee (1993 to 2006, Chair 2004-2005)
- Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice, Director (2016 to 2018)
- Cook County Public Defender Advisory Board (2016-2020)
- Illinois CPA Society (Director 2002-2008, Chair 2006-2007)
- Illinois Professional Responsibility Institute of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court, Faculty Member
- Illinois State Bar Association/Chicago Bar Association Joint Committee on Ethics 2000 (2002-2004)
- Illinois State Bar Association’s Professional Conduct Committee (1995-2000, 2002-2009, Chair 2007-2008)
- Illinois State Bar Association’s Special Committee on the General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS) (2005-2006)
- Illinois State Bar Association’s Special Committee on Juvenile Justice Initiatives (Co-Chair 2010-2011)
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Bluhm Legal Clinic Advisory Board (2016-2021)
- Uptown People’s Law Center Director (2014 to 2018)
Credentials
Education
Northwestern University School of Law, JD, 1977
DePaul University College of Law, LLM, Taxation, 1981
DePaul University, BS, with high honors, Beta Alpha Psi, 1973
Certified Public Accountant, 1973
Admissions
Illinois
Courts / Agencies
Supreme Court of Illinois
Supreme Court of the United States
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
US Court of Federal Claims
US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
US Tax Court
