Profile
Aldo E. Botti is a highly respected and versatile trial lawyer who has been achieving outstanding results on behalf of individuals and corporations alike for more than four decades. In his practice as an attorney today, Mr. Botti handles complex legal matters, including commercial and business disputes, personal injury and wrongful death claims, family law matters, and felony criminal charges in both federal and state courts, for clients in Chicago, Illinois, and throughout the United States.
A true professional, Mr. Botti is known for the extensive, innovative and thorough trial preparation he puts into every case. Because of that, he is often selected to assume the task of lead trial attorney in complex cases already in progress. Mr. Botti's legal background also includes experience as a DuPage County assistant state's attorney and as a special assistant state's attorney.
Mr. Botti holds an AV rating* from Martindale‑Hubbell, which is the highest rating an attorney or law firm can receive. He has also been recognized by Who's Who in American Law and other professional publications. Lastly, Mr. Botti has written extensively about trial techniques, family law, and civil practice, and he has frequently been asked to lecture on these topics as well.
*CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary.
About Aldo Botti
Law School: Saint Louis University School of Law
Admitted: 1966, Illinois
Professional Webpage: www.botti-law.com/aldo_botti.php
Honors and Awards:
- Verdict Award
- Martindale Hubbell Publication AV Rating
- National Who's Who of Attorneys
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Trial Lawyers in the United States
- Member, Illinois Super lawyers, Supreme Court Capital Litigation Trial Bar
Bar/Professional Activity:
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Illinois
- Member, Justinian Society of Chicago and DuPage County
- Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Chairperson, Mandatory Arbitration Program, 18th Judicial Circuit
- Member, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- Chairman Public Relations and Speakers Bureau and General Counsel, DuPage County Bar Association
- Member, DuPage County Bar Association
- Member, Chicago Bar Association
- Member, Illinois Capital Litigation Trial Bar
- Member, Illinois Bar Association
- Member, American Association for Justice
- Fellow, Illinois Bar Foundation
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Member, American Bar Association
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Lecturer, Civil Procedure, Evidence, and Trial Tactics
- Instructor, Criminal Law, Triton College
- Illinois Child Custody and Civil Practice, Illinois Bar Journal
Educational Background:
- Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Missouri, B.A., 1962