From 1998 to the present, Mr. Harper has operated his own law office, handling business lawsuits and representing innocent prisoners. His office provides something more substantial in his life than simply a job or a career. His office lets him direct the purpose of his practice.
In retrospect, his prior years as a lawyer had been spent acquiring trial skills and trusting his employer to choose the cases that would let him apply those skills to perform meaningful work. Now, he chooses the cases, himself. He decides where to focus his legal resources.
For Mr. Harper, it is not enough to strive merely to be a good lawyer or even an excellent lawyer. His goal is to provide the highest quality legal services, apply them to the most challenging and worthwhile cases, and represent his clients with compassion, all at a fair and reasonable rate. This goal is the reason he practices law and it is the purpose of his office.
Mr. Harper moved to Chicago in 1988 and joined Burditt & Radzius, Chartered, which was a respected law firm with a twenty-five year history and over sixty lawyers. The firm's practice included representing insurance companies in coverage and direct defense litigation, representing food and drug companies in regulatory matters, handling business transactional matters, and prosecuting personal injury lawsuits. Because of his trial experience, he was given broad responsibility in various types of litigation. He was also fortunate to receive the opportunity to work closely with many fine attorneys at the firm. Mr. Harper became an equity partner with the firm in 1993. When the firm dissolved in 1998, he opened his current office in downtown Chicago.
Mr. Harper's legal career, and his trial lawyer experience, began in 1984 when he began his four years of service as an Assistant District Attorney in Bronx County, New York. As an Assistant D.A., he prosecuted the crimes of armed robbery and attempted murder, and regularly handled felony jury trials.
Mr. Harper received his law degree from New York University School of Law in 1984. According to the annual ranking of graduate schools, conducted by U.S. News & World Report, NYU Law School is ranked in the top five of all law schools in the United States. (read the article).
Mr. Harper received his undergraduate degree from Yale in 1981. At Yale, he majored in English and studied creative and expository writing.
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