Jeremy S. Harter is a founding partner of Harter & Schottland, P.C.. Before founding the firm, Mr. Harter developed his broad knowledge and expertise at another well known law firm. There, he was responsible for municipal prosecution and assisting in municipal corporate issues for two large villages in Lake County. In addition, Mr. Harter developed a practice in other areas, as well. Today, Mr. Harter brings this varied background to Harter & Schottland, P.C. where he represents individuals and businesses in civil litigation such as landlord / tenant cases, contractual disputes, liquor commission hearings, Illinois Secretary of State hearings and others. Moreover, Mr. Harter has extensive experience litigating traffic, misdemeanor and felony cases in both contested motion hearings and trials, where he has enjoyed tremendous success. He often receives 5 star reviews by his many loyal clients. In line with the firm’s commitment to the surrounding community, Mr. Harter also maintains a significant volunteer commitment. Mr. Harter has served as a Judge for the Teen Court program administered by the Northern Illinois Counsel on Alcohol and Substance Abuse (NICASA). In this role, Mr. Harter has helped countless Lake County adolescents learn from their youthful indiscretions, avoid damaging marks on their records and continue to successful futures. In fact, in 2005 Mr. Harter was formally recognized and received the NICASA Partner’s Award for his commitment to community service. Mr. Harter also volunteers for the College of Lake County’s Women’s Center where he provides free legal assistance. Jeremy volunteers his time with the Lake County Court Eviction Help Desk where he assists Lake County Residents with Landlord/Tenant issues for sitting Judge Michael Betar. He was appointed to the Lake County Bar Association Board of Directors, Antioch Police Pension Fund Trustee and the Board of Directors of the Lake Villa, Lindenhurst, Round Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. He was also an Editor of the 2021 Edition of the Defending DUI Practice and Procedure Manual for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE). Jeremy Harter attended Knox College where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with an emphasis in American History. He moved to Chicago thereafter to attend The John Marshall Law School. Mr. Harter was admitted to the Illinois Bar and licensed to practice law in November of 2001. He is married and has young twins that keep him on his toes.

Jonathan D. Harwell, owner and founder of Harwell Legal Counsel LLC, grew up in Ohio before moving to Indiana in high school. Harwell attended Ball State University, where he majored in legal studies and graduated Cum Laude. He was also a member of the Legal Studies Honor Society before continuing his education at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. He graduated with the CALI Excellence for the Future Award and Gold Level Pro Bono recognition before beginning his career. Harwell, a member of the Indiana Bar Association, has dedicated himself to serving the legal needs of Indiana’s residents. He practices law in criminal defense law, family law, and several other areas.

After obtaining both her B.A. (Law) and LL.B. degrees from Stellenbosch University in 1994 and 1996 respectively, Kirstie went on to complete her articles at Mostert and Bosman (Cape Town Partnership) and was admitted as an attorney in 1999 whereafter she was invited to stay on as a professional assistant in the general litigation department. She joined Henry Shields Chiat, a specialist personal injury law firm, in 2000 and was promoted to associate in 2002. Kirstie became a director of DSC Attorneys after the merger on 1 May 2004, in which capacity she was inter alia responsible for the oversight of all litigation within the firm. Kirstie was appointed as managing director of DSC Attorneys on 1 December 2010. Kirstie specializes in insurance and personal injury law, where she has had extensive experience conducting both High Court litigation and arbitrations in various jurisdictions, relating to actions against the Road Accident Fund as well as other common law personal injury claims, including medical malpractice litigation. Kirstie frequently receives international referrals and has represented a number of clients from the United Kingdom as well as clients from Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Australia, Canada and the United States.

Dawn is one of the top San Francisco Bay Area Personal Injury attorneys. She has won numerous cases for her clients with seven figure results, including settlements and judgments. She is a highly skilled litigator, legal strategist, and negotiator. She has an undefeated record in trial and arbitration for her clients. Dawn seeks the best outcome for each of her client’s injury claims. Dawn is a 10-year Northern California Super Lawyer and a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. In recent years, Dawn has obtained case results that were ranked by the national lawsuit rankings website Top Verdict as some of the highest in the State of California. These include case results in the Top 10 Settlements and Top 20 Settlements in all of California in her practice area. She has also had numerous other case results rank in the Top 50 and Top 100 Settlements in California in given years.