Richard G. Douglass and Christopher S. Moore have been elected to partner at Novack and Macey LLP.  The Chicago-based firm devotes its practice to sophisticated business and commercial litigation in Illinois and throughout the United States.

Richard G. Douglass

Richard G. Douglass

Douglass joined Novack and Macey in 2004.  Since then, he has represented a variety of clients in disputes in state and federal courts in Illinois and throughout the nation. 

Douglass devotes about half of his practice to the litigation and trial of energy disputes on behalf of electricity and natural gas wholesalers and retailers, oil and gas partnerships, energy commodity and derivatives traders and Independent System Operators. 

Douglass grew up in Wheaton, Illinois, near Chicago.  He now lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their daughter, Kaitlynn, in Evanston, Illinois.  He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh (B.A. 1998), Magna Cum Laude; and from the University of Georgia School of Law (J.D. 2002), Magna Cum Laude, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif, and Articles Editor of the University of Georgia Law Review.  

Douglass is a member of the American Bar Association Sections of Litigation and Energy.  He also is a member of the Advisory Board and Technology Committee of The Institute for Energy Law.  Douglass’s bar admissions include:  Illinois, Georgia, the United States Tax Court, the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois and the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Seventh and Eleventh Circuits.

Christopher S. Moore

Christopher S. Moore

Moore joined Novack and Macey in 2004.  Since then, he has concentrated his practice in complex commercial litigation, including contract disputes, business torts, partnership disputes, employment disputes, and compensation and restrictive covenant litigation.  Moore has represented numerous companies and individuals in courts throughout the country.  Before joining Novack and Macey, Moore served as an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Illinois, where he taught torts and products liability.

Moore grew up in Washington, D.C..  He currently resides with his wife, Carol, and son, Henry, in Chicago.  He received his undergraduate education at University of Chicago (B.A. 1993).  He graduated from the University of Illinois College of Law (J.D. 1998), Summa Cum Laude, and was a member of the Order of the Coif.  He also served as Editor-in-Chief of the University of Illinois Law Review. 

Moore is admitted to the bar of Illinois and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.  He is a regular contributor to the continuing legal education texts of the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education.

For more information, contact Douglass or Moore at (312) 419-6900.