Ronald Balfour

Ron’s grandmother used to warn people not to get into arguments with him because they had no hope of winning. Clearly, his litigation skills developed at an early age.

Ron’s clients face the most complex of litigation but he works tirelessly to communicate legal issues in a way that is understandable to the client, a skill they very much appreciate. As a member of the Class Action Service Group, Ron vigorously defends his clients’ interests by showing the claims against them are without merit while also working to minimize costs and exposure by defeating class certification as early as possible. Along the same lines, Ron works hard to protect parent corporations and individual shareholders by ensuring that liability is properly limited to the party actually responsible for the actions at issue.

Ron’s practice has given him the opportunity to defend putative class action claims involving a wide range of substantive issues and statutes, including the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act, the California Unfair Competition Law, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. He has handled cases involving consumer and wire transfer fraud, data breaches, improper disclosure of information, breach of contract, and housing and disability discrimination, among others. In addition, Ron uses his complex litigation experience to help resolve business disputes arising out of business relationships—including insurer-agent, corporation-stockholder, and competitor disputes—and data privacy and security matters.

Ron occasionally takes his performing talents outside the courtroom. He is a member of the CBA Chorus and performs in the Chicago Bar Association’s Annual Bar Show.