About Weiss Ortiz LLC

Adeena J. Weiss-Ortiz

Attorney & Certified Mediator

Weiss Ortiz LLC delivers the highest quality legal counsel on the most complex and critical issues facing clients today. Clients include individuals and businesses achieving success nationally, regionally and locally. Mrs. Weiss-Ortiz is a Miami, Florida native and began her pursuit of the law at a young age at the Law Office of Jack J. Weiss (1928-1995) in Miami, Florida, where she worked many years prior to moving to Chicago. She was employed throughout law school and thereafter in private practice, municipal entities and pro bono agencies. Her career flourished litigating cases in the courtrooms of Chicago. Today, she represents clients in a diverse range of business and personal disputes in throughout the States of Illinois and Florida. She is actively involved in a variety of bar associations, handles cases pro bono from referring agencies, and regularly volunteers her legal services, while managing her practice.

  • Admissions & Certifications

    • Federal Trial Bar
    • Florida Supreme Court
    • Illinois Supreme Court
    • US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
    • US District Court for the Southern District of Florida

  • Community & Legal Activities

    • Board Member, Women’s Bar Association of Illinois Political Action Committee (2006-2010)


    • Coach and Judge, Chicago Bar Association, Hispanic National Bar Association, and Loyola University Moot Court Competitions (2004-2007)


    • Drafted I-130 Petition for dying Haitian U.S. citizen which was publicized in the Miami Herald (1999-2001)


    • Honoree, Cambridge Who’s Who (2009)


    • Investigator and Interviewer, Judicial Evaluation Committee, Decalogue Society and the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (2005-2010)


    • Pro Bono, Statutory summary suspension hearings in affiliation with the Cook County Public Defenders Office and the Chicago Bar Association’s Trial Advocacy Program (2004)


    • Speaker, Government Attorneys, Loyola Law School (2009)


    • Treasurer, Women’s Bar Association of Illinois Political Action Committee (2008-2010)


    • Trustee, Simmons College (2008-2009)


    • Tutor, Academy of Applied Arts, Science and Technology through the Learning Express volunteer program (2006)


    • Volunteer, Chicago Commission on Human Relations for Arab Affairs (2006-2008)


    • Volunteer, Constitutional Rights Foundation Lawyers in the Classroom Program (2006-2010)


    • Volunteer, Soup Kitchens of St. Paul Church, Fellowship House, First United Methodist Church (2012-2013)


    • Volunteer Attorney, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (Child Representative & Guardian ad Litem) (2016-Present)


    • Volunteer Attorney, National Immigrant Justice Center (2018)


    • Volunteer Attorney, Rape Victim Advocates (2017-Present)

  • Associations

    • American Bar Association


    • American Intellectual Property Law Association


    • Arab American Bar Association


    • Chicago Bar Association


    • Decalogue Society


    • Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois


    • Hispanic National Bar Association


    • Illinois State Bar Association


    • Puerto Rican Bar Association


    • Women’s Bar Association of Illinois

  • Education

    • Simmons College

    Boston, MA

    BA in Business Management

    Dean’s List Recipient


    • The John Marshall Law School

    JD & LLM in Intellectual Property

    Dean’s List Recipient

Our Team

At Weiss Ortiz, we have a committed, bilingual legal team that is highly skilled in family law, personal injury, medical malpractice, immigration, employment law and civil litigation. We offer effective and close representation to each client. Meet the professionals who fight for your rights and accompany you through every step of the legal process.

Erick Lopez

Attorney

Erick Lopez is an attorney who practices in the areas of civil litigation, intellectual property law, and patents. Mr. Lopez has represented clients in various civil matters throughout the state of Illinois and is focused on exceeding his client’s expectations. Prior to joining Weiss Ortiz, P.C., Mr. Lopez consulted with start-up companies on various intellectual property matters. This practice included drafting patent applications, interviewing inventors, and providing best-practice

Erick Lopez

strategies at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Lopez has served as an extern and clerk for various organizations including: The United States Patent and Trademark Office, The Illinois Attorney General, and the IP Patent Clinic at the John Marshall Law School. Prior to receiving his J.D. and LL.M. in intellectual property law from The John Marshall Law School in 2018, Mr. Lopez earned his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Iowa State University in 2013. Mr. Lopez is registered to practice as a patent practitioner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and is licensed to practice law in Illinois.