The Business Lawyers

At Messer & Stilp, Chicago, we’re known as “The Business Lawyers.” The clients who come to us again and again are small to mid-size businesses. Serving these businesses is our core competency.

Our philosophy is simple and straightforward:

“Messer & Stilp is committed to providing you with first class legal services with a personal interest in your legal matters.”

By employing our skills on your behalf, you can become more profitable, more secure as owners and/or operators of your business. Do you need to raise money? Do you need to incorporate your business? Are you being sued? Are you plagued by past-due accounts? Do you need to negotiate a lease or write an important contract? Talk to us.

This country has gone through profound changes since Abraham Lincoln and Billy Herdon opened their law firm in Illinois back in 1844. But much of what defines a well-respected and experienced law firm remains intact.

The Messer & Stilp Shield

Few law firms use logos. Those that do usually employ clichés such as scales of justice or abstractions such as the law firm’s initials with lines through them. These designs convey little meaning or memorability.

To be distinctive in a highly competitive environment, we chose a shield as part of a coat-of-arms. A coat-of-arms historically evokes images of knighthood, chivalry and the English common law traditions on which much of our legal system is based.

A shield is an instrument of protection which is a core element of what Messer & Stilp offers our clients. A “trial” was originally a contest where combatants fought and, it was believed, the truly just were rewarded with victory.

The color maroon connotes nobility … nobility of spirit … nobility of purpose.

The laurels around the shield symbolize wisdom. Thus, in the noble search for justice, we are “battle-tempered with wisdom.”