Banfield, William E

General Overview

Cheryl Dancey Balough listens and provides timely, professional and cost-effective legal advice that produces positive results. Whether it's starting a business, protecting intellectual property, contracts, e-commerce or litigation, she can help.

Ms. Balough assists clients in a variety of industries on contract drafting, trademark prosecution, and negotiating and litigating business matters. Her client base includes:

• Multi-national high technology companies
• Software development companies
• Internet service providers
• Web design firms
• Marketing and advertising agencies
• Start-up companies
• Photographers
• Individuals in defamation and privacy cases
• Restaurants
• Telecommunication firms
• Municipalities and governmental entities

Mr. Balough actively participates in the legal community. He is co-director of communications for the American Bar Association's Cyberspace Law Committee and legislative liaison for the Chicago Bar Association's Alliance for Women. She serves on the board of managers of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) and was co-chair of IPLAC's Newsletter, Website, and Public Relations Committee. She has authored an article on privacy and smart meters for the Chicago-Kent Law Review.  She has a JD with high honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law and an MBA from Northwestern University.

Professional Experience

Prior to joining Balough Law Offices, LLC, Ms. Balough externed for the Honorable Ann Claire Williams of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals; Justice Jill K. McNulty of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, Sixth Division; and Judge Jeffrey Lawrence of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Law Division, Motions Section.  Before transitioning to a career in the law, she spent 20 years as a marketing executive.