Nick Kamenjarin is an associate attorney at Lane & Lane, a plaintiff's personal injury firm which specializes in the fields of medical and professional negligence, motor vehicle accidents, premises and product liability, and related areas involving serious personal injury and wrongful death. In each of the past two years, Nick was selected as one of the top 2.5% of personal injury litigators in Illinois. Prior to joining Lane & Lane, Nick practiced at another Chicago plaintiff’s personal injury firm as well as a large insurance defense firm. Nick is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, and Association of Croatian American Professionals.
Nick grew up in the Old Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois and earned summa cum laude degree honors from the College of Business at Northern Illinois University. At NIU, he was a four-year member of the football team, earning the Mid-American Conference's Commissioner's Award in 2009 and Presidential Award in 2010. After NIU, Nick earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Notre Dame Law School, where he served as an editor for the Journal of College and University Law and as an Executive Board Member of the Sport, Communications and Entertainment Law Forum.
Beyond his legal work, Nick serves as a junior board member of Lawrence Hall, an organization that serves Chicago’s at-risk youth and their families through various housing, educational, and treatment programs.
Bar Admissions
Education
University of Notre Dame Law School
- Juris Doctor, 2014
- Journal of College and University Law (JCUL), Articles Editor
- Sports, Communications, and Entertainment Law Forum (SCELF), Executive Board Member
- Moot Court Best Oralist Award
Northern Illinois University
- Bachelor of Science in Marketing, summa cum laude
- Four-year member of Northern Illinois University football team (2006-2010)
- Six-time Huskie Victory Scholar
- College of Business Top Marketing Achiever Award (2010)
- Marshall Cordell Entrepreneurial Scholarship (2010)
- Mid-American Conference Presidential Award (2010)
- Mid-American Conference Commissioner's Award (2009)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois
- Association of Croatian American Professionals
- Northern Illinois University College of Business Young Alumni Board
- Huskie Football Alumni Alliance
- Notre Dame Club of Chicago
Honors
- 2020 Super Lawyers Illinois Rising Star
- 2021 Super Lawyers Illinois Rising Star
