Jared Kramer’s practice focuses on defending companies in the transportation and logistics industry against class actions, collective actions, and complex litigation in federal and state courts nationwide. His experience includes representing motor carriers and other transportation and logistics companies in cases involving wage and hour disputes, misclassification allegations, and claims brought under the Federal Truth-in-Leasing Regulations. He has additionally litigated several putative class actions involving claims brought under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) as well as state consumer protection laws. Mr. Kramer handles matters at all stages of litigation, from early dispositive motions and arbitration enforcement through summary judgment, trial, and appeal. In addition to litigation, he counsels clients on compliance and risk-mitigation strategies designed to limit class and collective action exposure.

Mr. Kramer was recently recognized in The Legal 500 U.S. City Elite rankings for Commercial Disputes in Chicago—a peer- and client-reviewed guide that identifies attorneys handling work at the top of the legal market in their respective cities, states, or regions.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Kramer served as an Assistant District Attorney at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, where he tried several bench and jury cases and was a Criminal Court Supervisor, overseeing the work of fourteen other prosecutors in the office’s trial division. He earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from New York Law School and his B.S., cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts–Amherst.

• The Legal 500 U.S. City Elite, Chicago Commercial Disputes

• University of Massachusetts – Amherst, B.S.
  • cum laude
• New York Law School, J.D.
  • magna cum laude