Rachael Blackburn is an attorney with a focus on business litigation, appellate litigation, and business divorce and complex ownership dispute resolution. She counsels clients in regard to insurance coverage and claims, employment and restrictive covenants, reinsurance coverage, contract information, breach of contract, financial fraud claims, and tortious interference. She has represented commercial clients in both state and federal courts and before arbitration panels. She has also represented the federal government before administrative boards and federal courts.

Her experience includes representing insurance groups, major life reinsurers, commercial real estate brokers, medical insurance providers and public transit agencies. Rachael has been admitted to the Illinois Supreme Court, the U.S District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

After graduating from the University of Illinois in 1999 and the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2002, Rachael worked with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, where she practiced procurement and administrative law. She then worked as an Associate at Hogan Lovells LLP before joining Johnston Greene (the prior iteration of A&G Law, LLC) in 2008, primarily working in litigation. She joined Aronberg Goldgehn in 2025.

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University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 2002

University of Illinois, B.A., 1999



BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS

  • Illinois
  • Illinois Supreme Court
  • Northern District of Illinois
  • Southern District of Illinois
  • Eastern District of Wisconsin

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Chicago Bar Association


PERSONAL

What do you love most about being an attorney?
Helping my clients to resolution so that they can focus on their business and not litigation.

What is your favorite restaurant in Chicago?
Osteria Langhe

What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
Watching British crime dramas, spending time with my family