Alla Cherkassky Galati
Partner | Chicago
312.244.6724 | agalati@walkerwilcox.com
Legal Assistant | Linda Felau
Overview

Alla is an attorney in the Chicago office and practices in the areas of insurance coverage and general litigation. She is also involved in pro bono matters, focusing mainly on asylum and detention matters with the National Immigrant Justice Center.

While attending law school, she served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Jon E. DeGuilio of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana and interned with the United States Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Illinois.

Admissions
  • Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, S.D. Indiana
Education
  • Notre Dame Law School, J.D.
    -Moot Court Board, ABA National Team
    - Intensive Trial Advocacy, Dean’s Award
    - Dean’s List
  • Northwestern University, B.A.
    - Dean’s List
Accolades
  • Super Lawyers® Illinois Rising Stars 2023
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Northwestern University Undergraduate Mock Trial Coach
Alla Cherkassky Galati
Partner | Chicago
312.244.6724 | agalati@walkerwilcox.com
Legal Assistant | Linda Felau
Overview

Alla is an attorney in the Chicago office and practices in the areas of insurance coverage and general litigation. She is also involved in pro bono matters, focusing mainly on asylum and detention matters with the National Immigrant Justice Center.

While attending law school, she served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Jon E. DeGuilio of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana and interned with the United States Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Illinois.

Admissions
  • Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, S.D. Indiana
Education
  • Notre Dame Law School, J.D.
    -Moot Court Board, ABA National Team
    - Intensive Trial Advocacy, Dean’s Award
    - Dean’s List
  • Northwestern University, B.A.
    - Dean’s List
Accolades
  • Super Lawyers® Illinois Rising Stars 2023
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Northwestern University Undergraduate Mock Trial Coach