Our Attorneys

Ben Barnow

Ben Barnow is nationally recognized for his experience in leading some of the nation’s largest consumer class actions. He has successfully led the prosecution of a number of large-scale class actions relating to consumer protection issues, consumer data security breaches, and antitrust violations. His representation is both on the trial court and appellate level. Mr. Barnow has been appointed to and served in leadership positions in class cases located in state and federal courts throughout the country, including many MDL proceedings. The following link includes a representative list of Mr. Barnow’s cases (pending and successfully resolved). Case Results. In October 2014, Law360 recognized Mr. Barnow as a titan of the plaintiff’s bar. See Sindhu Sundar, Law360, Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar: Ben Barnow (Oct. 8, 2014), available at http://www.law360.com/articles/585655/titan-of-the-plaintiffs-bar-ben-barnow. During his over forty-year legal career, Mr. Barnow has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in many types of litigation. Mr. Barnow received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin.

Admissions

Illinois New York
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Contact Information:

Phone: (312) 621-2000 Fax: (312) 641-5504 Email: b.barnow@barnowlaw.com

Speaking Engagements

HarrisMartin’s Data Breach Litigation Conference: The Coming of Age Agenda (San Diego, CA, March 25, 2015), topic: “Creative Approaches to Settling Data Breach Cases.” Bridgeport Continuing Education’s 2014 National Consumer Class Action Conference (Chicago, IL, Jun. 12-13, 2014); topic: “Privacy/TCPA Class Actions: State of the Law, Claims and Defenses, What Does the Future Hold?” HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: Target Data Security Breach Litigation (San Diego, CA, Mar. 26, 2014); topic: “Settlement of a Data Breach Case.” NetDiligence Cyber Risk & Privacy Liability Forum (Marina del Rey, CA, Oct. 11–12, 2012). 25th Annual Producer Conference (Stowe, VT, Sept. 10–12, 2012); topic: “Cyber 2.0—The Evolution of Cyber in the Boardroom.” NetDiligence 2012 Cyber Risk & Privacy Liability Forum (Philadelphia, PA, June 4–5, 2012); topic: “State of the Cyber Nation—Cases, Theories, and Damages.” Tulane University Law School’s symposium on The Problem of Multidistrict Litigation (February 15–16, 2008); topic: “The Practicalities of Multidistrict Litigation.”

Anthony L. Parkhill

Anthony L. Parkhill is a partner at Barnow and Associates, P.C. His practice focuses on complex class action matters, with an emphasis on consumer protection, false advertising, and data security breach litigation. Mr. Parkhill received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 2014, where his studies included privacy, consumer protection, and competition law.  Prior to joining the firm, his areas of practice included commercial litigation, defense of tort claims against municipalities and utilities, and administrative review litigation. Mr. Parkhill received his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from DePaul University in 2010.

Admissions

Illinois
  • Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • United States District Court for the District of Colorado
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Contact Information:

Phone: (312) 621-2007 Fax: (312) 641-5504 Email: aparkhill@barnowlaw.com

Riley W. Prince

Riley W. Prince is an associate at Barnow and Associates, P.C. He joined Barnow and Associates, P.C. as a clerk with the firm while attending law school and became an associate after graduation. His practice focuses on complex consumer class actions. Mr. Prince received his J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2021, with a certificate in Labor and Employment Law. He received his Bachelor’s Degrees in Political Science and Spanish from the University of Michigan in 2017.

Admissions

Illinois
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Contact Information:

Phone: (312) 621-2003 Fax: (312) 641-5504 Email: rprince@barnowlaw.com

Nicholas W. Blue

Nicholas W. Blue is an associate at Barnow and Associates, P.C.  Mr. Blue attended the University of Missouri, earning degrees in Anthropology and Political Science and graduating with Honors. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a Kinder Institute Fellow. Mr. Blue attended law school at Washington University in St. Louis, where he focused on data privacy and employment law. His practice focuses on complex class actions, with particular emphasis in data privacy matters.

Admissions

Illinois
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Contact Information:

Phone: (312) 621-2010 Fax: (312) 641-5504 Email: nblue@barnowlaw.com