BartlettChen LLC

Why choose us? Because you want world-class legal representation and your case to receive the attention it deserves.

At BartlettChen LLC, we spent years honing our legal skills defending prominent corporations in litigation across the United States. Now, we want to use that experience to help people like you who have been injured or who face a difficult legal problem.

The legal process can be stressful, long, and frustrating. At BartlettChen LLC, we are committed to making sure you feel supported, keeping you informed, and doing our utmost to resolve your case efficiently and effectively. All of our clients are treated with respect, dignity, and gratitude.

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Each of these practice areas include many different types of cases. Aviation litigation, for example, includes not only airplane crashes, but racial discrimination, trip-and-falls, wrongful removal of passengers from an aircraft, in-flight medical emergencies, and many other matters.

We encourage you to contact us if you have any questions about whether our firm is able to assist you.

Personal injury and wrongful death

Aviation litigation

Appellate litigation

Commercial space law

General litigation

Partner History

Our founders, Austin W. Bartlett and Emily A. Chen, met in 1998 in France while studying international law. They wound up attending the same law school, getting married, and practicing in Chicago in different fields.

Since 2000, Austin has been focused on representing airlines, manufacturers, and insurers in high-profile litigation in courthouses across the United States both in trial courts and on appeal. For nearly 18 years, he was employed by one of the most prominent aviation defense firms in the country. He has been selected as a Rising Star by Illinois Super Lawyers from 2010-2015 and a Leading Lawyer by Leading Lawyers Network.

Emily practiced at a different Chicago firm where she excelled at civil litigation defense and appeals. She then went to work for a dot.com and assisted multinational corporations and a culturally and ethnically diverse clientele with their immigration needs.

In 2018, Austin and Emily decided to start BartlettChen LLC out of a shared passion to help individuals with their legal problems.