Vrdolyak Law Group Secretly Recorded Staff Calls, Lawsuit Says

Vrdolyak Law Group faces a proposed class action in federal court in Illinois by a personal injury attorney who says that the law firm recorded employee phone calls and meetings without their consent.

Daniel Alholm sued VLG on Thursday, claiming that in addition to making unethical management and financial decisions, the law firm violated the Wiretap Act and various state laws when it surveilled employees in both its Chicago and Nashville offices.

Alholm says that VLG managing partner Eddie Vrdolyak monitored a network of audio and video surveillance cameras in his office, routinely instructed subordinate employees to monitor each others’ ...