Mario Iveljic

Elmhurst, Illinois, United States

miveljic@smww.com


Mario is a licensed attorney in Illinois and one of the founders of Mag Mile Law, LLC in downtown Chicago. He has almost 20 years of experience as an attorney, representing clients in cases across the country. He has extensive experience in negotiating the terms of contracts, drafting contracts and litigating disputes over contract terms in courts of law. He has also represented a variety of sports entities and figures including a soccer association, soccer club, hockey association, hockey club, sports helmet manufacturer, baseball association, and national fitness chain.

Mario also played soccer for over 30 years, having played for highly respected clubs in the Chicagoland area before becoming a 3-year starter for the Yale University men’s soccer team. He then continued his soccer career by playing semi-professionally while practicing law at the same time. Mario has played with and against soccer players who played in the World Cup, the UEFA Champions League, and in domestic and foreign professional leagues. He was a member of 10 Illinois state championship soccer clubs; captain of RWB Adria, which won the U.S. National Amateur Cup in 2011; and a member and captain of the Illinois State Select Soccer team, which were national champions in 2007 and 2008. He is a Registered Intermediary with U.S. Soccer that has developed an extensive network of soccer contacts in the United States and Europe that can assist with the placement of soccer players with clubs both domestically and abroad.