An Albanian national, Mr. Gjeci is a graduate of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, earning his Juris Doctorate in 2022. In 2019, he earned his LL.M. in International Intellectual Property from Chicago – Kent College of Law. Before coming into the U.S., Mr. Gjeci was a practicing attorney in Albania for five years, where he focused on property-land disputes, business and mining law.

While attending law school, Mr. Gjeci was an extern on the Chancery Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County. In the spring of 2021, Mr. Gjeci began his U.S. legal experience as a law clerk at Whiteside & Goldberg, Ltd. Upon passing the Illinois Bar Exam as a first time taker while English being his non-native language, and upon admission to the practice of law in the State of Illinois, in January 2023, Mr. Gjeci continued his journey at Whiteside & Goldberg, Ltd. as an associate attorney.



Mr. Gjeci has since represented victims of negligence in personal injury and workers compensation cases. During the first year of practicing law with Whiteside & Goldberg, Ltd., Dorian has been selected to the 2024 Illinois Rising Stars list, a prestigious distinction that only the top 2.5% of attorneys receive. Currently, Mr. Gjeci practices in state court and before the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. Mr. Gjeci is also a member of the Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, as well as a founder-member of the newly founded Albanian-American Bar Association of Illinois.