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| Practice Areas | Construction Law; Complex Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation; Products Liability; Alternative Dispute Resolution | | | Education | Northern Illinois University, J.D., with honors, 1981, Loyola University; Eastern Illinois University, B.S., 1978 | | | Admitted | 1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit | |
| Memberships | DuPage, Chicago (Officer and Chairman, Tort Litigation Committee, 1993-1996), Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (Member, Construction Law Committee-Architectural/Engineering Leader, 2005-2008); International Association of Defense Counsel (Vice Chair, Construction Law Committee, 2004-2006); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Society of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 2005-2007); Professional Liability Underwriting Society; Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys; Leading Lawyers Network. | | | Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1956 | | | Biography | Author: "Konstant Contract Clause Starts Four-Year Clock Ticking," April 2009; "The Ethics of the Practice - Keeping Your License Intact," February 11, 2009; "Learning to Recognize Risk: A Case Study," May 13, 2008; "Don't Be Disabled by the ADA," September 13, 2007; "Defamation Claims Against Experts," September 2007; "Potential Benefits and Risks of Offshore Outsourcing," September 2007; Members of the Political Action Committee of the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois; panelist on current events affecting interests of structural engineers, August 30, 2007; 46th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys; moderator of three day seminar presented to attorneys involved with the representation of design professionals throughout the United States, Chicago, Illinois, May 16-18, 2007; "Design of Construction Basics," May 15, 2007; "Consultant Liability," February 8, 2007; "Effects of Cutting Corners," lecture, January 9, 2007; "Hiring Foreign Workers" and "Out-of-State Engineering Experts," DRI-For the Defense, September, 2006; Several articles published in DRI-Critical Path, 2005-2006; "Avoiding Litigation-Learning from Prior Mistakes," September, 2006; "The Ethics of the Practice-Keeping Your License Intact," September, 2006; "The Pros and Cons of Working with a Construction Manager," May, 2006; "Residential Projects-The Real Money Pit," May, 2006; "Joint and Several Liability Issues: Defending Multiparty Cases," March, 2006; "Avoiding the Courtroom-Learning from the Mistakes of Others," November, 2005; "Avoiding Pitfalls in Construction Litigation, "Defense Counsel Journal, Vol. 72, April, 2005; "Legal Issues Affecting the Practice of Civil Engineering and Wetland Consulting," March, 2004; "The Perils of Third-Party Practice in Construction Litigation," February, 2004; "Avoiding the Courtroom - A Few Simple Rules," October, 2003; "Defective Construction Claims," April, 2003; "Legal Issues Affecting The MEP Engineer," April, 2003; "Technology Round Table," March, 2003; "Architects/Engineers' Liability: Latest Trends," February, 2003; "Claim Prevention for Illinois Design Professionals," April, 2002; "The Design Professional in the Electronic Age," June, 2002; "Requests for Information - Protecting Against Greedy Contractors," June, 2001; "May a Design Professional Electronically Seal or Sign Drawings," August, 2001; "Contracts and Lawsuits - Is This The Remedy," November, 2001; "Illinois Law for Design Professionals, Part II," November, 2001; Lorman Education Institute lectures: "Illinois Law for Design Professionals," November 2000; "Professional Liability Update," October, 1999; "Broad Interpretation of the ADA-Owners, Contractors, and Design Professionals Beware," DRI — Construction Law, March, 1999; Preferred Risk Management and Association of Licensed Architects. Authors: "Tort Trends Publication," for ISBA Tort Litigation Committee, 1992-1995; "My Insurance Company is Insolvent - Now What...," Hinshaw Reports: Torts, 1991-1995. Faculty: John Marshall Law School, 1997-1998. Paralegal Institute, 1992-1994. Member: American Institute of Architects - Chicago Chapter; American Society of Civil Engineers; Association of Licensed Architects; Structural Engineers Association of Illinois. | | | Reported Cases | Konami (Am.) Inc. v. Hartford Ins. Co., of Ill., 326 Ill.App.3d 874, 761 N.E.2d 1277 (2nd Dist. 2002) Marquez v. Pettibone Corporation, Rule 23 Order, No. 1-95-3530 (1st Dist. December 31, 1997); Weiner v. Kennedy & Associates, Rule 23 Order, No. 1-02-2658 (1st Dist. December 26, 2003); Board of Managers of Village Centre Condominium Ass'n, Inc. v. Wilmette Partners, 198 Ill.2d 132 (2001); Guerino v. Depot Place Partnership, 191 Ill.2d 314, 730 N.E.2d 1094 (2000); Elmdale Development v. Alan R. Yore, et al., Rule 23 Order, No. 1-07-0305 (Ill. App. Ct., 1st Dist., Aug. 21, 2007); First Bank & Trust v. 3Com Corp., Rule 23 Order, No. 1-06-0091(Ill. App. Ct., 1st Dist., June 29, 2007). | | | ISLN | 905718116 | |
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