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Paul M. Markese

Paul M. Markese

Partner
 
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
222 North LaSalle Street, Suite 300
Chicago, Illinois  60601-1081
(Cook Co.)

Telephone: 312-704-3000
Facsimile: 312-704-3001
Telex: 880248
http://www.hinshawlaw.com



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Practice AreasEnvironmental Litigation; Toxic Tort; Occupational Safety and Health; Personal Injury Litigation
 
EducationJohn Marshall Law School, J.D., 1998, Loyola University, B.A., 1994
 
Admitted1999, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
 
MembershipsAmerican Bar Association.
 
BornElmhurst, Illinois, August 18, 1971
 
BiographyPi Sigma Alpha, Political Science Honor Society; Golden Key National Honor Society. Team Member, Tulane National Sports Law Moot Court Competition. Co-Author: "Oklahoma Passes Significant Tort Reform Legislation," 8 DRI The Voice 26, July 1, 2009; "Illinois Appellate Court Washes Away Household Exposure Claims," 8 DRI The Voice 25, June 24, 2009; "Nolan v. Weil-McLain: Was it Worth the Wait? Yes, if You Have a Sole Proximate Cause Defense," 8 DRI The Voice 14, April 22, 2009; "The Asbestos Compensation Fairness Act," DRI For The Defense, June, 2003. Instructor - Hinshaw University (The firm's nationwide attorney training and education program.) Member of firm's Defense Litigation practice group and the Toxic Tort specialty group.
 
ISLN914097929
 

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Illinois Appellate Court Washes Away Household Exposure Claims
Craig T. Liljestrand, Paul M. Markese, July 1, 2009
The Illinois Appellate Court for the Second District in Nelson v. Aurora Equipment Co., Docket No. 2-08-0186 (May 22, 2009), recently affirmed a trial court ruling that held no duty was owed by a premises defendant to a decedent allegedly exposed to asbestos through her husband and son's clothing...

Oklahoma Passes Significant Tort Reform Legislation
Craig T. Liljestrand, Paul M. Markese, June 29, 2009
The State of Oklahoma recently passed sweeping tort reform legislation, which according to Gov. Brad Henry (D), "[e]nacts reasonable and responsible reforms that improve the civil justice system without impairing a citizen's constitutional right to have his or her legitimate grievances...

Illinois Supreme Court Reaffirms the Sole Proximate Cause Defense
Craig T. Liljestrand, Paul M. Markese, May 19, 2009
As many defendants in products liability cases know, the decision in Lipke v. Celotex Corp., 153 Ill. App. 3d 498 (1987) can put them at a distinct disadvantage in a trial.



 

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