Practice Areas - Professional Liability
- Municipal Liability
- Class Action Defense
- Commercial Litigation
- General Liability Defense
| - Civil Rights Defense
- Public Law
- Professional Liability Defense
- Products Liability Defense
- Mediation
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| University | DePaul University (B.S., 1976; Beta Alpha Psi); Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Mediation Training, 2005 |
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| Law School | Loyola University Chicago College of Law, J.D., 1979 |
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| Admitted | 1979, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1983, Trial Bar; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Memberships | Illinois State Bar Association; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Council (Member, Board of Directors, 1995—; President, 2006); Defense Research Institute; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Society of Trial Lawyers. |
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| Born | Chicago, Illinois, May 23, 1954 |
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| Biography | Author, "Illinois Municipal Tort Liability," 1st Ed. (Michie) 1993; 2d ed. Lexis Publishing (formerly Mathew Bender) 2001, with yearly annual cumulative supplements. Certified Mediator, Annexed Major Case Civil Mediation Program, Cook County Court. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. |
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| ISLN | 904288078 |
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Supreme Court Tightens Section 1983 Liability for Failure to TrainSteven M. Puiszis, April 20, 2011 The Supreme Court recently tightened the liability standards for Section 1983 claims involving an alleged failure to train governmental employees. Connick v. Thompson, 2011 U.S. LEXIS 2594 (U.S. Mar. 29, 2011). The Court in Connick reversed a $14 million verdict for plaintiff former prisoner, who...
Supreme Court Broadens First Amendment Protection Against State Tort ClaimsSteven M. Puiszis, March 15, 2011 In New York Times vs. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254, 279-80 (1964), the Supreme Court recognized that the First Amendment provides a defense to defamation actions. The Court held that a public figure or public official may only sue for defamation involving a false statement of fact when the statement was... |
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