Joseph A. Garofalo

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Retired Partner at Garofalo, Schreiber Storm & Grant, Chartered
20 N. Clark Street, 27th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
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Recipient, Louis Kokoris Memorial Scholarship in Political Science and Law, 1973-1974. Selected: Leading Lawyers Network - The Top Lawyers, 2004—; Illinois Super Lawyers, 2006—. Achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell. Member of The College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Inc. Frequent Lecturer, Workers' Compensation and related matters. Lecturer, "Trial of a Workers' Compensation Case," Spring, 1984 and "Case Developments in Workers' Compensation," Spring, 1988, Chicago Bar Association. Arbitrator, Circuit Court of Cook County, 1990.

Insurance Defense
Workers Compensation Defense
Trials
Workers Compensation Appeals

University Attended:

North Park College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1974

Law School Attended:

DePaul University, J.D., 1977

Year of First Admission:

1977

Admission:

1977, Illinois; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Memberships:

Illinois State Bar Association; U. S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association; Chicago Bar Association; The College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Inc.; Justinian Society of Lawyers.

Birth Information:

Chicago, Illinois, September 11, 1952

Reported Cases:

Johnson Outboards v. Industrial Commission, 77Ill.2d 67, 394 N.E.2d 1176, 31 Ill. Dec. 799 (1979); Auto-Trol Technology Corporation v. Industrial Commission, 189 Ill.App.3d 1065, 545 N.E.2d 939 (1989).

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907190170

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$150 - $175/hr

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