JURISDICTIONS ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
Illinois
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois
PROFESSIONAL & BAR ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
PRACTICE AREAS
SAMPLE VERDICTS
Circuit Court of Cook County, IL: Lead Plaintiff’s trial attorney against numerous medical defendants for death of a child due to delayed diagnosis of fungal pneumonia; $4,016,929.00 jury verdict (2009)
Circuit Court of Cook County, IL: Co-trial counsel for plaintiff for failure to diagnose post-op infection; $3,530,000 jury verdict (2007)
Circuit Court of Cook County, IL: Solo trial for plaintiff with intracranial bleed who was punched in head by employee bouncer of bar; $492,350.00 bench verdict against bar (2015)
SAMPLE ARBITRATION RESULTS
Jacobson V. Citibank
SAMPLE REPORTED APPELLATE DECISIONS
Board of Education of Maine Township School District 207 v. International Ins. Co., 292 Ill. App. 3d (1st Dist. 1997)(Co-Counsel responsible for drafting briefs in trial court and on appeal relating to school board’s effort to find first party coverage for millions of dollars in remediation costs for asbestos)
ISBA Mutual Ins. Co. v. Acton & Snyder, Case No. 06 CH 04694, on appeal before the First District Illinois Appellate Court, Case No. 07-0384 (2008)(Successfully litigated as sole counsel before both chancery and appellate court, convincing appellate court that ISBA Mutual improperly denied defense obligations to its insured on a professional liability policy)
Marilee Curto v. Illinois Manors, Inc., 405 Ill. App. 3d 888 (3d Dist. 2010)(Co-plaintiff’s counsel responsible for brief; successfully asserted that wife did not have apparent authority to sign arbitration agreement on husband’s behalf in nursing home contract, setting important precedent governing arbitration clauses in Illinois)
Jennifer Gregory v. City of Peoria, Illinois Appellate Court for the Third Appellate District of Illinois, Case No. 3-11-0576 (2012)(Handled Oral Argument before the Appellate Court on application of Illinois Construction Statute of Repose to a claim against municipality)