Practice Areas:

 

· Appellate Advocacy

· Commercial Litigation

· Complex Litigation

· Construction Law

· Insurance Coverage

· Personal Injury

· Premises Liability

· Products Liability

· Professional Liability

· Transportation and Commercial Vehicle Accidents

 

 

Admissions:

 

U.S. District Court (Northern District of Illinois)

U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Illinois Supreme Court

 

 

Education:

 

J.D., University of Illinois College of Law (cum laude), 1973

             Member, Order of The Coif

             Assistant Editor, University of Illinois Law Forum, 1972-1973

B.A., St. Louis University (cum laude), 1970

 

 

Professional Memberships and Activities:

 

Illinois Bar Association

Professional Council Section

ASA Chicago (Association of Subcontractors and Affiliates)

 

 

Articles And Publications

 

“The Subcontractor’s Duty To Obtain Insurance Coverage For The General Contractor-Potential Dangers”, ASA Chicago’s Professional Council Pointers, August, 2001

 

“Triggering The Duty to Defend: Who Can Do What To Whom”, Claims Magazine, October, 2000

 

“Bridging The Malpractice Gap”, Chicago Medicine, Vol. 96, No. 11, June 7, 1993

 

“Don’t Leap Into Liability Settlements”, Design News, January 4, 1993

 

 

Seminars and Presentations:

 

“Insured Coverage and Insurer’s Right to Recover Cost of Defense of Non-Covered Claims”, BryceDowney Clients, February 24, 2005

 

“Management of Mold Risk”, BryceDowney Clients, June 2002