Areas of Practice:
Transportation Law; Products Liability Law; Construction Law; Fraud Claims; National Trial Counsel.
Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1980.
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1980.
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar.
Also admitted in over 22 states pro hac vice.
Education:
DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1980
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: With Honors
Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, B.S., 1973
Listings:
Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory A.V. (highest) rating.
Leading Lawyers Network.
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Representative Cases:
Jeffrey Angelos v. TruGreen, Norfolk Superior Court, Dedham, Massachusetts, April, 2005. Verdict for plaintiff of $17,500 (admitted liability - trial on damages only).
Ann Marie Willette v. TruGreen, Jacksonville, Florida, June, 2002. Verdict for plaintiffs of $154,988.80 (admitted liability - trial on damages only).
Thomas Driver v. Terminix, Bridgeport, Connecticut, June, 2001. Verdict for plaintiff of $525,000.
Timothy Williams v. Zurich and Terminix, Jacksonville, Florida, October, 2000. Net verdict for plaintiff of $6,000 ($26,000 reduced by $20,000 set-off).
Gertrude Tolliver v. Terminix International Company, L.P., Memphis, Tennessee, May, 2000. Verdict for plaintiff of $500,000.
Deutsch v. Terminix International, Providence, Rhode Island, January, 2000. Verdict for plaintiff of $100,000 (admitted liability - trial on damages only).
Berkenstock v. Terminix, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August, 1999. Verdict for defendant.
Marilyn Bryan v. Terminix, Wichita, Kansas, June, 1999. Net verdict for plaintiff of $15,761 (after 45% reduction for plaintiff's comparative fault).
Angelo v. Johnson, DuPage County, Illinois, August, 1996. Verdict for defendant.
Thomas Guarnieri v. Scenic Trails Bus Transportation Company, Cook County, Illinois. Net verdict for plaintiff of $42,5000 ($175,000 reduced by 75% for plaintiff's contributory negligence; affirmed on appeal by both Illinois Appellate and Supreme Courts).