About
Practice concentrated within the protection of tort claims, the prosecution and defense of commercial disputes, the prosecution and protection of claims in the environmental field, the prosecution and defense of eminent domain movements, and inside the guidance and presentation of materials and seminars providing felony training and training for commercial enterprise and claims specialists. Matters defended and prosecuted encompass asbestos, negligence, nuisance, trespass, warranty, contract, chancery (inclusive of claims looking for temporary, initial and/or everlasting injunctive alleviation), breach of fiduciary responsibility, meals poisoning and adulterated merchandise, product liability, customer fraud, premises legal responsibility, trucking, coverage insurance, corporate dissolution, condemnation, civil rights and employment discrimination, tax indemnity, property and probate, financial ruin, and Superfund movements. Participated in all elements of pre-trial and trial paintings, and inside the training of appeals. Matters handled encompass the illustration of agencies and management businesses. Handled cases in U.S. District Courts in Chicago, Rockford, Hammond, and Indianapolis, and in U.S. Bankruptcy Courts in Chicago, Peoria/Rock Island, and Indianapolis. Handled country court actions for the duration of northern and significant Illinois, such as Boone, Bureau, Champaign, Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Henry, Iroquois, Johnson, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Madison, McHenry, Morgan, Ogle, Peoria, St. Clair, Stephenson, Tazewell, Warren, Will, and Winnebago Counties. Handled claims added earlier than the Illinois Department of Human Rights, the Illinois Department of Labor, The Illinois Department of Insurance, and the Illinois Workers Compensation Appeals Board. Special Assistant Lawyer General, Office of the Lawyer General/State of Illinois. › ›
Location
Legal Issues
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Municipal Law
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Will, Estate & Trust Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Tort Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Insurance Coverage & Litigation
Costs
- Payment With Credit Card
Certificates
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Accepted Jurisdictions
Experience
- Partner
Schmidt & Barbrow, PC
Educations
Graduation year: 1980
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