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Mark Karno
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Biography
Principal of a 6 attorney law firm that concentrates its practice in all aspects of Civil Trial Practice and Appeals in all State and Federal Courts in the Northeastern Illinois geographical area with a focus on catastrophic bodily injury and death claims concentrating in the representation of clients in their nursing home neglect, motor vehicle negligence and premises liability claims. The firm also represents clients in their Workers Compensation Act claims and their commercial and residential real estate transactions and associated litigation.
Education
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- J.D. (1982) | College of Law
- University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
- B.S. (1979) | Finance
- Honors: High Honors
Publications
Articles & Publications
- Changes on the Horizon for Trial Lawyers, The Seventh Circuit's Jury Trial Project
- ISBA Tort Trends
- Section 143a of the Insurance Code: A proposed Amendment
- ISBA Tort Trends
- House Bill 20 Turns the Petrillo Doctrine Upside Down
- Illinois State Bar Association Tort Trends
- ISBA Tort Trends
- Legal Malpractice Issues Facing the Tort Law Practitioner
- Illinois State Bar Association Tort Trends
Speaking Engagements
- Automobile Accident Claims, ISBA Cable Television Program
- ISBA
- Recent cases involving Legal Malpractice, Tort Law Update Seminar at the ISBA Annual Meeting, ISBA
- Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Arbitrations, An Update for Tort and Insurance Litigators
- The Emerging Tort of Bad Faith, Insurance Coverage: An Update
- Issues Involving the Bankruptcy of a Party, The Death of a Party and Non-English Speaking Parties, The Anatomy of an Automobile Case?
- Illinois State Bar Association
Awards
- AV Peer Review Rated
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Recognized as a SuperLawyer
- SuperLawyers
- Rated 10 out of 10
- Avvo
- Illinois Bar Foundation
- Platinum Fellow
- Lifetime Fellow
- American Bar Foundation
Professional Associations
- The National Trial Lawyers
- Current
- American Association for Justice
- Current
- American Bar Association
- Current
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- Current
- Illinois State Bar Association, Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council, Board of Governors Liaison
- - Current
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Illinois
Fees
- Contingent Fees
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Workers' Compensation
- Nursing Home Abuse
Additional Practice Areas
- Car Accidents
- Insurance Bad Faith
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
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