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| | Address | | 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1900 | | Chicago, Illinois 60606 | | (Cook Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Belgrade and O'Donnell,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Trial and Appellate Practice. Tort and Commercial Law including General Negligence, Admiralty, Transportation, Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage, Construction Injuries, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice and Environmental Insurance Litigation. | | Firm Size: 9 | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Saturday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Free Initial Consultation
| | Steven B. Belgrade (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois; 1999, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois including Trial Bar; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Loyola University of Chicago (B.A., 1972); Loyola University of Chicago School of Law (J.D., 1975). Author: "Litigating Riverboat Casino-Related Injuries in Illinois," Illinois Bar Journal, May, 1996. Law Instructor, Admiralty Law, Loyola University of Chicago, 1977-1994. Speaker: Illinois Bar Association Annual Meeting, Tort Law Seminar, 1995; Transportation Lawyers Association Annual Meeting; Transportation Law Update, 1994, 1996 and 1999; Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association, River and Marine Industry Seminar, Maritime Law, 1996 and 2008. Member: Chicago (Chairman, Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee, 1981-1982), Seventh Circuit, Illinois State (Chairman, Section on Admiralty and Maritime Law, 1985-1987 and 1992-1993; Editor of Admiralty Section Newsletter, 1983-1993), Indiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; American Board of Trial Advocates; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor in Admiralty); Transportation Lawyers Association (Executive Committee, 1995-1997); Propeller Club of the United States (Port of Chicago President, 1993-1994); American Institute of Marine Underwriters; Chicago Ocean Marine Association. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Transportation Law; Fire and Casualty. Email: Steven B. Belgrade | | John A. O'Donnell (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois; 1999, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois including Trial Bar; U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1978); Loyola University (J.D., 1981). Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County State's Attorney's Office, Chicago, Illinois, 1981-1986. Speaker: "Defense of Automobile Cases," Illinois Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, 1996 and Transportation Lawyers Association Annual Meeting. Transportation Law Update, 2000 and Transportation Lawyers Association Regional Meeting Regarding Trucking Litigation Law. Member: Chicago, Illinois State (Chairman, Section on Admiralty and Maritime Law, 1996-1997) and Indiana State Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Propeller Club of the United States (President, Port of Chicago, 1995-1997) American Institute of Marine Underwriters. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Construction Injuries; Trucking Injuries; Insurance Defense. Email: John A. O'Donnell | | George M. Velcich (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois including Trial Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1977); Loyola University of Chicago (J.D., 1980). Faculty Member, National College of District Attorneys, Houston, Texas, 1987. Instructor, Certified Trial Practice Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1989. Adjunct Professor of Law, Trial Advocacy, John Marshall Law School, Chicago, 1991—. Trial Practice Instructor, Dupage County State's Attorney's Office, Wheaton, Illinois, 1988. Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County State's Attorney's Office, Chicago, Illinois, 1981-1991. Chairman, License Appeals Commission, City of Chicago, 1996-1998. Member, Chicago Police Board, 1998—. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Negligence; Construction Injuries; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Coverage. Email: George M. Velcich | | Patrick J. Cullinan (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 2001, Indiana; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Loyola University of Chicago (B.A., 1981); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1986). Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Liability; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Toxic Torts; Products Liability. Email: Patrick J. Cullinan | | —————————— | | James Saranteas (Associate) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: Knox College (B.A., 1991); Loyola University (J.D., 1999). Advocacy Honors Program Coach, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 1999—. Coach of the Year, 2005-2006. Member: Chicago, Hellenic, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Injuries; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Premises Liability; Insurance Defense. Email: James Saranteas | | John C. Coyne (Associate) born March 16, 1966; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; 2001, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: John Carroll University (B.A., 1988), Cleveland State University (M.A., 1991); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1997). Member, National Moot Court Team, 1996. Assistant State's Attorney, Criminal Division, Cook County State's Attorney's Office, 1998-2001. Practice Areas: Trucking Injuries; Governmental Liability; Civil Rights Defense; Professional Liability; Insurance Defense. | | Ross M. Kucera (Associate) born Royal Oak, Michigan, 1967; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., 1992); DePaul University (J.D., 2002). Faculty Member, University of Phoenix Online, 2005—. Assistant State Attorney, Narcotics Prosecution Bureau, Cook County, Illinois, 2002-2007. Illinois State Police, Forensic Scientist in Chemistry, 1996-2002. [U.S. Army Ranger, Light Infantry Soldier, 1985-1988]. Practice Areas: General Negligence; Products Liability; Premises Liability. Email: Ross M. Kucera | | Allison S. Eastland (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky, 1974; admitted to bar, Illinois, 2002; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1996); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2002). Member: Chicago Bar Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Construction Injuries. | | Chancé L. Cooper (Associate) born San Antonio, Texas, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 2004); Loyola University (J.D., 2007). Editor, Consumer Law Review. Chief Justice, Moot Court Program. Member, American Bar Association Moot Court Team. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Negligence; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Coverage. |
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