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Address
205 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 900
Chicago, Illinois 60606 (Cook Co.)
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.0
out of 5
 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) This firm was established in 1982 when Mr. Patterson withdrew from 12 years of association with the plaintiff's practice of Louis G. Davidson & Associates, Ltd. We began and remain a small firm devoted to high quality, personally handled civil litigation on behalf of injured people. Our case load is deliberately restricted to allow personal attention of the attorneys to each file, adequate time for thorough preparation and the freedom to pursue novel claims of broad public interest such as the Laurie Dann case, first filed by this office, Red Cross distribution of HIV/Aids contaminated blood, and Air Carrier Defibrillation Cases. Statement of PracticeCivil Trial Practice. Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Wrongful Death, Transportation, Railroad and Aviation Law. Appellate Practice, Automobile Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Construction Accidents. Year Established: 1982
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Address205 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60606, (Cook Co.)
PhonePhone: 312-236-0995
Fax: 312-984-5791
Website
http://www.robertbpatterson.com
Office HoursMonday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Robert B. Patterson (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1968); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Board of Editors, Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology and Police Science, 1970-1971. Listed in Who's Who in American Law, 1983. Author: "Criminal Contempt: A Proposal for Reform Providing the Least Possible Power Adequate to the End Proposed," 17 South Dakota Law Review 42, 1972; "Trends Toward Criminal Contempt Reform," 12 The Judges' Journal 37, 1973; "Products Liability: The Manufacturer's Continuing Duty to Improve His Product or Warn of Defects After Sale," 62 Illinois Bar Journal 92, October 1973. Co-Author: "Conflicts of Law: For the Plaintiff: Statute of Limitations Considerations in Choosing the Forum for Aircraft Disaster Litigation, Small Aircraft Accident Litigation," ch. 11, pp. 112-131, ABA Press, 1974; "Applicability of Admiralty Reparations Doctrine To Common Law Tort Theory," 6 University of Toledo Law Review 379, 1975; "Authentication of Tangible Evidence and the 'Best Evidence' Rule Under the Federal Rules of Evidence," The Federal Rules of Evidence, pp. 103-113, CBA, Committee for Continuing Legal Education, June 1975, January 1976, November 1976 and November 1978; "Analyzing The Medical Legal Aspects of a Claim," Medical Evidence, ch. 3, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1976, 1980; "Authentication of Tangible Evidence and the Best Evidence Rule," 57 Chicago Bar Rec. 247, 1976; "Techniques for Establishing Impaired Earning Capacity," Proof of Damages, ch. 4, Ill. Inst. for C.L.E., 1977, revised 1984, 1985 and 1990; "Parties to Product Liability Cases," Illinois Products Liability Practice, ch. 3, Ill. Inst. for C.L.E., 1977, revised, 1980, 1984 and 1990; "Recent Developments Relating to Civil Trial Practice," Illinois General Practice Review, ch. 2, Ill. Inst. for C.L.E., 1977; "Unique Sources of Discovery in Aircraft Accident Litigation," 13 INCL Forum 119 A.B.A., 1977; "Gathering Evidence and Analyzing the Medical-Legal Aspects of a Claim," Medical Evidence, ch. 2, Ill. Inst. for C.L.E., 1980, revised 1984 and 1985; "Anticipating and Avoiding Limitations Problems and Other Defenses, Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Litigation," ch. 8, Ill. Inst. for C.L.E., 1981, revised 1984; "Professional Liability of Physicians," Professional Responsibility, ch. 10, Ill. Inst. for C.L.E., 1982, revised, 1985; Products Report: No "Social Justice" in the Proposed Federal Product Liability Statute, 5 Ill. T.L.J. 19, 1983; "Claims for Which Medical Evidence is Needed," Medical Evidence, ch. 3, Ill. Inst. for C.L.E. 1990; "Professional Liability of Physicians," Professional Liability, ch. 12, Ill. Inst. for C.L.E. 1991; "Physicians," Suing And Defending Professionals, ch. 12, Ill. Inst. for C.L.E, 1997, Supp. 2001; "Medical Records: Tangible Evidence and Bills," Medical Malpractice, ch 2 Ill. Inst. for C.L.E. 2006. Member: Chicago (Member, 1973-1990, Secretary, 1975-1977, Vice-Chairman, 1977-1978, Chairman, 1978-1979, Medical Legal Relations Committee; Member, 1973-1987, Secretary, 1979-1980, Vice-Chairman, 1980-1981 and Chairman, 1981-1982, Federal Civil Practice Committee; Civil Procedure Committee, 1973-1987, Executive Committee, 1977-1986, Vice-Chairman, 1978-1979, Chairman, 1979-1980, 1984-1985 of Section II; Candidates Evaluation Committee, 1977-1981), Illinois State (Member: Standing Committee on ARDC, 1995-1996; J. Editorial Board, 1995-1996) and American Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Fellow: Illinois State Bar Association. Life Fellow, Chicago Bar Association. Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Reported Cases: Bugno vs. Mt. Sinai Hospital & Medical Center, 201 Ill. App. 3d 245, 559 N.E.2d 1, 147 Ill. Dec. 1 (1st Dist. 1990); Davis vs. United States, 716 F.2d 418 (7th Cir. 1983); Roe v. O'Donohue, 38 F.3d 298 (7th Cir. 1994); Solich v. Portes Cancer Center, 158 Ill.2d 17 630 N.E.2d 820, 196 Ill. Dec. 655 (1994); Advincula v. United Blood Services 176 Ill. 2d 1, 678 N.E. 2d 1009, 223 Ill. Dec. 1 (1996). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability Law; Medical Malpractice; Railroad Law; Aviation Law.Email: Robert B. Patterson
John F. Hedrich (Member) born Princeton, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., 1989); Loyola University (J.D., 1992). Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha. Co-Author, with Davidson Ream: "When Can a Bystander Recover," For the Defense, August 1990; "Deadman Switches and Defective Design," For the Defense, December 1990; "Physicians," Suing And Defending Professionals, Ch. 12, Ill. Inst. for C.L.E., 1997. Member: Illinois State Bar Association; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Volpe v. IKO Industries, Ltd., 327 Ill. App. 3d 567, 763 N.E. 2d 870, 261 Ill. Dec. 621 (1st Dist. 2002); Damron vs. Micor Distributing, Inc. 276 Ill. App. 3d 901, 658 N.E.2d 1318, 213 Ill. Dec. 297 (1st Dist., 1995). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Negligence; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Appellate.Email: John F. Hedrich
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