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Dressler Peters, LLCPartner
John T. Wagener
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John T. Wagener

5.0
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70 W. Hubbard Street, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60654

Litigation, Products Liability Law, Risk Management and 6 more

About John T. Wagener

SPEAKER: October 2012 "Additional Insureds & Risk Transfer Strategies" lecture & webinar for Zurich Insurance NA, Overland Park, KS; October 2011 "Tender of Defense Program for Vendor's Endorsements & Additional Insureds" at REBEX 2011; April 2010 "Flip or Hold? Troubled Property Legal Checklist," as part of "Business Problems & Legal Solutions" presented by Willis Insurance; June 2009 "Sellers Breach of Contract Damages Under the UCC," Trial Attorneys of America, Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. AUTHOR: Supplemental Interrogatories to Plaintiff, Based on a Loss of Consortium Claim, Callaghan's Ill. Civ. Prac. Fms. §23.48.52 (1992 Revised Volume); The Legal Process and Record Keeping Practices, §505, Managing for Products Liability Avoidance, CCH Inc. (3rd Ed. 2004).

 

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John T. Wagener got this award in 2021

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Areas of Law

  • Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Regulatory Law
  • Insurance Defense
  • Real Estate 1
    • Landlord and Tenant Law
  • Other 4
    • Products Liability Law
    • Risk Management
    • Insurance Coverage
    • Tort Law

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Dressler Peters, LLC
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Bluewater Yacht v. Liberty Coach, Inc., 2009 WL 1684454 (W.D. Ark. 2009) (on-line only)
    Moore v. Motor Coach Industries, Inc., 487 F.Supp. 2d 1003 (N.D. Ill. 2007)
    Blake v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., 448 F.Supp 2d 635 (E.D.Pa. 2006)
    Hoffman v. Hercules Chemical Company, Inc., Case No. 03 C 5222 (N.D. Ill. 2004) (on-line only)
    Sears Auth. Term. & Pest Cont. v. Sullivan, 816 So.2d 603 (Fla. 2002).
  • Pro Bono Services
    Time Spent on Pro Bono Work: 5%

    John Wagener devotes a portion of his practice to assisting epilepsy patients with health insurance issues as panel counsel for the Jeanne A. Carpenter Epilepsy Legal Defense Fund of the Epilepsy Foundation of America

  • Additional Links
    http://www.dresslerpeters.com/johnwagener/

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1983, Illinois
    1983, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar
    1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
    1990, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
    2009, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
    2009, U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas
    Memberships
    Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations
    Trial Attorneys of America (Director/Treasurer)
    CLM - Claims & Litigation Management Alliance.
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Illinois
    J.D.
    magna cum laude

    University of Illinois
    J.D.
    1983 Order of the Coif
    Other Education
    Spring Hill College
    Class of 1980
    B.A.
    magna cum laude
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1958
    Chicago, Illinois, 1958
    Hobbies & Interests
    Almost 15 years of public service as a municipal government official in Lake County, Illinois; Trustee, Village of Green Oaks, Illinois, 4 terms, 1997 to present, Chairperson, Public Works Committee; Solid Waste Agency of Lake County, Board of Directors (2003 - present) & Executive Committee (2010 - present); Lake County Stormwater Management Commission, Alternate Delegate (2001-2005)

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    John T. Wagener was admitted in 1983 to the State of Illinois.
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    Dressler Peters, LLC was established in 2007.

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