John S. Huntley

John Huntley provides the firm with extensive experience in the defense of complex civil litigation. He concentrates his practice in the trial and resolution of matters involving catastrophic personal injury litigation, construction law, product liability litigation, and employment law.

Mr. Huntley’s practice also includes the handling of appeals before the Appellate Courts (both Federal and State) and the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois. The decision of Zavala v. Powermatic, Inc. is one of the lead decisions in Illinois on the admissibility of expert testimony involving accident reconstruction.

As an experienced trial attorney, Mr. Huntley is personally involved in all phases of a case’s development to ensure the best possible resolution for the client. This has led to a number of his cases changing the law in Illinois.

He has been recognized by his peers with an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, signifying the highest level of professional excellence.

Mr. Huntley has also been elected a Senior Fellow to the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), an invitation only trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers based on excellence and accomplishment in litigation and superior ethical reputation.

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APPELLATE DECISIONS

• Aalbers v. LaSalle Hotel Properties, 2022 IL App (1st) 210494
• Bogenberger v. Pi Kappa Alpha Corporation, Inc., 2018 IL 120951
• Barnai v. Walmart, et al., 2017 IL App (1st) 171940
• Bogenberger v. Pi Kappa Alpha Corporation, Inc., 2016 IL App (1st.) 150128
• Skrzypkowski v. Simmons, 2013 IL App (1st) 122340-U
• Meyne Co. v. Edward E. Gillen Co., 2010 WL 4363384 (United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, 2010)
• Equistar Chemicals, L.P. v. BMW Constructors, Inc., 353 Ill. App 30593 (3rd Dist., 2004)
• Mathis v. Phillips Chevrolet, Inc., 269 F. 3d 771 (7th Cir., 2001)
• Zavala v. Powermatic, Inc., 167 Ill. 2d 542 (1995)
• Zavala v. Powermatic, Inc., 260 Ill. App. 3d 963 (1st Dist., 1994)
• Frazer v. A.F. Munsterman, Inc., 123 Ill. 2d 245 (1988)
• Frazer v. A.F. Munsterman, Inc., 145 Ill. App. 3d 1092 (2nd Dist., 1986)
• Bohnen Intern. Inc v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., 120 Ill. App. 3d 657 (2nd Dist., 1983)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• Illinois State Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute (Committee on Retail and Hospitality Law)
• Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
• Member, Trial Law Institute
• Member, Diversity Law Institute

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

• Co-author, “Sexual Harassment: A Review of Current Legal and Practical Issues,” Vol. 9, No. 3, Illinois Defense Quarterly, 35 (1999)
• Co-author, “The Age Discrimination in Employment Act: A Seventh Circuit Perspective,” Vol. 8, No. 2, Illinois Defense Quarterly, 29 (1998)
• Co-author, “Introduction to the Americans with Disabilities Act,” Vol. 7, No. 2, Illinois Defense Quarterly 31 (1997)
• Author, “The Concept of Defect in Illinois Products Liability Litigations,” 71 Illinois Bar Journal 22 (1982)