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CONTACT INFORMATION
(312) 641-1555


PRACTICE FOCUS

Commercial Litigation
Construction Litigation
Transportation Litigation

EDUCATION

Loyola University School of Law, 1989; Dean’s List 1987-89; Leadership and Service Award

University of Notre Dame, B.B.A., 1985; Dean’s List 1981-85; Notre Dame Club of Chicago Scholarship Recipient 1981-85

BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS

Illinois Supreme Court
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Federal Trial Bar
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States Supreme Court

Contact Information


(312) 641-1555

Practice Focus


Commercial Litigation
Construction Litigation
Transportation Litigation

Education


Loyola University School of Law, 1989; Dean’s List 1987-89; Leadership and Service Award

University of Notre Dame, B.B.A., 1985; Dean’s List 1981-85; Notre Dame Club of Chicago Scholarship Recipient 1981-85

Bar & Court Admissions


Illinois Supreme Court
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Federal Trial Bar
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States Supreme Court

John J. Skawski focuses his practice on civil litigation with specialties in transportation and construction. He also enjoys a commercial litigation practice representing businesses in contract and tort disputes. He has represented Fortune 500 companies, including General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Chrysler Motor Company, General Mills, McDonald’s Corporation, Motorola, and others in a variety of civil and commercial matters. John is regularly called upon to defend businesses and individuals in complex catastrophic personal injury cases when stakes and damages are high. His successful results obtained through dispositive motions and trials are consistently upheld by appellate courts.

John has been a featured speaker at national insurance seminars and is sought out to provide training for claim representatives dealing with transportation claims. He is a member of the Illinois Association of Defense Counsel, the Defense Research Institute, and is a Chair Qualified Arbitrator in both Cook and DuPage Counties.

John and his wife, Sandi, have three sons and reside in a western suburb of Chicago.

CERTIFICATES

  • Chair Qualified Arbitrator in Cook and DuPage County

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • Christian Legal Society
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Illinois Defense Counsel
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • DuPage County Bar Association

PUBLICATIONS

  • “Death of the Dead Man’s Act?”, Published by the Illinois State Bar Association in Volume 82, No. 11 of the Illinois Bar Journal.

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

  • Rerack v. Lally, 241 Ill. App. 3d 692 (1st Dist. 1992)
  • Peacock v. Waldeck, 2016 IL App (2d) 151043
  • Konrick v. LaCroix, 2016 IL App (2d) 151027 -U