John W. Patton Jr.
DIRECT LINE: (312) 261-5166
E-MAIL: jpatton@pattonryan.com
EDUCATION:
B.A., Miami University, Ohio, 1980
J.D., DePaul College of Law, 1983
ADMISSIONS:
Illinois, 1983; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1983; Federal Trial Bar, 1984; U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, 1999; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2001;U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana,2001; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 2001;U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, 2002; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 2002; Central District of Illinois; Eastern District of Missouri.
PRO HAC VICE ADMISSIONS:
Arkansas; California; Florida; Georgia; Indiana; Iowa; Kentucky; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nevada; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; South Carolina; Tennessee; West Virginia; Wisconsin.
AUTHOR:
“Tort Reform Issues and Trends”, 1990; “Preparation and Trial of the Automobile Collision Case”, 1992; “Preparing and Handling Toxic Tort Cases,” 1993; “Handling Slip and Fall Cases,” 1993; “Defending the Employer in Construction Cases”, 1993, 1994; “Successful Preparation and Handling of Discovery Objections and Trial Motions,” 1995; “Defense of the Catastrophic Loss Trucking Case”, 1997; “Insurance Coverage Issues/Trucking Policies”, 1997; “Placard/Logo Liability and Punitive Damage Liability of Motor Carriers”, 1998; “Negligent Hiring and Negligent Entrustment as Causes of Action Against the Motor Carrier”, 1998; “The Defense of the Employer Post-Kotecki, Braye, Briseno, and Lannom”, 1999; “That Delete Key May Bite You: Spoliation Claims Against Trucking Companies for Destruction of Electronic Data”, 1999; “Defending Employers In Third Party Liability Litigation,” 2002; “Defending the Nuisance Value/Soft Tissue Claim”, 2002; “Negligent Hiring and Negligent Entrustment”, 2002; “Catastrophic Loss Cases”, 2002.
MEMBER:
Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Association; American Bar Association Vice-Chair of Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee; American Trucking Association; ATA Litigation Center; Trucking Industry Defense Association; Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Mediator for Chicago Bar Association; Illinois Defense Trial Lawyer Association; Illinois Transportation Association; National Council of Self-Insurers; Chicago Casualty Adjuster Association; Leading Lawyers Network.
SPEAKER:
Addressing Discovery Violations and Sanctionable Conduct, Claims Association of Greater Chicago General Meeting - September 8, 2011; The Impact on Tort Reform in Medical Malpractice Actions, A.M. Best, Oldwick, NJ - May 2010; The Aerosol Products Liability Lawsuit: What to Expect and How to Improve Customer Stewardship While Minimizing Liability Exposure,” CSPA (aerosol industry) Annual Meeting, Dec. 2009; Law Bulletin - Case Evaluation Conference - Catastrophic Event Key Note Speaker, November, 2009; Motor Transport Underwriters Seminar, 2005; Casualty Adjusters Association of Chicago 2005 Spring Seminar: Apportionment of Fault; Chicago Bar Association Seminars on general tort topics including auto/trucking, products liability, premises liability, trial strategies, professional liability, and construction: 1992-present; Casualty Adjusters Association: Illinois Tort Reform Present and Future, 1996; Insurance and Transportation Industry Seminars on the investigation, defense and trial of catastrophic loss claims, cargo claims, insurance coverage, and compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; The Investigation and Defense of Trucking Cases for the International Air Cargo Association of Chicago, 2002; Client In House Seminar on Successful Defense of Transportation and Tort Claims Seminar, 2002.
REPORTED CASES:
Pehl v. Environmental Systems, Ill.App.3d 218, 653 N.E.2d 766 (1995).
Hernandez v. Paschen Contractors, Inc. 335 Ill.App.3d 936, 781 N.E.2d 1083 (2002).
COMMUNITY:
Village Trustee, Village of Glenview; Alternate Director, Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County; Alternative Director, Board of Directors, Northwest Municipal Conference of Mayors.
ATTENDANCE:
2010 Annual DRI Conference: San Diego
2010 ABA Legal Malpractice Conference: Washington DC
2009 Annual TIDA Conference: San Antonio, TX
2009 Annual PLUS Conference: Chicago
2009 Annual DRI Conference: Chicago
2009 PLUS Conference- Medical PL and Professional Risk Symposia: Chicago
2009 Magna Legal Services - Relationships with Outside Counsel: Atlantic City, NJ
HONORS AND AWARDS
2010 Recipient of the JVR Top Defense Trial Lawyer in Illinois
Martindale Hubbell AV Rated
Super Layer
Leading Lawyer