RICHARD A. VALEK

PERSONAL INFO
Born Chicago, IL, 1961, admitted to Illinois Bar 1987, and admitted to U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois.

Email: rvalek@stonejohnsonlaw.com

EDUCATION
DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois. Juris Doctor, 1987, Member of the Legal Clinic. DePaul University College of Commerce, Chicago, Illinois. Bachelor of Science Degree in Corporate Finance, 1983. The American Institute of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, awarded a graduate degree in Property Casualty Insurance (CPCU Designation), in 1995.

JURY VERDICTS
Mr. Valek has tried numerous jury trials to verdict involving premises liability, products liability, motor vehicle liability and false arrest/imprisonment in various Illinois courts, many of which included damages in excess of $1 million dollars. Here is a brief summary of Mr. Valek's jury verdicts.

 

 

 

MEMBER
Illinois State Bar Association, Court Appointed Arbitrator in the Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois Arbitration programs.
PRACTICE AREAS
Civil and Commercial Litigation.

PUBLICATIONS
Excess Contractual Liability, “Are there really limits to policy limits?” Published in Mealeys, Litigation Reporter, September, 1991. A Landowner’s Road Map for Investigating the Violent Acts of Others at its Premises, Defense Research Institute Practice Seminar, January, 1993. The Commercial Arbitrator’s Authority to Award Punitive Damages, American Arbitration Association, the Punch List, 1992.
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