Maximum Compensation for Injured People
No Fee Unless We Win Your Case
Mark L. Karno
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Areas Of Practice
- Nursing Home Neglect
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Trucking and Transportation Injuries
- Premises Liability Injuries
- Transactions
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1982
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1984
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2018
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2019
- Florida, 2021
Honors and Awards
- AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Super Lawyer, 2009 to present
- Rated 10 out of 10, AVVO, since 2012
- The American Society of Legal Advocates
- Elite American Lawyers
- Illinois Bar Foundation, Platinum Fellow
- American Bar Foundation, Lifetime Fellow
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- The Decalogue Society of Lawyers
- Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association – Top 25
- National Trial Lawyers- Top 100
Principal of this 5 attorney law firm that concentrates its practice in all aspects of Civil Trial Practice and Appeals in all State and Federal Courts in the Northeastern Illinois geographical area with a focus on catastrophic bodily injury and death claims concentrating in the representation of clients in their nursing home neglect, motor vehicle negligence and premises liability claims. The firm also represents clients in their Workers Compensation Act claims and their commercial and residential real estate transactions and associated litigation.
Education
- Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D. - 1982
- University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
- Bachelor of Science - 1979
- Honors: High Honors
- Major: Finance
Published Works
- Statute of Limitations on Injured Minors' Medical Expense Claims, the Solution, 28 Illinois State Bar Association Tort Trends 3, July, 1992
- Written Exculpatory Clauses as a Defense to Tort Claims: A Survey of Illinois Case Law and Pointers to the Practitioner, 28 Illinois State Bar Association Tort Trends 4, March, 1993
- Legal Malpractice Issues Facing the Tort Law Practitioner, 29 Illinois State Bar Association Tort Trends 4, April, 1994
- House Bill 20 Turns the Petrillo Doctrine Upside Down, 30 Illinois State Bar Association Tort Trends 8, June, 1995
- 30 ISBA Tort Trends 8, June, 1995
- Section 143a of the Insurance Code: A proposed Amendment, 32 ISBA Tort Trends 1, August, 1996
- Changes on the Horizon for Trial Lawyers, The Seventh Circuit's Jury Trial Project 42 ISBA Tort Trends No. 3, September, 2006
- Co-editor of Tort Trends, Publication of the Tort Law, June 1999-June 2003
Representative Cases
- Silverberg v. Haji, IL App (1st) 141321, 2015
- Donald W. Fohrman & Associates, Ltd. v. Marc D. Alberts, P.C., IL App (1st) 123351 , 2014
- Wilson v. Teloptic Cable Construction Co., 314 Ill.App.3d 107, 731 N.E.2d 899, 247 Ill.Dec. 126 (1st Dist., 5th Div.), 2000
- Illinois Founders Insurance Company v. Guidish, 248 Ill. App.3d 116, 187 Ill. Dec. 845, 618 N.E.2d 436 (1st Dist., 4th Div.), 1993
- Walters v. Walters, 238 Ill.App.3d 1086, 178 Ill.Dec. 176, 605 N.E.2d 432 (2d Dist.), 1992
- Argued the appeal of Szymakowski v. Szymakowski, 185 Ill. App. 3d 746, 134 Ill. Dec. 193, 542 N.E. 2d 372 (1st Dist., 4th Div.), 1989
Classes/Seminars
- Speaker at the Illinois State Bar Association Allerton House Conference on the topic, “Discovery of Social Media Evidence---Do we need a uniform rule? If so what should its parameters be?”, 05/03/2019
- Co-Chair of the 2013 ISBA Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council's Allerton House Conference at Starved Rock State Lodge. (April 11-13, 2013) The topic was Adaptations of New Technologies to Civil Case Processes.
- Speaker at the April 15, 2011 Seminar Don't Lien on Me: A Comprehensive Overview of Liens speaking on Successfully resolving Medicare Liens against Tort claims
- Speaker at the November 5, 2010 Seminar Trial Practice from Voir-Dire Through Post Trial sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association lecturing on Closing Arguments
- Speaker at the November 13, 2009 Seminar Insurance Law Update sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association lecturing on Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Insurance Claims
- Speaker at the June 23, 2007 Seminar Uninsured/Underinsured: The Necessary Basics? sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association lecturing on Uninsured Motorist Claims
- Speaker at the May 10, 2004 Seminar The Anatomy of an Automobile Case? sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association lecturing on issues involving the Bankruptcy of a Party, The Death of a Party and Non-English Speaking Parties
- Co-coordinator of the June 20, 2003 Seminar Potpourri of Civil Practice, Tort and Insurance Law Seminar sponsored by the ISBA Civil Practice and Procedure, Tort and Insurance Law Section Councils
- Speaker at the April 5, 2001 Insurance Coverage: An Update Seminar lecturing on The Emerging Tort of Bad Faith
- Speaker at the May 18, 2000 Seminar An Update for Tort and Insurance Litigators lecturing on Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Arbitrations
- Speaker at the June 20, 1997 Tort Law Update Seminar at the ISBA Annual Meeting lecturing on Recent cases involving Legal Malpractice
- Speaker at the November 30, 1995 ISBA Professional Liability Litigation Seminar
- Speaker at the December 8, 1994 ISBA Third Party Practice Seminar
- Speaker at the April 30, 1993 ISBA Recreational Law Update Seminar
- Guest panelist on the ISBA Cable Television Program that dealt with the topic area of automobile accident claims. This was filmed on August 21, 1997.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Illinois State Bar Association, Board of Governors, 2012-2013, 2014 – 2017 and 2019 to present
- Illinois State Bar Association Assembly, 2010 to 2014
- Illinois State Bar Association, Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council, Member, 2007-2013, 2017 to Present
- Illinois State Bar Association, Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council, Chair, 2011 to 2012
- Illinois State Bar Association, Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council, Board of Governors Liaison, 2016 to 2017
- Illinois State Bar Association, Insurance Law Section Council, Member, 1995 to 2004
- Illinois State Bar Association, Insurance Law Section Council, Chair, 2002 to 2003
- Illinois State Bar Association, Tort Law Section Council, Member, 1989 to 2015
- Illinois State Bar Association, Tort Law Section Council, Board of Governors Liason, 2015 to 2017
- Illinois State Bar Association, Elder Law Section Council, Board of Governors Liason, 2015 to 2017
- Illinois State Bar Association, Standing Committee on Professional Conduct, Board of Governors Liaison, 2014 to 2017
- Illinois State Bar Association, Standing Committee on Military Affairs, Board of Governors Liaison, 2014 to 2015
- Illinois State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section Council, Board of Governors Liaison, 2014 to 2015
- Illinois State Bar Association, Standing Committee on Judicial Evaluations, Member, 1998 to 2000
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- American Bar Association
- American Association For Justice
- The National Trial Lawyers
- Chicago Bar Association, Civil Practice Committee, Member, 1992 to 1999
- Chicago Bar Association, Civil Practice Committee, Chairperson of Division IV and Division I, 1997 to 1998
- Chicago Bar Association, Civil Practice Committee, Chairperson, 1995 to 1996
- Chicago Bar Association, Civil Practice Committee, Member, 1993 to 1999
Pro Bono Activities
- Illinois Bar Foundation, Board of Directors, 2014 to 2021
- Illinois Bar Foundation, Treasurer, 2017 to 2021
- Illinois Bar Foundation, Co-chair of the 2015 GALA Fundraiser
- Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation Board of Directors, 2019 to Present