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Colin H. Dunn

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Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Chicago, IL

Personal Injury

22 West Washington Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60602

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About Colin H. Dunn

Practice Areas

Personal Injury

Education

Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 2002
J.D.
- Honors: magna cum laude
Miami University, 1999
B.A.

Representative Cases

Lichaw, et al., v. 69 West Washington, et al. Litigation stemming from the fire at the Cook County Administration Building ($100 million settlement)
Jentz v. ConAgra, et al. 38-year-old suffered 75% burns to his body after grain bin in which he was working exploded ($71 million verdict)
Schmidt v. ConAgra, et al. 36-year-old suffered burns to hands after grain bin in which he was working exploded ($36 million verdict)
Dorner v. Wilmette Real Estate & Management Co., et al. 22-year-old woman was murdered in her apartment by a co-tenant ($10 million verdict)
Beemsterboer v. Joseph J. Duffy Co., et al. Husband and father of three killed in partial collapse of building during construction ($11 million settlement)
Allie v. Frontline. M arried couple was killed while driving on I-57 after their car was struck by a news van ($9 million settlement)
Naras v. Flextronics, et al. A husband and father of two was crushed by a punch press at a factory ($6.85 million settlement)
Bazik v. Hoekstra, et al. W oman suffered multiple fractures after her car was struck by truck in W ill County ($3.9 million settlement)
In re Air Crash Disaster at Lexington, Kentucky on August 27, 2006. Litigation stemming from the crash of Comair Flight 4191 in 2006. (Confidential settlement)
Woods v. Southwest, et al. Boy killed when Southwest plane crashed through the barrier at M idway Airport and struck the car in which he was a passenger (Confidential settlement)
Swenson v. Hussman Corp. & Adam Troy. Young husband and father is killed by a speeding trucker. ($22.7 million verdict)
Powers & Carillo v. CSX Transportation, Inc.; Paducah & Louisville Railway Co.; and Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health. Two workers severely burned in a flash fire during a derailment cleanup in Kentucky. ($18.5 million settlement)

Classes and Seminars

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association seminar on Liens & Settlements, Chicago, IL 2012
Loss Executives Association conference, "Honest Insights from Defense and Plaintiff’s Counsel, Insurers and Adjusters into Why a Claim is Resolved and Why it Lingers," Tampa, FL 2012; Jacksonville, FL 2013
"Update in Aviation Law" Panel at the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section on Aviation and Space Law Litigation in Washington D.C.
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Update and Review Seminar,"Intervening Causes," 2015
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Damages Seminar, "Pain and Suffering," 2014
Illinois Defense Counsel 2015 Spring Symposium, Mediation Round Table
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Ethics Seminar, "Ethical Traps in Litigation," Oak Brook 2019
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Ethics Seminar, "Co-Counsel Relationships," Oak Brook 2022

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

Illinois
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois

Other Affiliations

Appellate Lawyers Association - Rules Committee
Chicago Bar Association, Judicial Evaluation Committee; Aviation Litigation Committee (Chair 2008); Tort Litigation Committee of Young Lawyers Section (Co-Chair 2009)
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Amicus Curiae Committee, Board of Managers
American Association of Justice
American Bar Association

Past Positions

The Late Honorable Justice Patrick J. Quinn, Illinois Appellate Court, First District, Law Clerk, 2004 - 2006
Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Assistant State’s Attorney, 2002 - 2004