Mark D. DeBofsky
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Bad Faith Insurance, Litigation, Employment
150 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1925, Chicago, IL 60606
About Mark D. DeBofsky
Practice Areas
- Bad Faith Insurance
- Litigation
- Employment
Education
- University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, 1980Juris Doctor
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1977Bachelor of Arts
- Major: History
- Honors: With Honors and High Distinction
Representative Cases
- Fontaine v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 800 F.3d 883 (7th Cir. 2015)
- Raybourne v. CIGNA Life Ins.Co. of N.Y., 700 F.3d 1076 (7th Cir. 2012)
- Stephan v. Unum Life Ins.Co. of America, 697 F.3d 917 (9th Cir. 2012)
- Holmstrom v. Metropolitan Life Ins.Co., 615 F.3d 758 (7th Cir. 2010)
- Diaz v. Prudential Insur.Co. of America, 499 F.3d 640 (7th Cir. 2007) and 422 F.3d 635 (7th Cir. 2005)
- Feibusch v. Sun Life, 463 F.3d 880 (9th Cir. 2006)
- Seitz v. Metropolitan Life Insur.Co., 433 F.3d 647 (8th Cir. 2006)
- Ruttenberg v. U.S. Life, 413 F.3d 652 (7th Cir. 2005)
- Herzberger v. Standard Insurance Company, 205 F.3d 327 (7th Cir. 2000)
- Ladd v. ITT Corp., 148 F.3d 753 (7th Cir. 1998)
- United States v. Clarence McClain, 934 F.2d 822 (7th Cir. 1991)
- Castillo v. XLO Micromatic (Ex-Cello Corporation), No. 83 L 18654 (Cir.Ct.Cook County, Illinois)
- Fontaine v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 800 F.3d 883 (7th Cir. 2015)
- Raybourne v. CIGNA Life Ins.Co. of N.Y., 700 F.3d 1076 (7th Cir. 2012)
- Stephan v. Unum Life Ins.Co. of America, 697 F.3d 917 (9th Cir. 2012)
- Holmstrom v. Metropolitan Life Ins.Co., 615 F.3d 758 (7th Cir. 2010)
- Diaz v. Prudential Insur.Co. of America, 499 F.3d 640 (7th Cir. 2007) and 422 F.3d 635 (7th Cir. 2005)
- Feibusch v. Sun Life, 463 F.3d 880 (9th Cir. 2006)
- Seitz v. Metropolitan Life Insur.Co., 433 F.3d 647 (8th Cir. 2006)
- Ruttenberg v. U.S. Life, 413 F.3d 652 (7th Cir. 2005)
- Herzberger v. Standard Insurance Company, 205 F.3d 327 (7th Cir. 2000)
- Ladd v. ITT Corp., 148 F.3d 753 (7th Cir. 1998)
- United States v. Clarence McClain, 934 F.2d 822 (7th Cir. 1991)
- Castillo v. XLO Micromatic (Ex-Cello Corporation), No. 83 L 18654 (Cir.Ct.Cook County, Illinois)
Classes and Seminars
- Center for Employee Benefits and Taxation (LL.M. Program); Adjunct Professor: “Employee Benefits Litigation,”, The John Marshall Law School, 2000 - Present
- “ERISA Overview,” Chicago-Kent College of Law (court on Employment Relationships taught by Professor Richard Gonzales) Chicago, Illinois,, 2018 - 2019
- “The Shifting Boundaries of ERISA Preemption,” Chicago-Kent College of Law (course on Employment Relationships taught by Professor Mary Rose Strubbe), Chicago, Illinois, September 4, 2014 - Present
- Small Firm Practice – How to Market a Small Firm, (with Richard Hanus), Illinois College of Law, March 28, 2013 - Present
- Small Firm Practice – How to Market a Small Firm (with Richard Hanus, Bradley Nahrstadt, and Michael Rathsack), March 12, 2014 - Present
- “ERISA Caselaw Update,” John Marshall Law School, Fundamentals of Retirement Plan Issues (taught by Professor Kathryn Kennedy), Chicago, Illinois, September 22, 2010 - Present
- “Supreme Court and Appellate Court Update,” John Marshall Law School, Fundamentals of Retirement Plan Issues (taught by Professor Kathryn Kennedy), Chicago, Illinois, September 23, 2009 - Present
- “ERISA Preemption,” Chicago-Kent College of Law (course on Employment Relationships taught by Professor Laurie Leader), Chicago, Illinois, March 22, 2004 - Present
- “ERISA Fiduciary Liability,” University of Michigan (course on ERISA law taught by Professor Dana Muir) Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 19, 2002 - Present
- “An Introduction to ERISA Law and Practice,” Chicago, Illinois, Loyola University School of Law, Health Care Institute
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1980
- Hawaii, 2005
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1980
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa
- U.S. District Court District of Nebraska
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court District of Arizona
- U.S. District Court District of Hawaii
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2006
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2006
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2009
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1983
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1987
- U.S. Court of International Trade, 1980
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1984
- U.S. Tax Court, 1987
- Supreme Court of Illinois, 1980
Other Affiliations
- American Association for Justice (Member)
- Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
- Chicago Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- American Bar Foundation, Fellow
- American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
- National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (Member)
- American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section (Member)
- Chicago Bar Association, 1986 - 1987 (Chairman, Lawyer Referral Service Committee)
- Chicago Bar Association, 1990 - 1991 (Chairman, Social Security Law Committee)
- Chicago Bar Association, 1992 - Present (Secretary, Insurance Law Committee)
- Appellate Lawyers Association, 1992 - Present (Director)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Seventh Circuit Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association, Employee Benefits Committee, 2007 - 2010 (Committee Co-Chair)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Chicago Bar Association, 1995 - 1996 (Chairman, Chairman, Lawyer Referral Service Committee)
- Federal Bar Association, 2007 - Present (Director)
- American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, 1992 - 1994 (Director)
- Hawaii State Bar Association
- Appellate Lawyers Association, 1992 - 1994 (Director)
Past Positions
- Stack & Filpi, Chicago, Illinois, Associate Attorney, 1980 - 1984
- DeBofsky & DeBofsky, 1984 - 2002
- Daley, DeBofsky & Bryant, 2002 - 2013
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