Mark L. Karno
Work in Mark L. Karno & Associates, LLC
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Nursing Home Abuse, Business Law
33 N LaSalle Street, Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60602
About Mark L. Karno
Practice Areas
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Business Law
Education
- Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1982J.D.
- University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, 1979Bachelor of Science
- Major: Finance
- Honors: High Honors
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 and 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?”, - May 3, 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.
Qualifications
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
Other Affiliations
- Illinois State Bar Association (Board of Governors, 2012-2013, 2014 – 2017 and 2019 to present)
- Illinois State Bar Association Assembly, 2010 - 2014
- Illinois State Bar Association, 2017 - Present (Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council, Member, 2007-2013)
- Illinois State Bar Association, 2011 - 2012 (Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council, Chair)
- Illinois State Bar Association, 2016 - 2017 (Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council, Board of Governors Liaison)
- Illinois State Bar Association, 1995 - 2004 (Insurance Law Section Council, Member)
- Illinois State Bar Association, 2002 - 2003 (Insurance Law Section Council, Chair)
- Illinois State Bar Association, 1989 - 2015 (Tort Law Section Council, Member)
- Illinois State Bar Association, 2015 - 2017 (Tort Law Section Council, Board of Governors Liason)
- Illinois State Bar Association, 2015 - 2017 (Elder Law Section Council, Board of Governors Liason)
- Illinois State Bar Association, 2014 - 2017 (Standing Committee on Professional Conduct, Board of Governors Liaison)
- Illinois State Bar Association, 2014 - 2015 (Standing Committee on Military Affairs, Board of Governors Liaison)
- Illinois State Bar Association, 2014 - 2015 (Intellectual Property Section Council, Board of Governors Liaison)
- Illinois State Bar Association, 1998 - 2000 (Standing Committee on Judicial Evaluations, Member)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- American Bar Association
- American Association For Justice
- The National Trial Lawyers
- Chicago Bar Association, 1992 - 1999 (Civil Practice Committee, Member)
- Chicago Bar Association, 1997 - 1998 (Civil Practice Committee, Chairperson of Division IV and Division I)
- Chicago Bar Association, 1995 - 1996 (Civil Practice Committee, Chairperson)
- Chicago Bar Association, 1993 - 1999 (Civil Practice Committee, Member)
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
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