Theodore Karavidas
Work in Barney & Karamanis, LLP
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Civil Litigation
180 N. Stetson Avenue, Suite 3050, Chicago, IL 60601
About Theodore Karavidas
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
Education
- The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IllinoisJ.D.
- Marquette University, Milwaukee, WisconsinB.A.
- Loyola Academy, Wilmette, Illinois
- Strauss Institute of Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University
Classes and Seminars
- Tort Immunity, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Annual Update Seminar
- Creating Security Interests, Nissho-Iwai Corporation (Tokyo, Japan)
- Establishing Psychological Damages, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- Voir Dire, North American Brain Injury Society, Annual Legal Conference (San Antonio, Texas)
- Presenting Expert Testimony in a Traumatic Brain Injury Case, Brain Injury Association of Ohio (Columbus, Ohio)
- Litigation Considerations in Rehabilitation Assessment, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago/Northwestern University Medical School Forensic Issues in Rehabilitation Symposium
- Presenting Expert Testimony in Traumatic Brain Injury Cases, National Head Injury Foundation – Illinois Chapter, Annual Educational Conference
- Preparing the Expert Witness for Direct and Cross-Examination, American Board of Vocational Experts, Fall Conference
- The Role of Health Care Providers in Litigation, Behavioral Analysis Society of Illinois, Annual Conference
- Utilizing Rehabilitation Professionals in Litigation, Premier Rehabilitation Center of Chicago, Annual Conference
- Direct Examination of the Life Care Planner; Defining Monetary Damages: A Seminar presented by Vocational Economics, Inc.
- Evaluating Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Chronic Pain Cases, Hellenic Bar Association
- Preparing for and Presenting Expert Testimony in Deposition and at Trial, Cognitive and Rehabilitation Specialist Conference
- Preparing for Expert Testimony after Daubert, Joiner, Kumho Tireand Frye, Hellenic Bar Association Annual Seminar
- Trial Practice Instructor, Young Lawyers Section, Chicago Bar Association
- Adjunct Professor, Trial Practice, John Marshall Law School
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1979
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Brain Injury Association of Illinois (Chairman: Professional Advisory Board Member: Board of Directors)
- Chicago Bar Association (Chairman, Judiciary Committee, Committee Memberships: Judicial Administration and Reform, Tort Litigation, Judiciary Committee, Nominating Committee Investigator and Hearing Panel Member, Judicial Evaluation Committee)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Board of Managers, Legislative Committee, Board of Advocates)
- Hellenic Bar Association (Past President (and seven previous offices) and Past Chairman of the Board of Directors)
- Illinois State Bar Association (Section Memberships: Tort Litigation and Civil Practice)
- American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
Past Positions
- City of Chicago, Assistant Corporation Counsel
- City of Chicago, Tort and General Counsel Division, Trial Attorney
- State of Illinois, Assistant Attorney General
- State of Illinois, General Law Division, Trial Attorney
- State of Illinois, Special Assistant Attorney General
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 27 years of experienceMedical Malpractice, Business Law, Personal Injury, Civil Rights, International Law
- 36 years of experienceMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Wrongful Death, Birth Injury
- 11 years of experienceMedical Malpractice, Product Liability, Commercial Law, Employment, Personal Injury
Nearby Lawyers
- Civil Litigation
- 0.4 mile away
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