DENNIS T. SCHOEN

EDUCATION:
School of Law, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Juris Doctor degree earned 1974
St. Mary's College, Winona, Minnesota
Bachelor of Arts degree earned 1966

MILITARY SERVICE:
Lieutenant (J.G.), United States Naval Reserve, active duty 1967-1969

LEGAL EXPERIENCE:
Dennis T. Schoen, P.C., Chicago, Illinois, 1983 to present
Albert F. Hofeld, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois, 1977 to 1983
Phillip H. Corboy and Associates, Chicago, Illinois, 1976 to 1977
Edward R. Vrdolyak, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois, 1974 to 1976

ADMISSIONS/LICENSES:
Member, State Bar of Illinois
Member, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Past admissions pro hac vice to Bars of Georgia, Wisconsin, Minnesota, California and Kentucky

AWARDS AND HONORS:

• AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell (highest possible rating for legal ability)
• Recognized by the BEST ATTORNEY NETWORK to be within the top personal injury lawyers in Illinois
• Recognized by the LEADING LAWYERS NETWORK to be within the top personal injury lawyers in Illinois
• Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
• Listed in United Who's Who Registry of Executives and Professionals for achievement in the legal profession

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- Board of Managers, 1984 to present
- Chairman, Product Liability Committee, 1983 to 1984
- Legislative Committee, 1983 to 1984 and 1987 to 1989
- Public Relations Committee, 1985 to 1989

Illinois State Bar Association
- Member 1974 to present
- General Assembly, 1984 to 1990
- Alliance of Bar Associations, Standing Committee on Judicial Appointments, 1995 to present
- Standing Committee on Bar Education Supervision, 1988 to 1989

Chicago Bar Association
- Member 1977 to present
- Hearing Division, Judicial Candidates Evaluation Committee, 1983 to 1985
- Investigation Division, Judicial Candidates Evaluation Committee, 1981 to 1983
- Tort and Litigation Committee, 1981 to 1983

American Bar Association
- Member 1977 to present
- Litigation Section, 1977 to present
- Tort and Insurance Practice Section 1988

American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
- Member 1978 to present

SPEECHES AND PUBLICATIONS:
"How to Prove Pain and Suffering", co-authored with Albert F. Hofeld, published in Handbook by Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1981.

"State of the Law on State of the Art in Products Liability Litigation", published in Illinois Trial Lawyers Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1, Fall-Winter 1982.

"Punitive Damage Awards in Product Liability Actions", published in Illinois Trial Lawyers Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, Fall-Winter 1983.

"Proof of Intoxication", presented to Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education Seminar and published 1986.

"Establishing the Standard of Care", Chapter in Medical and Hospital Malpractice: Law and Litigation, Volume 2, published by Callaghan and Co., 1988.

"Proving Corporation Scienter of the Defective Nature of Goods in a Product Liability Action", presented to Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, St. Louis, 1978.

"Use of Reconstruction Experts", published by Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1982.

"The Best Evidence Rule", presented to Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, 1982.

"Preparation of a Products Liability Case", published in Civil Practice Before Trial Handbook by Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1982.

"Effective Use of Demonstrative Evidence", presented to Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, 1984.

"Cross Examination of Defendant's Expert", published in Illinois institute of Continuing Legal Education Handbook, 1985.

"Deposition Techniques in Medical Malpractice Cases", presented to Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, 1986.

"New Developments on the Subject of Damages", presented to Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, 1987.

"Pre-Trial Hearing Techniques", presented to Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 1987.

"Cross Examination: Perils and Pearls of Impeachment", presented to the Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee of the Tort and Insurance Section, at the Mid-Year Meeting of the American Bar Association, Toronto, Canada, 1988.

"Negotiating Personal Injury Settlements", presented to the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education seminar, 1989.

"Jury Trial Strategies and Techniques from the Experts", presentation at Northwest Suburban Bar Association Civil Litigation Seminar, 1990.

"Presumptions", presented to Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, 1991.

"Some Thoughts on Impeachment", presented to Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1992.

"Witness Examination", presented to Chicago Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 1992.

"Foundation for the Admission of Intoxication and Computer Evidence", presented to Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, 1992.

"Handling Technical Evidence", presented to Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, 1993.

"Examination of the Plaintiff's Medical Experts", presented at seminar of Northern Illinois University College of Law.

"Products We Use at Work and at Home", present at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Product Liability Seminar, 2007.