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Professional Biographies For The Chicago Personal Injury Lawyers of
The Law Offices of John C. Wunsch, P.C.

The Chicago personal injury attorneys of the Law Offices of John C. Wunsch, P.C., hold client communication and confidentiality as core values and consider these their top priority. The Chicago accident attorneys of the Law Offices of John C. Wunsch, PC., understand that matters surrounding serious personal injury, nursing home abuse and wrongful death are traumatic and emotionally delicate in nature.

The Chicago-based Law Offices of John C. Wunsch, P.C., provides a comfortable yet professional atmosphere, meeting personally with each client and delivering trusted legal services through the compassion and skill of experienced Chicago personal injury lawyers. The firm's basic service philosophy is simple:

"We believe in the sanctity of the individual and we treat our clients with kindness, caring and respect."

Please contact a Chicago personal injury lawyer at the Law Offices of John C. Wunsch, P.C., today for your free initial consultation at 866-435-2715, or complete the contact form provided on this site to begin your consultation with a trusted Chicago personal injury attorney.

FIRM ADDRESS:

Law Offices of John C. Wunsch, P.C
77 West Washington St., Suite 1420
Chicago, IL 60602
Toll free: 866-435-2715

John C. Wunsch, Attorney

Education:

• University of Michigan, awarded A.B., 1978
• DePaul University, awarded J.D., 1982

Court Admissions:

• 1982, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including:
  • Federal Trial Bar
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Memberships:

• American Bar Association
• De Paul Law Review, 1980-1981.
• Chicago:
  • Sustaining Member, 1993 -
  • Committee on Tort Litigation, 1986
  • Committee on Aviation Law, 1987-1990
  • Committee on Medical-Legal Relations, 1986-1988
  • Trial Techniques Committee, 1990
• Illinois State:
  • Member: Civil Practice and Procedure Section, 1981 Tort Law Section, 1982
• American:
  • Member: Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1982
  • Medicine and Law Committee, 1982
  • Trial Techniques Committee, 1982
  • Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee, 1982
  • Litigation Section, 1983
  • Trial Practice Committee, 1983
  • Products Liability Committee, 1983
  • Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
  • Contributing Member, 1991
  • Elected to Board of Managers, 1991-
  • Member, Amicus Curiae Committee, 1986
  • The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member, 1993--)

Awards:

• Listed, Marquis Who's Who in American Law, Eighth Edition, 1994 -
• Recipient: United States Law Week Award, 1982
• American Jurisprudence Award, Conflict of Laws, 1981

Continuing Legal Education:

• Ultimate Course in Trial Advocacy, Harvard Law School, 2004
• Trial Technique Institute, Lawyers Post Graduate Clinics, 1984

Publications:

Author:

• "The Code of Professional Responsibility in Attorney Malpractice: Illinois Attorneys Have a Duty to Inform Client of an Intent to Settle-Rogers v. Robson, Masters, Ryan, Brumund & Belom," 30 DePaul L. Rev. 499, 1981
• "The Definition of a Product for the Purposes of Section 402A," 1983 Ins. Counsel J. 344
• "Parental Recovery for Loss of Society of the Unborn: The Plaintiff's Perspective," 77 Ill. Bar. J. 538, 1989
• "Elements of Damage Frequently Overlooked By Plaintiff Attorneys," 1 Ins. Settlements J. 15, Spring 1990
• "Hedonic Damages: Proving the Loss of Enjoyment of Life," 2 Ins. Settlements J. 36, Winter, 1990
• Contributing Author:
• Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1990
• Speaker: "Discovery" for Civil Practice Update and Review Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1990
• "Automobile Product Liability Cases" for Anatomy of an Automobile Accident Lawsuit Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1990
• "Statistical Evidence" for Trial Evidence and Hearsay Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1991
• "Handling Economic Evidence at Trial: How to Use an Economist to Establish the Present Cash Value of Future Wage Loss and Future Medical Expenses" for Central Illinois Shotgun Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyer's Association, 1995
• "Discovery/Evidence Depositions" for Evidence Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2000
• "Foster Parent Liability" for Litigation at Sunrise Seminar, ATLA Annual Convention, 2000
• "Foundations for 'Sticky' Trial Evidence" for Evidence Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2001

Jeremy L. Dershow, Attorney

Court Admissions:

• Illinois bar, 2002

Education:

• Michigan State University, awarded B.A., 1998
• Chicago-Kent College of Law, awarded J.D., 2001

Memberships:

• Chicago Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
• United Cerebral Palsy of Chicago - Board of Directors

Matthew M. Smith, Attorney

Court Admissions:

• California, 2003
• Illinois, 2004

Education:

• University of Missouri, Columbia, awarded B.S.B.A., 2000
• California Western School of Law, awarded J.D., 2003

Memberships:

• Member, California Western School of Law, Law Review
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