Background
Seidman, A. Jeffrey was born on August 5, 1946 in Peoria, Illinois, United States.
Seidman, A. Jeffrey was born on August 5, 1946 in Peoria, Illinois, United States.
Purdue University (Bachelor of Science, 1969). Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law (Juris Doctor, with highest honors, 1974).
Worked at Cassiday, Schade & Gloor (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in General Practice. Civil Trial Practice, Civil Appellate Practice, Insurance Coverage, Environmental, Medical and Professional Malpractice, Products Liability, Structural Work Acting, Railroad, Employment, Corporate and Health Care Law. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Illinois.
Editor, Chicago-Kent Law Review, 1973-1974.
Member: Chicago, Illinois State (Member: Tort Law Section Council, 1983-1987. Insurance Law Section Council, 1988-1991) and American (Member: Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, 1981.
Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, 1983. Section of Litigation Insurance Coverage Committee-Vice Chair and Editor of "Coverage," 1990-1992) Bar Associations.
Defense Research Institute, Incorporated.
(Member, Fidelity and Surety Committee, 1984. Insurance Law Committee, 1986). Illinois Association of Defense Trial Council.
Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago.
Cassiday, Schade & Gloor was founded by eight attorneys in 1979. Since then, the Firm has expanded to more than 80 attorneys serving the Midwest from offices in Chicago, Wheaton and Waukegan, Illinois.
Cassiday, Schade & Gloor has a litigation practice representing corporations and insurance carriers in all aspects of their business. The Firm is heavily involved in the defense of personal injury, property damage, and insurance litigation, with special emphasis in the defense of medical and professional malpractice.
In its work within general liability, property damage, environmental-toxic tort and insurance coverage, the Firm works with Aetna Life & Casualty, Allstate Insurance, Saint Paul Insurance, Pepper Construction, Mack Trucks, Whirlpool, and the welding industry.
In its defense of medical and professional malpractice, the Firm works with the major teaching hospitals in the Chicago area, including University of Chicago Hospitals and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the Advocate Health Care, the Illinois State Medical Inter-Insurance Exchange, other carriers for physicians, and the ISBA Mutual Insurance Company. The Firm"s trial and appellate practice is concentrated in Illinois, but it has also been involved in litigation in Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, Iowa, and other jurisdictions.
Member: Chicago, Illinois State (Member: Tort Law Section Council, 1983-1987. Insurance Law Section Council, 1988-1991) and American (Member: Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, 1981. Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, 1983.
Section of Litigation Insurance Coverage Committee-Vice Chair and Editor of "Coverage," 1990-1992) Bar Associations.
Defense Research Institute, Incorporated. (Member, Fidelity and Surety Committee, 1984.
Insurance Law Committee, 1986). Illinois Association of Defense Trial Council.
Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago.
