Background
POUST, JOHN was born on November 27, 1920 in Sycamore, Illinois, United States.
POUST, JOHN was born on November 27, 1920 in Sycamore, Illinois, United States.
Northwestern University (Bachelor of Science in Law, 1942). Colorado University; Northwestern University Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1946). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, 1964-1974.
Worked at Rooks, Pitts and Poust (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in General Practice. Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking and Commercial Finance, Business Immigration, Construction Law, Corporation, Creditor"s Rights, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Environmental, Estate Planning and Probate, Civil Litigation in State and Federal Courts, Healthcare, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Transactions, Labor and Employment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Law, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice, Real Estate, Real Estate Taxation, Securities, Federal and State Taxation, Worker"s Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1946, Illinois.
1947, United States.
Supreme Court. 1982, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. Phi Delta Phi. Member: Law Club of Chicago.
Society of Trial Lawyers (President, 1970-1971).
International Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Rooks, Pitts and Poust serves a variety of clients, both closely-held and publicly-traded, including concerns based in Chicago, the Midwest, and overseas. Representative clients include major insurers, national retailers, and financial institutions.
Chicago (Member, Grievance Committee, 1955-1958. Chairman, Civil Practice Committee, 1962-1964. Chairman, Insurance Law Committee, 1969.
Member, Board of Managers, 1969-1971), Illinois State and American (ViceChairman, Professional Liability Law Committee, 1977-1979.
Chairman, Manufacturers’ Liability Committee, 1975-1977) Bar Associations. Legal Club of Chicago.
Law Club of Chicago. Society of Trial Lawyers (President, 1970-1971).
International Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.