Background
Garofalo, John R. was born on April 27, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Garofalo, John R. was born on April 27, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1962). John Marshall Law School (Juris Doctor, 1966). Township Attorney, Oak Park Township, Oak Park, Illinois, since 1969.
Member of Panel, American Arbitration Association.
Dick versus Gorsey, 124 Illinois. App.3d 185; 471 North.E.2d 195 Dowen versus Hall, 191 Illinois. App.3d 903; 548 North.E.2d 346 Arnold versus Chicago Ridge, 181 Illinois. App.3d 778; 537 North.E.2d 823.Worked at Kiesler & Berman (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice. Insurance, Corporation, Real Estate and Probate Law. Asbestos Litigation, Civil Rights Law, Estate Planning, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Defense Law, Medical Malpractice Law, Police Misconduct, RICO, Surety and Fidelity Bond Law, Tort Law, Toxic Substances Law and Toxic Torts.
Admitted to the bar, 1967, Illinois and United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Township Attorney, Oak Park Township, Oak Park, Illinois, 1969.
Chair Qualified Arbitrator, Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program. Member of Panel, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Chicago (Vice Chair of Circuit Court Committee, 1997Member, Tort Litigation Committee) and Illinois State Bar Associations.
Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Society of Trial Lawyers. Justinian Society of Lawyers.
Kiesler & Berman was founded April 16, 1963 by Robert L. Kielser and Marvin Doctorate. Berman, former classmates and graduates of the University of Illinois College of Law.
The practice was started primarily as an insurance defense and subrogation firm with a sub-emphasis on corporate and real estate. The firm now services the entire Cook County area, as well as the collar counties of Lake, McHenry, Boone, Winnebago, Kane, DeKalb, LaSalle, DuPage, Will, Kendall, Grundy and Kankakee through its offices located in Wheaton, Illinois, Joliet, Illinois and Waukegan, Illinois.
The firm specializes in all phases of insurance defense and coverage work and continues its practice in corporate, real estate and probate.
Member: Chicago (Vice Chair of Circuit Court Committee, 1997Member, Tort Litigation Committee) and Illinois State Bar Associations. Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Society of Trial Lawyers.
Justinian Society of Lawyers.