John W. Bell

Background

Bell, John W. was born on May 3, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Education

University of Southern California and Northwestern University (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). Loyola University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1971).

Career

Worked at Johnson & Bell, Limited. (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Product Liability, Casualty Insurance, Public Utility Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Environmental Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Illinois and United States.

District Court, Northern District of Illinois.

Member, Loyola University Law Journal, 1970-1971. Author: "Averting a Crisis in Product Liability," Illinois Bar Journal, 1977.

Chapter Writer, "Illinois Civil Discovery Practice," ICLE, 1979. November and December, 1983 Chicago Bar Record, "Defense of Back Injury Cases," reprinted in July, August 1984 Case & Comment.

Lecturer for Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education: "Interrogatories," 1979.

"Drafting Interrogatories," 1981. "Defense Preparation and Trial Procedures," 1982. "Preparation of a Products Liability Case - 3rd Party Actions," 1982.

Foreign College of Business Administration: "Cross-Examination for the Defendants," 1983.

"Proving and Disproving Damages in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, March, 1985. "Defense of Crane Contract Electrocution Cases," Edison Electric Institute, Denver, Colorado, October, 1985.

"Demonstrative Evidence in Product Liability Cases," Illinois Defense Council, 22nd Annual Defense Tactics Seminar, March 8, 1986. "Providing/Disputing Plaintiff"s Damages," Continuing Legal Education Program for Chicago Bar Association, September 29, 1988.

Chicago Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminars "Proving/Disputing Pain, Suffering and Disability," October 30, 1990.

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Education Fund Seminar, "Products Liability/Wrongful Death," January 11, 1992. Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Education Seminar, "Defenses and Instructions-Defendant"s Perspective," January 9, 1993. Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, "Product Liability Litigation-Examination of Experts at Trial, Defendant"s Perspective," January 8, 1994, Chicago Bar Association, Summer Boot Camp for Aspiring Litigators, "Closing Arguments," May 8, 1995.

Member: Chicago (Chairman, Medical-Legal Relations Committee, 1994-1995.

Member, Nominating Committee, 1995, Best Lawyers in America, 1995-1996, Who"s Who in American Law, 1996-1997), Hellenic, Illinois State (Member: Tort Liability Section. Aviation Committee, 1982-1986) and American (Member, Torts and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations.

Illinois Defense Counsel. Defense Research Institute.

Society of Trial Lawyers.

International Association of Insurance Defense Counsel. Federal Trial Bar. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

Achievements

• John W. Bell has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Averting a Crisis in Product Liability," Illinois Bar Journal, 1977. Chapter Writer, "Illinois Civil Discovery Practice," ICLE, 1979. November and December, 1983 Chicago Bar Record, "Defense of Back Injury Cases," reprinted in July, August 1984 Case & Comment.
    
    Lecturer for Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education: "Interrogatories," 1979. "Drafting Interrogatories," 1981. "Defense Preparation and Trial Procedures," 1982.
    
    "Preparation of a Products Liability Case - 3rd Party Actions," 1982. For CBA: "Cross-Examination for the Defendants," 1983. "Proving and Disproving Damages in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, March, 1985.
    
    "Defense of Crane Contract Electrocution Cases," Edison Electric Institute, Denver, Colorado, October, 1985. "Demonstrative Evidence in Product Liability Cases," Illinois Defense Council, 22nd Annual Defense Tactics Seminar, March 8, 1986. "Providing/Disputing Plaintiff's Damages," Continuing Legal Education Program for Chicago Bar Association, September 29, 1988.
    
    Chicago Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminars "Proving/Disputing Pain, Suffering and Disability," October 30, 1990. Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Education Fund Seminar, "Products Liability/Wrongful Death," January 11, 1992. Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Education Seminar, "Defenses and Instructions-Defendant's Perspective," January 9, 1993.
    
    Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, "Product Liability Litigation-Examination of Experts at Trial, Defendant's Perspective," January 8, 1994, Chicago Bar Association, Summer Boot Camp for Aspiring Litigators, "Closing Arguments," May 8, 1995.

Membership

Member, Loyola University Law Journal, 1970-1971. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.