Background
Kurilla, Marlene A. was born on July 20, 1955 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States.
Kurilla, Marlene A. was born on July 20, 1955 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States.
Kent State University (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1977). The John Marshall Law School (Juris Doctor,1988).
Worked at Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold. Admitted to the bar, 1988, Illinois. Trial Bar, Northern District of Illinois.
Certified Arbitrator for the Circuit Court of Cook County"s Mandatory Arbitration Program.
Publications: ISBA Tort Trends, "Recent Developments in the Illinois Structural Work Acting," October, 1993 and "Subcommittee Report: Rule 218 Case Management Orders" (April 1996). Foreign the Defense, Working with the Insurance Claim Representative," October, 1992 with Alan Jacobson.
Presentations: The Differences Between the British and American Legal Systems, EuroForum, London, England, September, 1997. Case Management for Complex Insurance Coverage Claims, American Conference Institute, New York, June, 1997.
ISBA: 1997 Annual Meeting - Panel Discussion on the Status of Illinois Tort Reform.
May, 1997 Case Management for Environmental Coverage Litigation. November, 1996, Moderator - Trial Strategy & Getting a Verdict. 1996 Annual Meeting: Moderator - Trial Tactics and Tips: How to Present Your Case To a Jury After Tort Reform.
1995 Mid-Year Meeting: Insurance Coverage Issues in the Context of Professional Liability Cases.
November, 1995, Moderator - Tort Reform: Day to Day Issues. 1995 Annual Meeting: Tort Reform - Practical Applications in Construction Accident Cases.
April, 1995, Moderator - Prosecution and Defense of Personal Injury Cases. 1994 Mid-Year Meeting: Third Party Practice in Federal Courts.
1994 Annual Meeting: Dealing with Employee Retirement Income Security Act and Medicare Liens in the context of Tort Litigation.
April, 1993, Walter, Snow and Jet Skiing Cases. ISBA Fifth Annual Minority and Women Attorneys Conference (May, 1994), Picking Your Cases - What to Avoid. ISBA: Fourth Annual Minority and Women Attorneys Conference (May, 1993), Personal Injury Cases Negotiation, Settlements, Assessing Value.
College of Business Administration: Trial Techniques in the Preparation of Automobile Collision Cases (March, 1995 and September, 1996).
WBAI: Moderator - Views from the Bench: Women in the Courtroom (February, 1996). Associations: ISBA including Assembly Member (1991), Participant-1994 Allerton House Committee on Expert and Opinion Testimony, Member, Insurance Law Section Counsel (1996), Member and Continuing legal education Coordinator Tort Law Section Counsel (1991) and Secretary (1997), Committee on Gender Equality (1992-1994).
Special Committee on Women in the Law including Newsletter Editor (1997) and ISBA Fellow (1993). WBAI including Board of Directors (1996), 1997 Chair of the Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1997 Chair of Judicial Reception Committee, 1996 Company-Chair Joint Professional Dinner Committee, 1994-1995 and 1995-1996 Company-Chair of the Program Committee, 1993-1994 Company-Chair of the Tort Law Section.
Board of Directors of the John Marshall Alumni Association, Board of Directors Our Children in the Courts Foundation and Fund Raising Chair, College of Business Administration, Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, American Bar Association.
Member, Insurance Law Section Counsel (1996), Member and Continuing legal education Coordinator Tort Law Section Counsel (1991) and Secretary (1997), Committee on Gender Equality (1992-1994). Special Committee on Women in the Law including Newsletter Editor (1997) and ISBA Fellow (1993). WBAI including Board of Directors (1996), 1997 Chair of the Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1997 Chair of Judicial Reception Committee, 1996 Company-Chair Joint Professional Dinner Committee, 1994-1995 and 1995-1996 Company-Chair of the Program Committee, 1993-1994 Company-Chair of the Tort Law Section.
Board of Directors of the John Marshall Alumni Association, Board of Directors Our Children in the Courts Foundation and Fund Raising Chair, College of Business Administration, Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, American Bar Association.