Background
Ozmon, National P. was born in 1925 in Davenport, Iowa, United States.
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National P. Ozmon
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New York University; Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, 1954).
Career
Worked at Anesi, Ozmon, Rodin, Novak & Kohen, Limited. (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Personal Injury, Civil Torts. Admitted to the bar, 1954, Illinois.
1956, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois. 1962, United States. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. 1973, United States. Supreme Court.
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America by Naifeh and Smith, Woodward & White, 1987.
Editors, "Illinois Civil Trial Evidence," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1977. Author: "The Word InsuranceWhen Is lieutenant Proper," Illinois Journal, 1963.
"Products Liability Under the Suvada Theory," i.d., 1967. "New Legislation in the Field of Civil Practice," Chicago Bar Record, 1968.
"Discovery - Shield or Sword," Trial Lawyers Quarterly, 1968.
"Limitations in Illinois," Civil Practice Before Trial, 1967. "Basic Problems of the Structural Work Acting Case," Negligence Forum, 1966. "Discovery in the Motion Court," Trial Court Pleadings and Motions, 1966.
"Discovery as an Evaluation Aid," File to Trial, 1965.
"Customs, Standards and Codes," Trial Evidence Proof of Facts, 1968. "Collections of Evidence and Investigation," 3rd Annual Education Trial Evidence, 1968.
"Opening Statements," Illinois Civil Trial Practice, 1969 (Revised and Reprinted, 1992). "Grounds for Reversal," Illinois Civil Practice After Trial, 1970 (Revised and Reprinted, 1992).
"Selection of a Juror Other Than By Voir Dire," 10th Annual Education Trial Evidence, 1975.
"The Construction Related Case," Transcript of Proceedings, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Convention, 1975. "Overview of the Structural Work Acting," Dram Shop and Structural Work Acting," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1976. "Strategy in Opening Statements," 1 Trial Diplomacy Journal, 4, 1978.
"Issue Recognition in Products Liability," 5 Ohio Northern University Law Review 1, 1978.
"Preparation of a Products Liability Suit," 13 International Society of Barristers 4, 1978. "The Illinois Structural Work Acting," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education 1980 (Revised and Reprinted, 1992).
"Expert Testimony," Transcript of Proceedings, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Convention, 1982. "Evidentiary Problems in Structural Work Acting Cases," Transcript of Proceedings, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Convention, 1982.
"The Structural Work Acting, an Analysis in Outline," Transcript of Proceedings, 1982.
"Statutory Causes of Action," Transcript of Proceedings, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Convention, 1984. "Tempering of the Doctrine of Strict Liability," Transcript of Proceedings, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Convention, 1984. Member, Order of the Coif.
President, Board of Education, District
#50, Harvard, Illinois 1967-1972. Honorary Diplomat, Court of Practice Institute, 1974.
Fellow, Roscoe Pound Foundation, 1969. Diplomat, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, 1976.
Advocate, 1977 and Chapter Secretary, 1988, American Board of Trial Advocates.
Lecturer, Trial Practice and Procedure, 1974-1976. Adjunct Professor, Loyola University of Chicago, 1976-1983. Member, Advisory Council, Loyola University School of Law, 1984.
Founder, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1983.
Associate Director, Illinois College of Advocacy, 1984-1987. Member, Board of Directors, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1981-1984.
Member, Circuit Court of Cook County Local Rules Committee, 1988. Member, Institute for Injury Reduction, 1989.
Member: Chicago (Chairman, Committee on Civil Practice, 1972-1973.
Member: Negligence Committee, 1967-1974. Legislative Committee, 1969-1974. Vice Chairman, Court Congestion Committee, 1969-1974.
Chairman, Appellate Court Congestion Committee, 1973-1974.
Member, Judicial Candidates Committee, 1973-1974. 1977-1981; Liaison Member, Unauthorized Practice Committee, 1974-1975.
Liaison Member, Negligence Committee, 1975-1976. Liaison Member, Circuit Court Rules Committee, 1975-1976.
Liaison Member, Worker"s Compensation Committee, 1975-1976.
Librarian, 1974-1975. Member, Board of Managers, 1974-1976. Member, Executive Committee, 1974.
Member, Committee to Study Caseflow Management of the Circuit Court, 1980.
Joint ISBA/College of Business Administration Ad Hoc Committee, 1983. Member, Joint ISBA/College of Business Administration Committee on Judicial Compensation, 1988), Illinois State (Chairman, Torts Council Section, 1968-1969.
Trustee, LAWPAC Committee, 1982. Treasurer, LAWPAC Committee, 1986-1987.
Member, Offer of Judgement Committee, 1984.
Ex-Officio Member, 1968-1970. Member, Board of Directors, 1974. Member, Illinois Bar Automated Research, 1974-1976) and American (Vice-Chairman, Trial Techniques Committee, 1981.
Senior Lawyers Division) Bar Associations.
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1969-1970. Member, LAWPAC Committee, 1982.
Member, Pre-Judgment Committee, 1982. Member, Ad Hoc Malpractice Committee, 1984.
Member, Special Advisory Committee, 1986.
Member, Executive Committee, 1989). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Board of Governors, 1973-1975. Vice Chairman, Education Department, 1986-1987.
Member, Membership Committee, 1990).
Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois (Member, Board of Directors, 1972-1974). Society of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1976).
The Executive Club of Chicago. The One Hundred Club of Chicago.
Indiana Trial Lawyers Association.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Insurance Summit and Steering Committee, 1986). Illinois Judges Association (Member, Special Task Force, Re: Alternative Remedies, 1987).
Achievements
Membership
Member, Order of the Coif. President, Board of Education, District #50, Harvard, Illinois 1967-1972.
Honorary Diplomat, Court of Practice Institute, 1974.
Fellow, Roscoe Pound Foundation, 1969. Diplomat, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, 1976.
Advocate, 1977 and Chapter Secretary, 1988, American Board of Trial Advocates. Lecturer, Trial Practice and Procedure, 1974-1976.
Adjunct Professor, Loyola University of Chicago, 1976-1983.
Member, Advisory Council, Loyola University School of Law, 1984. Founder, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1983. Associate Director, Illinois College of Advocacy, 1984-1987.
Member, Board of Directors, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1981-1984.
Member, Circuit Court of Cook County Local Rules Committee, 1988. Member, Institute for Injury Reduction, 1989.
Member: Chicago (Chairman, Committee on Civil Practice, 1972-1973. Member: Negligence Committee, 1967-1974.
Legislative Committee, 1969-1974.
Vice Chairman, Court Congestion Committee, 1969-1974. Chairman, Appellate Court Congestion Committee, 1973-1974. Member, Judicial Candidates Committee, 1973-1974.
1977-1981.
Liaison Member, Unauthorized Practice Committee, 1974-1975. Liaison Member, Negligence Committee, 1975-1976. Liaison Member, Circuit Court Rules Committee, 1975-1976.
Liaison Member, Worker"s Compensation Committee, 1975-1976.
Librarian, 1974-1975. Member, Board of Managers, 1974-1976.
Member, Executive Committee, 1974. Member, Committee to Study Caseflow Management of the Circuit Court, 1980.
Joint ISBA/College of Business Administration Ad Hoc Committee, 1983.
Member, Joint ISBA/College of Business Administration Committee on Judicial Compensation, 1988), Illinois State (Chairman, Torts Council Section, 1968-1969. Trustee, LAWPAC Committee, 1982. Treasurer, LAWPAC Committee, 1986-1987.
Member, Offer of Judgement Committee, 1984.
Ex-Officio Member, 1968-1970. Member, Board of Directors, 1974.
Member, Illinois Bar Automated Research, 1974-1976) and American (Vice-Chairman, Trial Techniques Committee, 1981. Senior Lawyers Division) Bar Associations.
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1969-1970.
Member, LAWPAC Committee, 1982. Member, Pre-Judgment Committee, 1982. Member, Ad Hoc Malpractice Committee, 1984.
Member, Special Advisory Committee, 1986.
Member, Executive Committee, 1989). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Board of Governors, 1973-1975.
Vice Chairman, Education Department, 1986-1987. Member, Membership Committee, 1990).
Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois (Member, Board of Directors, 1972-1974).
Society of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1976). The Executive Club of Chicago. The One Hundred Club of Chicago.
Indiana Trial Lawyers Association.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Insurance Summit and Steering Committee, 1986). Illinois Judges Association (Member, Special Task Force, Re: Alternative Remedies, 1987).
Fellow, Roscoe Pound Foundation, 1969. Diplomat, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, 1976.
Advocate, 1977 and Chapter Secretary, 1988, American Board of Trial Advocates.
Lecturer, Trial Practice and Procedure, 1974-1976. Adjunct Professor, Loyola University of Chicago, 1976-1983. Member, Advisory Council, Loyola University School of Law, 1984.
Founder, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1983.
Associate Director, Illinois College of Advocacy, 1984-1987. Member, Board of Directors, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1981-1984.
Member, Circuit Court of Cook County Local Rules Committee, 1988. Member, Institute for Injury Reduction, 1989.
