Background
Motherway, Nicholas J. was born on January 21, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Nicholas J. Motherway
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Loyola University (Bachelor of Science, 1961). De Paul University (Juris Doctor, 1965).
Career
Worked at Motherway & Glenn (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Personal Injury, Negligence, Malpractice, Products Liability, Aviation Litigation, Commercial. Admitted to the bar, 1965, Illinois and United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
United States.
District Court, Western District of Michigan. United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Phi Alpha Delta. Author: "Deposition and Discovery," Illinois Civil Practice, Illinois Continuing Legal Education, Volume II, 1987.
Supplemental, 1989.
Revised, 1991, 1992-1995, 1997. "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder," American Juris Proof of Facts 2d, Volume 49, 1987.
Contributing Author: "Products Liability Practice Guide," Matthew Bender, 1988.
"Successful Discovery in Products Cases," The Trial Lawyer"s Guide, Volume 37, Number. 4, 1994. Assistant State"s Attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1966-1973.
Chief, Organized Crime and Special Prosecutions, 1971-1973. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Chicago (Member, Select Committee to Study Illinois Insurance Crisis, 1987) and Illinois State (Elected Member, General Assembly, 1981-1986.
Vice-Chairman, Tort Section Council, 1985, Chairman, 1986-1987. Editor, Tort Trends, 1985-1986) Bar Associations. Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Chairman, Civil Practice Committee, 1982-1983.
Chairman, Product Liability Committee, 1986.
Company-Chairman, Constitutional Challenge Committee, 1992-1995. Board of Managers, 1990).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (State Delegate of Illinois, 1984-1988. Chairman, People"s Law School Project, 1987.
Regional Chairman, National Student Trial Advocacy Competition, 1988.
Recipient, Wiedemann-Wysocki Citation for Excellence, 1992. Member, Board of Governors, 1990-1995). American Board of Trial Advocates (Vice-President, Illinois Chapter, 1993-1995.
President 1995-1996).
National Board of Directors (Member, Judicial Committee, 1995). Society of Trial Lawyers.
Fellow: Roscoe Pound Foundation. American College of Trial Lawyers (Member, Illinois State Committee, 1995).
Illinois Bar Foundation (Charter Member).
Achievements
Membership
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Chicago (Member, Select Committee to Study Illinois Insurance Crisis, 1987) and Illinois State (Elected Member, General Assembly, 1981-1986. Vice-Chairman, Tort Section Council, 1985, Chairman, 1986-1987.
Editor, Tort Trends, 1985-1986) Bar Associations.
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Chairman, Civil Practice Committee, 1982-1983. Chairman, Product Liability Committee, 1986.
Company-Chairman, Constitutional Challenge Committee, 1992-1995. Board of Managers, 1990).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (State Delegate of Illinois, 1984-1988.
Chairman, People"s Law School Project, 1987. Regional Chairman, National Student Trial Advocacy Competition, 1988. Recipient, Wiedemann-Wysocki Citation for Excellence, 1992.
Member, Board of Governors, 1990-1995).
American Board of Trial Advocates (Vice-President, Illinois Chapter, 1993-1995. President 1995-1996).
National Board of Directors (Member, Judicial Committee, 1995). Society of Trial Lawyers.
Fellow: Roscoe Pound Foundation.
American College of Trial Lawyers (Member, Illinois State Committee, 1995). Illinois Bar Foundation (Charter Member).
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American