Chicago ILLINOIS

  • Address:
    • 33 West Monroe Street, Suite 2700
      Chicago, Illinois, 60603-5404
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  • Hours:
    • Monday: 09:00 - 17:00
    • Tuesday: 09:00 - 17:00
    • Wednesday: 09:00 - 17:00
    • Thursday: 09:00 - 17:00
    • Friday: 09:00 - 17:00
    • Saturday: By appointment
    • Sunday: By appointment
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ABOUT John A. Childers

John A. Childers is chair of the firm’s Retail group and also handles general negligence and premises liability, complex/catastrophic litigation and retail liability matters.

Mr. Childers has served as national coordinating counsel for a national drug store chain in numerous mass tort matters and has also filled this role in individual cases. He has worked in the same capacity with a tool manufacturer in cases alleging cumulative trauma injuries and loss of hearing, and with a building materials manufacturer for approximately 1,500 roof-related claims.

Recognized with an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, Mr. Childers has also been recognized by Illinois Super Lawyers 2005 -2012. He has also served on panels and given lectures on manufacturing litigation and risk and insurance management. Presentations have included, Sexual Harassment and Physical Assault Claims, at a Risk and Insurance Management Society conference, and Harmonizing Manufacturing Agreements and Marketing with the Realities of Products Litigation, at a Defense Research Institute Products Liability Seminar. Mr. Childers belongs to several organizations including the American and Chicago Bar Associations, the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, the Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago and the DRI.

Honors

• AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell

Illinois Super Lawyers 2004-2014, 2018-2020

• Leading Lawyer 2017-2019

Presentations & Publications

• Sexual Harassment and Physical Assault Claims, Risk and Insurance Management Society at the Risk Management and Employee Benefits Conference and Exhibition (REBEX 1995), November 1995

• Harmonizing Manufacturing Agreements and Marketing with the Realities of Products Litigation, Defense Research Institute, Products Liability Seminar, February 1998

• Panelist, Medical Device & Drug Product Liability Litigation: Current Developments in Multi-District Litigation, American Law Firm Association, 2008 Product Liability Seminar; November, 2008

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