John C. Wunsch

Firm Position: Member

Born Chicago, Illinois, July 30, 1956

Admitted to bar in 1982, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Federal Trial Bar, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court.

Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1978); De Paul University (J.D., 1982).

Accreditations/Awards:

Member, De Paul Law Review, 1980-1981.

Listed, Marquis Who's Who in American Law, Eighth Edition, 1994-

Recipient: United States Law Week Award, 1982; American Jurisprudence Award, Conflict of Laws, 1981. 

Trial Technique Institute, Lawyers Post Graduate Clinics, 1984.

Author: "The Code of Professional Responsibility in Attorney Malpractice: Illinois Attorneys Have a Duty to Inform Client of an Intent to Settle-Rogers v. Robson, Masters, Ryan, Brumund & Belom," 30 DePaul L. Rev. 499, 1981; "The Definition of a Product for the Purposes of Section 402A," 1983 Ins. Counsel J. 344; "Parental Recovery for Loss of Society of the Unborn: The Plaintiff's Perspective," 77 Ill. Bar. J. 538, 1989; "Elements of Damage Frequently Overlooked By Plaintiff Attorneys," 1 Ins. Settlements J. 15, Spring 1990; "Hedonic Damages: Proving the Loss of Enjoyment of Life," 2 Ins. Settlements J. 36, Winter, 1990. Contributing Author: Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1990.

Speaker: "Discovery" for Civil Practice Update and Review Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1990; "Automobile Product Liability Cases" for Anatomy of an Automobile Accident Lawsuit Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1990; "Statistical Evidence" for Trial Evidence and Hearsay Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1991; "Handling Economic Evidence at Trial: How to Use an Economist to Establish the Present Cash Value of Future Wage Loss and Future Medical Expenses" for Central Illinois Shotgun Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyer's Association, 1995.

Member: Chicago (Sustaining Member, 1993-; Committee on Tort Litigation, 1986-; Committee on Aviation Law, 1987-1990; Committee on Medical-Legal Relations, 1986-1988; Trial Techniques Committee, 1990-), Illinois State (Member: Civil Practice and Procedure Section, 1981-; Tort Law Section, 1982-) and American (Member: Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1982-; Medicine and Law Committee, 1982-; Trial Techniques Committee, 1982-; Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee, 1982-; Litigation Section, 1983-; Trial Practice Committee,, 1983-; Products Liability Committee, 1983-) Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Contributing Member, 1991-; Elected to Board of Managers, 1991-; Member, Amicus Curiae Committee, 1986-); Federal Bar Association; American Judicature Society; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member, 1993-).

Practice Areas include: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Aviation Law.