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John J. Eannace, Curriculum Vitae
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Experience |
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| LAW OFFICES
OF JOHN J. EANNACE |
May
1999 - present |
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| Sole Practitioner
with offices on Palos Heights Illinois. Practice
focused in the areas of criminal defense and the
prosecution of personal injury and wrongful death
claims. |
| WARRIOR INSURANCE
GROUP, INC. |
April
1997 - April 1999 |
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| Managing Attorney
- Eannace, Meade & Associates |
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| Responsible for
the daily operation of an in-house, automobile liability
insurance defense law office. Duties included recruiting,
training and human resource administration for a
staff of 80 employees. Areas of experience include:
managing the defense of third-party lawsuits in
18 jurisdictions, first-party actions (including
cancery matters), uninsured motorist and appellate
matters. Developed and implemented a structural
reorganization to enhance efficiency and reduce
operating costs for this high volume trial practice.
Developed and implemented a trial advocacy training
program that enabled entry level attorneys to successfully
prepare and try aignificant bodily injury cases
to verdict. |
| OFFICE OF THE
COOK COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY |
May
1982 - January 1997 |
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Deputy State's Attorney |
December
1992 - January 1997 |
| Chief criminal
prosecutor. Responsible for the leadership of 570
prosecutors and daily operations for the second
largest prosecutors office in the country. Duties
included policy development and implementation,
budget management, training of legal and support
staff, media relations, networking with numerous
private and public agencies and acting as a liaison
to the judiciary and 135 police agencies. |
| Supervisor,
Felony Review Unit |
January
1990 - December 1992 |
| Directly supervised
a staff of 40 assistant State's Attorneys. This
unit operated 24 hours/day, seven days/week, assisting
police agencies with investigations. Developed competent
evidence and reviewed cases to determine appropriate
felony charges. |
| Assistant State's
Attorney |
May
1982 - December 1989 |
| Assigned to various
felony and municipal courts throughout Cook County.
Attained the position of First Chair Trial Attorney.
Responsible for training prosecutors and managing
felony caseloads in excess of 300 files. |
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| Teaching
Experience |
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| Adjunct Professor
of Law - The John Marshall Law School |
1993
- present |
| Instructor- Trial
Advocacy, Advanced Trial Advocacy and Accelerated
Trial Advocacy courses. |
| Coach, Trial
Advocacy Teams - The John Marshall Law School |
1993
- 1998 |
| Successfully recruited
and developed law student trial advocacy teams.
Achieved third place in a national competition and
first place in three regional competitions. |
| Certified Instructor
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Notre Dame,
IN |
June
1990 |
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| Trial
Experience |
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| Prepared and tried
56 jury trials to verdict, including several high
profile cases involving significant issues. Experience
includes complex, multiple defendant trials wherein
the defendants were granted separate trials and
were tried simultaneously before separate juries.
Extensive experience with expert witnesses in the
fields of forensic science, forensic pathology,
psychology, psychiatry, accident reconstruction
and other medical doctors who practice in specialized
areas. Tried hundreds of bench trials. |
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| Education |
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| Legal: |
Juris Doctor with
Distinction, January 1982
The John Marshall Law School:
Class rank upper 10% |
| Undergraduate: |
Bachelor of Science
with High Honors, May 1979
Western Illinois University
(Undergraduate and
Juris Doctor degrees attained in 5.5 years) |
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| Professional
Activities |
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- President, Southwest Bar Association (2007)
- Executive Management Program, Kellogg School
of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston,
IL (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995).
- 17th Session, National Law Institute, U.S.
Department of Justice, F.B.I. Academy, Quantico
VA (1994).
- Author, "An Art - Not a Science: A Prosecutor's
Perspective on Opening Statements", published
in The Prosecutor magazine, volume
31, number 6, November/December 1997.
- Attended national Institute of Trial Advocacy,
Chicago, IL (1985).
- Board Member, Southwest Bar Association (2000 - present).
- Chairman, Criminal Law Committee, Southwest Bar Association (2000 - 2005).
- Approved Member: Chicago Bar Association, Southwest Bar Association and South Suburban Bar Association.
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