Elliot R. Schiff - Legal Malpractice Lawyer in Chicago IL
PRACTICE
- Founding Partner, Schiff, Gorman & Krkljes (2000-present)
- Founding partner, O'Connor, Schiff & Myers (1983-1999)
- Shareholder, Sweeney & Riman, Ltd. (1974-1983)
- Judicial Clerkship Justice Francis Lorenz, Illinois Appellate Court (1973-1974)
EDUCATION
- Ohio University (B.A., 1969)
- Loyola Law School (J.D., 1973)
Elliot R. Schiff, founding partner of Schiff, Gorman & Krkljes, has been recognized for his expertise in the area of legal malpractice, both in and out of the courtroom.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & HONORS
- Treasurer, Society of Trial Lawyers (2007)
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (2007)
- Super Lawyers (2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 selection)
- Chair, Professional Liability Committee, Chicago Bar Association (2005)
- Committee Member of the Chicago Bar Association on Professional Liability (2003-2004)
- Committee Member (Civil Practice) of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (2003)
- Board Member of the Society of Trial Lawyers (2003)
- Committee Member (Civil Practice) of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (2003)
- Chair of Professional Liability Committee for IDC (1999)
- National Law Journal selection honorable mention for best verdict of year (1996)
- National Law Journal selection as one of the ten best jury verdicts of the year (1995)
- Trial Advocacy Program of the Chicago Bar Association, (1991)
- A.V. recognition in Martindale-Hubbell since 1980
- Over 50 jury trials to verdict as published in the Cook County Jury Verdict Reporter.
ADMISSIONS
- Illinois Bar (1973)
- United States District Court (1974)
- United States Court of Appeals (7th Circuit)(1976)
- Federal Trial Bar (1986)
- United States District Court Central District of Illinois (1998)
- United States District Court Eastern Division of Wisconsin (1999)
PUBLICATIONS
- “The Rules Governing Actual Damages in Legal Malpractice”,
- Legal Malpractice: 2007; Attorney's Legal Liability, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (2007)
- Legal Malpractice: 2005 Supplement: Attorney's Legal Liability, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (2005)
- Apportioning Liability in Third-Party Cases: Illinois Bar Journal, Vol. 93, No. 1 January 2005
- Getting To Trial: Law Update and Practice Update - Current Strategies in Third Party Practice", presented to the Illinois State Bar Association, Law Ed Series (2003)
- Preventing Legal Malpractice: Learn from the Experts", Chicago Bar Association (2003)
- Legal Malpractice", Attorney's Legal Liability, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (2002)
PRESENTATIONS
- "Professional Ethics and Responsibility," presented to the Illinois State Bar Association, Law Ed Series (2008)
- "Contribution, Indemnification and Other Means to Spread or Avoid Damages," The Annual Conference on Legal Malpractice and Risk Management (2006)
- "Strategic Considerations in Prosecuting Legal Malpractice Actions," Chicago Bar Association Annual Seminar on Legal Malpractice (2005)
- "Ethics and Professional Responsibility," Illinois Trial Lawyers Mid-Winter Seminar (2004)
- "Techniques and Issues in Litigation," The Annual Conference on Legal Malpractice and Risk Management (2003).
- "Cross-Examination of the Physician," Chicago Bar Association (2000)
- "The Use of Demonstrative Evidence," Chicago Bar Association (1994)
- "Defending the Structural Work Act," Chicago Bar Association (1988)
- "The Parameters of The Structural Work Act of Illinois" (1987)
- "Hotel Liability," Hyatt Corporation (1987)
- "Errors and Omissions," Risk Insurance Managers (1986)
- "Opening Statements, The Do's and Don'ts," Chicago Bar Association (1986)
- "Dramshop Liability," Casualty Adjusters Association (1985)
