Profile
David McLauchlan has been practicing law for more than 30 years and is the founder, managing partner and lead trial counsel for the McLauchlan Law Group, LLC, in Chicago, Illinois. Over the course of his career, David has successfully handled major cases involving complex business disputes, insurance coverage, reinsurance, professional liability, and a broad range of other legal issues in state and federal courts throughout the U.S., before arbitration panels and through the mediation process as well. He is a certified arbitrator and qualified mediator with the AIDA Reinsurance & Insurance Arbitration Society (ARIAS-US), and has received mediation skills training at Northwestern University and advanced mediator training from the CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution. He has also been recognized by the Leading Lawyers Network and by Illinois Super Lawyers, and is AV* peer rated (as published by Martindale-Hubbell). Lastly, Mr. McLauchlan is an active member of several professional, civic and charitable organizations.
*CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.
About David McLauchlan
Law School: University of Illinois College of Law
Admitted: 1972, Illinois
Professional Webpage: www.mclauchlanlawgroup.com/MLG_david.htm
Honors and Awards:
- Martindale Hubbell AV Rated
- Leading Lawyers Network
- Eamon Shannon Award for Pro Bono Work for the Center for Disability and Elder Law, 2009
- Selected as a Fellow in the LCA Trial Lawyer Honorary Society, Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2011
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Court Certified Mediator, Cook County Court-annexed Major Case Civil Mediation Program for both the Law and Chancery Division
- Arbitrator Certification, ARIAS-US (http://www.arias-us.org), 2009
- Advanced Mediator Training Course by CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (www.cpradr.org), 2009
- Mediator Skills Training Course Graduate Certificate, Northwestern University, 2009
- Arbitrator, Circuit Court of Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program, 2010
- ARIAS Approved Mediator, 2010
- Mediation Panel Member, 19th Judicial Circuit Court, Lake County, Illinois, 2010
- Mediator Certification for the Court Ordered Mediation for Civil Cases Program for DuPage County, Illinois, 2010
- Arbitratrion Panel, Association of Insurance & Reinsurance Run-Off Companies, 2010
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, 7th Circuit Bar Association
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Member, Business Litigation, Aviation Law, Tort and Insurance, Alternative Dispute Resolution, International Law, Construction Law and Intellectual Property Law Committees,
American Bar Association
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Member,
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
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Member,
Association for Conflict Resolution
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Member and Certified Arbitrator,
AIDA Reinsurance & Insurance Arbitration Society
- Chicago Bar Association
- American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
- American Bar Association, Section of Science and Technology Law
- American Bar Association, Section on Litigation
- American Bar Association, Section on International Law
- American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law
- American Bar Association, Section on Dispute Resolution
- American Bar Association, Section on Business Law
- Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, American Bar Association
- Forum Committee on Air and Space Law, American Bar Association
- Member, Lawyer Pilot Bar association
- Member, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
- Admitted pro hac vice to handle specific cases in the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia and Puerto Rico
- U.S. District Court, S.D. Illinois, 1972
- U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois, 1972
- Illinois, 1972
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
- U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois Trial Bar, 1983
Pro bono/Community Service:
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Sunset Ridge Country Club, Northfield, Illinois
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BMW Motorcycle Owners Association (CRMOA)
- Center for Disability and Elder Law
- Member, Foundation Board of Special Olympics Illinois, 2008 - Present
- Immediate Past President, East Water Place Homeowners Association
- The Misericordia Homes Family Association
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Speaker and Panelist, "Private Ordering and Compliance with Reinsurance Agreements," International Law Association, International Law Weekend 2005 (New York, N.Y.)
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Notes & Comments Editor, University of Illinois Law Review; National Moot Court Team
- Lecturer and Author of Presentation, Mealey's, LexisNexis "Wall Street Forum: Mass Tort Litigation: Insurance Coverage & Mass Tort Litigation," Oct., 2005
- Lecturer and Presenter at Renaissance III, Trying the Unwinnable Case, Speaker, Think Like a Litigator; Sting Like a Bee: Trying Lawsuits on the Road, Litigation Councel of America, 2011
Transactions:
- Private Arbitrations and Mediations
Represented clients in major arbitration and mediation regarding insurance coverage for asbestos related claims and the allocation of those claims to multiple years of insurance coverage.
Represented air ambulance company in mediation, arbitration and litigation of disputes regarding aircraft leasing and business operations.
Represented clients in Wellington Agreement disputes before CPR panelists and on appeal.
Represented client in arbitration before arbitrator in IDEA proceeding in Illinois.
Participated in over 100 mediations as counsel for one of the parties.
Served as mediator of dispute regarding hundreds of claims under medical plan and their treatment by captive insurer and reinsurer.
Representative Clients:
- Celotex Corp., 222 B.R. 644, 11 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 337 (Bankr.M.D.Fla., 1998); 216 B.R. 867, 11 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 139 (Bankr.M.D.Fla., 1997); 196 B.R. 602, 35 Collier Bankr.Cas.2d 1670, 29 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 84 (Bankr.M.D.Fla., 1996); 194 B.R. 668, 28 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 1209 (Bankr.M.D.Fla., 1996); 152 B.R. 667, 24 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 134 (Bankr.M.D.Fla., 1993)
- In re Energy Systems Equipment Leasing Securities Litigation, 642 F.Supp. 718, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 92,920, RICO Bus.Disp.Guide 6623 (E.D.N.Y., 1986)
- U.S. Gypsum Co. v. Admiral Ins. Co., 268 Ill.App.3d 598, 643 N.E.2d 1226, 205 Ill.Dec. 619 (Ill.App. 1 Dist., 1994)
- Uniroyal Inc. v. American Reinsurance Company, et. al., Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Docket No. A-6718-02TI (unpublished N.J. Appellate Division Sept. 13, 2005) (Mealey’s Litigation Report: Insurance Vol. 20 #1, Nov. 1, 2005)
Educational Background:
- Bradley University, B.A., Omicron Delta Kappa, Honorary; President Interfraternity Council; Bradley University B Club, Golf, 1969
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