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Elliot R. Schiff is a founding partner of the Chicago-based law firm of Schiff, Gorman & Krkljes. As an attorney, Mr. Schiff is best known for representing plaintiffs who have been harmed by legal malpractice, breaches of fiduciary duties by brokers and accountants, and by other types of ethical misconduct involving professional services rendered. Mr. Schiff also represents people who have been injured or lost loved ones in trucking accidents and other transportation-related collisions.
Mr. Schiff has twice been recognized by The National Law Journal for trial results, once selecting a verdict he secured as one of the 10 best of the year. He is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society representing less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. He has also maintained Martindale-Hubbell's *AV peer-review rating for the last 25 years.
While the majority of Mr. Schiff's practice is in the Chicagoland area, he has represented clients throughout the state of Illinois, as well as in the states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana.
*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 Elliot Schiff
Law School: Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Admitted: 1973, Illinois
Professional Webpage: www.schiff-law.com/attorneys/#ElliottS
Honors and Awards:
- Over 50 Jury Trials to Verdict as published in the Cook County Jury Verdict Reporter
- A.V. Recognition in Martindale-Hubbell since 1980
- National Law Journal Selection as One of the Ten Best Jury Verdicts of the Year, 1995
- National Law Journal Selection Honorable Mention for Best Verdict of Year, 1996
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2007
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, Illinois State Bar Association
- Former Chair, Legal Malpractice Committee, IDC
- Former Chair, Legal Malpractice Committee, CBA
- Member, Professional Liability Committee, Chicago Bar Association, 2003 - 2004
- Society of Trial Lawyers
- Illinois Bar, 1973
- United States District Court, 1974
- United States Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1976
- Federal Trial Bar, 1986
- Trial Advocacy Program, Chicago Bar Association, 1991
- United States District Court Central District of Illinois, 1998
- United States District Court Eastern Division of Wisconsin, 1999
- Chair, Professional Liability Committee, IDC, 1999
- Board Member, Society of Trial Lawyers, 2003
- Member, Civil Practice Committee, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2003
- Chair, Professional Liability Committee, Chicago Bar Association, 2005
- Treasurer, Society of Trial Lawyers, 2007
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- "Dramshop Liability", Casualty Adjusters Association
- "Techniques and Issues in Litigation", The Annual Conference on Legal Malpractice and Risk Management
- "Strategic Considerations in Prosecuting Legal Malpractice Actions", Chicago Bar Association Annual Seminar on Legal Malpractice, 2005
- "Professional Ethics and Responsibility", Illinois State Bar Association, Law Ed Series, 2008
- Apportioning Liability in Third-Party Cases: Illinois Bar Journal, Vol. 93, No. 1, January 2005
- "Opening Statements, The Do's and Don'ts", Chicago Bar Association, 1986
- "Errors and Omissions", Risk Insurance Managers, 1986
- "Hotel Liability", Hyatt Corporation, 1987
- "The Parameters of The Structural Work Act of Illinois", 1987
- "Defending the Structural Work Act", Chicago Bar Association, 1988
- "The Use of Demonstrative Evidence", Chicago Bar Association, 1994
- "Cross-Examination of the Physician", Chicago Bar Association, 2000
- "Legal Malpractice", Attorney's Legal Liability, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2002
- "Preventing Legal Malpractice: Learn from the Experts", Chicago Bar Association, 2003
- 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
- "Ethics and Professional Responsibility", Illinois Trial Lawyers Mid-Winter Seminar, 2004
- Legal Malpractice: 2005 Supplement: Attorney's Legal Liability, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2005
- "Contribution, Indemnification and Other Means to Spread or Avoid Damages", The Annual Conference on Legal Malpractice and Risk Management, 2006
- Legal Malpractice: 2007 Supplement: Attorney’s Legal Liability, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2007
Educational Background:
- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, B.A. English, 1969
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