Overview

About Steven G. Pietrick

Licensed attorney in Illinois since 1984 with an active civil litigation practice relating to complex injuries, premises liability, insurance coverage, construction claims, scaffold, crane and work platform matters, commercial litigation, intellectual property and other legal concerns.

Past Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association's Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council. Past Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association's Standing Committee on Professional Conduct. Recipient of Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation's Distinguished Service Award. Frequent lecturer and author.

Practice Areas
Professional Experience
ExperienceYears
Partner, Stone & Johnson, Chtd.2003-Current
Education
SchoolFocusDegreeYear
University of Illinois - Urbana-ChampaignPolitical Science/Regional PlanningB.A.1981
Honors: Magna Cum Laude with highest departmental distinction; Phi Beta Kappa; James Scholar.
Websites
Social Network Profiles
Jurisdictions
LocationYear Admitted
Illinois1984
Professional Activities
ActivityOrganizationStart YearEnd Year
Chair, Civil Practice & Procedure Section CouncilIllinois State Bar Association20052006
Details: Section Council member since 1998.
Chair, Standing Commitee on Professional ConductIllinois State Bar Association20042005
Details: Committee member since 2001.
Awards
AwardOrganizationYear
Distinguished Service AwardChicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation1997
Distinguished Service AwardChicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation1998

Publications

Publications
TitlePublisherPublished
The Empty Chair Defense at TrialISBA, Trial BriefsJanuary, 2007
Vision Point v. Haas: Breathing Room for Litigants on Requests to AdmitISBA, Trial BriefsOctober, 2007
Professional Conduct Issues Affecting Civil PracticeISBA Trial BriefsSeptember, 1999
The Duty to Disclose a Client's FraudISBA, Trial BriefsNovember, 1999
Limitations on the Absolute Right to Refile Actions: Practice Pitfalls in Sect. 13-217ISBA, Trial BriefsJanuary, 1998

Blogs

Twitter / litigationtwit
  • December 18, 2009litigationtwit: Madison and St. Clair counties make the American Tort Reform Assn's Judicial Hellhole "watch" list. http://is.gd/5p75A
  • December 18, 2009litigationtwit: Nice blog piece on how jurors act improperly by using technology (texting, emails, internet research, etc.). http://is.gd/5p7o9
  • December 17, 2009litigationtwit: Cook County, Illinois is the #3 "judicial hellhole" according to the American Tort Reform Assn. http://is.gd/5rAnF
  • December 17, 2009litigationtwit: New Illinois Sup. Ct. decision on application of Consumer Fraud Act to pharmaceutical makers ("indirect deception"). http://is.gd/5rtHl
  • December 17, 2009litigationtwit: Appellate opinions issued before 1935 have no binding force as Illinois precedent. Bryson, 174 Ill. 2d 77.
  • December 16, 2009litigationtwit: "Some Top Lawyers Bill More than $1,000 an Hour for Bankruptcy Work" - go ahead; I dare you to try to justify this! http://is.gd/5qgxr
Websites

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Contact & Map

Stone & Johnson, Chtd.
200 East Randolph Street
24th Floor
Chicago, IL, US 60601
 
Telephone: +1 (312) 269-2811