Attorney Profiles

John P. Nicoara
Peoria, Illinois

Areas of Practice:: Trucking and Automobile Negligence; General Negligence Law; Medical Malpractice; Dramshop/Liquor Liability; Products Liability; Liability Insurance Coverage

Bar Admissions:: Illinois, 1975; U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1976; U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1982; U.S. Supreme Court, 1984

Education:: University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, 1975
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Law Review: University of Illinois, Notes and Comments Editor, 1974 - 1975; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1970
B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Representative Cases:: Canopy v. Hentz, 345 Ill.App.3d 797 (3rd District 2004); R.A.N. Consultants, Inc., vs. Peacock, 201 111.App.3d 67, 559 N.E.2d 283 (3rd Dist. 1990); Arkansas Best Freight System, Inc., vs. Illinois News Service, Inc., 159 III.App.3d 775, 512 N.E.2d 1063 (3rd Dist. 1987); Smith v. McNeil Corp., 74 III.App.3d 356, 392 N.E.2d 1376 (3rd Dist. 1979); Allison v. Davies, 64 III.App.3d 900, 381 N.E.2d 1034 (3rd Dist. 1978); National Bank of Bloomington vs. Podgogski, 57 III.App.3d 256, 373 N.E.2d 82 (3rd Dist. 1978)

Representative Clients:: Founders Insurance Company; Illinois Casualty Company

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Tort & Civil Procedure Update, Peoria County Bar Association, 1986 - 2008; Legal Ethics Seminar, Peoria County Bar Association, October 8, 2007

Honors and Awards:: Martindale-Hubble AV Peer Review Rated, 1982 - Present; Leading Lawyers Network, 2002 - Present; Carl H. Rolewick Award, Illinois Lawyers' Assistance Program, 2003; Named a "Top Lawyer in Illinois" by Chicago Lawyer Magazine

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee, 2007 - Present; Chairman; Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee, 2001 - Present; Member; Illinois Lawyers' Assistance Program, 1998 - 2004; Board Member and Secretary; Supreme Court of Illinois Committee on Judicial Performance Evaluation; Member; Judicial Vacancy Advisory Screening Committee; Member; Federal Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee; Member; Peoria County Bar Association, 1996 - 1997; President; Peoria County Bar Association, 1982 - Present; Director; Leading Lawyers Network, 2002 - Present; Advisory Board; American Bar Association; Member; Illinois State Bar Association; Member; Illinois State Bar Association, 2004 - Present; Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council; Illinois Trial Lawyer's Association; Member; Illinois Defense Counsel; Member; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association; Member; Woodford County Bar Association; Member

Past Employment Positions:: Baner & Nicoara, Partner, March 1, 1976 - August 31, 1980; Woodford County, Assistant States Attorney, 1975 - 1978; U.S. Army, Legal Clerk, February 15, 1971 - September 1, 1973