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Mark E. McNabola 
Chicago, Illinois
Partner
phone (312) 629-2900
(800) 704-2900
fax (312) 629-2916
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Mark E. McNabola has personally litigated hundreds of state and federal complex court cases involving claims in negligence, trucking accidents, product liability, professional malpractice and wrongful death.  He represents people who have been wrongfully killed or seriously injured through the fault of others.  He has many record breaking verdicts including several trucking accident jury awards exceeding 10 million dollars.  He has been named one of the top 100 consumer attorneys in Illinois by Leading Lawyers Network.  Law & Politics Magazine selected him as one of the top 5% of the Illinois bar.  He has received the highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell.  He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Society of Trial Attorneys.

He has been an adjunct law professor at DePaul University College of Law in trial advocacy. He is an active member of the Chicago Bar Association, the American Association for Justice and is on the Board of Managers for the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.  He has lectured and is an author on various topics concerning accident victims' rights.

Mark McNabola is an active trial lawyer who believes in representing his clients throughout their relationship and does not delegate his primary responsibilities to another lawyer. He believes that unless a lawyer is willing to take a case to jury trial, insurance companies will never pay the full value of a case.  He is in the courtrooms of Illinois fighting for victims' rights and has a success rate in excess of 90% in all cases he takes to trial.  In almost 25 years, there has only been one occasion that the verdict achieved was not greater than the amount of money offered by the insurance company to his clients.  He is a full-time lawyer who timely responds to clients' questions and needs.

Personal Injury
Trucking Accidents
Medical Malpractice
Catastrophic Injuries
Birth Injuries

Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1985
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1985
Education:
DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1985
J.D.


DePaul University, 1981
B.A.


Published Works:
ITLA Notebook Series (Contributing Author)


Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Contributing Author)


Proof of Facts (Contributing Author)


The Special Interrogatory: An Instrument of Unfairness in the Jury System., Trial Journal of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Winter 2002), Volume 4, Number 1: 18-19, 32, 34-35.


It's Time to Move Beyond Separate Discovery and Evidence Depositions in Illinois, Illinois Bar Journal, vol. 92, July, 2004


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, DePaul University College of Law


Invited Speaker, Litigation Skills Conference, Law Bulletin Publishing Company


Invited Speaker, Institute of Transportation Engineers


Invited Speaker "The Anatomy of an Automobile Accident Lawsuit", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association


Invited Speaker, "Deposition Taking and Establishing Accountability", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association


Invited Speaker, "Damages and Its Impact on the Trial of a Premises Liability Case", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association


Invited Speaker, "Trial Strategy Regarding the Use of Economic Damages", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association


Professor, Business Law, Chicago College of Commerce


Adjunct Professor, Law, DePaul University College of Law


Honors and Awards:
Holds Record High Injury Results for Injured Victims in Three Counties


Highest rating from Martindale-Hubbell


Illinois Super Lawyers - Top 5% attorneys of the Illinois State Bar


Top 5% of Lawyers - Leading Lawyers Network


Million Dollar Advocacy Forum


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association


The Fellows of the American Bar Association


American Association for Justice


Illinois State Bar Association


Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Board of Managers


Chicago Bar Association
Civil Procedures Committee


North Suburban Bar Association


Society of Trial Lawyers, Chicago
Judicial Administration and Reform Committee


Society of Trial Lawyers, Chicago
Trial Techniques Committee


Boys Hope Girls Hope Chicago
Current Governing Board Member


Celtic Lawyers Association
Member


Mulliganeers
Committee Member


Children's Charities of Chicago
Past President


Children's Charities of Chicago
Past Executive Director


Children's Charities of Chicago
Past Chairman, Annual Ball


The Knapp Burn Foundation
Member and Legal Counsel


Prevent Child Abuse America
Chicago Board


Contact Information

Cogan & McNabola, P.C.
9th Floor 55 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601-1609
Phone: 312-629-2900 Fax: 312-629-2916
Toll-Free: 800-704-2900


Cogan & McNabola, P.C. is a personal injury law firm located in Chicago, Illinois. Our lawyers represent injured clients throughout Cook County and Illinois including Cicero, Stickney, Berwyn, Forest View, Oak Park, Hometown, Evergreen Park, Bedford Park, Wheaton, Waukegan, Springfield, Skokie, Schaumburg, Rockford, Peoria, Naperville, Joliet, Evanston, Elgin, Bloomington, Aurora, Arlington Heights, and Decatur.

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