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Overview
Practice Areas
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34% Personal Injury
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33% Medical Malpractice
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33% Defective / Dangerous Products
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Contact Information
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Résumé
License
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39 years since Geoffrey L. Gifford was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Michigan |
Active And In Good Standing
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1972 |
02/01/2012 |
| Illinois |
Active And Authorized To Practice Law
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1977 |
12/06/2011 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| University of Michigan Law School |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
1971 |
| University of Missouri, Columbia |
Political Science |
BA - Bachelor of Arts |
1968 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Best Lawyers in America |
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2002 |
| Best Lawyers in America |
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2001 |
| Who's Who in American Law |
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See all 3 awards
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Member |
Chicago Bar Association , Library Committee |
1982-present
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| Board of Governors |
American Trial Lawyers Association |
1999-2000
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| President |
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association |
1996-1997
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| Member |
Illinois State Bar Association,Standing Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution |
1990-1993
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| Member |
American Bar Association |
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| Life Fellow |
American Bar Foundation |
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| Fellow |
American Board of Trial Advocates |
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| Fellow |
American College of Trial Lawyers |
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| Member |
American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics |
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| Member |
Association of Trial Lawyers of America |
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| Member |
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association |
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| Fellow |
International Society of Barristers |
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| Member |
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys |
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| Member |
Missouri State Bar |
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| Member |
State Bar of Michigan |
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See all 15 association entries
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Portfolio
Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| Illinois Practice Guide-Personal Injury |
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing |
1995 |
| Real Trial Lawyers Use ADR |
Illinois Bar Journal |
1994 |
| Using Adverse Witness in a Products Liability Case |
ATLA Products Liability Law Reporter |
1993 |
| Lee v. CTA: A Modest Change in the Duty Towards Trespassers, The Plaintiff's Perspective |
Illinois Bar Journal |
1993 |
| The Years in Torts |
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education |
1992 |
| Discovery |
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education |
1992 |
| The Years in Tort |
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education |
1992 |
| Markent-Based Factors that Determine the Value of the Case: The Plaintiff's Perspective |
CBA Record |
1991 |
| The Year in Torts |
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education |
1991 |
| The Year in Torts |
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education |
1990 |
| Discovery |
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education |
1989 |
| The Year in Torts |
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education |
1989 |
See all 12 publications
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Special Problems/Special Techniques Re Deposing Expert Witnesses |
Taking Effective Depositions in Illinois Seminar |
1999 |
| Deposing Expert Witness and Special Problem/Special Techniques Re Deposing Expert Witnesses |
Lorman Education Services |
1999 |
| What Dynamics Make the Co-Mediation Process So Successful |
First 3 Years Seminar |
1999 |
| How to Persuade the Jury |
Civil Practice and Procedure Program |
1999 |
| Medical Liability Issues on the Eve of the New Millennium |
Unknown |
1998 |
| Special Problem/Special Techniques Re Deposing Expert Witnesses |
Taking Effective Depositions in Illinois Seminar |
1998 |
| How to Depose a Medical Expert |
Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education |
1998 |
See all 7 speaking engagements
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