JAMES R. CLUNE

Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Workers Compensation Defense; Workers Compensation Subrogation; Workers Compensation Appeals

Education: Stetson University, J.D., 1978, University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1975

Admitted: 1978, Florida; 1980, Illinois, and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar

Memberships: The Florida Bar; Illinois State Bar Association; Workers Compensation Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1989-1991). Achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell.

Born: Springfield, Massachusetts, July 19, 1953

Biography: Phi Alpha Delta. Author: "Perfecting a Circuit Court Review and Appeal to the Appellate Court in a Workers' Compensation Proceeding", copyright 1993, presented at the Chicago Bar Association Seminar, December 2, 1993; "Defending Against Malingerers", copyright 1993, presented at the Workers' Compensation Claims Association Seminar, April 13, 1993; "The Impact of a Common Law Action on the Settlement Trial of a Workers' Compensation Claim-Respondent's Perspective", copyright 1993, presented at the Chicago Bar Association Seminar, January 7, 1993; "Malingering Claimant's - A Legal Perspective", copyright 2002, presented at REBEX 2002, The Chicago and Wisconsin Chapters of R.I.M.S., November 6, 2002. Author: "Employer-Employee Problems", Illinois Workers' Compensation Practice, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education.

Reported Cases: Luttrell v. Industrial Comm., 154 Ill. App. 3d 943, 507 N.E. 2d 533, 107 Ill. Dec. 620 (Ill. App. 2 Dist., April 27, 1987). United Air Lines, Inc. v. CEI Industries of Illinois, Inc., 148 Ill. App. 3d 332, 499 N.E. 2d 558, 102 Ill, December 1, Prod. Liab. Rep. (CCH) P. 11, 218 (Ill. App. 1 Dist., Oct. 3, 1986).

Email: jclune@gshslaw.com