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Joseph A. Giannelli is a partner in the firm's Chicago office. He specializes in civil litigation with an emphasis on professional negligence, products liability, construction law and general negligence. Mr. Giannelli has served as both first and second chair in cases involving a variety of medical specialties, including emergency medicine, perinatology, cardiovascular surgery, obstetrics/ gynecology, neuropsychology, and neuroradiology. In addition, Mr. Giannelli has extensive experience defending medical practitioners, health care organizations, nursing homes, and other specialties in cases that were resolved prior to trial. He has a wealth of experience in pre-trial litigation, including analyzing cases and developing a defense strategy. These cases include products liability actions, general and professional negligence claims, defamation actions, and insurance coverage disputes. Mr. Giannelli has been an annual guest lecturer for the University of Chicago Residents in Emergency Medicine and is a periodic lecturer at area hospitals on health care and medical malpractice issues. Mr. Giannelli was one of the defense attorneys selected by the publication The National Law Journal as having obtained one of the top ten defense verdicts in the country in 1992. Professional Affiliations: Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel Defense Research Institute Illinois Defense Counsel Education: The John Marshall Law School, J.D., 1982 Loyola University, B.A., 1978 Admissions: Supreme Court of the State of Illinois United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois Federal Trial Bar, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. | 