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Richard J. Leamy, Jr.
Partner
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Disputes
- Construction Disputes
- Employment Law
- Fire and Explosion
- Industry-Wide Litigation
- Insurance Coverage
- Personal Injury & Property Damage
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Subrogation and Insurance Recovery
Summary
Rick is a partner in the Civil Litigation Practice in Wiedner & McAuliffe’s Chicago office. He has been with the firm since 1978 and is chairman of the Civil Litigation group. Rick has a broad-based federal and state civil trial and appellate practice. His civil defense practice emphasizes complex tort litigation, employment litigation, and insurance coverage litigation. Rick has played a key role in defending a new trend of lawsuits seeking to impose industry-wide liability on companies. He has experience defending the welding rod industry from claims that welding fumes cause neurological disorders in welders. Rick was involved in the defense of the handgun industry from allegations that the industry was responsible for gun violence.
Rick graduated from Western Michigan University in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts. He earned his Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law in 1977. After law school, Rick served as a judicial clerk for the Michigan Court of Appeals from 1977 to 1978.
Industry Contributions
Rick is a frequent lecturer at a variety of local and national professional and business associations, speaking about industry-wide and business litigation.
Notable Cases
City of Chicago and County of Cook vs. Beretta U.S.A., Corp., et al., 213 Ill.2d 351, 821 N.E.2d 1099 (2004): Rick secured a significant legal victory for firearms manufactures when the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the Circuit Court’s dismissal of claims brought by the City and County against firearms manufacturers, distributors, and dealers. The City and County were seeking compensation for law enforcement and medical expenditures allegedly incurred as the result of gun violence.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People vs. Acusport Corporation, et al., 271 F.Supp.2d 435 (E.D.N.Y. 2003): Rick prevailed in a two-month jury trial conducted in Federal District Court in New York, absolving his clients of liability for gun violence.
Brown v. Lincoln Electric, et al., 2004 WL 1179454: Plaintiff claimed neurological injuries resulting from exposure to welding fumes. Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed suit after discovery.
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Member of Litigation, Insurance, Negligence, and Compensation Law sections)
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
Bar and Court Admissions
IllinoisMichigan
United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois (including Trial Bar)
Education
J.D., DePaul University College of Law, 1977B.A., Western Michigan University, 1974
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