Attorney

JOHN B. CORSO

** ******* **. ******, ** *****

773-***-**** abgffg@r.postjobfree.com

BAR ADMISSIONS

State Bar of Indiana, September, 2010

State Bar of Illinois, November, 1997

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY EXPERIENCE

Baker, Pittman & Page, Indianapolis, Indiana

11/2009 - current

Responsible for all stages of Family Law, Civil Litigation,

Employment Litigation, and Probate matters.

Family Law: General family law practice involving work on a variety

of issues with a particular emphasis on child custody disputes.

Primary experience in marital dissolutions, post-marital agreements,

and child custody.

Civil Litigation: Prosecuted cases involving Plaintiff's motor vehicle

accidents and other personal injury related lawsuits. Provided second-

chair trial support for Plaintiff's medical malpractice and wrongful

death claims. Skillfully prevented several tenants from being evicted

from HUD subsidized housing.

Labor & Employment Litigation: Represented numerous wrongfully

terminated employees in claims before the EEOC, as well as in Federal

District Court. Negotiated several successful settlements on behalf of

clients alleging racial, sexual and age discrimination. Successfully

appealed countless denials of employees' unemployment benefits.

Probate Matters: Efficiently prepared last wills, living wills, power

of attorney documents, as well as small estate affidavits and other

probate matters, including supervised and unsupervised estates.

Law Offices of John B. Corso, Chicago, Illinois

01/2007 -

10/2009

Sole Practitioner with offices in Chicago, Illinois. Practice focused

in the areas of civil and employment litigation, prosecution of

personal injury claims, and real estate closings. Adept at negotiating

down medical liens and unpaid medical bills so that settlement offers

thoroughly compensate injured clients. Successfully petitioned

criminal courts to expunge countless arrest records. Cleverly

recovered a would-be home purchaser's down payment when financing

failed to materialize.

Law Offices of Nicholas C. Zagotta, Chicago, Illinois

02/2005 - 12/2006

Managed all aspects of General Civil Litigation, and Employment

Litigation lawsuits.

Civil Litigation: Defended cases involving general negligence,

personal injury, construction defect, mechanics' liens, mold

inhalation, family law, and municipal law.

Labor & Employment Litigation: Counseled employees, with emphasis on

retaliation, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, and race, age,

gender and disability discrimination. Counseled employers regarding

personnel policies, wage and hour compliance, hiring, disciplining and

firing employees; drafted executive and other employment agreements,

offer letters, severance agreements, nondisclosure agreements,

proprietary information agreements and employee handbooks.

Successfully represented an employer in several Department of

Employment Security appeals.

Harrington, Thompson, Acker & Harrington, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois

11/1999 - 05/2004

Managed and supported a continual stream of plaintiff's personal

injury claims and occupational noise induced hearing loss claims in

State and Federal Courts, with an emphasis on representing railroad

employees under the Federal Employers' Liability Act.

HUMAN RESOURCES EXPERIENCE

Remedy Staffing, Palos Heights, Illinois

07/97

- 05/99

Staffing Coordinator

Managed the applicant flow, interviewing and hiring activities for

light industrial and clerical temporary staffing company. Responded to

and resolved countless human resources related questions and issues.

EDUCATION

DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, IL; J.D., June 1997

Bradley University, Peoria, IL; B.S. in Political Science, June

1994

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