Stephen M. Tefft

stefft@kennedyassociatespc.com

Office: 312-203-9186 Mobile: 630-212-1244 Fax: 312-203-9185

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  • Bachelor of Arts – Political Science and History 1982, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Juris Doctorate 1986, Northern Illinois University College of Law
  • Admitted to Illinois Bar, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the Central District of Illinois
  • Admitted to Federal Trial Bar, Central District of Illinois
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Kane County Bar Association
  • Certified DuPage County Arbitrator
  • Former Instructor Paralegal-Harper College
  • Civil Litigation concentrating in the defense of a wide variety tort matters, including: transportation, premises liability, construction, product liability, insurance coverage issues, food poisoning, employer liability, legal malpractice, medical practice, subrogation, construction defect, and dram shop.
  • Seminar on the De Minimis Rule in Illinois
  • Seminar CNA Claims Office; Recent case law and slip and fall cases
  1. People vs. Candor

(Jury Trial Circuit Court of Peoria County);

  1. People vs. Smitz

(Jury Trial Peoria County);

  1. People vs. Berger

(Circuit Court of Peoria County);

  1. People vs. Wells

(Circuit Court of Peoria County);

  1. Osei vs. Pickett

(Motor Vehicle, Circuit Court of Cook County);

  1. Williams vs. Jones

(Motor Vehicle, Circuit Court of Cook County);

  1. Biggane vs Coyle

(Motor Vehicle, Circuit Court of Cook County);

  1. Domena vs. Chavarria

(Motor Vehicle, Circuit Court of Cook County);

  1. Williams vs. Little

(Pedestrian knock down, Circuit Court of Cook County);

  1. Cooley vs. Gianopalos

(Motor Vehicle, Circuit Court of Cook County);

  1. Wish vs. Farias

(Motor Vehicle, Circuit Court of Cook County);

  1. Cadrocney vs. Kostecki

(Legal malpractice, Circuit Court of Cook County);

  1. Hull vs. Veneer Distributors

(Motor Vehicle, Circuit Court of Cook County);

  1. Ball vs. Bohlin

(Roof-loft construction defect) Case was appealed by other attorneys and is reported as Ball vs. Bohlin, 187 Ill. App. 3d 175;

  1. Price vs. Lenahan

(Motor Vehicle, Circuit Court of Cook County);

  1. Bressler vs. Kruse

(Motor Vehicle-Truck, Circuit Court of Cook County);

  1. Haleck vs. Coastal Building Maintenance Corporation

(Slip and fall, Circuit Court of DuPage County) Case was appealed by Plaintiff and handled by another law firm and is reported as Hajeck vs. Coastal Building, 269 Ill. App. 3d 887;

  1. Lifka vs. Connie’s Pizza

(Slip and Fall, Circuit Court of DuPage County);

  1. Bathgate vs. Aallied Die Casting and Manufacturing Company

(Construction Accident, Circuit Court of Cook County);

  1. Fontana vs. Elmhurst Dental Group

(Slip and Fall, Circuit Court of DuPage County), handled appealed Plaintiff filed.  The case was settled prior to opinion being written;

  1. Rosendahl vs. Prime Tack & Seal Company

(Construction accident, Circuit Court of DuPage County);

  1. Cholden vs. The Estate of Germaine Gard

(Slip and Fall, Circuit Court of Cook County);

  1. Peters vs. Residential Carpentry, Inc.

(Construction Accident, Circuit Court of DuPage County);

  1. Blackwell vs. Phillips Excavating, Inc.

(Motor Vehicle, Circuit Court of DuPage County);

  1. Patino vs. Grand & Damen Car Wash

(Premises Liability, Circuit Court of Cook County);

  1. O’Connell vs. Green Garden Country Club

(Dram Shop, Circuit Court of Will County);

  1. Freckelton vs. Provina St. Joseph’s Hospital

(Medical Malpractice, second chair, Circuit Court of Will County);

  1. Jurich vs. Peterson

(Motor Vehicle, Circuit Court of Kane County);

  1. Coleman vs. Premier Construction Company

(Construction Accident, Circuit Court of Cook County);

In addition to the above, I have conducted approximately 125 bench trials, arbitrations, and mediations.

APPELLATE EXPERIENCE

  1. Martello vs. Century Supply Company

(163 Ill. App. 3d 521)

  1. Hartung vs. Maple Investment

(243 Ill. App. 3d 811)

  1. Target Food & Liquor, Inc. vs. Fakhouri

(Appeal 1st District);

  1. Horwitz vs. Holabird & Root, (212 Ill. 2d 1)