KENNETH J. BARRISH
Ken has extensive experience in environmental
litigation, toxic tort litigation, mass tort litigation, construction
litigation, commercial litigation, product liability litigation,
Workers’ Compensation law, employment litigation, employers’
liability, defamation, contract disputes, premises liability,
medical malpractice, automobile litigation, and appellate practice.
Ken is an Arbitrator for the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois
Mandatory Arbitration Program, and has also served as an Arbitrator
for the National Association of Securities Dealers. He spoke at
a seminar entitled “Water Intrusion and Toxic Mold Claims
in Illinois,” given by Sterling Education Services in 2004.
He regularly gives seminars on various topics in Workers’
Compensation law.
Education
- DePaul University, College of Law, JD, 1988
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, BA, 1985
Admissions
- Illinois
- United States District Courts: Northern District of
Illinois, Northern District of Indiana, District of Colorado
- United States Court of Appeals: Seventh Circuit
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association, Environmental Section
- Illinois Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association
Publications and Presentations
- “Ethics and Good Faith Claims Handling for Illinois
Civil and Workers’ Compensation Claims,” seminar,
Winter 2009
- “Asbestos Litigation in Illinois: Defending the Employer,”
seminar handbook, Summer 2004
- “Premises Liability and Mold Litigation and Recent
Legal Developments: A Defense Perspective,” seminar handbook,
Winter 2004
- “Mold and Silicosis Litigation in Illinois: A Defense
Perspective,” seminar handbook, Winter 2003
- “Employee Leave Rights Under State/Federal Law, What
Every Illinois Employer Needs to Know,” seminar case law
supplement, National Business Institute, Spring 1998; co-author
Representative Reported Cases
- Kyles v. McCoy Security Inc., 2000 WL 686925
- American States Insurance Company v. Marshall Bailey,
et. al., 285 Ill. App. 3d 687, 675 N.E. 2d 939 (1st Dist.
1996)
- Henderson v. Jones Brothers Construction Corporation,
234 Ill. App. 3d 871, 602 N.E. 2d 16 (1st Dist. 1992)
