Jonathan focuses his practice on workers’ compensation, employers’ liability and employment law, construction and toxic tort litigation. He also handles general commercial litigation and business litigation matters and provides training for managerial staff on handling post-accident investigations.
Jonathan has extensive experience before the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, the Circuit Court and the Illinois Appellate Court. He is a frequent lecturer for carriers and third-party administrators as well as self-insured employers on topics concerning Illinois workers’ compensation, and has served as an expert witness on Illinois workers’ compensation law.
Practices
- Marcos Mireles Mike Balter Mallets LLC, 16 I.W.C.C. 0433
- Michael Murphy v. US Foodservice, 07 IIC 1548
- Michael Murphy v. US Foodservice, 07 IIC 1551
- Cianci v. Safeco Insurance Company, 356 Ill. App. 3d 767, 826 N.E.2d 548 (2005)
- Jose Garcia v. Four Seasons Hotel, 97 IIC 1046
Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD, 1992
- Semi-Finalist Intra-School Moot Court Competition
- Northwestern University, BA, 1989, with honors
Admissions
- Illinois
- United States District Court: Northern District of Illinois
- United States Court of Appeals: Seventh Circuit
Associations
- Current Board Member, Moriah Congregation, Deerfield, Illinois
- Former Ritual Vice President, Moriah Congregation Deerfield, Illinois, 2014-2016
- Former Financial Vice President, Moriah Congregation Deerfield, Illinois
- Former Administration Vice President, Moriah Congregation Deerfield, Illinois
- Former Board Member and Chairman, Research Committee, CityPAC
Languages
- English
Professional Memberships
- Faculty Member, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education Workers’ Compensation Institute (2014 and 2015)
- Former Member of the American Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association
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Presentations/Publications
- Panelist, “Workers’ Compensation Claims Trends,” 17th Annual Workers’ Compensation Insurance ExecuSummit, Uncasville, CT (January 2020)
- Panelist, “Remote Employees – A Legal Map to Managing Work from Home,” National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference & Expo, Las Vegas, NV (November 2019)
- Featured Quote, “Remote Employees: Know Where the Pitfalls Are and How to Manage Them,” Risk & Insurance (June 25, 2019)
- Panelist, “Workers’ Compensation Claims Trends,” 16th Annual Workers’ Compensation Insurance ExecuSummit, Uncasville, CT (January 2019)
- Presenter, “Avoiding Unintended Consequences Obtaining Desired Litigation and Legislation Results,” National Workers Compensation and Disability Conference, Las Vegas, NV (November 2018)
- Presenter, “Preventing, Investigating and Managing Claims for Temp or Leased Workers,” National Workers Compensation and Disability Conference, Las Vegas, NV (2017)
Honors & Awards
- Rated a Martindale-Hubbell DistinguishedSM attorney, representing recognition by peers for high professional achievement and ethical standards
- Commended in written decisions before the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission for “outstanding trial advocacy and the pursuit of all available yet admissible evidence”
- Selected as an Illinois Leading Lawyer annually since 2016 by peers in the area of workers’ compensation defense, a designation received by fewer than five percent of all lawyers licensed in Illinois