Edward
Grasse

First Admitted: 1998, Illinois

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Honors/Awards:

• Service award received for many years of service as the Chair of the Civil Practice Committee for the IDC. Meritorious Service Award, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel

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Educational Background:

• Bachelor of Science from Northern Illinois University with a double major in Political Science and Sociology, 1993

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Bar/Professional Activity: 

• Formerly on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Association of Defense Counsel. Former Chair of the Civil Practice Committee of the IDC., 1998

• Active member of the Chicago Bar Association. Board Member for the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Former chair of the Civil Practice Section of the CBA. Appointed member of the Judicial Evaluation Committee and the Legislative Committee of the CBA. Active member of the Illinois Association of the Defense Trial Counsel. Former Chair of the Civil Practice Committee.

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Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

• Author, Payment of Finding of Liability; What is the Proper Trigger of the Third Party Contribution Claim, 2012

• Presenter for two years at IICLE presentation entitled Taking Your First Doctor's Deposition, Speaker, Taking Your First Doctor's Deposition

• Currently the author of the quarterly column of the Civil Practice and Procedure Committee for the IDC Quarterly, published by the Illinois Defense Counsel. Contributing author to the Legal Workbook for Religious Organizations which was prepared by the Chicago Bar Association Interfaith Law Committee. Co-author of Proposed Changes to the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure and Related Statutes and Doctrines, IDC Quarterly, Volume 17, #2, 2007. Co-author of the Defense Update, specifically Is Prejudice a Factor in Determining the Proper Sanction for Failure to Comply with Rule 213 Disclosure, Spring Edition, 2002, Civil Practice and Procedure

• This article addressed a recent Fifth Circuit case which allowed a disclosure from an evidence deposition to act as a proper disclosure under Rule 213. Following this article, he was successful in proposing and enacting a change to Rule 213 that limited such disclosures to those that occurred in evidence depositions. Author, Can an Evidence Deposition Act as a Proper Disclosure Under Rule 213?, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, 2004

• This article analyzed a recent Illinois Supreme Court case on spoliation and whether the role of "potential litigant" was sufficient to create a duty to preserve evidence. , Author, Is The Relationship Of “Potential Litigants” Sufficient To Support Spoliation Claims?, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, 2012

• This article summarized the rules and regulations regarding the disclosure of Mental Health records under the Mental Health Act and provided insight into practical tips for obtaining these records.  , Author, Disclosure of Mental Health Records in Illinois, Illinois Association Of Defense Trial Counsel, 2001

• This was a detailed review of the implications of recent Supreme Court decisions on the minimally culpable defendany and the impact that 735 ILCS 5/2-1117 would have on the apportionment of fault in jury trials., Author, Apportionment and the Minimally Culpable Defendant, Illinois Association Of Defense Trial Counsel, 2003

• This article provided an assessment of how practioners should discuss the role of apportionment of fault following the Illinois Supreme Court's decision in Ready v. Goedeke., Author, Advising Clients After Ready, Illinois Association Of Defense Trial Counsel, 2009

• This was a two part article with Views of the Chief Judge of the Law Division, William Maddux, and other judges on handling motions for summary judgment in Cook County and in other areas of the state.  , Author, Views from the Bench on Summary Judgment, Illinois Association Of Defense Trial Counsel, 2009

• ​This article provided legal analysis of cases premised on a violation of a safety statute as prima facie evidence of negligence and addressed the proper way to handle such cases for the practitioner.  , Co-Author, Taking Control: Attacking Pleadings Claiming a Violation of a Safety Statute as Prima Facie Evidence of Negligence, Illinois Association Of Defense Trial Counsel, 2010

• TBD, Co-Author, Illinois Supreme Court Modifies its Thornton Decision, Illinois Association Of Defense Trial Counsel, 2010

• This article addressed a recent Federal Court decision indicating that an attorney could have a conflict of interest in representing an insured when an excess judgment is threatened and provided practical advice for the handling of such cases.  , Author, Does the Potential for an Excess Verdict Create a Conflict of Interest for an Attorney?, Illinois Association Of Defense Trial Counsel, 2011

• This article addressed a recent Supreme Court case which addressed whether a finding of liability was sufficient to trigger third party contribution rights or if it was required that payment of more than one's pro rata share was required.  , Author, Payment of Finding of Liability: What is the Proper Trigger for the Third Party Contribution Claim, Illinois Association Of Defense Trial Counsel, 2012

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Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results): 

• Wilson v. Hoskins - Directed Verdict in favor of defendant based on plaintiff's failure to prove intoxication as a matter of law.  , 2013

• Tondryk v. Cuellar - Defense Verdict, 1999

• Sussman v. Concordia  - Defense Verdict, 2005

• Hendon v. Don Pedro - Defense Verdict, 2009

• Light & Power v. Higgins Green and White - Plaintiff's case - won for plaintiff, 2006

• Settled Defamation claim against my clients for $1.  Initial demand was $400,000.  , 2015

• Aviles v. Feeney - Defense verdict, 1998

• Burge - plaintiff's case with defense of counterclaim - verdict for client and not guilty on counterclaim, 2001

• Weston v. Bobak - Defense Verdict, 2007

• Kallas v. Leoni v. Arrow Pin - Defense verdict, 2003

• McPherson v. Cadenas - Defense Verdict, 2011

• Settled Class Action case against my client for less than $1, 2017

• Taylor v. Comm-Exec - Defense Verdict, 1999

• Dwyer v. Oasis 160 - Defense Verdict, 2007

• Allied Drywall - Defense Verdict, 2005

• Bublick v. ANPAC - UM case - defense finding, 2008

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Industry Groups: 

• Chicago Bar Association

• Illinois Defense Counsel