Marcelline DeFalco - Partner
Focus of Practice
Ms. DeFalco currently practices in the area of medical malpractice defense, which includes representing physicians, nurses, medical practices and nursing homes in a wide variety of medical negligence matters. She has participated in the defense of healthcare providers in over 20 jury trials throughout Cook County and DuPage County, as well as in the collar counties and downstate. She regularly speaks to healthcare providers on issues concerning medical negligence matters.
Ms. DeFalco also has experience in insurance coverage matters, municipal and public entity liability, and general personal injury defense.
Bar Admissions
- The Supreme Court of Illinois
- United States District Court – Central District of Illinois
- United States District Court - Northern District of Illinois
Associations
- Illinois State Bar Association
- DuPage County Bar Association
- Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Spring Seminar Committee Member)
Speaking Engagements
- The Litigation Process - Foundations in Risk Management - ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company, Oak Brook, Illinois
- Documentation - Foundations in Risk Management - ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company, Naperville, Illinois
Law School Achievements
- Member of Order of John Marshall (top 15% of graduating class)
- West Publishing Corpus Juris Secundum Award for Excellence in Torts
- DuPage County Justinian Society of Lawyers Scholarship Recipient
- Dean's List
Education
- Juris Doctor (cum laude): The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
- Bachelor of Arts: Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois. Major: Sociology
Honors and Awards
- Named as one of “Eight Women to Watch” in July 2008, DuPage County Bar Association Brief