Joseph G. Skryd - Partner
Focus of Practice
Mr. Skryd has more than 25 years of civil litigation experience in areas concerning construction accidents, trucking liability, construction defects, products liability, consumer litigation defense, medical and legal malpractice defense, long term care facility and nursing home defense, contract litigation, commercial and premises liability, workers’ compensation, municipal and public entity liability, and coverage issues.
Mr. Skryd has litigated matters throughout the United States and has been lead counsel in more than 220 jury, bench and arbitration trials. In addition, he is a court annexed arbitration judge in the State of Illinois.
Mr. Skryd’s insurance defense practice includes the representation of trucking companies, general and subcontractors, employers, national manufacturers and distributers of a wide range of industrial and consumer products, physicians of diverse fields of practice, attorneys, architects and engineers, nursing homes and long term care facilities, owners of varied businesses and property, and national insurance carriers.
Bar Admissions
- The Supreme Court of Illinois
- The Supreme Court of Wisconsin
- United States District Court Trial Bar
- United States District Court - Northern District of Illinois
- United States District Court - Central District of Illinois
- United States District Court - Southern District of Illinois
- United States District Court - Northern District of Indiana
- United States District Court – Eastern District of Wisconsin
Associations
- Illinois State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Illinois Defense Council
- Defense Research Institute
- DuPage County Bar Association
Law School Affliation
- Guest Faculty, University of Notre Dame Law School
Speaking Engagements
- Construction Accident Defense – CNA Insurance
- Federal Regulations and Trucking – American International Group
- Illinois Constructions Claims – Travelers Property Casualty
- Coverage Issues in Illinois – Nationwide Insurance Company
- Illinois and Indiana Municipal Immunities – Continental Western Group
- Kotecki Analysis and Application – American International Group
- Coordinating Claims and Attorney Investigation – Nautilus Insurance Company
- Structural Work Act and the Defense of Construction Claims – American International Group
- Premises Liability of the Business Operator – River Forest Insurance Company
- Defending Trucking Claims – Northeastern Illinois Claims Adjusters Association
- Illinois Tort Defense Update – CNA Insurance
- Tort Immunity Act and School District Liability – American International Group
- Liability for Poor Traffic Safety and Consideration Under the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Services – American Traffic Safety Services Association
- Use of Liability and Medical Experts in Tort Claims – Insurance Company of Illinois
Education
- Juris Doctor: The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
- Bachelor of Arts: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Major: Political Science and Psychology