Kevin Owens
Equity Shareholder and Member, Board of Directors @Johnson & Bell, Trial Lawyers
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WORK HISTORY
Equity Shareholder and Member, Board of Directors @Johnson & Bell, Trial Lawyers
Chicago, IL, US
I am an equity shareholder, director, and co-chair of Johnson & Bell’s Product Liability practice group. My practice includes the defense and trial of catastrophic injury, consumer and other product liability actions, construction and general negligence actions, and the litigation of commercial disputes in state and federal courts. My experience also includes litigation of construction product defect actions, and litigation of contract actions at law and equity.In a career spanning over thirty years, I have successfully tried numerous multi-million dollar cases to verdict, including the trial to verdict of the action brought against the installer of the retractable roof at Milwaukee’s Miller Park resulting from the collapse of one of the world’s largest mobile cranes into the stadium. I am also a certified mediator, having completed intensive mediation training and certification through Chicago’s prestigious Center for Conflict Resolution. As a complex case mediator, I focus my mediation practice on civil and commercial disputes involving product liability, complex and catastrophic injury cases, and construction matters.Since 1998, I have been recognized by my peers with an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating for legal abilities and ethical standards awarded by the nation\'s leading source for researching attorneys. I am also regularly recognized as an Illinois Leading Lawyer and an Illinois Super Lawyer in the area of product liability defense.One of the Midwest\'s premier litigation firms, Johnson & Bell, Ltd. was founded in 1975 and has continually received national recognition for its trial and appellate advocacy since then. American Lawyer\'s Corporate Counsel Magazine has acknowledged Johnson & Bell, Ltd. as one of the Top 100 Law Firms in client satisfaction, and U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers magazine regularly accords our firm a \"Tier 1\" ranking as among the best law firms in America.
EDUCATION
DePaul University College of Law
Juris Doctor
Marquette University
B.A., Journalism
SKILLS
ABOUT KEVIN OWENS
I am an accomplished trial lawyer concentrating in the defense and trial of product liability, complex/catastrophic litigation, general negligence cases, and the litigation of commercial disputes. I frequently give presentations to audiences nationwide at continuing legal education programs, addressing issues including all aspects of product liability law and litigation, the defense perspective on the trial of personal injury cases, and medical device litigation, among other topics. I hold an AV Preeminent Peer and Judicial rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest available rating for professional abilities and ethical standards, as measured by a survey of both the judiciary and peers outside of my firm. I am also a certified mediator, available to mediate or serve as arbitrator in all types of disputes.
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