Biography
Joseph Konrad is an associate with Sinars Slowikowski Tomaska and concentrates his practice on premises and product liability, toxic tort and occupational injury claims. He defends the interests of contractors, product manufacturers and premises owners in litigation, from inception to trial. He has taken hundreds of depositions across the country and has appeared in many jurisdictions throughout the State of Illinois.
Joe is uniquely experienced in handling cases representing both plaintiffs and the defendants in a variety of different practice areas. Joe is well-versed in representing individuals who suffered significant or catastrophic injuries, including those related to trucking or motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, construction defects, the negligent installation or maintenance of building fixtures and structures and other premises related injuries. He also has experience representing individuals involved in professional liability and malpractice claims arising out of legal, business, architectural design and medical disputes.
Joe has been involved in the litigation of hundreds of contested matters, representing clients in State and Federal Court, before the Illinois Court of Claims, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, the Illinois Department of Human Rights, the EEOC and in administrative hearings before the City of Chicago and other municipal bodies. He is highly experienced in performing detailed fact investigations and site inspections, obtaining records and information often through contentious written and oral discovery and motion practice. He has retained and deposed expert medical and liability witnesses in preparing his cases for trial. Joe has successfully briefed and argued countless motions and conducted many injury related arbitrations, mediations and judicial settlement conferences with highly favorable results, including at trial.
Outside of work, Joe enjoys playing golf, traveling, and is an avid Chicago sports fan. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and the Fenwick Bar Association and is admitted to practice in the State of Illinois and the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
Joe earned his Juris Doctor and LL.M. in International Business and Trade Law, with Honors, from The John Marshall Law School, with Certificates of Concentration in International Corporate and Finance Law and International Trade Law. Prior to law school, Joe graduated with a Bachelor of Science in International Studies with a Minor in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduated from Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois.
Joe is uniquely experienced in handling cases representing both plaintiffs and the defendants in a variety of different practice areas. Joe is well-versed in representing individuals who suffered significant or catastrophic injuries, including those related to trucking or motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, construction defects, the negligent installation or maintenance of building fixtures and structures and other premises related injuries. He also has experience representing individuals involved in professional liability and malpractice claims arising out of legal, business, architectural design and medical disputes.
Joe has been involved in the litigation of hundreds of contested matters, representing clients in State and Federal Court, before the Illinois Court of Claims, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, the Illinois Department of Human Rights, the EEOC and in administrative hearings before the City of Chicago and other municipal bodies. He is highly experienced in performing detailed fact investigations and site inspections, obtaining records and information often through contentious written and oral discovery and motion practice. He has retained and deposed expert medical and liability witnesses in preparing his cases for trial. Joe has successfully briefed and argued countless motions and conducted many injury related arbitrations, mediations and judicial settlement conferences with highly favorable results, including at trial.
Outside of work, Joe enjoys playing golf, traveling, and is an avid Chicago sports fan. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and the Fenwick Bar Association and is admitted to practice in the State of Illinois and the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
Joe earned his Juris Doctor and LL.M. in International Business and Trade Law, with Honors, from The John Marshall Law School, with Certificates of Concentration in International Corporate and Finance Law and International Trade Law. Prior to law school, Joe graduated with a Bachelor of Science in International Studies with a Minor in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduated from Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois.
