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Brian J. Benoit
Associate
Summary
Brian Benoit is an associate in Wiedner & McAuliffe's Chicago
Office. Mr. Benoit is a member of the Firm's Civil Litigation Practice.
Mr. Benoit focuses in Products Liability Defense with experience
in Consumer Goods and Fire and Casualty.
Mr. Benoit graduated from The University of Arizona
in 2002, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He earned
a J.D. from The John Marshall Law School in 2006. While at The John
Marshall Law School, Mr. Benoit was a member of the Dean's List
and Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity.
Mr. Benoit is a member of the America Bar Association,
the Illinois State Bar Association, and the Chicago Bar Association.
He is also a licensed member of the Illinois Bar and is admitted
to the United States District Court for the Northern District of
Illinois. Mr. Benoit is also an active member of the Illinois Association
of Defense Trial Counsel and the Defense Research Institute.
| Areas of Emphasis |
- Civil Litigation
- Product Liability
- Commercial Litigation
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| Professional Affiliations |
- American Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
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| Publications and Presentations |
- "Buyer Beware – Shielding
Purchasers of Distressed Assets from Product Liability Claims"
IDC Quarterly, Illinois Association of Defense Trial
Counsel, Third Quarter, 2009, Vol. 19, No. 3.
- "Defending Fire Claims 101: Investigation,
Defense Research Institute, Strictly Speaking, Volume 6,
Issue 4", 2009, by Brian J. Benoit, Ryan M. Frierott,
James Rozak
- "NFPA 921 in the Courts: Extinguishing
Evidentiary Challenges with NFPA 921," 2009 National
Fire Prevention Association National Conference, McCormick
Place, Chicago, Illinois.
- "Product Liability and Foreign
Manufacturers" IDC Quarterly, Illinois Association
of Defense Trial Counsel, Third Quarter, 2008, Vol. 18,
No. 3.
- "Smoking Out Judicial Treatment
of NFPA 921: Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations",
Defense Research Institute, For the Defense, December
2008.
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| Bar Admissions |
- Illinois
- United States District Court, Northern District
of Illinois
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