Janella L. Barbrow
Schmidt & Barbrow, PCPractice concentrated in the defense of tort, civil rights, and commercial claims, and in the prosecution and handling of appellate matters. Matters handled include negligence, municipal liability, Structural Work Act, premises liability, Civil Rights Act, Human Rights Act, product liability, Dram Shop Act, aviation, breach of contract, employment matters, gas explosion, patent infringement, and warehouseman's liability actions. Participated in all aspects of pretrial work, discovery, and trial preparation. Handled cases in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and other federal courts throughout the country; in the Circuit Courts of Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Henry, Kane, Kankakee, Lake, LaSalle, McHenry, Ogle, Peoria, Warren, Whiteside, and Will Counties; and before the Illinois Human Rights Commission. During law school, served as a law clerk for the Honorable John C. Ahlgrimm, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Racine County, Wisconsin (Summer, 1979), and as a research assistant for Professor Jonathan M. Landers of the University of Illinois (Summer, 1980).
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Municipal Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Commercial Litigation
- Tort Litigation
- INSurance Coverage and Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Illinois
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- Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Illinois
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- 7th Circuit
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- Supreme Court of Illinois
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Partner
- Schmidt & Barbrow, PC
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- University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
- J.D. (1981) | Law
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- College of William and Mary
- (1978) Economics & History
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- Stella Maris International School, Kobe, Japan
- (1974)
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- Rickert Award, Waterman Prize for Excellence in Moot Court
- University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois
- DuPage County Bar Association
- Current
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- State Bar of Illinois # 6180818
- Member
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- Appellate Law and Practice Committee
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- Appellate Law and Practice Committee
- Chairman
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- Appellate Lawyers Association
- Member, Board of Directors
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- Cambridge at Countryside Homeowner's Association v. City of Aurora
- Estate of Shea v. Brennan
- The 1996 Supreme Court of Illinois Rule Changes: Gamesmanship Abolished or Enhanced?
- Answer or Attack: The Plaintiffs Complaint and a Defendants Response Options
- Drentlaw v. Northfield Block Co.
