Christopher Miller - Arlington Heights, IL

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 2022
    J.D.
    Honors: Dean's List
    Honors: Trial Moot Court Competition

• Non Legal Education

  • Loyola University Chicago, 1999
    B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

Classes and Seminars

• Traumatic Brain Injury: How to Spot a Faker
  
• Workers’ Compensation 101
  
• This is how it’s done in Illinois: Auto Claims 101
  
• 10 Important Provisions for Construction Contracts
  
• Construction Documents, Contracts & Change Orders
  
• 10 Things You Need to Know About Illinois Conceal Carry Law and How it Affects Your Business
  
• Medical Marijuana and the Workplace
  
• How to Survive an OSHA Inspection
  
• Adjuster Ethics 101
  
• Construction Documentation: Contract and Change Orders
  
• A Primer on Construction Law: Construction Contracts: The 1, 2, 3, Basics
  
• Presentation on Arson Investigations
  
• Presentation on Mechanics Liens
  
• Shotgun Seminar, Chicago Bar Association/Young Lawyers
  
• Gaining and Maintaining Artist Exposure, MOBfest
  
• Local Performers on Local Radio, The Recording Academy, Chicago Chapter
  
• Counsel Behind the Mic, Chicago Bar Association Lunch and Learn Program
  
• Media and Exposure, MOBfest
  
• Interviewer: Smashing Pumpkins, Rise Against, Chevelle, Joe Perry,
  
• Breaking the Bands: The Art of Giving Exposure to Up and Coming Artists
  
• Seminar at IBS Midwest Regional High School and College Radio
  
• Seminar at Columbia College Chicago
  
• Seminar Marketing, Self-Promotions, and Touring, MOBfest
  
• Co-presenter: Sound Advice, at the Music Garage

Published Works

Articles

• Author, “Foreign Evidence in U.S. Product Liability Law,” For the Defense
  
• Author, “Introduction to the Illinois Pattern Jury Instruction for “Construction Negligence,” ITLA
  
• Author, “Jury Biases,” ITLA Past Presidents Seminar
  
• Author, “Construction Negligence,” IICLE Chapter
  
• “Supreme Court Rule 213,” ITLA – Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook
  
• “Selecting Products Liability Expert,” ITLA Practice Handbook
• “The Ones to Watch,” Chicago Tribune Red Eye
• “After success with Grammy-nominated ‘Delilah,’ Plain White T’s try to conquer ‘Big Bad World’,” Chicago Tribune
• “Making the Leap,” UR Chicago
• “Chicago Playlist: Success of Local Acts Puts Chi-town on the Music Map,” Chicago Tribune Red Eye

Bar Admissions

• Illinois
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois

Other Affiliations

• The Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
• Hispanic American Construction Industry Association (HACIA)
• HACIA Past Board Member
• HACIA Scholarship Committee
• City of Evanston Mayor’s Employer Advisory Council
• Past member of the Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association (IRTBA)
• Former member of the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc. (GACC)