Robert R. Duncan Esq. - Chicago, IL

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Illinois College of Law, Illinois, 2002
    JD

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 1999
    B.A.
    Major: Political Science
    Major: Political Theory & Constitutional Law

Current Employment Position(s)

• Founder and Principal

Classes and Seminars

• University of Illinois College of Law, Alumni-Student Career Conference; January 21, 2005
  
• Pleadings: A Roadmap Through Trial, Illinois State Bar Association Civil Practice and Procedure Seminar, April 28, 2005 (Chicago, IL); May 6, 2005 (Bloomington, IL)
  
• Medical Malpractice: From a Plaintiff Attorney’s Perspective, Advanced Torts, University of Illinois College of Law, May 1, 2005
  
• University of Illinois College of Law, Alumni-Student Career Conference; January 28, 2006
  
• Depositions, Illinois Pretrial Procedure, DePaul University College of Law, March 2006
  
• Pleadings: A Roadmap Through Trial, Illinois State Bar Association Civil Practice and Procedure Seminar, April 28, 2006 (Chicago, IL); May 12, 2006 (Bloomington, IL); May 6, 2006 (Chicago, IL); November 17, 2006 (Collinsville, IL)
  
• Scoring Judge, Chicago Regional American Association For Justice (Formerly ATLA) Student Trial Advocacy Competition, March 2-3, 2007, Chicago, IL
  
• Pleadings: A Roadmap Through Trial, Illinois State Bar Association Civil Practice and Procedure Seminar, Annual Meeting, June 22, 2007 (Fontana, WI)
  
• University of Illinois College of Law, Alumni-Student Career Conference; January 26, 2008
  
• The John Marshall Law School, Guest Lecturer, Trial Advocacy, (Topic: Depositions), March 26, 2008
  
• DePaul College of Law, Guest Lecturer, Illinois Pretrial Practice, (Topic: Written Discovery), April 1, 2008
  
• Illinois State Bar Association, “Back to Basics: Tort Law, (Topic: Written Discovery/Oral Discovery), January 29, 2010
  
• American Association for Justice Mock Trial Project, Judge, February 27, 2010, Chicago, IL
  
• Pleadings: A Roadmap Through Trial, Illinois State Bar Association, Civil Practice and Procedure Seminar, May 21, 2010 (Moline, IL)
  
• Pleadings & Forum Non Conveniens, Illinois State Bar Association, Civil Procedure Update 2011, April 14, 2011 (Chicago, IL) May 20, 2011 (Collinsville, IL)
  
• “Overcoming Juror Bias in Civil Litigation,” Handling Motor Vehicle Crashes From Occurrence to Trial: Plaintiff & Defense, IICLE February 3, 2012
  
• Pleadings & Forum Non Conveniens, Illinois State Bar Association, Civil Procedure Update 2012, May 6, 2012 (Bloomington, IL)
  
• Pleadings & Forum Non Conveniens, Illinois State Bar Association, Civil Procedure Update 2013, April 26, 2013 (Chicago, IL) May 3, 2013 (Moline, IL)
  
• Small Firm Practice Seminar, Guest Lecturer, University of Illinois College of Law (Chicago Program), March 7, 2013
  
• Pleadings & Forum Non Conveniens, Illinois State Bar Association, Civil Procedure Update 2014, May 2, 2014 (Springfield, IL)
  
• Small Firm Practice Seminar, Guest Lecturer, University of Illinois College of Law (Chicago Program), March 19, 2014
  
• Pleadings & Forum Non Conveniens, Illinois State Bar Association, Civil Procedure Update 2015, April 17, 2015 (Moline, IL)
  
• Pleadings & Forum Non Conveniens, Illinois State Bar Association, Civil Procedure Update 2015, May 8, 2015 (Chicago, IL)
  
• Pleadings: Shaping the Case; Illinois State Bar Association, Video Speaker Series, January 11, 2016 (Chicago, IL)
  
• UM, UIM & Homeowners; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Update & Review Seminar, October 22, 2016 (Chicago, IL)
  
• Motions for Change of Venue and Forum Non Conveniens, Illinois State Bar Association, Motion Practice from Pre-Trial Through Post-Trial, November 11, 2016 (Chicago, IL)

Pro Bono Activities

• Village of Glen Ellyn, Member, Ad Hoc Library Committee, 2010
• Illinois State Crime Commission, Board of Directors, 2006-2016
• Illinois State Crime Commission, President, 2010 – 2016
• Police Athletic League of Illinois, Board of Directors, 2006-present
• Police Athletic League of Illinois, Board of Directors, Recipient, 2008 Bishop Sheil Award
• Police Athletic League of Illinois, Board of Directors,Co-Chairman, 2009 Clothes for Kids Coat Drive
• Police Athletic League of Illinois, Board of Directors, Co-Chairman, Veteran’s Program, Roosevelt University
• Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, 2003 – present, Court Appointed Guardian Ad Litem
• McCormick Boys & Girls Club, 2004-2005, College Bound Program
• Young Professionals of Chicago, 2004 – 2005
• Young Professionals of Chicago, Board of Directors, 2004 – 2005
• Young Professionals of Chicago, Professional Development Committee, 2004 – 2005

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 2002
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2002
• Federal Claims Court, 2007
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 2008
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2009
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar, 2010
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2011
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 2012
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 2017

Other Affiliations

• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2002 - Present (Member)
• Illinois State Bar Association, 2002 - Present (Member)
• American Association For Justice , 2002 - Present (Member)
• The National Trial Lawyers Association, 2002 - Present (Member)
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Managers, 2016-present
• Associate Member, Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council, 2004 - 2005
• Young Lawyers Division Section Council, 2006 - 2008 (Member)
• New Lawyers Division (NLD) Board of Governors, 2004 - 2007 (Member)
• Young Lawyers Division Section Council, Member, 2006 - 2008
• University of Illinois College of Law Alumni Board, Board of Directors, 2011-2012
• Alumni Services Committee, University of Illinois College of Law Alumni Board, 2011 - 2012 (Chair)
• University of Illinois College of Law Dean’s Advisory Board, 2014 - Present