George F. Klauke Jr.

221 North LaSalle Street Suite 450
Chicago, IL, 60601
Phone: 312-704-8444
Fax: 312-704-1352
Email:

EDUCATION

DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1985)
Indiana University (B.S., 1982)

LICENSURE

Admitted to Illinois Bar, 1985
Admitted to Wisconsin Bar, 1994
Admitted to U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1985
Admitted to U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1985

SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE

Member - Alholm, Monahan, Klauke, Hay & Oldenburg, L.L.C., 1995 to present. Defense of workers’ compensation at all levels of the Illinois Industrial Commission and the reviewing courts. Additional expertise in related civil litigation including subrogation recovery of workers’ compensation liens, defense of third party actions, OSHA compliance, retaliatory discharge and bad faith claims.

Partner - Garofolo, Hanson, Schreiber & Vandlik, 1990 – 1995.

Associate - Garofolo, Hanson, Schreiber & Vandlik, 1985 – 1990.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Illinois Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association
The Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Chicago
Maritime Law Association
American Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Wisconsin Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
Director, Trial Techniques Committee, 1989
Director, Workers’ Compensation Committee, 1989
Co-Chair, Trial Techniques Committee, 1988
Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association

PUBLICATIONS

Klauke, Defending the Illinois Employer, 2004.

Editor, Workers’ Compensation Law Update, July, 1996-present.

Co-author, The Road to Understanding Illinois Workers’ Compensation.

Co-authored update of Trial Practice in the Law Division, 1986 for Judges Symposium.

Presentation materials, Stacking the Deck - A Guide to Illinois Workers’ Compensation and the Jones Act.

Chicagoland Construction Safety Conference, Understanding the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act, Chicago, 1996 to Present.

PRESENTATIONS

Legal Aspects of Risk, 2009 GlobalOptions Conference, Orlando, Florida, February, 2009.

Accident Investigation: Protocol, Great Lakes Plumbing and Heating, Chicago, Illinois, February, 2009.

Mock Trial: Key Issues for Temporary Services Companies, Gallagher Bassett and Temporary Services Insurance, Ltd., August, 2008.

Workers’ Compensation Update in Illinois, Lorman Education Services, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, June, 2008.

Workers’ Compensation and General Liability Update, 2008 Annual Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association Conference, Phoenix, AZ, February, 2008.

Workers’ Compensation Update, Lorman Education Services, Rolling Meadows, Illinois, June, 2007.

Workers’ Compensation Update, Lorman Education Services, Naperville, Illinois, February, 2007.

Workers’ Compensation Settlement and Medicare Basics, Annual Construction Safety Conference, Rosemont, Illinois, February 2007.

Basic Workers’ Compensation in Illinois, Lorman Education Services, Chicago, Illinois, April, 2006.

Workers’ Compensation Laws in Illinois, Annual Construction Safety Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 2006.

Strategies to Cope with the New Changes in Illinois Workers' Compensation, 16th Annual Road and Transportation Builders Conference, February 2006.

Basic Workers’ Compensation in Illinois, Lorman Education Services, Arlington Heights, Illinois, March, 2006.

Coping with Changes to the Workers’ Compensation Act, DS&P Insurance Services, Palatine, Illinois, December, 2005.

Basic Workers’ Compensation Laws in Illinois, Lorman Education Services, Chicago, Illinois, November, 2005.

Basic Workers’ Compensation in Illinois, Lorman Education Services, Chicago, Illinois – November, 2005.

Strategies to Cope with the New Reality in Illinois Workers' Compensation - Annual Construction Safety Conference, Chicago, 2004.

Strategies to Cope with the New Reality in Illinois Workers' Compensation - 14th Annual Road and Transportation Builders Conference, February 2004.

LRP Publications Annual Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference, 1997 – Present.

Workers’ Compensation in Illinois; Return to Work Issues in Workers' Compensation in Illinois; ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation, Lorman Educational Services: 1999 - Present.

Understanding the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act, Annual Construction Safety Conference, Chicago, 1996 – 2003

13th Annual Road and Transportation Builders Conference, Managing Workers' Compensation Claims, February 2003.

12th Annual Road Builders Conference, Managing Workers' Compensation Claims, February 2002.

11th Annual Road Builders Conference, Managing Workers' Compensation Claims, February 2001.

10th Annual Road Builders Conference, Managing Workers’ Compensation Claims, February 2000.

1998 Presentation materials, Workers’ Compensation Systems Management Models.

National Erectors Association Joint Labor-Safety Forum, Current Trends in Workers Compensation, 1998.

Build Safe ‘98, Chicagoland Construction Safety Seminar, Lunch workshop on Workers’ Compensation in the Construction Industry, 1998.

1997 Risk Managers and Adjusters Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

1996 Riverboat Risk Managers Conference, Harrah’s Casino.

1996 Electrical Contractors Association Conference.

1996 Safety Zone Conference.

 

 

 
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