JOHN
R. MALKINSON is a founding member
of Malkinson & Halpern, P.C. and has been
a licensed attorney since 1983. As a member of
the Illinois and federal trial bar, he concentrates
his practice in the areas of complex litigation,
including substantial catastrophic injury litigation,
interstate trucking accidents, wrongful death,
medical malpractice, business contract, price-fixing,
and whistleblower cases.
Mr. Malkinson has extensive litigation experience
in an array of contested disputes in his practice
areas. He has participated in the prosecution
of price-fixing cases that have returned millions
of dollars to United States' businesses victimized
by national and international cartels. A list
of complex cases he has prosecuted can be viewed,
here.
As an appellate lawyer, Mr. Malkinson has successfully
argued issues of first impression in Illinois,
and has prosecuted cases in the Illinois Appellate
Court, and the Illinois Supreme Court, and the
United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
He has worked as a mediator in his own right,
has tried a variety of jury cases to verdict,
and has lectured on legal issues to several
civic groups and professional organizations.
Mr. Malkinson has been selected by his peers
as an Illinois Super Lawyer for three consecutive
years.
Professional
Affiliations Malkinson & Halpern, P.C., Chicago,
IL. Principal (1997-present).
Baskin, Server, Berke &Weinstein, Chicago,
IL. (1984-1997).
Admitted to Practice: State of Illinois; United
States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; United
States District Court, Northern District of
Illinois.
Member: Association of Trial Lawyers of America;
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.
Education
Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA (J.D.
1983).
Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA (B.A. 1979).
SETH R.
HALPERN is a graduate of Northwestern
University and The Ohio State University College
of Law and was admitted to the bar in 1988. He
has practiced primarily in the areas of civil
litigation, including employment discrimination,
commercial litigation, medical and professional
malpractice, and certain personal injury matters.
Initially concentrating on representation of plaintiffs,
he now also acts as defense counsel on behalf
of business interests including closely held corporations,
limited partnerships, and individuals in claims
involving wrongful employment termination, sexual
harassment, age, disability, and race discrimination,
contracts, leases, liens, and the Uniform Commercial
Code. Mr. Halpern presently heads the firm's Employment
Law practice, and has achieved successful verdicts
in multiple jury and bench trials and has appeared
numerous times before the U.S. District Courts
in Illinois and Indiana, various Illinois state
courts, and the Illinois Human Rights Commission,
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
and U.S. Department of Labor.
By invitation, Mr. Halpern has lectured for
the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Illinois
Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Business
21 and the Illinois State Bar Association on
employment discrimination and retaliation issues,
sexual harassment, and the Family and Medical
Leave Act. Mr. Halpern has been chosen by his
peers as an “Illinois Super Lawyer” representing
the top 5% of all practicing attorneys in the
state for each of the last three years.
CARLIE S. MARVEL received her college degree from the University of Illinois, and is a graduate of the John Marshall School of Law, Chicago, IL.
Ms. Marvel is a trial attorney at the firm and concentrates her work in the areas of employment discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliatory discharge, and personal injury. She regularly appears and successfully represents clients in the state courts of Illinois, the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Illinois Department of Human Rights. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Marvel’s experience included the defense of civil lawsuits on behalf of real estate developers, contractors and subcontractors, including in the areas of construction accidents, landowner and automobile liability.
Professional Affiliations
Admitted to Practice: State of Illinois; United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
Member: Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Women’s Bar Association of Illinois.
