Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Fred Lane is the Senior Partner of Lane & Lane, LLC.  He received his law degree from Loyola University of Chicago, School of Law in 1950.  He is the Dean of the Lawyer's Post Graduate Trial Technique Institute and frequent lecturer at bar associations and law schools. 

He is the author of Lane's Goldstein Trial Technique, Lane Medical Litigation Guide, and Lane's Goldstein Trial Technique Forms.  He is also the editor of the Medical Trial Technique Quarterly.

Fred is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers; Diplomat and Past President of the American Board of Trial Advocates (Illinois); Past President of the Illinois State Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the Decalogue Society of Lawyers.

Fred is married and has 4 sons, including firm partners Stephen and Scott Lane.

Personal Injury
Professional Malpractice
Medical Malpractice
Product Liability

Areas of Practice

• Products Liability
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Medical Malpractice
• Professional Malpractice Law
• Mediator in Above Areas of Practice
• Wrongful Death

West Practice Categories

Mediation, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Medical Malpractice

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1950
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomate and Past President (Illinois))
• Illinois State Bar Association (Past President)
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Past President)
• Society of Trial Lawyers (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• Chicago Bar Association (Member)
• Decalogue Society of Lawyers (Past President)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
• American ORT Jurisprudence Award (1st Nominee)
• Fellow, Illinois Bar Foundation
• Illinois State Bar Association Medal of Merit (highest award given by the ISBA)

Classes and Seminars

• Founder and Instructor, Illinois State Bar Association Trial Technique Institute

Past Employment Positions

• Cook County State's Attorney's Office, Trial Division, Assistant State's Attorney
• Lawyer's Post Graduate Trial Technique Institute, Dean

Education

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1950
  Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: Dean's List
  
  Law Review: Loyola University Law Review
• Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Lane's Goldstein Trial Technique, 3 Volumes
• Lane Medical Litigation Guide, 4 Volumes
• Lane's Goldstein Litigation Forms, 3 Volumes
• Proof of Facts, Illinois Civil Practice, (Co-Author), IICLE, Volume II
• Opinion Evidence, Illinois Civil Trial Evidence, (Co-Author), IICLE
• Supplement to Actions and Remedies: Professional Malpractice, (Co-Author), Callaghan & Co., 1989
• Supplement to Actions and Remedies: Intentional Torts, (Co-Author), Callaghan & Co., 1989
• Editor, Medical Trial Technique Quarterly

Address

33 North Dearborn Street
Suite 2300
Chicago, IL 60602

Phones

312-957-4656
877-585-7311

Faxes

312-899-8003

Emails

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Websites

http://www.lane-lane.com
http://www.lane-laneblog.com
http://www.illinois-car-accidents.com