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Mr. Rawles primarily practices civil litigation in state and federal courts, concentrating on personal injury matters. He handles all types of negligence actions, including professional and medical negligence, as well as product liability cases. Mr. Rawles is the only attorney in Champaign County who is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, Washington, D.C. He obtained that certification in 1982. Mr. Rawles is the coauthor of “Deposing the Medical Witness,” Lawyers Guide to Medical Proof, Matthew Bender (1982), and has been listed in Who’s Who in American Law since 1985. Mr. Rawles has also been a member of the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness, Fourth District, since 2004. He is rated “A” by Martindale-Hubbell, which bases its ratings on confidential evaluations by other attorneys. In addition, he was selected by peer review as a Super Lawyer from 2007 through 2009. Mr. Rawles joined the firm in 1970, and became a principal in the firm in 1973. He served as President of the firm from 1990-1998.

• Plaintiff’s Personal Injury
• Medical Malpractice
• Professional Negligence
• Product Liability
• Civil Litigation
• Federal Practice

• A.B., 1967, University of Illinois
• Juris Doctor, 1970, Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law (Suma Cum Laude)

• State of Illinois (1970)
• State of Colorado (1984)
• United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit (1983)
• United States District Court, Central District of Illinois (1971)
• United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois - Trial Bar (2000)

• Illinois State Bar Association
• Colorado State Bar Association
• American Bar Association (Special Committee on Insurance Company Taxation, 1985-86)
• American Association for Justice (Sustaining Member)
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Civil Practice Committee, 1982-Present)
• National Board of Trial Advocacy (Diplomat, 1982-Present)
• American Arbitration Association (Panel of Arbitrators)
• Champaign County Bar Association
• Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit
• Illinois Bar Foundation (Charter Fellow)
• Committee on Character and Fitness, Illinois Supreme Court (2004-Present)

• Champaign West Rotary Club
• University of Illinois Student Legal Services Advisory Board (1979-2003)

• Bates v. Richland Sales Corp., 346 Ill.App.3d 223, 803 N.E.2d 977, 281 Ill.Dec. 356 (4th Dist. 2004)
• In Re Marriage of Parr, 345 Ill.App.3d 371, 802 N.E.2d 393, 280 Ill.Dec. 468 (4th Dist. 2003)
• Kinzinger v. Tull, 329 Ill.App.3d 1119, 770 N.E.2d 246, 264 Ill.Dec. 352 (4th Dist. 2002)
• Barrow v. Falck, 11 F.3d 729 (7th Cir. 1993)
• Champaign Police Benevolent & Protective Assn. Unit 7 v. City of Champaign, 210 Ill.App.3d 797, 569 N.E.2d 275, 155 Ill.Dec. 275 (4th Dist. 1991)
• Seaman v. Wallace, 204 Ill.App.3d 619, 561 N.E.2d 1324, 149 Ill.Dec. 628 (4th Dist. 1990)
• Zook v. Brown, 748 F.2d 1161 (7th Cir. 1984)
• Fruhling v. Champaign County, 95 Ill.App.3d 409, 420 N.E.2d 1066, 51 Ill.Dec. 508 (4th Dist. 1981)

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