Edward D. Mizera
Edward is an experienced litigation and coverage attorney.
He has substantial experience in defending and counseling clients
in a variety of civil cases, including personal injury, vehicular
accident, construction defect, workplace injury, premises
liability, fire and casualty loss, professional liability, aviation
claims, insurance coverage, and commercial matters.
Edward's litigation experience includes advising and defending
insureds in numerous courts across the country. He has
successfully defended contractors, manufacturers, municipalities,
transportation professionals, and healthcare workers in cases
ranging from small-claims matters to multimillion-dollar litigation
involving complex legal issues and numerous
parties.
Edward also serves as corporate counsel for a number of
businesses where he regularly assists clients with internal
corporate matters, including contract review and negotiation,
employment claims, and transactional matters.
Edward is a graduate of the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign (B.A.) and DePaul University College of Law
(J.D.), where he received a CALI Award for Academic Excellence in
the area of Pre-Trial Civil Litigation. During law school, Edward
was a law clerk for a prominent insurance defense and coverage firm
in downtown Chicago. He also studied International Business
and Employment Law at Vienna University in Vienna, Austria and the
University of New York in Prague, Czech Republic.
Education:
- University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, B.A.
- DePaul University College of Law, J.D.
Admissions:
- Illinois State Bar
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana