Jack Cannon
Jack Cannon concentrates his practice in personal injury and workers' compensation cases. He has successfully tried over 100 cases at the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission and settled hundreds more in addition to several trials and settlements in the Circuit Court of Cook County.
Mr. Cannon was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Dublin, Ireland. He returned to the United States and received his B.A. from Loyola University in 1987 and his law degree from the John Marshall Law School in 1993.
He has lectured extensively throughout the state to various labor union groups regarding their rights under the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act and other litigation issues. He spent several years in the construction industry prior to receiving his law degree and has applied this experience and understanding to his representation of injured workers.
Mr. Cannon has authored numerous articles for the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association pertaining to workers' compensation and is a frequent contributor to the firm's monthly column in The Irish American News.
He is past president of the Viking Athletic Association and was inducted into the Loyola University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992. He is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), the Illinois State Bar Association and the Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association.
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