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Brian Cichon

Minooka,IL

Summary

Attorney with 30 years of private practice legal experience and 25 years of workers' compensation experience exploring job opportunities.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Attorney/Partner/Owner

McNamara Phelan McSteen, LLC
2005 - Current
  • Primarily practice representing petitioners before the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, including settlement/trial, appealing cases to the commission level and circuit court.
  • Defend uninsured employers/respondents before the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission.
  • Represent clients in chancery court cases.
  • Represent buyers and sellers in real estate purchases and sales.

Attorney/Partner

Schenk, Duffy, McNamara, Phelan, Carey & Ford, LLC
2001 - 2005
  • Represented petitioners in workers' compensation claims from filing of case to settlement/trial.
  • Represented plaintiffs in personal injury actions including filing of cases, all aspects of discovery through settlement/trial.
  • Represented buyers and sellers in residential real estate purchases and sales.

Attorney

Rathbun, Cservenyak & Kozol, LLC
1998 - 2001
  • Worked on civil insurance defense claims deposing witnesses, abstracting deposition and medical records, and prepared case summaries for clients.
  • Assisted with civil litigation matters including research, discovery, drafting of pleadings and appeals, and litigation.
  • Handled criminal defense matters from arraignment to plea/trial.

Assistant States Attorney

Will County State's Attorney's Office
04.1996 - 1998
  • Prosecuted misdemeanors and felonies handling pre-trial matters and jury and bench trials.
  • Worked in the complaint office and was responsible for reviewing evidence and deciding charges to be filed.
  • Conducted grand jury sessions and returned felony indictments.

Education

J.D. - Law

Chicago-Kent College of Law
Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting

Loras College
Dubuque, IA

Affiliations

Board Member - People for Channahon Parks

Will County Bar Association


Timeline

Assistant States Attorney

Will County State's Attorney's Office
04.1996 - 1998

Attorney/Partner/Owner

McNamara Phelan McSteen, LLC
2005 - Current

Attorney/Partner

Schenk, Duffy, McNamara, Phelan, Carey & Ford, LLC
2001 - 2005

Attorney

Rathbun, Cservenyak & Kozol, LLC
1998 - 2001

J.D. - Law

Chicago-Kent College of Law

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting

Loras College
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