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BRUNO J TASSONE
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GENERAL OVERVIEW
Hon. Bruno J. Tassone (Ret)
is a mediator and arbitrator with extensive experience resolving a wide variety
of business/ commercial / construction / and personal injury disputes.
ADR Experience and Qualifications
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35 year legal career
focused on commercial, civil litigation and case resolution
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Associate Judge;
Illinois Circuit Court. Cook County, 1983-1988
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Partner; Hennesey,
Faraci and Tassone, 1970-1983. a sole practitioner, 1988-present. Tax
Manager, Coopers & Lybrand, 1969-1970
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Agent; Internal Revenue
Service, 1963-1968
Successful resolution of the following types of cases:
Business' Commercial: shareholder/corporate control; valuation of printing
company, nursing homes, automobile agency. granite company and
warehouse/catalogue distributor of after market products; earn-out disputes in
buy/sell agreements involving gasket manufacturers and construction tool
manufacturers; law partnership dissolutions; breach of contract involving fraud
and fraud inducement; Magnuson-Moss issues; fire subrogation matters
Intellectual Property:
trademark infringement; brand name ownership
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Construction: fit and
fitness of renovating residential projects; disputes involving owners,
general contractors, subcontractors. architects regarding HV AC, renovation
of parking structures, churches, auto manufacturer paint facility; design
defects; patent defects; concealed
conditions, delays, extras, liquidated damages, change orders and "pay when
paid- provisions
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Real Estate: boundary
issues; breach of contract; underground tanks
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Employment: EEOC
including age, race and sex discrimination; disability and FMLA
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Corporate Securities:
trademark; churning; mismanagement of investment accounts;
unauthorized trades
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Environmental:
underground tanks; clean-up
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Personal Injury:
catastrophic injury, wrongful death, explosions. brain injuries. auto
accidents,
premises liability, slip and fall
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Medical Malpractice
Honors. Memberships and Professional Activities
American Arbitration
Association, Panel member of Commercial, Construction and EEOC
- Recipient,
Distinguished Jurist Award, Chicago Bar Association, 1985
- Rated "Highly
Qualified" as a Judge. Illinois State Bar Association
- Certified Mediator.
NASD
- Honored as one of
the Top Ten Mediators/Arbitrators in Illinois by Chicago Magazine, 2005,
2006 . Chair, Illinois State Bar Association; ADR Section
- Past Board of
Govenors, Illinois State Bar Association
- Past member of the
ARDC Panel Inquiry Board
- Certified mediator
Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program
- Mechanics Lien Cook
County ADR Pro Bono Program
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