Joseph R. Needham

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Joseph R. Needham, (Principal)
jneedham@knelloconnor.com

Joseph Needham was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1999. A 15-year veteran Illinois workers compensation defense attorney experienced at all levels of practice from the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, Circuit Courts and Illinois Appellate Courts, in workers’ compensation and general liability matters including civil jury verdicts, bench and arbitration hearings, Joe has exclusively represented Illinois Businesses and their Insurers.

Admitted to bar

1999, Illinois

Education

The John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1999)
Loyola University Chicago (B.S., 1995)

Member

Illinois Bar Association
Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association

Practice Areas

Workers’ compensation defense
Third-party defense of employers
Civil liability defense
Subrogation, with speaking engagements before the business community focused on refining workers compensation defense practices