John Lynch’s practice is concentrated in the defense of Construction, Transportation, Product Liability, Insurance Coverage and Commercial matters in both federal and state courts. His trial experience includes the defense of construction companies, trucking firms, and manufacturers in catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and toxic tort suits. He also has broad experience in the handling of business and commercial disputes through trial, arbitration, and appeal, including the representation of defendants in class action litigation.

A graduate of St. Norbert College (B.B.A., 1985) and DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1988), John was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1988 and practices before the U.S. District Courts in the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois; the Eastern District of Wisconsin; and the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. He is member of the Federal Trial Bar, the IDC and the Defense Research Institute.

For many years, John wrote the Recent Decisions column for the IDC Quarterly. His writings have also been published in the Tort & Insurance Law Journal and the Products, General Liability, and Consumer Law Newsletter of TIPS (the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section of the ABA).

In 2002, John was selected by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company as one of the “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch.” Since 2008, he has been listed as a “Super Lawyer” by Law & Politics magazine in the areas of Civil Defense Litigation and Business Litigation. In 2009, he was elected to a third term on the Board of Directors of the IDC.