Bryce Downey & Lenkov’s managing capital member, Geoff Bryce, is one of today’s featured members on the Professional Liability Defense Federation’s website. Geoff is a Committee Co-Vice Chair for the Professional Liability Defense Federation’s Architect/Engineer Claims Committee.

By: Bob Bramlette, Income Member Entrepreneurs want to purchase a business for many reasons: increase revenues, acquire a new product or service line to compliment current operations, enter a new market, acquire intellectual property, acquire talent…the list is endless. One important question to ask is “how much should I pay?” […]

Chicago Lawyer recently interviewed Rich Lenkov about his production company, Chila Productions. As a consequence of being human, Rich Lenkov has to sleep. But sleep is certainly not at the top of his priority list. Higher on that list is his production company, Chila Productions, which focuses on television, film […]

As we enter the spring months, there are a number of things employers can do to pro-actively “spring clean” in the employment realm. Here are our top five recommendations: Update Or Prepare An Employee Handbook.  Not only will an up to date handbook allow for more clear and consistent application […]

By: Werner Sabo, Of Counsel In a recent article, Who Needs Builder’s Risk Insurance, Geoff Bryce wrote about a recent Illinois case with large damages. This article will expand on the case, with an emphasis on the AIA form documents. A welder working at a construction site started a fire. […]

Jeff Kehl successfully defended a case involving a construction trade show accident to verdict on 3/23/17 in the Cook County Circuit Court Law Division. The Plaintiff claimed that he suffered a career-ending back injury when he slipped on a dislodged carpet tile while dismantling a display booth, and asked the jury to […]

By: Joseph Eichberger, Income Member The amusement ride industry has been in the news of late because of injuries to children on amusement rides. In Illinois, common law, not statutory law controls the duty owed to a patron by an owner/operator. A finding of common carrier status for an amusement […]

Noted women’s rights advocate and bestselling author Gloria Allred join Jason and Rich to cover her representation of one of the Marines involved in the nude photo scandal. Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Collins then discusses President Trump’s abrupt firing of every US attorney in the country. McGill University Professor […]

By: Maital Savin, Associate OSHA recently issued a final rule on crystalline silica exposure. (§1926.1153). Beginning in June 2017 for the construction industry and June 2018 for the maritime and general industry, employers that engage in silica generating applications, such as cutting, grinding, drilling or breaking concrete and/or masonry, must […]

By: Wener Sabo, Of Counsel Arbitration awards are overturned by the courts only on very rare occasions. This is particularly true in construction cases where the parties use the American Institute of Architects (AIA) standard forms which contain a “broad form” arbitration clause. A recent decision by the Rhode Island […]