Robert Hanaford

Criminal Defense, Injury/Wrongful Death, Insurance Coverage & Fraud, FAA Part 135 Charter Operations, Federal Aviation Enforcement Actions. Transportation law involving trucking, railroad and aviation regulations and accidents. Insurance coverage, fraud, Criminal & DUI Defense. Former General Counsel for Aviation Company; Police liability and control tactics instructor. Assistant Judo Instructor Chicago Police. Certified to instruct the National Highway Safety Administration police DUI Detection & Standardized Field Sobriety Testing course. Scientific blood testing for drugs and alcohol University of Texas. GOVERNMENT & COMMUNITY: Appointed by Governor Jim Edgar to the Illinois Workers' Compensation Review Board (1993-present); Panel Attorney, Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA); Former Board & Legal Counsel, Chicago Executive Pilots Association; Board of Trustees, Village of Fox River Grove, 1989-1995; Police Liability & Control Tactics Instructor through the State of Illinois Northeast Multi-Regional Training (NEMERT); Major Crime Assist Team (MCAT) speaker on police liability; assistant Judo Instructor, Chicago Police Judo Club BAR ASSOCIATION: Frequent speaker and writer on trial practice and insurance topics. Illinois State Bar Association Board of Governor's Award for service to the profession and public, 2009; Past Chair of the ISBA Civil Practice & Procedure Council; Co-editor of the ISBA Insurance Law Newsletter; Co-editor of ISBA Trial Practice Newsletter; Co-editor of the Illinois Trial Lawyer's Medical Malpractice Trial Handbook; ISBA Continuing Legal Education Committee.