Eric Carlson Biography

Eric Carlson is a shareholder in Carlson & Carlson, P.C., located in Edwardsville, Illinois.

Eric Carlson has successful trial experience in cases involving wrongful death, medical malpractice, products liability, automobile accidents and FELA matters. He has tried cases in State and Federal Courts in Illinois and Missouri.

Mr. Carlson has served on the Board of Managers and Board of Advocates for the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. He was also recognized as a finalist for Trial Lawyer of the Year in 1998 for his outstanding efforts in the successful challenge of the 1995 Illinois Tort Reform Act in Best v. Taylor Machine Works, Inc and Isbell v. Union Pacific. 179 Ill.2d 367, 689 N.E.2d 1057 (Ill. 1997). The Carlson law firm represented Mr. Best and the Family of Steven Kelso in these groundbreaking cases.

Professional Associations and Activities

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Executive Committee 2006
Board of Managers 2001-2006
Board of Advocates 2000
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
American Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Madison County Bar Association
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Bar Association of the Central and Southern Federal Districts of Illinois

Publications

Consulting Editor, Nichols Illinois Civil Practice, Vol. 1A, (2001)
“Testimonial Evidence”, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2004 “Offensive Use of Supreme Court Rule 237(b)”, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2002 Author, Casenote, “Premises Liability: The Exception that Swallowed the Rule, Lee v. CTA,” 19 S.Ill.L.J. 217

Education

B.A. 1992, University of Illinois, cum laude
J.D., 1995, Southern Illinois University magna cum laude
Phi Kappa Phi
Order of Barristers
Member, Southern Illinois Inn of Court
Articles Editor, Southern Illinois University Law Journal
National Product Liability Moot Court Team (1993-1995)

Licenses

Illinois 1995 (S.D. Ill. 1996, C.D. Ill. 1996, 7th Cir. 1996)
Missouri 1996 (E.D. Mo. 1996, 8th Cir. 1998)

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