Steven R. Bonanno
About Steve
For more than three decades, Steve has concentrated on litigation involving commercial transportation, product liability, construction and premises accidents, third-party liability for criminal attacks, and wrongful death. He tries cases to verdict, handles binding and non-binding arbitrations and mediations, and litigates in state and federal courts.
Steve defends commercial transportation companies such as taxicabs, limousines, school buses, medical transport, ambulances, railways, and trucking firms. His clients have included Yellow Cab, Checker Taxi, Wolley, Blue Diamond, Flash, Chicago Carriage Cab, Blue Cab, and Village Cab.
Areas of Focus
Industries:
Services:
Experience
- Petitioned successfully for an interlocutory appeal of the denial of a defendant subcontractor’s motion to dismiss based on a certified question challenging the decades-old holding in Minton v. Richards Group of Chicago.
- Defended a legal malpractice case that arose from a plaintiff's $2 million investment in a partnership to build a surgical center and medical office building.
Recognition
- Martindale-Hubbell, BV® Peer Review Rating
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, UIC Law Review (formerly John Marshall Law Review), Executive Editor
Credentials
Education
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (formerly The John Marshall Law School), JD, with honors, 1992
- Alfred University, BA, 1989
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Court Admissions
- US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Thought Leadership
Presentations
Steve has written articles and given presentations on a variety of topics, both within Hinshaw and in CLE programs, with particular emphasis on issues that arise in commercial transportation litigation. His presentations include "Analysis of Illinois Case Law on Agency in the Taxi Cab Context," which he has presented to a number of transportation industry clients.
Interests
Steve is a member of the United States Ski Association and the Chicago Metropolitan Ski Council (CMSC), where he is the race director for the Midwest's largest Alpine ski racing league.
Community/Civic Activities
- Junior Achievement
Thought Leadership
Presentations
Steve has written articles and given presentations on a variety of topics, both within Hinshaw and in CLE programs, with particular emphasis on issues that arise in commercial transportation litigation. His presentations include "Analysis of Illinois Case Law on Agency in the Taxi Cab Context," which he has presented to a number of transportation industry clients.
