Illinois Appellate Lawyer Curtis Blood - Chicago appellate litigation

CURTIS BLOOD ATTORNEY PROFILE

Curtis Blood has extensive experience in all phases of appellate litigation, Federal and Illinois State, civil and criminal law. He has worked approximately 200 appellate cases, both prosecuting and defending and served as Counsel of record in 84 published appellate opinions.

Mr. Blood personally handles every duty related to his client's appeal. He does not entrust any of it to junior attorneys or paralegals.

Mr. Blood served as an appellate clerk and appellate criminal prosecutor before entering private practice, first with a multi-lawyer firm and finally as a sole practitioner. He has been involved in appeals, either as counsel or with the court, since he became licensed to practice law in 1978. Mr. Blood is a union musician and an avid cyclist.

Practice Areas: Civil; Criminal Appeals; Oil and Gas; Admiralty Law; Criminal Defense; Personal Injury; Family Law; Business Law; Automobile Accidents; Child Custody; Child Support; Contracts; Divorce Law; Elder Law; Employment Law; Entertainment Law; Environmental Law; Legal and Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Agricultural Law; Animal Law; Children; Class Actions; Copyrights; Insurance; Insurance Defense; Law Enforcement; Municipal Law; Negligence; Premises Liability; Professional Liability; Torts; Transportation.

Admitted: 1978, Illinois and Illinois Supreme Court; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Biography: Member, American Federation of Musicians Local 98. Appellate Judicial Clerk, Hon. Thomas Welch, 1984-1987. Appellate Court Staff Research Attorney and Clerk, 1980-1984. Assistant State Appellate Prosecutor, 1978-1980. Formerly Associated With: Reed Armstrong Gorman Coffey Gilbert & Mudge, P.C., 1987-1991.