George Bellas | Park Ridge Business Lawyer | Illinois
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About George
George Bellas, senior partner, has represented small business owners for over 38 years and has been involved in many complex commercial and business lawsuits as well as class actions, mass torts and SUV rollover cases.
In the field of business litigation, George has been recognized by other lawyers as one of the best. George has consistently been rated by other lawyers an illinois Super Lawyer each since the award began in 2001. Other lawyers have rated George as excellent with outstanding ethics. George brings a high level of technological knowledge, skill, and intensity to complex cases on a national level.
George received a special award by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) for his work in rollover litigation which helped advance the public's knowledge of the Firestone tire and Ford Explorer catastrophe.
George has lectured nationally on the use of technology in litigation and has served as a panelist at The Sedona Conference. George currently serves on the 7th Circuit e-Discovery Committee and has lectured nationally on the use of e-discovery techniques to lawyers and judges. He has leveraged his knowledge of technology to develop effective techniques used in the discovery process and to insure full disclosure for his clients.
In the field of business litigation, George has been recognized by other lawyers as one of the best. George has consistently been rated by other lawyers an illinois Super Lawyer each since the award began in 2001. Other lawyers have rated George as excellent with outstanding ethics. George brings a high level of technological knowledge, skill, and intensity to complex cases on a national level.
George received a special award by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) for his work in rollover litigation which helped advance the public's knowledge of the Firestone tire and Ford Explorer catastrophe.
George has lectured nationally on the use of technology in litigation and has served as a panelist at The Sedona Conference. George currently serves on the 7th Circuit e-Discovery Committee and has lectured nationally on the use of e-discovery techniques to lawyers and judges. He has leveraged his knowledge of technology to develop effective techniques used in the discovery process and to insure full disclosure for his clients.
Admission
IL
1973
Education
Loyola University
B.S. (Psychology)
1971
Recognitions & Achievements
Associations
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American Association for Justice,1997-present
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Recipient of Steven Sharp Award,2001
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Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
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American Bar Association, Litigation Committee
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Illinois State Bar Association,1973-present
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Chair, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, (Chair )1986 / 1990
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Elected to State Bar Assembly,1983-1989
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Bench-Bar Relations Committee,2007-2010
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Civil Practice and Procedure Committee,2009-present
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Northwest Suburban Bar Association, , President,1978-present / 1990-1991
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Public Justice Foundation,2002-present
Honors / Awards
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Invited Speaker and Moderator for the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Allerton Conference on "Hot Button Civil Evidence Issues." (April, ).2011
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One of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Illinois as recognized by the American Trial Lawyers Association
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George Bellas Named Illinois "Super Lawyer"2012
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Recipient of the Association of Trial Lawyers of American, Steven Sharp Public Service Award for Public Education on the Ford Explorer recall.
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Admitted to the Million Dollar Advocates Forum whose membership is limited to attorneys who have successfully tried or settled cases in excess of $1 Million.
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Recognized as a Summation "Litigator of the Month" for his work in setting up a database of documents relative to rollovers of Sport Utility Vehicles and featured in a story in the National Law Journal and in a Frontline story about defects with SUVs.
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Rated as an "AV Preeminent Attorney" which is The Highest Possible Rating offered by Martindale-Hubbell ®
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Serves on the Seventh Circuit Electronic Discovery Pilot Program Committee which established in October, the "STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND PREPARATION OF PRINCIPLES."2009
Notable Work
Publications
“The Illinois Duty to Preserve Evidence,” Illinois State Bar Association, Trial Briefs, vol. 58, no. 9, March .
2013
“Common-Law Doctrine trumps Fraudulent Transfer Act in holding decedent self-settlor to irrevocable pledge,” Illinois State Bar Association, Trial Briefs, February , vol. 58, no. 8.
2013
“Jurisdiction of Illinois courts based on Internet content without Zippo”, Illinois State Bar Association, Trial Briefs, July , vol. 58, no. 1.
2012
“Jablonski v. Ford: Is the Illinois Supreme Court crafting a new approach to duty analysis and proof in negligent-product-design cases?”, Illinois State Bar Association, Trial Briefs, December .
2011
“Production of Metadata: Recent Cases” , Northwest Suburban Bar Association Newsletter, May, .
2011
"E-Discovery Issues in Litigation", NWSBA Newsbriefs, March, .
2011
“The Crashworthiness Concept” , Northwest Suburban Bar Association Newsletter, June, .
2011
"Internet evidence: How to authenticate evidence from the Internet under the new Illinois Rules of Evidence.", Illinois State Bar Association, Trial Briefs, January, .
2011
"Electronic Discovery: Maneuvering the New Federal Rules", December, .
2010
"Culling Data For Your Case." American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Technology for the Litigation, Fall, .
2010
" Fourth District discredits 30-year "legitimate business interest" test and ignores own ruling for restrictive covenants, " Illinois State Bar Association Trial Briefs, January , vol. 55, no. 5.
2010
"Taking a Page out of the Defense Bar's Playbook: Sharing Provisions in Protective Orders," Trial Journal, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Summer .
2009
"A New Frontier: The Amended Rules of e-Discovery," Utah Trial Lawyers, December, .
2006
"Electronic Discovery: Wave Goodbye to Paper," Trial Journal, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Summer .
2008
"The New Frontier: The Amended Rules of e-Discovery," Trial Talk, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, p. 13, December .
2006
"Electronic Control Modules ("Black Box") in Cars Invasion of Privacy or a Source of Reliable Information?" Northwest Suburban Bar Newsletter, March,
2004
"Inertial Unlatching of Seat Belts," Northwest Suburban Bar Newsletter, January,
2004
"Taking Your Case to Trial Using Litigation Support Software," Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Annual Meeting, .
2006
"Using Electronic Discovery as a Weapon in an Auto Products Liability Case," Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Annual Meeting, , Montreal, Canada.
2006
"Practical Uses of Portable Litigation Support," Trial Magazine, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, January, .
2005
"Boost your case with litigation support software", Trial Magazine, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, p. 18, January .
2005
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Bellas & Wachowski Highlights
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