Jason R. Pearlman is a Partner and apart of the Management Committee with Hennessy & Roach, in Chicago, Illinois, and is the Chairperson of the General Liability Litigation Practice Group. He handles a wide variety of matters for the firm including general liability cases involving auto, premises, product liability cases, subrogation and intervening petition liability claims. He received a Bachelor of Arts at Indiana University and his Juris Doctor from the John Marshall School of Law. Prior to joining Hennessy & Roach, P.C., he was an Associate at Friedman & Solmor, Ltd., litigating personal injury matters, including extensive jury trial experience. While attending law school, Mr. Pearlman worked at SPSS, Inc., a statistical software company, in sales and with the legal department. Prior to that, Mr. Pearlman worked as a legal assistant at Jenner & Block, Kirkland & Ellis, and Sidley and Austin. He has been a member of the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois Bar Association and American Bar Association.
Education:
- The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
- Juris Doctor, June 2000
- Admitted to Illinois Bar November, 2000
- Admitted to Wisconsin Bar February, 2010
- Bachelor of Arts- Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, May 1994
- History Major, Sociology Minor
Experience:
- Friedman and Solmor, Ltd., Chicago, IL, November 2000-June 2008, Associate Attorney
- SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL, October 1996-November 2000, Telesales Group Coordinator
- Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, May 1994-September 1996, Project Assistant
Professional Affiliations:
- Illinois Bar Association
Practice Areas:
- Civil Defense Litigation
- General Liability Defense
- Subrogation – § 5(b) Third Party Liability