Fred Lane, Esq. (Of Counsel)
Fred Lane is the Senior Partner of Lane & Lane, LLC. He received his law degree from Loyola University of Chicago, School of Law in 1950. He is the Dean of the Lawyer’s Post Graduate Trial Technique Institute and frequent lecturer at bar associations and law schools.
He is the author of Lane’s Goldstein Trial Technique, Lane Medical Litigation Guide, and Lane’s Goldstein Trial Technique Forms. He is also the editor of the Medical Trial Technique Quarterly.
Fred is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers; Diplomat and Past President of the American Board of Trial Advocates (Illinois); Past President of the Illinois State Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the Decalogue Society of Lawyers.
Fred is married and has 4 sons, including firm partners Stephen and Scott Lane.
Areas of Practice:
- Products Liability
- Personal Injury — Plaintiff
- Medical Malpractice
- Professional Malpractice Law
- Mediator in Above Areas of Practice
- Wrongful Death
Litigation Percentage: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
- Illinois, 1950
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1950 – Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Honors: Dean’s List
- Law Review: Loyola University Law Review
- Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
Published Works:
- Lane’s Goldstein Trial Technique, 3 Volumes
- Lane Medical Litigation Guide, 4 Volumes
- Lane’s Goldstein Litigation Forms, 3 Volumes
- Proof of Facts, Illinois Civil Practice, (Co-Author), IICLE, Volume II
- Opinion Evidence, Illinois Civil Trial Evidence, (Co-Author), IICLE
- Supplement to Actions and Remedies: Professional Malpractice, (Co-Author), Callaghan & Co., 1989
- Supplement to Actions and Remedies: Intentional Torts, (Co-Author), Callaghan & Co., 1989
- Editor, Medical Trial Technique Quarterly
Classes/Seminars Taught: Founder and Instructor, Illinois State Bar Association Trial Technique Institute
Honors and Awards:
- Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- American ORT Jurisprudence Award (1st Nominee)
- Fellow, Illinois Bar Foundation
- Illinois State Bar Association Medal of Merit (highest award given by the ISBA)
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Board of Trial Advocates – Diplomate and Past President (Illinois)
- Illinois State Bar Association – Past President
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association – Past President
- Society of Trial Lawyers – Member
- American Association for Justice – Member
- Chicago Bar Association – Member
- Decalogue Society of Lawyers – Past President
- American Bar Association – Member
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers – Member
Past Employment Positions:
- Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Trial Division, Assistant State’s Attorney
- Lawyer’s Post Graduate Trial Technique Institute, Dean
Fraternities/Sororities: Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
Practicing: Plaintiffs Personal Injury, Torts
