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Abner J Mikva — Part 1

542 pages · May 12, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Abner J Mikva · 542 pages OCR'd
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J > Be e) State the number of cases in appellate courts in which you had * significant tis" @: experience and descr iy the type of ex- perience and your 7 cific role. 35. Approximately one-half of my appeals were in the state courts and approximately one-half in the federal courts. I have argued two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and have been involved in other appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court. I have argued before the Illinois Supreme Court approximately five times. I have argued approximately 10 cases in the federal courts of appeals. f) State the number of cases before administrative agencies in which you had significant litigative experience and describe the type of experience and your specific role. . 100. I have appaared before the National Labor Relations Board, the Federal TradeCommission, the Chicago Censor Board, the Illi- nois Industrial Commission (which hears Workmen's Compensation cases), the Chicago Zoning Board, the Illinois Fair Employment Practices Commission and various licensing commissions in I1li- nois, California, New York, Puerto Rico and Jamaica. In all these cases, I was the lead counsel except in Puerto Rico and Jamaica where I participated with local counsel in handling the matters. Summarize your legal experience prior to the foregoing five-year period, indicating as to that period the nature of your practice using Paragraph 4 above as a guide to the type of information we are seeking. Prior to the last five years (and during the period that I was not a member of Congress), I appeared regularly in court and before administrative agencies. Approximately 35% was in federal courts, approximately 40% was before administrative agencies. Approximately 90% of the litigation was civil. During those early years, I tried approximately 50 cases, handled approximately 50 appeals and had approximately 150 cases before administrative agencies. Experience in litigation and before quasi-judicial bodies (include pre-trial motion practice, etc.). a) Destibe at least five of the most significant litigated matters which you personally handled in appellate courts or before administrative agencies and give the citations, if the cases were reported. Give a capsule summary of the substance of each case, and a succinct statement of what you believe to be the particular significance of the case. Identify the party or parties whom you represented; describe in detail the nature of your participation in the litigation and the final disposition of the case. Also, state as to each case, the dates of the litigation, the name of the court(s) and the judge(s) by whom the case was heard and decided, and the individual name, address and telephone numbers of co-counsel and of counsel for each of the other parties. 1) Leader vs. Cullerton involved a petition for fees arising
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