Rich Lenkov
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Member of CLM Since: 2009
Nominated By Gregory Fruhauff
CLM Committees
- Casualty & Risk Management
- Conference
CLM Contributions
- Speaker - 2011 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2012 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2012 Ohio Event
- Speaker - 2012 Worker's Compensation Conference
- Speaker - 2013 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2013 Workers' Compensation Conference
- Speaker - 2014 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2014 Annual Conference TEST FOR ANDROID
- Speaker - 2014 Retail, Restaurant & Hospitality Conference
- Speaker - 2014 Workers' Compensation Conference
- Speaker - 2015 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2015 Insurance Fraud & Workers' Compensation Conference
- Speaker - 2015 Retail, Restaurant & Hospitality Conference
- Speaker - 2016 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2017 CLM & Business Insurance Workers Compensation Conference
- Speaker - 2018 CLM & Business Insurance Workers Compensation Conference
- Speaker - 2019 CLM Workers Compensation Conference
- Speaker - 2020 CLM Workers Compensation and Retail, Restaurant & Hospitality Conference
- Speaker - Litigation 101
- Speaker - Negotiation Strategies 2.0
Articles
Practice Areas
- Insurance Coverage
- Product Liability
- Workers' Compensation
- Medicare
- Claims Management
- Fraud / SIU
- Employment Liability/Litigation
- Professional Liability
- Premises Liability
Biography
Rich Lenkov brings a killer instinct and unparalleled focus to representing his clients. He partners closely with his clients, ranging from Fortune 50 Corporations to small businesses, to achieve successful litigation outcomes.
Selected to the 2013 Illinois Super Lawyers List (given to no more than 5% of lawyers in Illinois), named Leading Lawyer from 2012-2014 and honored by SEAK as one of the 50 Most Influential People In Workers’ Compensation, Rich enjoys the respect of his peers. He is also a frequent lecturer and involved in a number of national organizations, including:Claims and Litigation Management Alliance – Chicago Chapter President RIMS Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel Illinois Retail Merchants Association Foodservice Industry Risk Management Association Workers’ Compensation Defense Institute
Rich is also very involved in his community, including serving on the Board of Visitors for the Northern Illinois University College of Law, as Local School Counsel Chairperson for Agassiz Elementary School and on the Advisory Board of Legal Prep Charter Academy, Chicago’s only legal-themed charter school. Rich was recently honored as NIU School of Law Alumnus of the Year.
Licensure
Illinois Supreme CourtU.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisEducationJ.D., Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, 1995B.A., McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1992 Professional Memberships & AssociationsAgassiz Elementary School, Local School Council (Chairperson)Canada-US Business Council ChicagoCentral Ohio Self-Insurers AssociationChicago Claims AssociationClaims Association of Greater ChicagoCity Club of ChicagoCook County Mandatory Arbitration Program Panel (Chairperson)Claims and Litigation Management Alliance – President, Greater Chicago ChapterDefense Research InstituteDuPage County Bar AssociationFoodservice Industry Risk Management AssociationIllinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel Illinois Chamber of CommerceIllinois Manufacturers' AssociationIllinois Retail Merchants AssociationIllinois State Bar AssociationIllinois Workers’ Compensation Lawyers AssociationNational Retail & Restaurant Defense AssociationNorthern Illinois Adjusters AssociationNorthern Illinois University College of Law Board of VisitorsRisk & Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)Workers’ Compensation Claims AssociationWorkers’ Compensation Defense Institute
Education
No information available.
Admissions/Licenses
- Bar Admissions: IL, IL