Attorney Charles Knell, Knell & Kelly L.L.C., Peoria, Illinois

Charles (Denne) Knell
Peoria, Illinois

Areas of Practice:: Trial Litigation for the Defense; Workers' Compensation; Employment Related Matters; Governmental Entities including Municipalities, Park Districts; School Districts, Police and Fire Liability; Premises Liability; Auto and Trucking Litigation; Appellate Practice in State and Federal Court Systems; Civil Rights

Bar Admissions:: Illinois, 1976; U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1976; U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1976

Education:: Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1975
J.D.; University of Illinois, 1973
B.A.
Honors: High Honors

Representative Cases:: McCuen v. Peoria Park District, 643 NE2d 778 (S.Ct. 1994); Kerker v. Elbert, 634 NE2d 482 (1984); Wolland v. Industrial Commission, 434 N.E.2d 1132 (Ill. 1982); R.A. Cullinan & Sons, Inc. v. Industrial Commission, 549 NE2d 805 (1990); Village of Oreana v. Industrial Commission, 289 Ill. App.3d, 682 NE2d 1158 (1997); Maskel v. Industrial Commission; Blake v. Industrial Commission; Stark v. Industrial Commission; Cook v. Industrial Commission, 596 NE2d 746 (1992); R.A. Cullinan & Sons, Inc. v. Industrial Commission, 575 NE2d 1240 (1991); Gallianetti v. Industrial Commission; Maxwell v. Industrial Commission (3rd District 2003)

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Lecturer, Peoria County Continuing Legal Education Committee; Lecturer, Illlinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education; Lecturer, Central Illinois RIMS Association; Lecturer, Employers Association of Illinois; Lecturer, Lorman Education Services; Lecturer, National Business Institute, Inc.; Lecturer, Workers' Compensation Self-Insured Trust and Illinois School District Agency Property Casualty Programs; Lecturer, Council on Education in Management

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Peoria County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Greater Peoria Claims Association; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Illinois Workers' Compensation Association; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Bar Association; Chicago Bar Association; Rules Committee Illinois Industrial Commission; Abraham Lincoln Inns of Court Master; St. Jude Midwest Affiliate Board of Directors, 1978 - 1990; St. Jude Midwest Affiliate, 1988 - 1990; President; Bradley University NCCA Division I Academic Integrity Committee, 2001; Bradley University Chiefs Club; Leading Lawyers Network Illinois