Charles (Denne) Knell Peoria, Illinois
| phone | 309-740-9115 866-958-5843 (Toll Free) |
| fax | 309-655-1535 |
| Email Me | |
- 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, Illinois 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 Bar Association
- 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
- Illinois State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Alpha Tau Omega
