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Mark R. Kurz

Partner

Phone:

(618) 277 - 9000 Ext. 2251

Email:

Address:

5000 West Main Street

P.O. Box 23560

Belleville, IL 62223

Biography

Mark has had success trying Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) jury cases against his railroad clients in jurisdictions across the country. He is recognized for his knowledge of the liability and medical issues involved in asbestos exposure cases.

 

Mark has been involved in cases and trials in Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan and Wisconsin. In addition to the many cases and trial involving toxic exposure, Mark has a general litigation defense practice on behalf of railroads, corporations and insurers.

 

Mark has handled numerous railroad crossing cases, FELA traumatic cases and FELA cumulative trauma cases. Mark is respected as a seasoned trial attorney, a true professional.  

 

Away from his practice, Mark is a family man who spends his free hours with his wife and three sons. He is a huge sports fan. The St. Louis Baseball Cardinals are his favorite, but the Green Bay Packers and the University of Illinois Fighting Illini basketball team are close seconds. Mark and his family reside in suburban St. Louis.  

Practice Area

  • Insurance Defense 

  • Trucking Defense 

  • Railroad Defense 

  • Toxic Tort Defense 

  • Employment Law 

  • Construction Law 

  • Products Liability Defense 

  • Class Action Defense 

  • Litigation and Appeals 

Education
  • University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign Illinois 

    • Juris Doctorate 

  • Marquette University 

    • B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Professional Associations & Memberships
  • The Illinois State Bar Association 

  • The Missouri Bar Association 

  • The Kentucky Bar Association 

  • The Tennessee Bar Association 

  • The St. Clair County Bar Association 

  • National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (NARTC) 

    • NARTC Executive Committee 

    • NARTC Programing Committee 

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois 

  • Missouri 

  • Tennessee 

  • Kentucky 

  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois 

  • U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois 

  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois 

  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri 

  • U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit 

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Offices

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Memphis, TN​

Chicago, IL

Belleville, IL

St. Louis, MO

(901) 521 - 2860
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