John Joseph Malm

J.D., cum laude, Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana, 1993

Articles Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review; Justice, Valparaiso University Moot Court Executive Board; Member, Valparaiso University Moot Court Society; and Member, Hon. Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Team.

B.A., Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1988

Illinois, 1993

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1993

John Malm has previously been admitted pro hac vice in individual cases in Alaska, New Mexico, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Texas.

John proudly serves clients in DuPage County, Kane County, Cook County, Will County, Kendall County, LaSalle County, DeKalb County and throughout Illinois.

Illinois Super Lawyers, SuperLawyers, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014.

Illinois State Bar Association

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association

DuPage County Bar Association

Kane County Bar Association

Will County Bar Association

In Re the Estate of Ann L. Cuneo, 334 Ill.App.3d 594, 780 N.E.2d 325 (2nd Dist. 2002).

Nicholson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co., No. 2-08-0639 (filed 3/23/10; corrected 4/14/10) (2nd Dist. 2010). See section 143a--2 of the Illinois Insurance Code [215 ILCS 5/143a--2 (West 1998)].

Confronting the "Contacts Sports" Rule in Sports Injury Litigation against Organizational Defendants, ITLA Journal, Volume 18, No. 2, Summer 2016.

Anatomy of a Disputed Documents Case, Estate Planning & Probate Section MCLE Meeting, DCBA, April 12, 2016.

Reviewing Medical Records and Bills for Injury Litigation, Paralegal Studies, College of DuPage, 2014.

In 1992, John joined the law firm, Clausen Miller, P.C., as a summer associate and was welcomed as an associate attorney in 1993. At Clausen Miller, John represented plaintiffs in complex tort litigation in both state and federal court. John gained litigation experience successfully handling numerous catastrophic fire and explosion cases arising from defective & dangerous products and negligent design and construction.

In 1997, John was a founding partner of the Law Offices of Stime & Malm, a personal injury law firm concentrating his practice in bodily injury and wrongful death cases.

In 2001, The Law Offices of John J. Malm & Associates, a professional corporation, was established. The Naperville personal injury law firm continues to represent individuals and families who have suffered an injury or loss due to an accident. In 2013, the firm moved into its new offices in Naperville.

First, to provide my clients with the best professional service I can offer in seeking a meaningful recovery in their legal claim. Second, to preserve civility in the practice of law and in our courts. "I carefully prepare my cases to win, while maintaining my professionalism and treating my opponents the way I want to be treated. Throughout my career, adherence to the 'golden rule' has served my clients very well."

John accepts pro bono assignments as a member of the Trial Bar in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

John J. Malm's list of professional references from clients, opposing counsel and referring attorneys in the community are available upon request.