As the firm founder and manager, Madeleine Weldon-Linne sets the tone of defense
collaboration with
the client to strengthen the defense. Ms. Weldon-Linne has over 25 years of experience in
the court room
defending complex tort cases including medical malpractice and personal injury claims.
Madeleine is
a member of the Illinois and Wisconsin Bars. A graduate of Northwestern University (B.A.
l975),
Madeleine was the Valedictorian of her law school class (DePaul College of Law, l981). An
extensively
published author and presenter. In 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, Madeleine was named as a Super
Lawyer
in the area of Civil Litigation Defense. Super Lawyers are the top five percent of
attorneys in each state who
are chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law and Politics. Peer
nominations and
evaluations are combined with third party research. Each
candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer
recognition and professional achievement. Selections
are made on an annual, state-by-state basis.
An article described Weldon-Linne & Vogt's formation and
philosophy was published in the DePaul
University College of Law Magazine, "Dialogue" entitled "Civil Excellence:
DePaul Personal
Injury Litigators".
Areas
of Practice
Education
- Northwestern
University (B.A. Biological Sciences 1975)
- DePaul
University College of Law (J.D. 1981-Validictorian)
-
Law Review Editorial Board
1980-1981
-
Moot Court Team 1980-1981
-
Extern for Federal Judge
James Moran 1981
-
Extern for U.S. Attorney, Civil Division, Summer
1979
Admissions,
Activities & Memberships
- State Bar of
Illinois-1981
- State Bar of
Wisconsin-1985
- Federal Trial Bar
Northern District of Illinois-1981
- Women’s
Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
- National Association
of Minority and Woman Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF)
- American
Bar Association
- Defense
Research Institute-Member of DRI Diversity Committee
Recognitions/Awards
- Special
Assistant to the Illinois Attorney General
- Illinois
SuperLawyer 2007, 2008
- Who’s
Who in American Law 2001-2008
- “Civil
Excellence: DePaul Personal Injury Litigators,” Dialogue, DePaul University
College of Law Magazine, 2001.
- Valedictorian-DePaul
University College of Law-1981
Articles,
Publications & Presentations
- “Whose Witness Am I Anyway? Adverse
and Direct Examination” (In Press).
- “Legal Affairs: 10 Points to
Remember for a Deposition” CorrectCare Winter 2008.
- Book Review: Perspectives in Biology and
Medicine, John Hopkins University Press 2000.
- “Managed Health Care:
Some Legal Issues and Theories”, Chicago Medicine, Vol. 94, No. 20
(October 21, 1991).
- “The Ideal Physician
Defendant”, Chicago Medicine, Vol. 93. No. 14 (July
21, 1990).
- “AIDS Virus
Antibody Testing: Issues of Informed Consent and Patient Confidentiality”, IL Bar Journal, Vol.
75, No. 4, Page 206 (Dec. 1986).
- “Title IX: No longer an Empty Promise Cannon v. University of Chicago”,
29 DePaul Law Review 263 (1979).
- Civil Rights Mock Trial Presentation, National Commission on Correctional
Health Care (Summer, 2004).
- Orthodontic Associates and Dentists’ Advantage, “You Be The Judge”
Mock Trial and Risk Management Seminar, 2002.
- University of Illinois Graduate School of Public Health: “Legal Issues in
Complementary and Alternative Medicine", 2002.
- West Suburban Medical Center Ground Rounds: “Complementary and Alternative
Medicine: Legal Issues”, 2001.
- Provident Hospital Emergency Physicians Conference: “Charting Your Defense:
The Emergency Department Medical Record, 1997.
- Illinois Society of Podiatrists Conference: “The Team Approach to Risk
Management and Litigation”. 1996.
Verdicts
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