Biography

Mark Wilcox has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance coverage, litigation, and trial areas, concentrating in counseling and litigation for financial services companies, corporations and individuals. Much of Mark’s career has involved the representation of financial services companies and their representatives/agents, as well as lawyers, accountants, employee benefit plan consultants, third-party administrators, real estate agents, title agents, other professionals and their principals and/or liability insurers. He has served as national supervisory claims and insurance coverage counsel for both insurer and self-insured clients.

Mark has drafted, interpreted, counseled about and/or litigated the policy wordings of first party, fidelity/criminal, life/health, property/casualty, professional indemnity and medical malpractice policies; and represents self-insureds and insurers on first-and third-party insurance issues. He also has experience in construction and architects and engineers claims, and has represented clients in accreditation matters before private, state and federal administrative tribunals.

Mark has tried insurance, contract, personal injury, professional liability and criminal cases to verdict. He has also tried matters before the National Labor Relations Board and has handled other labor, employment practices and wage/hour matters before the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Illinois Human Rights Commission, and the Illinois Department of Labor.

A frequent author and speaker on insurance coverage, professional liability and litigation/trial topics before bar, financial service industry and trade groups, Mark is listed in Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in Finance and Industry, Who’s Who In America, and Illinois Super Lawyers.

Practice Areas

Insurance
Litigation
Policy Drafting
Audits - Insurance
Financial Institutions
Professional Liability/Errors & Omissions
First Party Practice

Courts

Illinois, 1976
Texas, 2008
U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois, 1976
U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois Trial Bar, 1982
U.S. Court of Appeals (7th Circuit), 1987
U.S. Supreme Court, 1989
Pro hac admission in various state and federal courts.

Professional and Community Organizations

American Bar Association
— Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
  — Fidelity & Surety Law Committee
  — Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee
  — Life Insurance Law Committee
  — Professionals Officers’ and Directors’ Liability Committee
American Bar Foundation, Fellow
American Society of CLU and ChFC
Chicago Bar Association - Insurance Law Committee
Chicago Lions Rugby Football Club, Player, Referee, Supporter
Defense Research Institute
International Special Olympics, Swimming Venue Official
Irving Park YMCA, Board of Directors, Former Chair
Lane Technical High School Alumni Association, Life Member
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors
National Association of Life Underwriters
No Bats Baseball Club, Hall of Fame
Northwestern University School of Law Alumni Association
Notre Dame Club of Chicago, Former Governor
Notre Dame National Monogram Club, Former Director
Professional Liability Underwriting Society
Society of Financial Service Professionals
State Bar of Texas - Insurance Law Section
Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago
Trinity United Methodist Church, Former Trustee
University of Notre Dame Alumni Association
YMCA of Chicago, Board of Trustees, Vice President
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, Board of Managers, Executive Committee
Y-ME Cancer Support Group, Volunteer Legal Consultant, Speaker

Education

University of Notre Dame, B.B.A. Finance and Business Economics, 1973, High Honors
  • Beta Gamma Sigma, Athletic Monogram Winner
Northwestern University, J.D., 1976
  • Moot Court
The American College, CLU, 1979
The American College, ChFC, 1992