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Joseph B. Carini, III, is a vice president at Johnson & Bell, Ltd., and also serves as the firm's data security officer. He is co-chair of the Construction group. He concentrates his practice in construction litigation and general negligence. He has extensive experience defending owners, project managers, general contractors, architects, engineers, and subcontractors in construction litigation involving personal injury accidents and construction defect and design disputes. He also defends contractors and municipalities in litigation involving accidents arising out of highway construction, signage, and signal maintenance.
Mr. Carini serves as an emergency on-site presence for catastrophic accident investigations. He also conducts risk management seminars for managers and workers, addresses insurance coverage issues, and provides contract review services. Mr. Carini is a certified litigation management professional, having completed his certification at the Litigation Management Institute at Columbia Law School in New York. His success as a trial attorney has been recognized by his peers, who have honored him with an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and election to the Chicago Society of Trial Lawyers, and American Board of Trial Advocates. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyer and as a Leading Lawyer in Illinois.
Co-Presenter, "The Brave New World of Prevention Through Design," ALFA International Construction Practice Group Regional, Detroit, MI, April 2023
Presenter, "Genetics' Growing Interaction with the Law - Scanning the Legal Landscape: The Discoverability and Admissibility of Genetic Evidence in Civil Litigation", June 30, 2021
Panelist, ALFA International Construction Seminar, "Is Your Job Site Hazard Analysis Putting the Company at Risk?", July 25-27, 2018 Alberta, Canada
Moderator, ALFA International Construction Practice Group Seminar, "Undocumented Workers in the Workforce", July 27-28, 2016, Racho Palos Verdes, California
Moderator, ALFA Construction Practice Group Seminar, "Lee'ding the Way to a Greener Tomorrow: Leed V4 and its Impact On Building Design", July 30-August 1, 2015, Asheville, North Carolina
Speaker, "Pinch Hitting: Choosing the Best Expert for Your Construction Case," Spring Symposium hosted by the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel and Illinois Insurance Association, Chicago, IL, April 4, 2014
Speaker, ALFA Construction Law Practice Group Seminar, “Product Failure Claims in Construction”, July 25-27, 2012
Speaker, “Accident Investigation Techniques Helpful to Defending Litigation”, Builders Association of Greater Chicago, Contractor Safety Forum, November 2011
Speaker, “Selection Use and Management of Expert Witnesses”, Council on Litigation Management, July 2011
Speaker, “Avoiding and Resolving Construction Disputes”, The International Association of Claims Professionals, June 2011
Program Chair and Speaker, Anatomy of a Case, Chicago ALFA Seminar
Speaker, "Jury Selection from the Defense Perspective", Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Speaker, “Techniques to Minimize Exposure,” ALFA Seminar on Accident & OSHA Investigation
"Modifications to Form Contract and Construction Manager's Conduct Collapses Defense." Client Advisory, November 8, 2013
United States Court of Appeals for Seventh Circuit Affirms OSHA Citation Based on Evidence That While Considered "Substantial" Was Neither Precise, Actual, Nor Considerable, Johnson & Bell Construction Newsletter, Winter 2013
Targeted Tenders and Horizontal Exhaustion
OSHA Increases Penalties, Johnson & Bell, Ltd. Construction Law Alert, Fall 2010
Co-Author ALFA Construction Law Compendium
