Garth Madison

Bar Admissions

• Illinois (May 2004)
• District of Columbia (Dec. 2002) (inactive)
• Virginia (May 2002) (inactive)
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (2007)
• U.S. District Courts:
  • Eastern District of Virginia (2002)
  • Western District of Virginia (2002)
  • Northern District of Illinois (2004)
  • Central District of Illinois (2004)

Experience

• Litigation Attorney - CNA Insurance
    Chicago, IL, 2017-2019
• Chief Legal Counsel and Ethics Officer - Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
    Springfield, IL, 2011-2016
• Litigation and Appellate Attorney - Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
    Peoria, IL, 2004-2011
• Associate - Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
    Washington, D.C., 2001-2003

Education

• J.D., Duke University School of Law, 2001
• B.S., Duke University, 1998

Organizations

• Northbrook Community Choir
• Springdale Cemetery Management Authority - Board Member and Secretary
• Duke Alumni Admissions Program
• Abraham Lincoln Court - Member
• Junior Chamber of Commerce - Former Board Member and VP
• Biltmore Heights Neighborhood Association - Past President
• City of Peoria Community Garden Initiative - Founding Member
• Peoria Wilds - Board Member

Background

Garth Madison has been practicing law for 20 years. He obtained his J.D. and B.S. from Duke University, and began his career in Washington, D.C., before returning to Illinois. He lives in Chicago with his wife and three children.