Mark L. Evans

Experience 

Mark has built his practice around meeting the legal needs of businesses and individuals as they arise. Mark has gained valuable experience around insurance issues, including litigating insurance coverage disputes, bad faith claims, and insurance producer negligence and regulatory matters. Mark also has substantial experience in real estate litigation, including commercial and residential lease disputes, construction disputes, and building code enforcement. Mark also regularly assists small businesses with corporate and LLC formation, as well as litigation of disputes arising out of the operation of their businesses, including contract, employment, shareholder, membership, and partnership disputes.

In addition to his experience as a business advisor and litigator, Mark also represents individuals with respect to trust administration and fiduciary duty issues, probate and guardianship matters, and other personal and family disputes.

Mark has also successfully briefed and argued numerous appeals in the Appellate Courts of Illinois. Representative decisions include:

Am. Freedom Ins. Co. v. Garcia, 2021 IL App (1st) 200231
Rollin J. Soskin & Assocs. v. Bitoy, 2016 IL App (1st) 151557-U
Am. Serv. Ins. Co. v. Iousoupov, 2014 IL App (1st) 133771
Andrews v. Gonzalez, 2014 IL App (1st) 140342

Education

Loyola University Chicago, J.D., cum laude, 2007.

University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 2001.

Courts and Bar Admissions

Illinois

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Trial Bar, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Memberships and Activities

Illinois State Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association

Honors

2016-2017 Leading Lawyers Emerging Lawyer

Personal

In his spare time, Mark builds and plays guitars, and enjoys spending time with his wife and two children.