DeBofsky & Associates
200 W Madison St. Suite 2670
Chicago, IL 60606
312-561-4040 debofsky.com
Attorney Mark DeBofsky is a member of the firm as well as an adjunct professor of law at John Marshall Law School. He is a prolific author who has written many journal articles and has been a regular columnist for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin since 2004. Mark DeBofsky is also an annual contributor to the 2014 Edition of the ERISA Survey of Federal Circuits published by the American Bar Association and served for many years as a senior editor of Employee Benefits Law published by Bloomberg. Mark DeBofsky is also a frequent speaker and has lectured at conferences sponsored by many organizations, including the American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the Illinois State Bar Association, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Chicago Bar Association and LexisNexis/Mealey's. Many of his cases have resulted in precedent setting decisions issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits. In 2008, he was nominated as a finalist for LexisNexis' Insurance Law Center Policyholder Attorney of the Year award. Attorney DeBofsky is proud to have been recognized by his peers in the legal profession with the coveted AV® PreeminentTM Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®. He was named a Super Lawyer in Employee Benefits/ERISA in every year since 2009, and since 2011, he has been listed among the Top 100 Lawyers in the State of Illinois and among the Top 10 in Illinois in 2017. Recently, the National Trial Lawyers has named him one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the State of Illinois. He has also been ranked by the Leading Lawyers Network.
Areas of Practice
Bad Faith Insurance
Disability Insurance
Health Insurance
Pension and other retirement and deferred compensation claims and litigation
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Long Term Care Insurance (LTC)
Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance (AD&D)
Litigation & Appeals
Employee Benefits
Education
University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois
Juris Doctor - 1980
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Bachelor of Arts - 1977
Honors: With Honors and High Distinction
Major: History
Honors and Awards
Top 10 Leading Plaintiff's Employment Lawyers in Leading Lawyers Magazine - Consumer Edition 2016
One of the Top 100 Super Lawyers, 2014
Martindale-Hubbell “AV†rating (Highest)
Top 100 lawyer in the State of Illinois by Illinois Super Lawyers, 2009- Present
Top Ten Illinois Plaintiff's Employment Attorneys by the Leading Lawyers Network
Top Ten Illinois Social Security Disability Attorneys
2013 Top Rated Midwest Lawyer, American Lawyer Media and MartindaleHubbell
2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Insurance Law, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell
The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2012
American Academy of Trial Attorneys – Premier 100
Finance Monthly, Law Awards 2011, ERISA Firm of the Year, USA
Illinois Super Lawyer – Employee Benefits/ERISA, 2005- Present
“Leading Lawyer†by Leading Lawyers Network (Illinois) – Top Ten Plaintiff’s Employment Lawyer and Top Ten Social Security Disability Lawyer, 2012
Finalist - LEXIS/NEXIS Insurance Law Center Person of the Year 2008, Policyholder Attorney of the Year
Fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel – Inducted 2005
Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Recipient of Pro Bono Leader Award, Equip for Equality
Center for Disability and Elder Law – Volunteer Recognition
Top 10 Super Lawyer in Illinois, 2017
Professional Associations and Memberships
American Association for Justice, Member
Illinois State Bar Association, Member
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
American Bar Foundation, Fellow
American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives, Member
American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Member
Chicago Bar Association, Chairman, Lawyer Referral Service Committee, 1986 - 1987
Chicago Bar Association, Chairman, Social Security Law Committee, 1990 - 1991
Chicago Bar Association, Secretary, Insurance Law Committee, 1992 - Present