A. Mark O’Danovich is a partner at Freeman Mathis & Gary. His primary practice is defending product liability, construction, transportation liability, premises liability and motor vehicle cases in Illinois and Indiana. He has successfully tried, mediated and arbitrated high-exposure cases on behalf of individuals and corporations in state and federal courts in Illinois and Indiana.
Mr. O’Danovich has litigated multiple cases on behalf of commercial transportation companies and construction companies, both large and small, involving catastrophic injuries. In the product liability area, he has litigated cases on behalf of domestic and foreign companies involving batteries, mastic removers, various acids, fireworks, industrial baghouse dust collectors at steel mills, refractory, carrying strap assemblies, thermostats for grain bins, and other manufacturing equipment. He also defends design professionals, owners and contractors in design and construction defect claims, as well as injury claims arising from construction site accidents. Mr. O’Danovich has tried numerous cases to verdict in Illinois and Indiana.
In 2013, he was selected by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin as one of the “40 Illinois Lawyers Under 40 to Watch”. In 2019 – 2024, he was selected for inclusion in Illinois Super Lawyers.Mr. O’Danovich has argued before the Illinois Appellate Court for the First District in Chraca v. U.S. Battery Manufacturing, et al 24 N.E.3d 183 (1st Dist. 2014).