{"id":2345,"date":"2026-03-03T15:10:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/?page_id=2345"},"modified":"2026-03-03T15:18:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:18:25","slug":"mark-ruda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/?page_id=2345","title":{"rendered":"Mark Ruda"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2345\" class=\"elementor elementor-2345\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b6b2ece elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b6b2ece\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-522fa153\" data-id=\"522fa153\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e5369d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e5369d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-942fd4f\" data-id=\"942fd4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1310e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f1310e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37d8e8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37d8e8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mark B. Ruda<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a8cfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30a8cfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Partner<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a75f4db elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a75f4db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-695cfe6 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"695cfe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">O | 312.786.4600<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:mruda@mokblaw.com\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">mruda@mokblaw.com<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b3aa129 elementor-section-content-top elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b3aa129\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fc67872 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1fc67872\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcae348 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dcae348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mark-Ruda-Bio-Photo-2026.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2347\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mark-Ruda-Bio-Photo-2026.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mark-Ruda-Bio-Photo-2026-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a59287d elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"a59287d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33e6414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33e6414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a977587 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a977587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mark Ruda is a Partner at O\u2019Connor &amp; Battle, LLP, having joined the firm after years serving as Managing Partner of a premier litigation boutique in the Chicagoland area. Mr. Ruda is a trial attorney with decades of experience trying myriad cases across various practice areas. His practice focuses on personal injury defense, civil litigation, first party property litigation, insurance fraud, insurance coverage, professional malpractice and appellate law. His practice also includes representing insurance carriers during the claim process as to coverage and SIU issues, defending insurance carriers in breach of contract, bad faith, coverage claims, uninsured and underinsured motorist claims.<\/p><p>His trial experience is immeasurable, securing defense verdicts, favorable verdicts, settlements, summary judgments for the defense and dismissals for various insurers throughout his career. Mr. Ruda has successfully tried to verdict over 50 cases in Cook, DuPage, Lake, Will, McHenry, Grundy, DeKalb and Madison counties in Illinois, and successfully defended and prosecuted appeals in both Illinois and the federal courts.<\/p><p>Mr. Ruda is widely recognized for his deep and vast expertise collaborating with insurance carriers with respect to general liability, SIU as well as arson matters. Mr. Ruda is a frequent speaker on a variety of topics with certain professional organizations, including the International Association of Special Investigative Units (IASIU), Property Loss Research Bureau (PLRB), Insurance Committee on Arson Control (ICAC), and individual insurance carriers.\u00a0<\/p><p>The Law Bulletin Publishing Company has designated Mr. Ruda as one of Illinois\u2019 \u201cLeading Lawyers\u201d in both personal injury and toxic tort defense law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e222402 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e222402\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f8c5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63f8c5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practice Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b434b3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b434b3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/?page_id=445\">Medical Malpractice<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/?page_id=573\">Insurance Defense<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/?page_id=575\">Commercial Litigation<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/?page_id=579\">General Tort Litigation\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f8c344 elementor-section-content-top elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f8c344\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5335b99 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5335b99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e5211e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e5211e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mark-Ruda-Bio-Photo-2026.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2347\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mark-Ruda-Bio-Photo-2026.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mark-Ruda-Bio-Photo-2026-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddadf26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddadf26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practice Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27db406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27db406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/?page_id=445\">Medical Malpractice<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/?page_id=573\">Insurance Defense<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/?page_id=575\">Commercial Litigation<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/?page_id=579\">General Tort Litigation\u00a0<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ea3620 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6ea3620\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7c4d12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7c4d12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c3a11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27c3a11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mark Ruda is a Partner at O\u2019Connor &amp; Battle, LLP, having joined the firm after years serving as Managing Partner of a premier litigation boutique in the Chicagoland area. Mr. Ruda is a trial attorney with decades of experience trying myriad cases across various practice areas. His practice focuses on personal injury defense, civil litigation, first party property litigation, insurance fraud, insurance coverage, professional malpractice and appellate law. His practice also includes representing insurance carriers during the claim process as to coverage and SIU issues, defending insurance carriers in breach of contract, bad faith, coverage claims, uninsured and underinsured motorist claims.<\/p><p>His trial experience is immeasurable, securing defense verdicts, favorable verdicts, settlements, summary judgments for the defense and dismissals for various insurers throughout his career. Mr. Ruda has successfully tried to verdict over 50 cases in Cook, DuPage, Lake, Will, McHenry, Grundy, DeKalb and Madison counties in Illinois, and successfully defended and prosecuted appeals in both Illinois and the federal courts.<\/p><p>Mr. Ruda is widely recognized for his deep and vast expertise collaborating with insurance carriers with respect to general liability, SIU as well as arson matters. Mr. Ruda is a frequent speaker on a variety of topics with certain professional organizations, including the International Association of Special Investigative Units (IASIU), Property Loss Research Bureau (PLRB), Insurance Committee on Arson Control (ICAC), and individual insurance carriers.\u00a0<\/p><p>The Law Bulletin Publishing Company has designated Mr. Ruda as one of Illinois\u2019 \u201cLeading Lawyers\u201d in both personal injury and toxic tort defense law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b62180a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b62180a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0904444\" data-id=\"0904444\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73cbcf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"73cbcf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1211\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1211\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Admissions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1211\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1211\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Illinois<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Illinois Supreme Court\u00a0<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trial Bar, Northern District of Illinois<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1212\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1212\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Education<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1212\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1212\"><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">J.D. | w<em>ith high honors<\/em>, Chicago-Kent College of Law <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B.A. |\u00a0<em>with distinction,\u00a0<\/em> Loyola University of Chicago<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cb75fa\" data-id=\"3cb75fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d90c62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"3d90c62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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400;\">CBA | Chicago Bar Association,<em> Member<\/em><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">IADTC | Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">DRI | Defense Research Institute<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">DCBA | Du Page County Bar Association<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark B. Ruda Partner O | 312.786.4600 mruda@mokblaw.com About Mark Ruda is a Partner at O\u2019Connor &amp; Battle, LLP, having joined the firm after years serving as Managing Partner of a premier litigation boutique in the Chicagoland area. Mr. Ruda is a trial attorney with decades of experience trying myriad cases across various practice areas. 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