About Craig P.
Craig P. Mannarino earned his bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University in 1991 and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law in 1996. He was active in law school and is listed as a member of the DePaul Law Review. His academic path combined a liberal arts undergraduate education with three years of legal training in Chicago.
He began his legal career in the Chicago legal community in the late 1990s. Records show he joined Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz as a lawyer in 1997. Over the years he has remained associated with that firm and its divisions. In 2018 he is recorded as practicing at Mannarino & Brasfield, a division of Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz. He has practiced in Illinois throughout his career.
Mannarino’s professional affiliations reflect a career centered on courtroom work. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Chicago Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association. He serves on the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Board of Managers. He joined the American Board of Trial Advocates in 2010 and became a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers in 2016. Those memberships suggest sustained involvement in trial practice and professional exchange with other litigators.
Colleagues describe him as a lawyer who has built a practice over decades rather than someone who arrived at litigation recently. He has worked through different phases of firm organization, adapting to changes while keeping a steady presence in court-centered legal circles. His longevity at the same firm family indicates continuity in handling civil matters for clients in Illinois.
Outside of direct litigation, his memberships indicate participation in professional development and peer review. He continues to appear in the professional organizations that shape trial practice standards and ethical expectations for litigators in the state.
He practices at Mannarino & Brasfield, a Division of Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz. His current practice concentrates on civil trial litigation.
