Six HeplerBroom Attorneys Contribute to State Legal Defense Journal

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LaDonna Boeckman
Making the complex simple and understandable drives the way LaDonna L. Boeckman works with medical professionals and other clients in the healthcare industry. It’s also how she explains complex medical concepts to juries of lay people at trial. Drawing on her keen appreciation for research and leaving no stone unturned, she uses the information uncovered to shape the defense of hospitals, long-term care facilities, and medical providers and to craft a message to the triers of fact and law.
Irina Y. Dmitrieva
Irina Y. Dmitrieva is a highly experienced appellate litigator with more than 20 years of success at the federal and state appellate court levels. She has represented both private clients and governmental entities. Clients and trial lawyers value her meticulous attention to the facts of each case, her deep understanding of the governing legal principles, and her ability to formulate novel legal arguments to address each client’s individual needs.
James P. DuChateau
James P. DuChateau concentrates his practice exclusively on insurance coverage, with an emphasis on first-party property for both commercial and personal lines. For the last 15 years, he has counseled carriers throughout the country on high exposure claims and coverage issues including appraisal, arson, business interruption, collapse, coinsurance, intentional acts, ordinance and law, insurable interest, mortgagee and loss payee rights, assignment of benefits, vandalism, late notice, vacancy, and all manner of questions surrounding direct physical loss.
Joseph A. Fay
Humility and compassion drive Joseph A. Fay’s practice in the defense of insurance coverage, fraud, bad faith, commercial and general liability, and catastrophic injury matters.
John C. Hanson
John C. Hanson's litigation practice centers largely around the defense of personal injury, commercial and residential property taxation, insurance law, election law, and governmental matters.
Kelly M. Libbra
Kelly M. Libbra defends a diverse range of companies—from Fortune 500 companies to small, local businesses—against premises and product litigation claims. She uses her excellent oral and written advocacy skills to assist product manufacturers, premises owners, suppliers, and employers in navigating complex multi-party toxic tort cases. Her goal is to reduce her clients’ exposures and resolve claims in a cost-effective manner.

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The latest issue of IDC Quarterly (the professional journal of the Illinois Defense Counsel) includes features, articles, and regular columns by six HeplerBroom attorneys.

The attorneys and their contributions: 

LaDonna Boeckman

Irina Dmitrieva

James DuChateau and Joseph Fay

John Hanson

Kelly Libbra

Boeckman, a partner in the firm’s Chicago office, focuses her practice on defending medical and dental professionals, as well as healthcare law and premises liability matters. She is currently a “Medical Malpractice/Healthcare Law” columnist for IDC Quarterly.

Dmitrieva, a partner in the firm’s Chicago office, is an appellate litigator who represents both private clients and governmental entities in federal and state appellate courts. She is currently the “Appellate Practice Corner” columnist for IDC Quarterly.

DuChateau, a partner in the firm’s Chicago office, concentrates his practice exclusively on insurance coverage, with an emphasis on first-party property for both commercial and personal lines. He is a regular contributor to IDC Quarterly.

Fay, an associate in the firm’s Chicago office, focuses his practice on insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, as well as high exposure personal injury and property damage litigation. This is his second feature article for IDC Quarterly.

Hanson, an associate in the firm’s Edwardsville office, focuses his litigation practice on the defense of personal injury, commercial and residential property taxation, governmental, and election law matters. He is currently the “Supreme Court Watch” columnist for IDC Quarterly.

Libbra, a partner in the firm’s Edwardsville office, focuses her practice on the defense of asbestos, premises and products liability, and toxic tort matters. She is Chair of the Illinois Defense Counsel Toxic Tort Committee and regularly contributes to IDC Quarterly.

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