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38 HeplerBroom Attorneys Named to 2020 List of Leading/Emerging Lawyers

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Alemayehu A. Ayanaw
Alemayehu A. Ayanaw
Alemayehu (Ali) Ayanaw specializes in complex business litigation, with a focus on asbestos, talc, and mass toxic tort matters as well as premises, retailer, and product liabilities cases. He has a proven track record of effectively advocating for manufacturers, retailers, and premises owners in large-scale toxic tort litigation, securing favorable results via motion practice and settlement negotiations. He is experienced in preparing for and defending clients in trials concerning lawsuits alleging asbestos exposure, whether as manufacturers of products or owners of premises.
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Beth A. Bauer
Beth A. Bauer
Whether representing Fortune 50 companies in high-stakes class or mass actions or a local non-profit needing help, Beth A. Bauer balances creative, tenacious advocacy with a calm, commanding demeanor. Clients benefit from her experience as an appellate clerk and practitioner as she strategizes from a broad perspective and gains intricate understanding of the details that make the difference.
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Brenda G. Baum
Brenda G. Baum
Brenda G. Baum focuses her practice on mass tort lawsuits involving products liability. Since 2001, she has represented product manufacturers, sellers, and premises defendants in thousands of cases pending in some of the most plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions in Illinois and Missouri, in addition to overseeing cases filed in other plaintiff-oriented jurisdictions such as California, Louisiana, New York, and others.
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Troy A. Bozarth
Troy A. Bozarth
Mr. Bozarth focuses his practice on trials involving complex commercial litigation matters, including Antitrust Law, Banking, Class Actions, Jones Act, Maritime Law, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, and Products & Agriculture.
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Matthew B. Champlin
Matthew B. Champlin
With over 20 years of litigation experience, Matthew B. Champlin emphasizes pragmatism, cost-effectiveness, and innovative problem-solving to secure the best possible outcomes for his clients in complex litigation matters.
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LaDonna Driver
LaDonna Driver
LaDonna Driver concentrates her practice in the area of environmental law involving air emission issues. She works closely with clients and technical consultants to understand facility processes and determine the appropriate application of regulatory and permit requirements to those processes.
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James P. Duchateau
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.
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Eric P. Hall
Eric P. Hall
Eric P. Hall leans upon his years of work developing and cross-examining experts to build unique and aggressive courtroom trial strategies. He has been first chair trial counsel in asbestos cases and other civil matters and is frequently called upon by clients across the country who trust his ability to deliver an organized and outstanding trial performance. As a past amateur boxer, he is no stranger to pressure and excels in courtrooms just as he did in the “squared circle.”
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Linda J. Hay
Linda J. Hay
Linda J. Hay has an unwavering commitment to the defense of professionals from claims of malpractice. Her experience and success defending clients in healthcare, dental, and legal malpractice cases provide an exceptional advantage at every turn.
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Larry E. Hepler
Larry E. Hepler
Larry E. Hepler focuses his practice on the defense of complex, multiparty civil cases and class actions involving a wide range of subjects, including all aspects of consumer fraud, personal injury, products liability, pharmaceutical, commercial, toxic torts, construction, and insurance litigation. He has represented clients in numerous jurisdictions, with a primary emphasis in Illinois and Missouri.
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Lance T. Jones
Lance T. Jones
Lance T. Jones is a trial attorney with a primary emphasis in litigation, including: Civil Rights, Construction, Employment, Environmental, Fraud, General Tort Liability, Labor, and Personal Injury
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George A. Kiser
George A. Kiser
George A. Kiser represents clients who have been sued for toxic tort exposures—including asbestos—in high-profile, high-volume jurisdictions. He has represented hundreds of clients with asbestos cases pending in Madison, Cook, and outlying Counties in Illinois as well as St. Louis, Missouri. He has been trial counsel in asbestos cases, negotiated settlements of asbestos cases, and prepared and argued trial motions.
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Daniel C. Lytle
Daniel C. Lytle
With nearly two decades of experience, Daniel C. Lytle has established a distinguished career as an attorney. He’s earned a reputation for his thoroughness, strategic thinking, and unwavering commitment to achieving favorable outcomes for his clients. His extensive trial experience and broad legal knowledge make him a trusted advocate in both straightforward and high-stakes legal matters.
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Theodore J. MacDonald, Jr.
Theodore J. MacDonald, Jr.
Theodore J. MacDonald, Jr., currently focuses his practice on mediation and alternative dispute resolution. He is a Certified Neutral for USDC Eastern District of Missouri and a member of the Approved Mediator Panel List for the USDC Southern District of Illinois.
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Gary A. Meadows
Gary A. Meadows
Gary A. Meadows is an experienced litigator who in 30+ years has handled a wide variety of complex litigation matters and appeals, including cases of: Professional Liability (including medical and legal malpractice), Insurance Coverage/Bad Faith, Personal Injury, Employment, and Class Actions.
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Eric W. Moch
Eric W. Moch
Eric W. Moch focuses his practice on the defense of claims involving insurance fraud, including medical provider fraud, organized activity and staged and caused losses, as well as first- and third-party coverage and bad faith defense. His insurance fraud practice entails the defense of insurers and their insureds against fraudulent claims at trial and the pursuit of civil recoveries for insurance clients, which has resulted in financial recoveries against fraud perpetrators.
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Michael P. Murphy
Michael P. Murphy
Michael P. Murphy is an experienced litigator who focuses on helping clients with environmental issues, both before and after a lawsuit is filed.
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Anne M. Oldenburg
Anne M. Oldenburg
Anne M. Oldenburg is a highly successful malpractice defense lawyer with extensive trial experience. The depth and breadth of her success at trial (mostly in Cook County, Illinois) is what her clients want and need. Her involvement in the defense of malpractice in and outside the courtroom has also solidified her role as a leader in her field, and she’s earned the respect of clients, the courts, her colleagues, and her opponents.
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Benjamin W. Powell
Benjamin W. Powell
Benjamin W. Powell specializes in the defense of a variety of claims, including: Product Liability, Personal Injury/Wrongful Death, Breach of Contract, Professional Liability, Insurance, and Trucking & Transportation.
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W. Jason Rankin
W. Jason Rankin
W. Jason Rankin focuses his practice on trials involving complex litigation matters, including class actions, pharmaceutical litigation, product liability, and insurance defense. He regularly represents clients in multi-million-dollar litigation relating to nationwide class actions and product liability claims. Mr. Rankin represents clients in both Illinois and Missouri and has obtained favorable jury verdicts and arbitration awards on behalf of the defendants.
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Michael Reda
Michael Reda
As the head of HeplerBroom’s 24-hour Emergency Response Team, Michael Reda knows what it takes to defend commercial trucking companies and their drivers. His calm presence helps diffuse the adrenaline that can be present at accident sites, and his ability to quickly gather the right investigators and accident reconstruction experts to the scene can be crucial in crafting a defense. He’s also experienced in handling the variety of claims plaintiffs' attorneys will make, encompassing everything from last-mile delivery to vehicle infotainment system data and negligent, hiring, training, and supervision claims.
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Anne B. Schmidt
Anne B. Schmidt
Anne B. Schmidt focuses her practice in the toxic tort area, including asbestos lawsuits involving products and premises liability.
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Aleen R. Tiffany
Aleen R. Tiffany
Aleen R. Tiffany focuses her practice in complex civil litigation and corporate construction matters, including: Construction Injury & Defect Litigation, Construction Contract & Risk Transfer, Complex Civil & Commercial Litigation, Commercial General Liability Coverage w/ Risk Transfer focus, and Mechanics’ Lien & Surety Bond Claims & Litigation.
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Stephanie W. Weiner
Stephanie W. Weiner
Stephanie W. Weiner defends personal injury cases. These are primarily in construction, premises, municipal and §1983 claims, and contractual matters, including risk transfer.
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Thomas H. Wilson
Thomas H. Wilson
Thomas H. Wilson is a trial attorney with a primary emphasis in the defense of: medical malpractice cases on behalf of physicians, hospitals, EMS, and other healthcare providers, employers and government officers/employees in employment and civil rights claims, and trustees, executors, and beneficiaries in trust and probate litigation.
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Dede K. Zupanci
Dede K. Zupanci
Dede J. Zupanci is a seasoned healthcare attorney who has exclusively practiced medical malpractice defense for over 20 years.
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HeplerBroom is proud to announce that 29 of the firm’s attorneys have been named to the 2020 list of Leading Lawyers. Additionally, 9 were named to the list of Emerging Lawyers.

Less than 5% of all lawyers licensed in each state receive the distinction of being named a Leading Lawyer, and only 2% of a state’s licensed lawyers are named an Emerging Lawyer. Nominees are initially selected based on ratings by their peers. To maintain the quality and credibility of these surveys, lawyers cannot nominate themselves or anyone at their own law firm. This initial set of nominees then undergoes a rigorous vetting of their practice experience and ethical standing. In the final selection process, nominees are reviewed by the Advisory Board. According to Law Bulletin Media, publisher of the lists, the diversity, quality, and public nature of each state’s Advisory Board has helped Leading Lawyers earn its reputation as the most trusted and respected resource to locate reputable, experienced lawyers.

HeplerBroom attorneys on the list of Leading Lawyers, with their respective practice areas, are:

EDWARDSVILLE OFFICE

Beth A. Bauer – class action/mass tort defense

Brenda G. Baum – products liability defense; toxic torts defense

Troy A. Bozarth – class action/mass tort defense; commercial litigation; personal injury defense: general; transportation defense, including aviation, FELA, and maritime

Gordon R. Broom – class action/mass tort defense; personal injury defense: general; products liability defense; professional malpractice defense, including legal, technical, and financial; toxic torts defense

Matthew B. Champlin – personal injury defense: general; products liability defense

Eric P. Hall – products liability defense; toxic torts defense

Jeffrey S. Hebrank – class action/mass tort defense; personal injury defense: general; products liability defense; toxic torts defense

Larry E. Hepler – class action/mass tort defense; personal injury defense: general; products liability defense; toxic torts defense

George A. Kiser – toxic torts defense

Gary A. Meadows – professional malpractice defense, including legal, technical, and financial

Benjamin W. Powell – personal injury defense: general; products liability defense; transportation defense, including aviation, FELA, and maritime

Jason Rankin – class action/mass tort defense; products liability defense

Anne B. Schmidt – products liability defense; toxic torts defense

Dede K. Zupanci – health; medical malpractice defense

ST. LOUIS OFFICE

Gregg A. Kinney – products liability defense; toxic torts defense; transportation defense, including aviation, FELA, and maritime

Theodore J. MacDonald, Jr. – commercial litigation; criminal defense: white collar; medical malpractice defense; alternate dispute resolution: personal injury

Michael Reda – personal injury defense: general

CHICAGO OFFICE

Robert E. Elworth – civil appellate; insurance, insurance coverage, and reinsurance

Rick Hammond – insurance, insurance coverage, and reinsurance

Linda J. Hay – medical malpractice defense; personal injury defense: general; professional malpractice defense, including legal, technical, and financial

Eric W. Moch – civil appellate; insurance, insurance coverage, and reinsurance; personal injury defense: general

Anne M. Oldenburg – medical malpractice defense; personal injury defense: general; professional malpractice defense, including legal, technical, and financial

Stephanie W. Weiner – commercial litigation; construction; insurance; insurance coverage & reinsurance; personal injury defense: general

SPRINGFIELD OFFICE

Ladonna Driver – environmental

Lance T. Jones – employment: management; governmental, municipal, lobbying, & administrative; personal injury defense: general

Stephen R. Kaufmann – class action/mass tort defense; insurance, insurance coverage, and reinsurance; personal injury defense: general; products liability defense; toxic torts defense

Jennifer M. Martin – environmental

Thomas H. Wilson – civil appellate; commercial litigation

CRYSTAL LAKE OFFICE

Aleen R. Tiffany – construction; personal injury defense: general

HeplerBroom attorneys named to the 2020 list of Emerging Lawyers, with their respective practice areas, include:

EDWARDSVILLE OFFICE

Alemayehu A. Ayanaw – toxic torts defense

Andrew K. Carruthers – closely & privately held business; election, political & campaign; governmental, municipal, lobbying & administrative; real estate: tax; trusts, wills & estates

Daniel C. Lytle – commercial litigation; personal injury defense: general

CHICAGO OFFICE

Matthew H. Brandabur – Medical Malpractice Defense

James P. DuChateau – commercial litigation; insurance, insurance coverage, and reinsurance

Katie E. Jacobi – civil appellate; insurance, insurance coverage, and reinsurance

Joseph T. Tripoli – insurance, insurance coverage, and reinsurance; personal injury defense: general

SPRINGFIELD OFFICE

Michael P. Murphy – insurance, insurance coverage, and reinsurance; personal injury defense: general; products liability defense

Abby L. Sgro – criminal defense: DUI; criminal defense: felonies & misdemeanors; environmental; family; personal injury defense: general

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