Contributors

Jocelyn K. Andersson is a trial attorney who focuses her practice on defending individuals, businesses, and insurers in cases involving automobile and truck accidents, products and premises liability, and asbestos exposure.

Ms ...

Justin Assouad is a litigator who defends attorneys and law firms in malpractice actions and related proceedings. He has also successfully defended educational, religious, and youth-serving organizations in tort claims brought ...

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 ...

Tammy Banasek is a dedicated litigator who has developed a special focus in defending medical and dental professionals, hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities. She also counsels physicians and dentists in professional ...

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 ...

Alex Belotserkovsky focuses his practice on trials involving complex litigation matters, including asbestos cases and toxic tort issues. He has decades of civil litigation experience.

Mr. Belotserkovsky is fluent in Russian.

LaDonna L. Boeckman focuses her practice on the defense of medical and dental professionals as well as pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

Earlier in her career, Boeckman was in-house litigation counsel for a multi-line ...

Colleagues, clients, and judges in both state and federal courts comment on Emilee M. Bramstedt’s dedication, commitment, work ethic, and zealous advocacy, appreciating the attention to detail she puts into each case. She’s ...

Since 2014, Melissa S. Brown has developed a robust environmental law practice in which she assists businesses on a wide variety of environmental issues. Clients regularly rely on her to provide counsel on complying with federal and ...

The cornerstone of Christine D. Bushnell’s practice is defending clients in mass torts and civil litigation. She has successfully defended clients in a broad array of matters including medical malpractice, personal injury ...

Chelsea L. Caldwell defends professional liability cases, including individual healthcare practitioners and institutions. She has extensive litigation and trial experience, including first and second chair verdicts in Cook ...

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. 

He ...

Michael J. Chessler defends a diverse range of companies—from small family-owned businesses to Fortune 500 companies. His goal is to reduce clients’ financial exposure by obtaining dismissals or favorable resolution of ...

As a trusted advisor to businesses of all sizes, Timothy P. Collins helps clients navigate all aspects of operating a business, including formation, structuring, and governance. 

He takes a proactive approach to counseling his ...

Experience matters. For over 40 years, Glenn Davis’ unwavering commitment to clients has been the delivery of creative and efficient results in dynamic business disputes and cybersecurity challenges. His mission is to provide ...

Christin E. Doyle is a dedicated defense attorney who focuses on healthcare law, medical malpractice defense, personal injury, and estate planning. She brings a wealth of knowledge and insight to her work. During law school, she was ...

James P. DuChateau concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial and insurance coverage litigation in state and federal courts throughout the Midwest and Mountain West, including:

• First-party property claims
• Commercial ...

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.

He prides himself on taking a holistic approach ...

Meg L. Fowler focuses her practice on trials involving multiple issues, including:

• General personal injury
• Professional liability
• Product liability
• Insurance coverage issues
• Transportation

She has authored, argued, and ...

Carl J. Geraci focuses his practice on complex business litigation matters, including products liability, asbestos defense, toxic tort defense, and premises liability. He has defended a broad range of products facing liability ...

Eleni Gyparakis is a dedicated litigator who defends medical, dental, and other healthcare providers against claims of medical negligence. She is particularly interested in claims involving neuroanatomy and neuralgia. Her ...

Peyton A. Hagerman defends corporate clients and insurers in product and premises liability cases, as well as other toxic tort matters. He relies upon his outstanding writing and analytical skills to examine key witnesses, prepare ...

Inspiration and service. This is what drives Kathleen Schlef Hamilton’s work with her clients. As an attorney focused on general trial and appellate litigation, Ms. Hamilton’s successes have always been guided by her ability ...

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.

He brings the detail-oriented ...

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 ...

Peter A. Houser focuses his practice on the defense of civil litigation matters, including personal injury, automobile accidents, and premises liability.

Prior to joining HeplerBroom, Mr. Houser was an Assistant Attorney ...

Charles N. Insler is an accomplished writer who helps spearhead the firm’s appellate practice. He has briefed more than 15 appeals over the last five years, covering a variety of procedural and substantive legal issues. Mr ...

Compassion drives Megan A. Janowiak’s practice defending healthcare professionals, including dentists, physicians, hospitals, and long-term care facilities. She focuses on personal injury, medical and dental ...

Sarah B. Jansen is an experienced litigator. For almost 20 years, she’s successfully defended municipal and corporate clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts. She’s passionate about delving into complicated ...

Lance T. Jones is a trial attorney with a primary emphasis in litigation, including:

• Civil Rights
• Construction
• Employment
• Environmental
• Fraud
• General tort liability
• Labor
• Personal Injury

He has tried numerous jury and non-jury ...

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 ...

Anna C. Kister focuses her practice on the defense of premises and products liability, insurance law, and personal injury. She also has experience in defending employment discrimination suits. Ms. Kister’s experience includes ...

Julieta A. Kosiba is a talented and versatile litigator who has focused her career on advocating for businesses in state and federal courts. Her experience spans a broad range of matters, including personal injury, property damage ...

Tara W. Kuchar maintains a diverse law practice. She regularly defends nursing homes and assisted living facilities, premises and manufacturers in products liability claims, and employers confronting allegations of wrongful ...

M. Colleen LaVelle defends product manufacturers, suppliers, employers, and premises owners in toxic tort cases. Her clients depend on her to gather factual information, then determine and executive effective defensive ...

Kelly M. Libbra defends a diverse range of companies—from Fortune 500 companies to small, local businesses—against premises and product litigation claims. Her goal is to reduce her clients’ exposures and resolve claims in a ...

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 ...

Adam S. McGonigle is an experienced trial attorney who focuses his practice on defending individuals, businesses, and insurers in cases involving automobile and truck accidents, products and premises liability, insurance ...

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 ...

Isaac R. Melton is a distinguished trial attorney with over 15 years of experience specializing in fraud and bad faith litigation. Known for a relentless commitment to defending his individual and corporate clients, he has ...

Alec Messina spearheads the firm’s Government Affairs practice group. He also works with clients in HeplerBroom’s Environmental Practice Group.

As head of the Government Affairs Practice Group, Messina:

• advises clients on ...

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 ...

Amanda Mueller’s goal as an attorney is to assist people and businesses in protecting themselves during the litigation process by helping them navigate what can sometimes be stressful and unfamiliar territory. Clients are ...

Michael P. Murphy is an experienced litigator who focuses on helping clients with environmental issues, both before and after a lawsuit is filed.

He often initially assists clients in their interactions with regulators (such as ...

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 ...

Fiona Phillips is committed to delivering exceptional legal services and fostering strong client relationships. She anticipates potential issues to minimize client exposure and works toward achieving favorable outcomes in an ...

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
• trucking and transportation

As counsel for ...

Michael Reda has over 40 years of experience in tort litigation. He has tried scores of civil jury trials in state and federal courts in Illinois and Missouri representing insured and self-insured entities, including cases ...

For more than 20 years, Jamie M. Rein has provided legal services throughout the Illinois counties of McHenry, Lake, DuPage, and Cook. She often collaborates with in-house counsel, national counsel, insurers and insured, and other ...

Emily D. Roman is a skilled researcher and writer who routinely handles all motion practice from the inception of a case through trial, as well as appellate briefing. She's briefed numerous appeals involving various substantive and ...

Eric D. Rosser is an experienced litigator who defends clients in toxic tort liability claims in some of the most contentious venues in the United States. His clients range from some of the largest corporations in the country to small ...

Sean P. Sheehan defends clients in high-value personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits related to asbestos exposure and other toxic torts. These cases can involve manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, contractors ...

Brittany D. Shoaff focuses her practice on trials involving complex business litigation matters, including toxic torts.

Andrew B. Symns helps clients navigate through all stages of civil litigation, insurance coverage, and bad faith litigation matters. His no-nonsense approach ensures his clients and colleagues know the strengths, weaknesses ...

Katie Fulara Vinge defends clients in civil litigation, with a focus on construction injury and defect and professional liability. Her clients appreciate both her advocacy and her pragmatic approach in order to best frame a defense ...

Susan A. Wagener focuses her practice on the defense of medical malpractice, nursing home litigation, personal injury, and health care professional licensure cases. She is also experienced in insurance defense litigation. In ...

Stephanie W. Weiner defends personal injury cases. These are primarily in construction, premises, municipal and §1983 claims, and contractual matters, including risk transfer.

She also defends school districts and school bus ...

Since changing his career from medicine to law, Christian R. Willenborg has made it his mission to defend healthcare providers against malpractice. With his unique background, he understands the challenges providers face in ...

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 health care providers
• employers and government officers/employees in ...

Audra L. Zobrist defends clients in asbestos and toxic tort products and premises liability cases. Although she represents defendants from a broad range of industries, she understands that every client is unique and has distinct ...

Dede J. Zupanci is a seasoned healthcare attorney who has exclusively practiced medical malpractice defense for over 20 years.

Her strategic thinking and strong understanding of the medicine involved in each case has earned her ...