Three of HeplerBroom’s asbestos litigation attorneys will play key roles at HarrisMartin’s annual Midwest Asbestos Litigation Conference, which will be held September 27 at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Louis. Brenda Baum is in her 15^th year of co-chairing the event. Speakers at the event include Alemayehu Ayanaw, who will talk about AI’s role in the practice of law, and Eric Hall, who will provide updates on the Madison County (Illinois) asbestos docket. Other speakers at the conference include judges as well as experienced defense and plaintiff attorneys whose legal practices concentrate on asbestos litigation.

All three attorneys are partners with HeplerBroom and focus their practices on asbestos litigation, products and premises liability, and toxic tort matters. Baum and Hall have been named to the lists of Best Lawyers in America and Illinois Leading Lawyers, while Ayanaw has been named an Emerging Lawyer by Illinois Leading Lawyers. In addition, Baum is rated an AV Preeminent Attorney by Martindale-Hubbell and has been named to the list of Illinois Super Lawyers. In 2022, Hall had the distinction of being Best Lawyers’ St. Louis Lawyer of the Year in Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions for Defendants.

Information about the conference, including links to registration and CLE credits, is available on HarrisMartin's website.