HeplerBroom COVID-19 Response
To help ensure everyone’s continued health and well-being, effective March 17, 2020, all attorneys and staff began working remotely. We continue to assess the situation and will return to our physical offices when appropriate. Essential onsite-personnel will make certain that critical firm functions that cannot be done remotely continue to be handled. (Cleaning and sanitizing […]
Two Associates Join Edwardsville Team
Emilee Bramstedt and Christin Doyle have joined HeplerBroom as associate attorneys. Both attorneys work in the firm’s Edwardsville office. Bramstedt focuses her practice on the defense of complex commercial litigation matters, with a focus on class actions involving pharmaceuticals and medical devices and other products liability. She received her J.D. from Saint Louis University School […]
HeplerBroom Celebrates Its 125th Year as a Law Firm
On July 1, 2019, HeplerBroom LLC held a celebratory luncheon honoring its 125 years of continuous existence. The firm traces its history to 1894, when George D. and William G. Burroughs opened Burroughs & Bro. law firm in Edwardsville, Illinois. When current senior partners Larry Hepler and Gordon Broom joined the firm in 1971, 98-year-old […]
Chicago Adds Medical and Dental Malpractice Associates
Stanley W. Fronczak and LaDonna L. Boeckman have joined HeplerBroom as Associates in the firm’s Chicago office. Fronczak focuses his practice on the litigation of professional and general liability cases, with an emphasis on the defense of complex medical, dental, and nursing home issues. He obtained his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law […]
HeplerBroom Welcomes 2019 Summer Associates
HeplerBroom welcomes second-year law students Berta Brazdeikyte, Hayley Dorfman, Nicholas Scholz, and Paige Thielen to its 2019 Class of Summer Associates. Scholz and Thielen are students at Washington University, Brazdeikyte is attending Southern Illinois University, and Dorfman is at Chicago-Kent College of Law. HB’s 12-week Summer Associate Program introduces select law students to the firm’s […]
Davis Heads Missouri Bar Antitrust Committee Meeting
Glenn Davis, Committee Chair of the Missouri Bar’s Antitrust Committee, will serve as moderator for the committee’s upcoming Spring Meeting. In addition, Davis will be one of the featured speakers at a session on Poaching, Wage-Fixing, and Other Employment Antitrust Problems. The meeting is being held in Jefferson City on May 10. MCLE credits hGlenn […]
Former IEPA Director Joins HeplerBroom’s Government Affairs & Environmental Law Practices
HeplerBroom is pleased to announce that Alec Messina, immediate past Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, has joined the firm as a partner in its Springfield office. Messina will focus on HeplerBroom’s Government Affairs Practice Group in which he will assist and counsel clients on their interactions with local, state, and federal government by […]
Moch Appointed to Disabilities Commission
City of Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin has appointed Eric Moch to the City’s newly formed Advisory Commission on Disabilities. In acknowledging his appointment, Moch noted that, “Aurora is the second largest city in Illinois, but special needs families can feel isolated no matter where they live. I’m hopeful our commission can help make this community […]
Varadachari Elected to Executive Board of St. Louis County Bar Association
Bharat Varadachari has been elected to serve on the Executive Board of the St. Louis County Bar Association. This is his third year on the board. Varadachari, a partner in the firm’s St. Louis office, focuses his practice on trials involving complex business litigation, including matters related to the trucking and transportation industry, personal injury […]
15 HeplerBroom Attorneys Named Best Lawyers®
HeplerBroom LLC is proud to announce that 15 of its attorneys have recently been selected for inclusion in the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Included in the listing, with their respective practice areas, are: EDWARDSVILLE OFFICE Brenda G. Baum – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants Troy A. Bozarth – Litigation – Insurance Gordon […]