Reda is Certified Mediator
HeplerBroom partner Michael Reda is now a certified mediator and has been added to the mediation panel at Lexitas (formerly Alaris). He is also an approved Mediator and Mandatory Mediation Panelist for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Reda has 40 years of experience in tort litigation, including the defense […]
HeplerBroom Welcomes Six Summer Associates
HeplerBroom welcomes second-year law students Joycelyn Andersson, Caitlin Jarman, Sarah Jolley, Colin Kelsey, Ryan Mucci, and Fiona Phillips. Andersson and Jarman are students at Washington University, Kelsey is attending Southern Illinois University, Phillips is attending Saint Louis University, Jolley is at the University of Missouri, and Mucci is at DePaul University. HB’s 12-week Summer Associate […]
Banasek Elected to Risk Management Society Board of Directors
Tammy Banasek has been elected to the Chicago Healthcare Risk Management Society’s Board of Directors. The Chicago group is an affiliated chapter of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management. Banasek, a partner in the firm’s Chicago office, focuses her practice on the defense of complex medical, dental, and nursing home issues, as well as professional liability […]
Chicago Adds Additional Litigation Defense Attorney
Eleni Gyparakis has joined HeplerBroom as an associate attorney in the firm’s Chicago office. Gyparakis focuses her practice on the defense of medical, dental, and long-term care litigation claims. Prior to joining HeplerBroom, she gained experience defending personal injury claims, employment liability matters, and general appellate practice. Gyparakis obtained her J.D. from The John Marshall […]
Flynn Joins HeplerBroom as Attorney of Counsel
M. Brendhan Flynn has joined HeplerBroom as an Attorney of Counsel in the firm’s St. Louis office. Flynn is a litigation attorney with a primary emphasis on insurance coverage and professional liability defense. He has nearly two decades of experience litigating insurance coverage, bad faith, fiduciary, and professional liability cases. He is also experienced in […]
Former Assistant State’s Attorney Hanson Joins HeplerBroom as Associate
John C. Hanson has joined HeplerBroom as an associate attorney in the firm’s Edwardsville office. Hanson focuses his practice on the defense of litigation involving personal injury and products liability as well as governmental matters and election law. Hanson obtained his J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 2016. He also holds an […]
MacDonald, Noce, and Fowler on Trial Academy Faculty
Theodore “Ted” MacDonald, Gerard “Jerry” Noce, and Meg Fowler were among the faculty for The Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers’ recent three-day Trial Academy. The program (a combination of demonstration, lecture, and critique) is designed for attorneys who have been in practice for one to five years. The three well-qualified HeplerBroom attorneys offered their knowledge […]
Varadachari is President-Elect of St Louis County Bar Association
On Feb. 8, Bharat Varadachari was sworn in as President-Elect of the St. Louis County Bar Association. The ceremony was held in the Division 18 courtroom of Judge Nellie Ribaudo, and all members of the Association’s Executive Committee were able to attend in person. Varadachari, a partner in the firm’s St. Louis office, focuses his […]
HeplerBroom Names Zobrist Partner
Audra Zobrist has been named a partner of HeplerBroom LLC. Zobrist attributes much of her success in the practice of law, as well as in life in general, to the philosophy she learned years ago while working in guest relations at Disney World: Going above and beyond is the minimum. “To go beyond expectations may […]
Collins Joins HeplerBroom as Associate Attorney
Timothy P. Collins has joined HeplerBroom as an associate attorney in the firm’s Chicago office. Collins focuses his practice on commercial and insurance coverage litigation, with an emphasis on creditor’s rights, real property and business disputes, and general corporate matters. In addition to his litigation background, Collins advises clients on estate planning matters, residential and […]