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Robert P. Conlon is a Founding Partner and Executive Committee Member at Walker Wilcox Matousek LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in representing insurers and reinsurers in major coverage matters involving professional liability, bad faith, environmental issues, and first-party property. He is a member of the American, Illinois State, and Chicago Bar Associations as well as the Defense Research Institute and has written and lectured extensively on various areas of civil litigation. He received his B.A. from the University of South Carolina and his J.D. from DePaul University School of Law.
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Mark D. Hansen is a Shareholder at Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Peoria, where he concentrates on commercial litigation, professional liability, and other areas of civil litigation. He is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Litigation Counsel of America, and the Society of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Hansen received his B.S. cum laude from Northern Illinois University and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Adam Jagadich is an associate with the firm of Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in defense of product liability, toxic tort, and commercial litigation matters. He received his B.A. from Purdue University and his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Harry C. Lee is the Owner of the Law Office of Harry C. Lee in Chicago. His practice focuses on litigating cases in the area of civil appeals. He is a member of the Appellate Lawyers Association and the Illinois State Bar Association. Mr. Lee received his B.A. from Fordham University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Rex K. Linder is Senior Counsel to Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Peoria, where he concentrates his practice in civil litigation in federal and state courts, including the defense of professional and products liability cases involving potentially significant damages. He is a member and Past President of the International Association of Defense Counsel, a member and former board member of the Defense Research Institute, and a member and former President of the Peoria County Bar Association. He is also a member of the American and Illinois State Bar Associations. Mr. Linder received his B.S. from Bradley University and his J.D. from Washburn University School of Law.
Joseph T. Morrison is a trial lawyer with Kelleher + Holland, LLC, in North Barrington, where his practice focuses on complex personal injuries, as well as commercial and real estate litigation. Morrison has been recognized as an Illinois Leading Lawyer, and he has a Martindale-Hubbell AV rating. He is also included in National Trial Lawyers’ Top 100 Civil Plaintiff attorneys. Morrison received his B.S. from Knox College and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
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Bradley C. Nahrstadt is the Chief Operating Officer of Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC, in Chicago. Mr. Nahrstadt is a Past Chair of the Primerus Defense Institute, has been elected to membership in the American Law Institute, and is a Past President of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. He is AV Preeminent peer review rated by Martindale-Hubbell; was selected by his peers for inclusion in Illinois Leading Lawyers for products liability and medical malpractice defense; was selected by his peers for inclusion in Illinois Super Lawyers for products liability defense; was selected by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin as one of the 40 Illinois Attorneys under 40 to Watch; and was selected as among Chicago’s Top Rated Lawyers in commercial litigation, general practice, and insurance law. He has served as Regional Counsel for a national testing laboratory, for a large consumer of welding rods, and for one of the leading optical manufacturers in the country. He has served in the past as an adjunct professor in trial advocacy at DePaul University College of Law and as an adjunct professor teaching a litigation course at the College of Lake County. He is an award-winning author and has written more than 75 articles on various areas of trial practice and discovery that have appeared in numerous leading publications, coauthored course books for the Institute of Paralegal Education and the National Business Institute, authored a quarterly column that appears in the IDC Quarterly, authored multiple book chapters on issues related to litigation defense, and is a frequent speaker on law-related topics. He also serves as the General Editor of IICLE®’s ILLINOIS PRODUCTS LIABILITY PRACTICE. He is an active member of the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, the American Law Institute, the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Professional Liability Defense Federation, the Council on Litigation Management, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (member of the Board of Directors), the Defense Research Institute, and the Chicago-Lincoln American Inn of Court. He earned his B.A. summa cum laude with distinction from Monmouth College and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
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Thomas G. Siracusa is a Partner at Power Rogers, LLP, in Chicago. He is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s Board of Managers and the American Trial Board of Advocates. Siracusa received his B.A. from Loyola University Chicago and his J.D. with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Christopher A. Wadley is a Partner at Walker Wilcox Matousek LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on insurance coverage and products liability. He has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer (2022 – 2023), and he is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association. Wadley received his B.A. with high distinction from the University of Illinois at Chicago and his J.D. cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
James H. Whalen is a Partner at Lipe Lyons Murphy Nahrstadt & Pontikis Ltd. in Chicago and a member of the firm’s tort defense, products liability, and commercial litigation practice groups. He focuses his practice on construction, commercial, products liability, employment discrimination, and premises liability. He is a member of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, the Justinian Society of Lawyers, and the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. He received his B.A. from Indiana University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
John T. Williams is a Partner at Hinkhouse Williams Walsh LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on products liability litigation, intellectual property counseling and litigation, and complex class action litigation. He is a member of the Council on Litigation Management and the International Trademark Association. He has also been named an Illinois Super Lawyer. Williams received his B.A. magna cum laude from Gustavus Adolphus College and his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School.
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