Mary F. Andreoni
Mary F. Andreoni
Mary F. Andreoni is Ethics Education Counsel for the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) in Chicago where she focuses on legal ethics and professional responsibility. She is Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Professional Responsibility Committee and a member of the CLE Advisory Group to the Illinois Commission on Professionalism. She is a member of the Chicago Bar Association. Ms. Andreoni received her J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago.
Sherri M. Arrigo
Sherri M. Arrigo
Sherri M. Arrigo is a Partner with Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on defending claims of professional malpractice against hospitals, physicians, and lawyers as well as on commercial litigation matters. Prior to initiating a legal career, Ms. Arrigo worked for several years as a registered nurse. She is a published author and a frequent lecturer to various groups and organizations on topics related to professional malpractice liability and medical malpractice insurance. She is a Fellow with the American College of Trial Lawyers and has received five American Jurisprudence Awards for academic excellence. Ms. Arrigo earned her B.S. summa cum laude from Northern Illinois University and her J.D. with highest honors from DePaul University College of Law, where she was a member of the DePaul University Law Review and was admitted to the Order of the Coif.
William T. Barker
William T. Barker
William T. Barker is a Partner with Dentons US LLP, in Chicago, where he has a complex litigation practice, concentrating in insurance law, and is a member of Dentons’ Ethics Committee. He is the author of Extrajurisdictional Practice by Lawyers, 56 Bus.Law. 1501 (2001), and continues to write and speak frequently on that subject. Mr. Barker is a coauthor, with Ronald D. Kent, of NEW APPLEMAN INSURANCE BAD FAITH LITIGATION (2d ed.). He is also a member of the American Law Institute and was active in the debates over the RESTATEMENT (THIRD) OF THE LAW GOVERNING LAWYERS concerning the ethical obligations of insurance defense counsel. Mr. Barker was a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct (2004 – 2007). He is a member of the American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility and of its Policy Implementation Committee, the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, the ethics committees of the Chicago Bar Association, and the ABA Sections of Litigation and Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice (Chair, 2014 – 2015). Mr. Barker was Chair of the IADC Ad Hoc Committee on Interstate Practice, an invited participant in the ABA Working Symposium on Multijurisdictional Practice, a member of the Advisory Council of the ABA Ethics 2000 Commission, and a member of the IADC and TIPS task forces on multidisciplinary practice. He earned his B.A. and M.S. from Michigan State University and his J.D. from the University of California.
James H. Bowhay
James H. Bowhay
James H. Bowhay is a Partner with Figliulo & Silverman, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on the representation of businesses and individuals in the areas of professional malpractice, partnership and limited liability company disputes, class actions, and general business litigation. He also devotes a substantial portion of his practice to counseling law firms and other professional clients on organizational and dissolution issues. Admitted to the bar in both Illinois and Wisconsin, Mr. Bowhay has also handled and tried cases in several other jurisdictions, including New York, Florida, Michigan, and Indiana. He received his B.A. from Grinnell College and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Robert A. Chapman
Robert A. Chapman
Robert A. Chapman is a Partner with Chapman Spingola, LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in the prosecution and defense of commercial and professional liability, securities, and real estate-related disputes. He has written articles on trial-related issues for the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Bar Journal and was a Coeditor of the TRIAL LAWYER’S GUIDE (West). Mr. Chapman is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations and was a member for nine years of the ARDC’s Hearing Board. He earned his B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and his J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law where he was an Associate Editor of the California Law Review.
Kent J. Cummings
Kent J. Cummings
Kent J. Cummings is a Partner with Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on working with insurers, insureds, and self-insureds in all aspects of insurance-related law. He works with companies to create effective risk management strategies, including both traditional and nontraditional insurance programs, such as captive insurance, risk retention groups, and risk purchasing groups. Mr. Cummings has authored several articles on a wide variety of insurance issues and lectured in the past on insurance-related matters. He earned his B.A. from the University of Maine and J.D. cum laude from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
James A. Doppke, Jr.
James A. Doppke, Jr.
James A. Doppke, Jr., is a Partner at Robinson Stewart Montgomery & Doppke, LLC, in Chicago, and focuses his practice on legal ethics consulting and ARDC defense. Mr. Doppke is a member of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility. He has created many MCLE- and PMCLE-accredited materials and presentations on topics pertaining to professionalism and ethics. Mr. Doppke earned his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.
Ashley E. Dus
Ashley E. Dus
Ashley E. Dus is an associate at Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on professional liability and medical malpractice defense. She received her B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as an Edmund J. James Scholar and her J.D from the University of Illinois College of Law magna cum laude, where she was a Harno Scholar; on the Dean’s List; and a recipient of the Rickert Award — Excellence in Legal Writing, the Rickert Award — Excellence in Service, the CALI Awards for Academic Excellence, and the Celia M. Howard Fellowship.
J. Timothy Eaton
J. Timothy Eaton
J. Timothy Eaton is a Partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice on appellate law and arbitrations. Mr. Eaton is Past President of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations as well as the Appellate Lawyers Association. He earned his B.A. from Miami University, his J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law, and his LLM from Washington University Law School.
James R. Figliulo
James R. Figliulo
James R. Figliulo is a Founding Shareholder in Figliulo & Silverman, P.C., in Chicago. He is a recipient of the Judge Joel M. Flaum Award presented by the Chicago Inn of Court (2015) and the Justice John Paul Stevens Award presented by the Chicago Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Foundation (2015). Mr. Figliulo was recognized by Best Lawyers in America in the categories of Bet-The-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Litigation, Securities Litigation, and Banking and Finance Litigation. He was selected Chicago Lawyer of the Year for Securities Litigation (2014) and Chicago Lawyer of the Year for Legal Malpractice Litigation (2012). He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and served as Chair of the Upstate Illinois State Committee (2009).
William M. Freivogel
William M. Freivogel
William M. Freivogel is a private consultant, in Chicago, to law firms on ethics and professional liability issues. Until 2007, he was Senior Vice President of Loss Prevention at Aon Risk Services and was a member of its Professional Services Group. Mr. Freivogel has written and spoken extensively in the areas of legal ethics and loss prevention. He is the author of FREIVOGEL ON CONFLICTS, a comprehensive online guide to conflicts of interest, available at www.freivogelonconflicts.com. Mr. Freivogel is a member of the Editorial Board of the ABA/BNA LAWYERS’ MANUAL ON PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT. He is a member of the American Law Institute, where he was a member of the Members’ Consultative Group for the RESTATEMENT (THIRD) OF THE LAW GOVERNING LAWYERS project. Mr. Freivogel was a member of the Advisory Council to the American Bar Association Ethics 2000 Commission, and he is a member of the ABA Business Law Section Legal Opinions Committee. He received his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his LL.B. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Peter J. Gillespie
Peter J. Gillespie
Peter J. Gillespie is a Partner at Laner Muchin LLP, in Chicago, where he represents and counsels management on employment law issues. Mr. Gillespie is a member of the Editorial Board of SciTech Lawyer and is Vice Chair of the Membership and Diversity Committee of the American Bar Associations Section of Science and Technology Law. He received his B.A. from Northwestern University and his J.D. from Georgetown University.
Ira N. Helfgot
Ira N. Helfgot
Ira N. Helfgot is a solo practitioner at the Law Offices of Ira N. Helfgot, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, commercial collections, and professional liability law. He is a current board member and former officer of the Illinois Creditors Bar Association, a current member and former officer of the Lawyers’ Assistance Program, and a current member and former board member of the Decalogue Society of Lawyers.Mr. Helfgot earned his B.A. from Northern Illinois University where he was a Student of Distinction of the Department of Political Science and a member of the National Political Science Honors, National History Honors, and Mortar Board Societies, and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law where he was a member of the DePaul University Law Review.
Matthew R. Henderson
Matthew R. Henderson
Matthew R. Henderson is a Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in the representation of attorneys in legal malpractice cases and disciplinary proceedings. He has extensive experience litigating consumer class action cases, including actions brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Mr. Henderson also represents businesses in contract actions and other commercial disputes. He regularly speaks and writes on attorney malpractice, legal ethics, attorney discipline, and risk management. Mr. Henderson serves on the Chicago Bar Association Committee on Attorney Malpractice and also on the Professional Responsibility Committee. He earned his B.A. cum laude from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Minnesota.
Fritz K. Huszagh
Fritz K. Huszagh
Fritz K. Huszagh is the sole proprietor of Fritz K. Huszagh, Attorney at Law & Counselor, in Vernon Hills. He concentrates in litigation and counseling in insurance and reinsurance and expert witnesses. He is a member of the American Bar Association and served on the Insurance Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association and the William J. Hibbler Memorial Pro Se Assistance Program Federal Court Help Desk. Mr. Huszagh received his B.A. from St. Olaf College and his J.D. with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Rex K. Linder
Rex K. Linder
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.
Terrence P. McAvoy
Terrence P. McAvoy
Terrence P. McAvoy is a Partner with Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, where his practice is concentrated in the defense of professional liability and legal malpractice claims. He holds the AV® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating for ethics and legal ability; is a member of the Leading Lawyers Network, where he was selected by his peers as a Leading Lawyer in Commercial Litigation and Professional Malpractice Defense Law (2008 – present), and is the Past Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Committee on Attorney Malpractice. He is a member of the Chicago, Illinois State, and American Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Defense Research Institute, the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, and the Professional Liability Underwriters Society. Mr. McAvoy earned his B.S. at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. with distinction from The John Marshall Law School, where he served on the staff of The John Marshall Law Review.
Thomas P. McGarry
Thomas P. McGarry
Thomas P. McGarry is a Partner with Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, where he serves as a member of the firm’s Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee. He focuses his practice almost exclusively on the representation of lawyers and law firms in the areas of professional liability, discipline, and risk management. Mr. McGarry is a veteran trial lawyer and a certified mediator in the Cook County Court-Annexed Mediation Program. He was a judicial law clerk to the Hon. James J. Mejda, Illinois Appellate Court, and served in the United States Navy as a commissioned officer. Mr. McGarry is a frequent lecturer on issues of attorney malpractice and ethics for various legal organizations and is a co-contributor to a monthly ethics column in the Chicago Lawyer magazine. He has authored chapters on attorney communications published in the DEFENSE COUNSEL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (International Association of Defense Counsel) and the 2005, 2012, and 2018 editions of LEGAL MALPRACTICE: THE LAW OFFICE GUIDE TO PURCHASING LEGAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE. Mr. McGarry was also Editor of ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS: ILLINOIS PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE (Law Bulletin Publishing, 2002). He is an associate member of the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability, the Chicago Bar Association’s Attorney Malpractice and Prevention of Malpractice Committee, the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, and the Professional Liability Underwriters Society. Mr. McGarry earned his B.A. from Marquette University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law where he was a member of the DePaul Law Review.
Maureen A. McGuire
Maureen A. McGuire
Maureen A. McGuire is a Partner with Anderson Rasor & Partners LLP, in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in the areas of railroad defense, premises liability, construction litigation, commercial transactions, civil litigation, corporate and real estate law. Her memberships include the Illinois State and American Bar Associations, the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, the Defense Research Institute, the Illinois Creditors Bar Association, the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (current Executive Committee member), the Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys, the Trucking Industry Defense Association, and the Norwood Life Society (current Director, Chairman 2011 – 2013). She was listed in Top Lawyers of Chicago, Transportation Law (2012), and was selected as a Leading Lawyer (in 2017). She earned her B.A. and B.S. from Loyola University Chicago and her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Sari W. Montgomery
Sari W. Montgomery
Sari W. Montgomery is a Partner at Robinson Stewart Montgomery & Doppke, LLC, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on legal ethics and professional responsibility. Ms. Montgomery is a faculty member of the Practising Law Institute and the National Academy of Continuing Legal Education. She is also a member of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers and the American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility. Ms. Montgomery received her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and her B.A. from the University of Chicago.
Justin M. Penn
Justin M. Penn
Justin M. Penn is a Partner with Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, where his practice focuses on litigation with a particular emphasis on professional liability litigation, including legal malpractice defense and consumer class actions. He has defended cases in jurisdictions across the country. Mr. Penn joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP as a law clerk and later became an associate. During law school, he was a judicial extern for the Honorable Wayne Anderson, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Penn earned his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
Mary Robinson
Mary Robinson
Mary Robinson is a Partner at Robinson Stewart Montgomery & Doppke, LLC, in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice on professional responsibility. Ms. Robinson has taught professional responsibility courses at Northwestern University Law School and the Northern Illinois University School of Law. She was a member of the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases and was Commissioner of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Illinois Supreme Court. Ms. Robinson received her J.D. from the University of Southern California.
Elliott R. Schiff
Elliott R. Schiff
Elliot R. Schiff is a Founding and Managing Partner with Schiff Gorman LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in attorney malpractice. Mr. Schiff is a member of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the American Board of Trial Advocates, and the Society of Trial Lawyers, where he served as President (2011). He has served as Chair of the Illinois Defense Counsel for Professional Responsibility, is a Past Chair of the CBA for Professional Liability, participated on the CBA Committee on Professional Responsibility, and lectured for the CBA’s Trial Advocacy Program. Mr. Schiff earned his B.A. from Ohio University and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Katherine G. Schnake
Katherine G. Schnake
Katherine G. Schnake is an associate at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, where her practice focuses on professional liability defense with particular emphasis in the defense of lawyers and law firms against actions for civil liability and professional ethics and responsibility. She is a member of the Defense Research Institute and Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, serving as a member of the WCBA’s Joint Professional Reception Committee. Ms. Schnake earned her B.A. cum laude from Millikin University and her J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
David M. Schultz
David M. Schultz
David M. Schultz is a Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on the defense of lawyers and other professionals, debt collectors, and creditors. He has been lead counsel in defending debt collection agencies, lawyers, and creditors in over 150 class action lawsuits involving claims brought pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and various other state and federal laws. Mr. Schultz belongs to the American Collector’s Association, International Members Attorney Program, National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (NARCA), the Debt Buyer Association (DBA), and both the Illinois State and American Bar Associations. He earned his B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
Thomas P. Sukowicz
Thomas P. Sukowicz
Thomas P. Sukowicz is Partner with Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, where he practices out of the firm’s Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Chicago, and New York offices. He concentrates his practice in the areas of lawyer risk management and the defense of attorneys in disciplinary proceedings. Prior to joining Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Mr. Sukowicz served as Senior Counsel for the ARDC, directing complex investigations, advising the ARDC Administrator, and handling disciplinary cases before the ARDC’s Inquiry, Hearing, and Review Boards. Mr. Sukowicz is a former adjunct professor at DePaul University College of Law and has lectured and written extensively on the subject of legal responsibility, ethics, and risk management for organizations. He earned his B.A. from Loyola University Chicago, his M.A. from the University of Notre Dame, and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
J. Matthew Thompson
J. Matthew Thompson
J. Matthew Thompson is a Partner with Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Peoria, where his practice is concentrated on the defense of hospitals, physicians, nurses, and other professionals in professional negligence cases, products liability defense, and business and commercial litigation. He is a coauthor of the Health Law column for the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel Quarterly and has published multiple articles in the Southern Illinois University Law Journal. Mr. Thompson has been named a Rising Star by Illinois Super Lawyers (2012 – 2014) and recognized as an Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers. He received his B.S. from Culver-Stockton College and his J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Jennifer W. Weller
Jennifer W. Weller
Jennifer W. Weller is a Partner with Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice on the defense of lawyers and other professionals, debt collectors, and creditors. She has defended debt-collection agencies, lawyers, and creditors in numerous class action lawsuits involving claims brought pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and various other state and federal laws. Ms. Weller earned her B.A. from the University of Illinois and her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law where she was an Editor-at-Large on the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal.

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Attorneys' Legal Liability 2018 Edition

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Mary F. Andreoni

Sherri M. Arrigo

William T. Barker

James H. Bowhay

Robert A. Chapman

Kent J. Cummings

James A. Doppke, Jr.

Ashley E. Dus

J. Timothy Eaton

James R. Figliulo

William M. Freivogel

Peter J. Gillespie

Ira N. Helfgot

Matthew R. Henderson

Fritz K. Huszagh

Rex K. Linder

Terrence P. McAvoy

Thomas P. McGarry

Maureen A. McGuire

Sari W. Montgomery

Justin M. Penn

Mary Robinson

Elliott R. Schiff

Katherine G. Schnake

David M. Schultz

Thomas P. Sukowicz

J. Matthew Thompson

Jennifer W. Weller

Attorneys' Legal Liability 2018 Edition