Mary F. Andreoni
Mary F. Andreoni
Mary F. Andreoni is Senior Ethics Counsel for the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) in Chicago, where she focuses on legal ethics. She is a member of the Chicago Bar Association. Andreoni received her J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago.
Sherri M. Arrigo
Sherri M. Arrigo
Sherri M. Arrigo is a Partner and Shareholder with Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice professional liability defense, pharmaceutical defense, and products liability defense. 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. Ms. Arrigo is a Fellow with the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been recognized by her peers as one of the Top Ten Women Civil Defense Lawyers in Illinois. She has also been recognized by her peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America. 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.
Taylor D. Cascia
Taylor D. Cascia
Taylor D. Cascia is an associate at Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Peoria, where she focuses her practice on commercial litigation and other areas of civil litigation. She is a member of the Peoria County Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association. Ms. Cascia received her B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Robert A. Chapman
Robert A. Chapman
Robert A. Chapman is a Co-Managing Partner with Chapman Spingola LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in the prosecution and defense of commercial, professional liability, real estate, trade secret, and organizational 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. 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 Berkeley School of Law, where he was an associate editor of the California Law Review.
John E. DeLascio
John E. DeLascio
John E. DeLascio is aPartner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice on insurance coverage. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for Insurance Law (2019 – 2022) and also recognized on the Super Lawyers List (2019) by the Illinois Super Lawyers magazine. Mr. DeLascio has also been recognized by his peers as a Leading Lawyer in Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance Law (2019). He received his B.A. from DePaul University and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
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. 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. 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 attorney at Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on professional liability defense and products liability defense. She is member of the Illinois Defense Counsel and the Women’s Bar Association. Ms. Dus received her B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
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 LL.M from Washington University Law School.
Noah D. Fiedler
Noah D. Fiedler
Noah D. Fiedler is a Shareholder at Barron & Newburger, P.C., in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers and is an adjunct professor of Professional Responsibility at the University of Wisonsin Law School. Mr. Fiedler earned his A.A. and B.S. from Ambassador University and his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin School of Law.
James R. Figliulo
James R. Figliulo
James R. Figliulo is a Partner at 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 also received the 2010 America Inns of Court Professionalism Award. He earned his B.A. from St. Mary’s University and his J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law, where he was a William Spaid Memorial Scholar.
Peter J. Gillespie
Peter J. Gillespie
Peter J. Gillespie is a Partner at Laner Muchin, Ltd, in Chicago, where he represents and counsels management on employment law issues. Gillespie is a member of the Editorial Board of SciTech Lawyer and is Membership and Diversity Committee Chair, American Bar Association Section of Science and Technology Law. He received his B.A. from Northwestern University and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.
Amanda J. Hamilton
Amanda J. Hamilton
Amanda J. Hamilton is Director of Appeals at Konicek & Dillon, P.C., in Geneva, where she focuses her practice of appellate law, professional liability, civil litigation, and ethics. She has been recognized as a Super Lawyer: Rising Star (2020 – 2022) and as a Leading Lawyers: Emerging Lawyer (2015 – 2022). Ms. Hamilton was also a former Presidential Appointee, U.S. Department of State, and a former White House Intern, Executive Office of the President. She received her B.A. summa cum laude from Augustana College, her M.B.A. magna cum laude from Northern Illinois University College of Business, and her J.D. magna cum laude from Northern Illinois University College of Law.
Mark D. Hansen
Mark D. Hansen
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.
Kathryne R. Hayes
Kathryne R. Hayes
Kathryne R. Hayes is an associate at Collins Bargione & Vuckovich, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on professional responsibility and liability, commercial litigation, and litigation and appeals. She serves as Secretary for the Illinois State Bar Association’s Professional Responsibility Committee and as the Secretary for the Illinois State Bar Association’s ARDC Committee. Ms. Hayes is also member of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. She earned her B.A. from the University of Illinois Chicago and her J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Ira N. Helfgot
Ira N. Helfgot
Ira N.Helfgotis 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 member and former board member and officer of the Illinois Creditors Bar Association, a current member and former board member of the Decalogue Society of Lawyers, and a current member of the Illinois State Bar Association. 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. He received 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 all aspects of professional liability and ethics. Mr. Henderson is recognized as a Leading Lawyer in the areas of Commercial Litigation and Professional Malpractice Defense Law, and he holds the AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating for ethics and legal ability. Mr. Henderson also serves on the Chicago Bar Association Committee on Attorney Malpractice and 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 an attorney and counselor at FKH Legal, in Vernon Hills,where he concentrates his practice on consulting, counseling, and representation in insurance matters. Mr. Huszagh is a member of the American Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association, and he has served on ISBA’s Insurance Section Counsel as both a member and an officer.
Anthony J. Jacob
Anthony J. Jacob
Anthony J. Jacob is a Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates in business law, tax-exempt/not-for-profit law, and election law, including representing various types of political committees. He is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Jacob received his B.A. from Northern Illinois University and his J.D. and LL.M. in taxation and employee benefits from The UIC John Marshall Law School.
Stephanie D. Jones
Stephanie D. Jones
Stephanie D. Jones is a Partner with Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, in Chicago, where she focuses on commercial litigation. Jones has been a Leading Lawyer since 2015 and is a member of the American Bar Association and 7th Circuit Bar Association. She earned her B.A. with honors from Williams College and her J.D. cum laude from the University of Michigan.
Daniel F. Konicek
Daniel F. Konicek
Daniel F. Konicek is a Partner and Cofounder atKonicek & Dillon, P.C., in Geneva, where his practice is focused on the areas of professional liability, commercial litigation, and personal injury. Mr. Konicek received his B.A. from Purdue University and his J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College 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 Past Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Committee on Attorney Malpractice. 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 Co-Leader of the national Lawyers Professional Responsibility, Professional Liability, and Risk Management Practice Groups. He focuses his practice 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 Honorable James J. Mejda, Illinois Appellate Court, and served in the United States Navy as a commissioned officer. Mr. McGarry has been a frequent lecturer on issues of attorney malpractice and ethics for various legal organizations, forums, and law schools. For many years he was a co-contributor to a monthly ethics column in the Chicago Lawyer magazine. He was most recently published in The Professional Negligence Law Review (3d ed. July 2020/2021). He is contributing author and editor of 2005 – 2021 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 published 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, and corporate and real estate law. Her memberships include the Defense Research Institute, the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (current Executive Committee member, President 2021 – 2022), and the Norwood Life Society (current Director, Chair 2011 – 2013). She was listed in Top Lawyers of Chicago, Transportation Law (2012) and was selected as a Leading Lawyer (2017– 2022). 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. Montgomery is a member of the Standing Committee on Professional Regulation, the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, and the Committee on Professional Conduct of the Illinois State Bar Association. She 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 an 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 focuses her practice on attorney ethics and professional responsibility. She has served as the Administrator of the ARDC (1992 – 2007) and also served on a number of American Bar Association committees, including the Standing Committee on Ethics & Professional Responsibility, the Standing Committee on Professional Discipline, and the National Conference on Professional Responsibility Planning Committee. She was also Chair of the Technology Committee for the CBA/CBF Task Force on the Sustainable Practice of Law and Innovation (2019 – 2020). She earned her J.D. from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law.
Elliott R. Schiff
Elliott R. Schiff
Elliot R. Schiff is a Founding and Managing Partner with Schiff Law Firm, 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 is also a member of Leading Lawyers of Illinois and has been recognized by his peers as an Illinois Super Lawyer (2005 – 2022). 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 a Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, where her practice focuses on professional liability defense with 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 Chicago Bar Association and the National Association of Women Lawyers and a former member of the Defense Research Institute and the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois. 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 concentrates his practice on the defense of debt buyers, debt collection agencies, lawyers, lending institutions, and other clients in consumer litigation. He is a member of the National Creditors Bar Association and American Collector’s Association. He was also recognized as the “Top Attorney in Collections” in 2018 by Collection Advisor. Schultz earned his B.S. from University of Illinois and his J.D. from John Marshall Law School of Chicago.
Stephanie L. Stewart
Stephanie L. Stewart
Stephanie L. Stewart is a Partner at Robinson, Stewart, Montgomery & Doppke, LLC, in Chicago, where she largely concentrates on representing attorneys at all levels of investigation and prosecution by the ARDC. Stewart is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and Mentor in its ARDC Law Office Mentoring Committee. She is also a Faculty Member at the National Association of Legal Fee Analysis. Stewart received her B.A. with honors from Iowa State University and her J.D. from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
Adrian M. Vuckovich
Adrian M. Vuckovich
Adrian M. Vuckovich is a Partner at Collins Bargione & Vuckovich, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on professional responsibility and liability, commercial litigation, litigation, and appeals. He is a recipient of the 2017 Vanguard Award and a member of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. Mr. Vuckovich earned his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

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Mary F. Andreoni

Sherri M. Arrigo

Taylor D. Cascia

Robert A. Chapman

John E. DeLascio

James A. Doppke, Jr.

Ashley E. Dus

J. Timothy Eaton

Noah D. Fiedler

James R. Figliulo

Peter J. Gillespie

Amanda J. Hamilton

Mark D. Hansen

Kathryne R. Hayes

Ira N. Helfgot

Matthew R. Henderson

Fritz K. Huszagh

Anthony J. Jacob

Stephanie D. Jones

Daniel F. Konicek

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

Stephanie L. Stewart

Adrian M. Vuckovich

Attorneys' Legal Liability 2022 Edition