Joseph P. Basile
Joseph P. Basile
Joseph P. Basile, Chicago, concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation and civil litigation. He is a chair-qualified arbitrator for the Circuit Court of Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program, has been a faculty member at annual IICLE^® workers’ compensation seminars, and is the author of the monthly workers’ compensation column for IICLE^®’s FLASHPOINTS. He is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Mr. Basile received his B.S. from St. Louis University and his J.D. with distinction from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, where he was a member of The John Marshall Law Review.
Marcy E. Bennett
Marcy E. Bennett
Marcy E. Bennett is an income member of Downey & Lenkov LLC in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on workers’ compensation. She is a member of the Chicago Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation Committee and the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association and has been recognized as an Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers. Ms. Bennett received her B.S. and B.A. from Aquinas College and her J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
John P. Bergin
John P. Bergin
John P. Bergin is the founder of Bergin Law, P.C., in Chicago, concentrating his practice in workers’ compensation and civil litigation. Mr. Bergin received his B.A. and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago.
James R. Clune
James R. Clune
James R. Clune is a Shareholder of Garofalo, Schreiber, Storm & Grant, Chartered, in Chicago, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation trials and appeals. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers’ Association (1989 – 1991). He is a member of the Illinois State and Florida Bar Associations and is a member of the Trial Bar of the U.S. District for the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Clune received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from the Stetson University College of Law.
Ryan A. Dezonno
Ryan A. Dezonno
Ryan A. Dezonno is an associate at Downey & Lenkov LLC in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on workers’ compensation. He is a member of the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association, Ltd. Mr. Dezonno received his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from Northern Illinois University College of Law.
Michael F. Doerries
Michael F. Doerries
Michael F. Doerries is a Shareholder of Wiedner & McAuliffe in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation law. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association. Mr. Doerries received his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Jason R. Esmond
Jason R. Esmond
Jason R. Esmond is a Partner at Black & Jones Attorneys at Law in Rockford, where he focuses his practice on workers’ compensation and social security disability. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association, Ltd. Mr. Esmond received his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from Cleveland State University College of Law.
Steven F. Hanagan
Steven F. Hanagan
Steven F. Hanagan is a Shareholder at Hanagan & McGovern PC in Mount Vernon, where he concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation and personal injury. He is a Past President of the Jefferson County Bar Association, a past member of the Executive Committee of the Southern Illinois American Inn of Court, and a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Hanagan received his B.S. from Southern Illinois University and his J.D. cum laude from St. Louis University School of Law, where he received the American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in the Study of Legal Ethics.
Richard K. Johnson
Richard K. Johnson
Richard K. Johnson is a Partner at Katz, Friedman, Eisenstein, Johnson, Bareck & Bertuca in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation. He is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, and the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association. Mr. Johnson received his B.S. from Northwestern University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Brandy L. Johnson
Brandy L. Johnson
Brandy L. Johnson is a Senior Partner at Early & Miranda, P.C., in Carbondale, where she focuses her practice on workers’ compensation. She is a member of the Jackson County, Illinois State, and Missouri Bar Associations and an adjunct professor of workers’ compensation law at the Southern Illinois University School of Law. She has been recognized as an Emerging Lawyer (2015 and 2016) and a Leading Lawyer (2017 – 2019) by Leading Lawyers and received an AV Preeminent rating and a Silver Client Champion rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Ms. Johnson received her B.A. in political science from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and her J.D. magna cum laude from the Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Tracy L. Jones
Tracy L. Jones
Tracy L. Jones is a Partner at Black & Jones Attorneys at Law in Rockford, where she concentrates in workers’ compensation, social security disability, and veterans’ disability compensation. She is a board member of the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association and a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the National Organization of Veterans Advocates. Ms. Jones received her B.A. from Northern Illinois University and her J.D. from University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Kylee J. Jordan
Kylee J. Jordan
Kylee J. Jordan is an attorney at ASA Law Group in Marion, where she focuses on workers’ compensation. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association. She is a recipient of the Southern Illinois University School of Law Pro Bono Award and was nominated for the Illinois State Bar Association Law Student Division Public Service Award. Ms. Jordan received her B.A. from St. Ambrose University and her J.D. from the Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Ann-Louise Kleper
Ann-Louise Kleper
Ann-Louise Kleper is an attorney at Dworkin & Maciariello in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in workers’ compensation claims. She is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations and the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association. Ms. Kleper received her B.A. magna cum laude from Brandeis University and her J.D. cum laude from Boston University School of Law.
Paul A. Krauter
Paul A. Krauter
Paul A. Krauter is a Member of Evans & Dixon, LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation. He is a member of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association. Mr. Krauter attended Purdue University and received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Kristin E. Lechowicz
Kristin E. Lechowicz
Kristin E. Lechowicz is a Partner at Kelley Kronenberg in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on workers’ compensation and general liability. She is a member of the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association and was recognized as a Rising Star (2020 – 2023) by Super Lawyers). Ms. Lechowicz received her B.A. in psychology from Baylor University and her J.D. from Baylor University School of Law.
Brian A. Rosenblatt
Brian A. Rosenblatt
Brian A. Rosenblatt is a Partner as Downey & Lenkov LLC in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in entertainment law, media and intellectual property law, general liability and workers’ compensation litigation, and corporate law. He is General Counsel for the Sports & Entertainment Risk Management Alliance, has been a member of The Recording Academy since 1995, and is a Governing Committee member of the American Bar Association’s forum on Entertainment & Sports Industries and Editor-in-Chief of its quarterly law journal. Mr. Rosenblatt received his B.A. from Washington University and his J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Emily J. Schlecte
Emily J. Schlecte
Emily J. Schlecte is a Partner at Downey & Lenkov LLC in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on workers’ compensation. She is a member of the National Retail & Restaurant Defense Association and the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association and was recognized as an Illinois Rising Star (2021 – 2023) by Super Lawyers. Ms. Schlecte received her B.A. from Purdue University and her J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Taylar R. Young
Taylar R. Young
Taylar R. Young is an associate at Downey & Lenkov LLC in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on workers’ compensation. She is a member of the Veterans Legal Clinic, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the Constitutional Society. Ms. Young received her B.A. from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.

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Workers' Compensation Practice 2023 Edition

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Joseph P. Basile

Marcy E. Bennett

John P. Bergin

James R. Clune

Ryan A. Dezonno

Michael F. Doerries

Jason R. Esmond

Steven F. Hanagan

Richard K. Johnson

Brandy L. Johnson

Tracy L. Jones

Kylee J. Jordan

Ann-Louise Kleper

Paul A. Krauter

Kristin E. Lechowicz

Brian A. Rosenblatt

Emily J. Schlecte

Taylar R. Young

Workers' Compensation Practice 2023 Edition