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David L. Antognoli is a Partner with Goldenberg Heller & Antognoli, P.C., in Edwardsville, where he focuses his practice on commercial litigation. In addition to his private practice, Mr. Antognoli has served as an adjunct professor of law at Southern Illinois University School of Law, where he taught real estate finance and development. He has also lectured and published articles for several continuing legal education programs, including programs sponsored by the IICLE® and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Antognoli is a member of the Metropolitan St. Louis Bar, Madison County Bar, and Illinois State Bar Associations, as well as the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. He received his B.A. with honors from the University of Illinois and his J.D. magna cum laude from Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Hugh S. Balsam is a Partner at Locke Lord LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in appellate law, business litigation and dispute resolution, IP pharmaceutical and biotechnology, and personal injury. He is a member of the Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association. Balsam received his B.A. from Lawrence University, his M.M. from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and his J.D. from The UIC John Marshall Law School, where he was Managing Editor of the law review.
Douglas Belofsky is the owner of Law Offices of Douglas Belofsky, P.C., in Northbrook, where he concentrates his practice in the areas complex commercial litigation, commercial law matters, probate, estate planning, and arbitration. He is a member of the American Health Law Association, the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys, and the Greater Shore Estate and Financial Planning Council. Mr. Belofsky received his B.A. from the University of Chicago and his J.D. from Washington University School of Law, where he was honored as a member of the Order of the Coif.
Kimberly E. Blair is a Partner with Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, in Chicago, where her practice is focused on the defense of professional and insurance coverage litigation. Blair is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, and Professional Liability Underwriters Society. She received her B.A. magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Illinois and her J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School, where she was a member of the Vanderbilt Moot Court Board.
Gregory M. Boyle is a Partner with Jenner & Block LLP, in Chicago, and a member of the firm’s Class Action Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Boyle concentrates his practice in complex civil litigation, having represented clients in numerous class actions, including federal multidistrict litigation brought by commodity customers of the bankrupt firm MF Global, and an Illinois state court putative consumer class action against a bank concerning its debit card and overdraft charges, and other cases involving electrical service interruptions, landlord-tenant laws, and the Consumer Fraud Act. Mr. Boyle is a member of the American Bar Association’s Section on Litigation, where he has served as a Coeditor of the Committee on Pretrial Practice & Discovery Newsletter. He received his B.A. magna cum laude from Carleton College, Phi Beta Kappa, and his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School.
Ryan R. Bradley is Of Counsel at Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Champaign, where he focuses his practice on corporate law and business litigation as well as general civil litigation. He received his B.B.A. cum laude from Loyola University in Maryland, where he also was a recipient of a Presidential Scholarship, and his J.D. from Vermont Law School after beginning his law school career at the TC Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond.
John T. Brooks is a Partner at Foley & Lardner LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on estate, trust, and fiduciary litigation. He has been elected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America since 2007 in the field of trusts and estates; was named the Chicago Litigation — Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America in 2015, 2019, and 2022; and was selected for inclusion in the 2005 – 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers and 2003 – 2022 Leading Lawyers lists. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Brooks earned both his B.S. and J.D. (magna cum laude) from the University of Illinois.
Nathaniel O. Brown is a Partner with Weilmuenster Keck & Brown, P.C., in Belleville, where he concentrates his practice in plaintiff’s civil litigation in federal and state court. Mr. Brown is a member of the St. Clair County Bar Association, where he served on the Board of Directors (2018 – 2020). He is also a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the East St. Louis Bar Association. He received both his B.A. and J.D. from Southern Illinois University.
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Miles V. Cohen is a Partner at Scott & Kraus, LLC, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on commercial litigation. He is a member of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Jewish Community Legal Services Clinic and was named Volunteer of the Year in 2010 and 2019. Mr. Cohn received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Jeffrey D. Colman is a Partner at Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago, where his practice is concentrated in civil and criminal litigation at both the trial and appellate court levels. He has served as counsel in a number of proceedings relating to city, state, and congressional redistricting issues. He is a member of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations, the American College of Trial Lawyers, and the Chicago Council of Lawyers. Mr. Colman received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin and his J.D. from Stanford Law School.
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Jeremy A. Damitio is Vice President/Litigation Counsel with Fidelity National Law Group in Chicago, a Division of Fidelity National Title Group. Mr. Damitio has focused his practice on civil litigation, primarily in the areas of construction, mechanics liens, real estate, and employment law. He received his B.B.A. with honors from Western Michigan University and his J.D. with honors from DePaul University College of Law.
Richard P. Darke is a Partner at Duane Morris LLP, in Chicago, where hefocuses his practice on commercial litigation. Darke was named an Illinois Leading Lawyer from 2013 to 2019 and was a 2009 recipient of the Group Award For Excellence in Pro Bono Service from the Judges of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. He earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
Daniel G. Deneen is a practitioner with Deneen & Deneen, in Bloomington, where his practice focuses on estate planning, probate, guardianship, and fiduciary fraud. Mr. Deneen has written articles for the Illinois State Bar Journal, Loyola Consumer Law Review, and Advancing the Consumer Interest. He has served on the ISBA Committees on Mental Health Law and Consumer Law, as well as being a presenter at the National Association of Consumer Advocates Autofraud Conference. He serves as the President of the Illinois Guardianship Association (2016 – 2017). He is a member of the Illinois State and McLean County Bar Associations. Mr. Deneen received both his B.S. and his J.D. from the University of Illinois.
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Daniel A. Edelman is a Member of Edelman, Combs, Latturner & Goodwin, LLC, in Chicago, where virtually all of his practice involves litigation on behalf of consumers, including individual and class actions under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, and the Truth in Lending Act and debt collection defense. Edelman has argued over 100 appeals and is the author or coauthor of numerous books and publications on class actions and consumer protection law. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar. Edelman received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and his B.A. with honors from the University of Illinois-Chicago.
Dmitry Feofanov is a solo practitioner who concentrates his practice in consumer law litigation with ChicagoLemonLaw.com, P.C., in Lyndon, which he established in 2002. Upon graduation from law school, he spent two years as a clerk to the Hon. David Harris of the Iowa Supreme Court and as a staff attorney for the Illinois Appellate Court for the Fourth District in Springfield. He received his J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
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Patrick C. Gallagher is a Founder and Principal of PC Gallagher Law P.A., in Wellington, Fla., where he focuses his practice on life sciences. Gallagher is on the Veterinary Products Task Force for the Food and Drug Law Institute and was a 2023 LMG Life Sciences Intellectual Property Star. He earned his B.S. from the University of Wisconsin, his Ph.D. from the University from the University of Kentucky, and his J.D. cum laude from DePaul University College of Law.
Lorna K. Geiler is a Shareholder in Meyer Capel, A Professional Corporation, in Champaign, where she concentrates her practice in employment and labor law on behalf of employer defendants, focusing on litigation of issues as well as working proactively with clients to avoid litigation. Ms. Geiler has represented clients before the Illinois Department of Human Rights, the Illinois Human Rights Commission, the Illinois Department of Employment Security, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Illinois Department of Labor, the United States Department of Labor, OSHA, the Department of Education, and the Department of Justice. She is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the American, Illinois State, and Champaign County Bar Associations. Ms. Geiler is also involved in the employment and labor law section of the Illinois State Bar Association. Ms. Geiler earned her B.S. cum laude from Illinois State University and J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Carol V. Gilden is a Partner at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC. Based in Chicago, where she focuses on securities class actions, shareholder derivative actions, and other complex litigation. She is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell and has been recognized by numerous other peer-reviewed organizations, including: Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” list (2020); Illinois Superlawyer (2005 – 2020); Crain’s Chicago Business “Chicago’s Notable Women Lawyers” (2018, 2020); Chicago Business Journal’s “Woman of Influence” (2019); and Lawyer Monthly’s “Women in Law Award” (2019). Ms. Gilden served as the first female President of the National Association of Shareholder & Consumer Attorneys (NASCAT) and is currently on NASCAT’s Executive Committee. She also served on the Corporate Governance and Markets Advisory Council to the Board of Directors for the Council for Institutional Investors and is a member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys. Ms. Gilden received her B.S. from the University of Illinois and her J.D. with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she was a member of the Chicago-Kent Law Review.
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Hon. Richard P. Goldenhersh is an Appellate Judge in the Illinois Appellate Court Fifth District, in Belleville, where he has served since 1988. Prior to his service on the appellate court, Judge Goldenhersh was a Circuit Judge of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit. He is a member of the St. Clair County and Illinois State Bar Associations and former President of the Illinois Judges Association. Judge Goldenhersh is a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Complex Litigation, the ISBA Section Council on Civil Practice and Procedure, and former Chairperson of the Associate Judge Coordinating Committee. He received his A.B. from Washington University and his J.D. from Washington University School of Law.
Chris S. Haaff is the owner of the Law Office of Christopher Haaff, in Crystal Lake, where he focuses his practice on family law. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and has spoken and written about family law for IICLE®, the Illinois State Bar Association, and other groups and publications. Haaff earned his B.A. cum laude from Greenville College and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Brian A. Hartstein is a Partner at Quarles & Brady LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on labor and employment issues. He has been selected as an Illinois Emerging Lawyer in Employment & Labor: Management by Law Bulletin Media (2015 – present). Mr. Hartstein received his B.S. from the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations and his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.
Mark Hellner is the Executive Director Emeritus for the Center for Disability & Elder Law in Chicago. Mr. Hellner is a former Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association Civil Practice Section Council, Judicial Evaluation Committee, and Supreme Court Rules Committee. He was also a recipient of the ISBA Governors Award and served three terms of the ISBA Assembly. Mr. Hellner received his B.S. from Illinois State University where he was an Honors Graduate and later received the University’s Distinguished Alumni Award from the Department of English. He received his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law and was later an adjunct faculty member at the University.
R. Sean Hocking is a member of Craig & Craig, LLC, in Mattoon, where he focuses his practice primarily on the areas of commercial real estate, insurance defense, and products liability. Mr. Hocking is a member of the American and Illinois State Bar Associations and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He received his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Timothy W. Kelly is a Partner at Kelly & Castagna, LLC, in Bloomington, where he focuses his practice on plaintiff’s personal injury/mediation. A frequent speaker for IICLE® and the Illinois State Bar Association, he is a Past President of the Illinois Bar Foundation and a Past Chair of the Illinois Supreme Court’s Commission on Access to Justice. He has been voted one of the Top Three Attorneys in McLean County by his peers. Mr. Kelly served on the IICLE® Board of Directors (2000 – 2007) and was selected as IICLE® Volunteer of the Year for Publications in 2008. He received his B.S. from the University of Dayton and his J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law.
Jena L. Levin is Senior Counsel to Foley & Lardner LLP in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on estate and trust litigation. She has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star — Estate and Trust Litigation (2019 – 2022) and as a Leading Lawyers Emerging Lawyer Trust & Estate Law (2015 – 2022). Levin received her B.A. with highest distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her J.D. from Duke University School of Law.
Alexander Barry Mahler is a Partner at Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in insurance coverage. Mahler is a member of the Claims Litigation Management Alliance, the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, and the American Institute of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters. He also was designated as a Chartered Property Underwriter. Mahler received his B.S. magna cum laude from Arizona State University and his J.D. from Indiana University Robert H. McKinley School of Law.
J. Brian Manion is an associate with Weilmuenster & Keck, P.C., in Belleville, where he concentrates his practice in plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation, commercial litigation, municipal law, and labor law. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar and Illinois Trial Lawyers Associations. Mr. Manion received his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. cum laude from Southern Illinois University, where he served as a case note/comment editor for the Southern Illinois University Law Journal.
Matthew W. McQuiston is a Partner at Stern McQuiston, LLC, where he focuses his practice in guardianship, estate administration and litigation, and estate planning. McQuiston is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations and has been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star. He received his B.A. from the University of Colorado and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Alexander Memmen is Principal at The Memmen Law Firm, LLC, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on civil litigation. Mr. Memmen is a Director for the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section and is Director of the YLS Future of the Profession Committee. He also is Cochair of the Chicago Bar Association Moot Court Committee. Mr. Memmen received his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Tyler S. Mertes is an associate with Troutman Sanders LLP, in Chicago, with an extensive practice in matters related to insurance issues. He has also represented attorneys in both state and federal courts in numerous lawsuits involving a variety of claims, including but not limited to real estate malpractice, litigation malpractice, and business advice/transactional malpractice, in arbitrations and before the ARDC. He received both his B.A. and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois.
Hrant “Hud” Norsigian, Jr., is the Founder and owner of Norsigian Law Office, LLC, in O’Fallon, where he focuses his practice in personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, estate planning, probate, business formation, mergers and acquisitions, and contracts. He is a member of the Illinois State, St. Clair County, and Missouri Bar Associations. Mr. Norsigian is a recipient of the Belleville News-Democrat Readers’ Choice Awards for Best of the Best for 2019 and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2016 People’s Choice of Southwest Illinois award for Best Lawyer in Southern Illinois. He has been awarded Martindale-Hubbell’s Top Rated Lawyer Award for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability, Client Distinction Award, and Client Champion Gold Award. Mr. Norsigian received his B.S. with honors from Washington University and his J.D. magna cum laude from Washington University School of Law, where he earned Order of the Coif honors, was an Associate Editor of the Washington University Law Quarterly, and was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award for the top grade in Criminal Law.
S. Linn Perkins is Member of Westervelt, Johnson, Nicoll & Keller, LLC, in Peoria, where she concentrates her practice in the areas of credit union law, mortgage foreclosure law, collections, and general business litigation. A frequent author and lecturer, Ms. Perkins has contributed to numerous IICLE® publications. She is a member of the Illinois State and Peoria County Bar Associations. She earned her B.S. from MacMurray College and her J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law, where she was a recipient of the Rickert Award for Excellence and a National Finalist for the ABA National Negotiation Competition.
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Matthew D. Ports is a Shareholder/Partner with Pfaff, Gill & Ports, Ltd., in Chicago, where he spends 100 percent of his professional time as a trial lawyer representing individuals seriously hurt, injured, or killed as a result of the negligence of others, including the victims of medical malpractice, construction negligence, defective products, auto collisions, and other unsafe or dangerous conditions in Illinois. Mr. Ports is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations, as well as the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. He was named a Rising Star by Illinois Super Lawyers in 2009 – 2012. He received his B.A. from the University of Colorado and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Richard A. Redmond is a Partner with Holland & Knight LLP, in Chicago, where he represents clients in eminent domain, regulatory takings, land use, environmental, and other real estate-related litigation. In addition to representing private property owners, he provides legal services to governmental entities, including municipalities and state agencies, in his capacity as a Special Assistant to the Illinois Attorney General. Mr. Redmond also provides advice to lawyers and law firms on professional ethics. Mr. Redmond has served on the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Professional Responsibility since 1983. He is a member of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Eminent Domain Committee, and of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations. He received his B.A. with honors from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from Cornell Law School.
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Jason R. Sleezer is a Partner with Scott & Kraus, LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in commercial litigation. Sleezer is a member of the Chicago, DuPage County, and Illinois State Bar Associations. He earned his B.A. with honors from North Central College, where he was a Richter Fellow, and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law, where he was a Sullivan Fellow.
Christina Rose Spiezia is an associate with Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on commercial litigation. Ms. Spiezia is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. She received her B.A. from Northwestern University and her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
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Howard S. Suskin is a Partner at Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago, where he serves as Cochair of the Securities Litigation and Class Action Practice Groups. He is Chambers USA Ranked, has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America, and is General Counsel to the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. Suskin received his B.A. with honors from Northwestern University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and his J.D. with honors from the University of Michigan Law School, where he was Editor of the Michigan Law Review.
Ryan P. Theriault is a Partner at Meyers & Flowers, LLC, in St. Charles, where he concentrates his practice in representing plaintiffs and petitioners in matters involving personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, medical malpractice, and workers’ compensation. He has presented at CLE seminars and has been published on workers’ compensation issues. He is a member of Illinois Trial Lawyers, Illinois State Bar and Kane County Bar Associations, and the American Association for Justice. Mr. Theriault received his undergraduate and law degrees from DePaul University.
Christopher Tompkins is a Partner with Jenner & Block LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation. Tompkins has been recognized by Acritas Stars and named a Rising Star in business litigation by Illinois Super Lawyers. He is a member of the American and International Bar Associations. He received his B.A. cum laude from The Catholic University of America and his J.D. magna cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
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Eitan Weltman, of the Law Office of Eitan Weltman,is a solo practitioner in Bloomington, where he focuses his practice on the areas of creditors’ rights, business and commercial law, real estate, and personal injury. Mr. Weltman has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer and is a member of the McLean County and Illinois State Bar Associations. He earned his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Richard L. Whitman, Sr., of The Whitman Law Office, in Monmouth, focuses his practice on wills, trusts and estates, real estate, family law, business litigation, and business entities. Whitman has been chosen as a Super Lawyer and as a Distinguished Lawyer by Expert Network. He received his undergraduate degree from Eastern Illinois University and his J.D. cum laude and Order of the Coif from Northwestern University Law School, where he was an editor of the Northwestern Law Review.
Miles J. Zaremski is the Founding Partner of the Zaremski Law Group in Highland Park, where he concentrates his practice in healthcare, professional medical liability, alternative dispute resolution, and appeals. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and Who’s Who in American Law and has been named an Illinois Leading Lawyer and an Illinois Super Lawyer in healthcare. Mr. Zaremski received his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
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