Donald A. Behle
Donald A. Behle
Donald A. Behle is an attorney with Kelly Law Offices, P.C., in Bloomington, where he concentrates his practice in personal injury. Mr. Behle is a member of the Illinois State and Logan County Bar Associations. He has previously served as President of the Logan County Bar Association. He received his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from Washington University School of Law.
Robert J. Bingle
Robert J. Bingle
Robert J. Bingle is a Partner with Corboy & Demetrio in Chicago, where he has been involved in every type of personal injury and wrongful-death case. He served as President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and currently serves on the Board of Managers of the Association, has served on the faculty of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, and serves by appointment on the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions. Mr. Bingle received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, his M.A. from the University of Chicago, and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago 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.
Bret P. Coale
Bret P. Coale
Bret P. Coale is a Partner at Hughes Tenney Postlewait Coale, LLC, in Decatur. His practice focuses on medical malpractice defense, general litigation, and healthcare. He is member of the Illinois State Bar Association, a Past President of the Decatur Bar Association, and the downstate representative of the Illinois Lawyers’ Assistance Program. He received both of his bachelor’s degrees from University of Illinois and his J.D. from Rutgers Law School.
David N. Damick
David N. Damick
David N. Damick is the Owner of the Law Offices of David N. Damick in St. Louis. His practice focuses on litigating cases in the areas of professional malpractice, the Federal Tort Claims Act, birth injuries, and product litigation. He is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, and the American Association for Justice, and he has been a member of IBEW Local 1 for over 40 years. He received his B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis and his J.D. cum laude from the Saint Louis University School of Law.
Jeremy A. Damitio
Jeremy A. Damitio
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.
Michael K. Demetrio
Michael K. Demetrio
Michael K. Demetriohas been a practicing attorney for over 40 years. He is a Partner at Corboy & Demetrio in Chicago. He works on both commercial and general aviation disaster cases and has been appointed Lead Counsel for Multi-District Federal Litigation and State Court Aviation Disaster cases. He has been a member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and is currently an elected board member. Further, he has served as a both as a board member for eight years and as past President of the Chicago Bar Association. He received his B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
David V. Dorris
David V. Dorris
David V. Dorris is President of Dorris Law Firm, P.C., in Bloomington, where he concentrates his practice in plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation. Mr. Dorris is Past President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and has previously served on the Illinois State Bar Association Committee on Continuing Legal Education, the Committee on Bar Publications, and the Committee on Judicial Appointments, among others, and he also served on the IICLE^® Board of Directors. He is a member of the Illinois State and McLean County Bar Associations. He received his B.A. from Blackburn College and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Robert R. Duncan
Robert R. Duncan
Robert R. Duncan is the Founder of and Principal at Duncan Law Group in Chicago. His practice focuses on litigating cases in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, and consumer protection class action. He has been recognized by Leading Lawyers (2017 – 2022), in Illinois Super Lawyers Top 100 (2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022), and by Top Verdict for one of the Top 50 Class Action Settlements in the United States (2020). He received his B.A. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Ehsan Eftekhari
Ehsan Eftekhari
Ehsan Eftekhari is the Founder of Eftekhari Law Offices, LLC, in Des Plaines. His practice focuses on litigating cases in the areas of personal injury, workers’ compensation, and medical malpractice. He is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers’ Association and the American Bar Association and has been recognized as a Super Lawyer. He received his B.S. from Loyola University, his M.A. from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
James J. Gay
James J. Gay
James J. Gay is the owner of James J. Gay Law, LLC, in Chicago. His practice focuses on litigating cases in the areas of personal injury and workers’ compensation. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star (2015 – 2019) and Leading Lawyers Emerging Lawyers (2015 – 2018) and is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Gay received his B.A. from the University of Missouri and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Geoffrey L. Gifford
Geoffrey L. Gifford
Geoffrey L. Gifford is a Partner and Founder of Pavalon & Gifford in Chicago. His practice is focused on medical negligence, products liability, and general negligence cases. He is Past President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and of the International Society of Barristers; a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation; and a member of the Missouri, Michigan, and Illinois Bar Associations as well as the Federal Trial Bar. He is a former member of the IICLE Board of Directors and is listed in THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA. He also served as an Adjunct Professor at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. Mr. Gifford received his B.A. from the University of Missouri and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
Hon. Richard P. Goldenhersh
Hon. Richard P. Goldenhersh
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.
Mark Hellner
Mark Hellner
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.
Charles C. Hughes
Charles C. Hughes
Charles C. Hughes is a Partner at Hughes Tenney Postlewait Coale, LLC, in Decatur. His practice focuses on litigating cases in the area of medical malpractice defense. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a member of both the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel and the International Association of Defense Counsel. He received his B.B.A. from the University of Kentucky and his J.D. from the Drake University Law School.
David R. Jones
David R. Jones
David R. Jones is a Principal with the Law Office of Beatty, Motil & Jones in Glen Carbon. He is licensed in Illinois, Missouri, all three Illinois federal districts, the Southern District of Indiana, and the Western District of Kentucky. He has tried cases in eight states in both federal and state courts. Mr. Jones earned his A.B. from Washington University, his M.A. from St. Louis University, and his J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law.
Timothy W. Kelly
Timothy W. Kelly
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.
Joseph G. Klest
Joseph G. Klest
Joseph G. Klest is the Founder of Klest Injury Law Firm in Chicago and Schaumburg. His practice focuses on litigating auto accident, medical malpractice, childhood sexual abuse, and other injury cases; workers’ compensation; and wrongful death. He also authored ILLINOIS INJURY LAW, a reference guide for accident victims, and edited A GUIDE TO CIVIL ACTIONS — PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR SURVIVORS OF RAPE AND CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE, published by the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault. Mr. Klest received his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
Daniel M. Kotin
Daniel M. Kotin
Daniel M. Kotin is a Partner at Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC, in Chicago. His practice focuses on trial law. He is a Past President of the Chicago Bar Association (2016 – 2017), a member of the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association, and a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers. He received his B.A. cum laude from Boston College and his J.D. cum laude from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Michael A. Kraft
Michael A. Kraft
Michael A. Kraft is a Partner with Quinn, Johnston, Henderson, Pretorius & Cerulo in Peoria, where his practice focuses on commercial and real estate litigation and transactions, corporate and tax matters, and estate planning and litigation. He is a former faculty member of Illinois Central College, where he taught business law. Mr. Kraft is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and has been a member of several Peoria County Bar Association committees. He was previously a board member and secretary for the Central Illinois Alzheimer’s Association for eight years. He received his B.A. from the University of Illinois, Phi Beta Kappa, and received his J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Lawrence R. Kream
Lawrence R. Kream
Lawrence R. Kream is the owner of the Law Office of Lawrence R. Kream, L.L.C., in Chicago, where he focuses on medical and other professional negligence, product liability, and construction injuries. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Medical Negligence and Amicus Curiae Committees of the Illinois Trial Lawyers’ Association, and the Amicus Curiae Committee of the American Association of Justice. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law. Mr. Kream received his J.D. with distinction from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Harry C. Lee
Harry C. Lee
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.
Kenneth T. Lumb
Kenneth T. Lumb
Kenneth T. Lumb is a Partner at Corboy & Demetrio in Chicago, where his practice focuses on medical negligence. He is a member of the American Association of Justice, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association. He received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law.
Scott A. Morgan
Scott A. Morgan
Scott A. Morgan of Morgan Law Firm, Ltd., practices civil litigation in Chicago. Mr. Morgan is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Association for Justice. A graduate of the University of Illinois, he received his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
Michael K. Muldoon
Michael K. Muldoon
Michael K. Muldoon is a Partner at Muldoon & Muldoon, LLC, in Chicago. His practice focuses on plaintiff’s personal injury and wrongful death. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Judicial Evaluation Committee and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and he is a recipient of the Excellence in the Field of Law Award from the Saint Ignatius College Prep Law Society. He received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
John L. Nisivaco
John L. Nisivaco
John L. Nisivaco is the Managing Partner at Chicago Injury Law, where he concentrates his practice on catastrophic personal injury and wrongful-death cases. He is the Past Secretary of the Board of Governors of the Illinois State Bar Association, Past Chair of the Tort Law Section Council, and Past Chair of Judicial Evaluations for the Alliance of Bar Associations in Cook County. He has been the Editor of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Tort Trends publication for over 20 years. Mr. Nisivaco received his B.A. from Northern Illinois University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Mary Beth O'Brien
Mary Beth O'Brien
Mary Beth O’Brien is an associate with Chilton Yambert Porter LLP in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on insurance defense litigation, with an emphasis on construction, premises, and dramshop liability. She is a member of the Illinois State, Chicago, Lake County, and Women’s Bar Associations and the Society of Trial Lawyers. Ms. O’Brien received her B.B.A. from St. Mary’s College and her J.D. from DePaul University School of Law.
Edward H. Rawles
Edward H. Rawles
Edward H. Rawles is a Director with the firm Rawles, O’Byrne, Stanko, Kepley & Jefferson, P.C., in Champaign, where he focuses his practice on plaintiffs’ personal injury and medical malpractice litigation. He is a member of the American, Illinois State, and Colorado State Bar Associations and is a member and former President of the Champaign County Bar Association. He also belongs to the Illinois and Colorado Trial Lawyers Associations and Trial Lawyers of America. He is currently a member of the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness and is a Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He received his A.B. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. summa cum laude from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Katherine A. Ross
Katherine A. Ross
Katherine A. Ross is an associate at Duncan Law Group, LLC, in Chicago. Her practice focuses on litigating cases in the areas of medical malpractice, wrongful death, nursing home abuse and neglect, and motor vehicle accidents. She was recognized in 2018 by Emerging Lawyers for Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, and Nursing Home Negligence Law. She is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the Illinois State Bar Association. Ms. Ross received her B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law.
Susan J. Schwartz
Susan J. Schwartz
Susan J. Schwartz is a Partner at Corboy & Demetrio, P.C., in Chicago, where she is a trial lawyer focusing on medical negligence cases on behalf of patients and their families. She serves on the Advisory Board for Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services and previously served as an officer and on the Board of Directors for the Women’s Bar Foundation and the Board of Governors for Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and has served on the Board of Managers for the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Ms. Schwartz received her B.S.F.S. from Georgetown University and her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Patricia A. Small
Patricia A. Small
Patricia A. Small is an associate with the firm Barrett, Twomey, Broom, Hughes & Hoke, LLP, in Carbondale, where she concentrates her practice in civil and appellate litigation and eminent domain matters. She has served as a Special Assistant Attorney General for land acquisition and real estate matters since 1996. She is a former law clerk for Chief Justice William C. Hastings of the Nebraska Supreme Court and is a member of the American Bar Association and Illinois State Bar Association. She is a contributing author to EMINENT DOMAIN PRACTICE (IICLE^®, 2020). She received her B.S. from the University of Nebraska — Omaha and her J.D. from the University of Nebraska College of Law.
Brian Spencer
Brian Spencer
Brian Spencer is the owner of Spencer Law Offices, P.C., in Chicago. His practice focuses on litigating cases in the areas of plaintiff’s personal injury/petitioner’s workers’ compensation. He is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Spencer received his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Danylo Y. Terleckyj
Danylo Y. Terleckyj
Danylo Y. Terleckyj is with Levinson and Stefani in Chicago. His practice focuses on litigating cases in the area of personal injury. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Terleckyj received his B.A. from Wayne State University and his J.D. from Wayne State University Law School.
Melanie J. VanOverloop
Melanie J. VanOverloop
Melanie J. VanOverloop is an attorney at Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C., in Chicago. Her practice focuses on litigating cases in the area of plaintiff’s personal injury. She is a member of the Board of Managers and the Women’s Caucus of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice. She received her B.A. from Purdue University and her J.D. from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Emily H. Wilburn
Emily H. Wilburn
Emily H. Wilburn is an associate at Quinn, Johnston, Henderson, Pretorius & Cerulo in Peoria, where she concentrates her practice in commercial litigation, creditors’ rights, construction, probabe, real estate disputes, and medical malpractice. She is a member of the Peoria County Bar Association, serving as the Chair for the association’s Brown Bag Luncheon CLE series for several years, and of the Abraham Lincoln Inns of Court. Ms. Wilburn received her B.A. summa cum laude from the University of Tennessee and her J.D. cum laude from the University of Tennessee College of Law, where she was the Executive Student Materials Editor for the Tennessee Law Review.
Edward W. Williams
Edward W. Williams
Edward W. Williams of Edward W. Williams, Ltd., in Chicago concentrates his practice in representing professionals who are licensed and regulated by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Also a CPA, Mr. Williams handles a variety of commercial litigation cases involving mortgage brokers, real estate brokers, real estate appraisers and developers, and title insurance companies. Mr. Williams is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and has participated in continuing appraisal education seminars for the Illinois Coalition of Appraisal Professionals. He obtained the largest appraisal malpractice settlement in U.S. history on behalf of an Illinois bank that was defrauded out of several million dollars by an appraiser and developer. He received both his undergraduate degree and his J.D. (with honors) from DePaul University.

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Donald A. Behle

Robert J. Bingle

Robert A. Chapman

Bret P. Coale

David N. Damick

Jeremy A. Damitio

Michael K. Demetrio

David V. Dorris

Robert R. Duncan

Ehsan Eftekhari

James J. Gay

Geoffrey L. Gifford

Hon. Richard P. Goldenhersh

Mark Hellner

Charles C. Hughes

David R. Jones

Timothy W. Kelly

Joseph G. Klest

Daniel M. Kotin

Michael A. Kraft

Lawrence R. Kream

Harry C. Lee

Kenneth T. Lumb

Scott A. Morgan

Michael K. Muldoon

John L. Nisivaco

Mary Beth O'Brien

Edward H. Rawles

Katherine A. Ross

Susan J. Schwartz

Patricia A. Small

Brian Spencer

Danylo Y. Terleckyj

Melanie J. VanOverloop

Emily H. Wilburn

Edward W. Williams

Causes of Action (Illinois): Tort Actions (ARCHIVED 2014 EDITION)