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Lew R. C. Bricker is a Partner at SmithAmundsen LLC in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on commercial transportation and products liability. He is Chairman of USLAW Network, a BTI Client All-Star, and Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated. Mr. Bricker received his B.A. cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Illinois and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
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Thomas A. Demetrio is a Partner at Corboy & Demetrio in Chicago, where he focuses on medical negligence, airplane crash, products liability, and commercial litigation on behalf of plaintiffs. He is Past President of the Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and he is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the Inner Circle of Advocates. Since 2007, he has been voted by his peers to be in the top five of all lawyers in Illinois by the Leading Lawyers Network. He was named the number one Super Lawyer in Illinois for 2017. Mr. Demetrio received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
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Kevin M. Forde is a Partner in Forde Law Offices LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice in commercial litigation, including trials and appeals. He has served as the President of the Federal Defender Program, Northern District of Illinois; a member of Senator Richard Illinois Durbin’s Judicial Screening Committee (2009 – present); and a member of Justice Anne Burke’s Judicial Screening Committee. Among his recognitions are the 2014 Certificate of Appreciation, presented by the Federal Judges Association; the 2014 John Paul Stevens Award, conferred by the Chicago Bar Association; and the 2002 Amicus Curiae Award, presented by the Illinois Judges Association. Mr. Forde is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. He received his B.S. from Marquette University and his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law, Medal of Excellence.
M. John Hefner, Jr., is a Sole Practitioner in Mattoon, where he focuses on professional negligence, products liability, and wrongful death. He has been Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rated for over 20 years. He is the author of New Power of the Chapter IX Bankruptcy Court to Authorize the Issuance of Certificates of Indebtedness: Congressional Relief or Congressional Overreaching?, 51 A.Bankr.L.J. 1 – 18 (1977). Mr. Hefner received his B.A. from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and his J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law.
Richard Fred Johnson is the owner of Law Office of Richard Fred Johnson in Evanston, where he concentrates his practice in general, transportation, and personal injury law. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the National Association of Railroad Trial Lawyers, and the National Immigrant Justice Center. Mr. Johnson received his B.S. from Miami University and his J.D. cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law.
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.
Michael C. Kominiarek, a member of the Chicago firm of Kominiarek Bresler Harvick & Gudmundson, LLC, concentrates his practice in civil litigation with a focus on defense of medical malpractice cases for physicians and hospitals. A graduate of Marquette University, he received his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School. Mr. Kominiarek is licensed in Illinois and Indiana. Mr. Kominiarek is a member of the Illinois State, Indiana State, and Southwest Bar Associations and the Society of Trial Lawyers. He is also a past president of the Southwest Bar Association.
Daniel M. Kotin is a Partner at Tomasik Kotin Kasserman in Chicago. His practice focuses on litigating cases in the area of 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 member of the International Society of Barristers. Mr. Kotin received his B.A. cum laude from Boston College and his J.D. cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Jeffrey J. Kroll is a Senior Trial Attorney at Kaveny + Kroll, LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in personal injury and wrongful death. Mr. Kroll has also been named to the Illinois Super Lawyers list since 2005. Additionally, Mr. Kroll has been named one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Illinois by the American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA) for ten consecutive years. He is on the Dean’s Council at DePaul University College of Law (2018 – present). He received his B.A. from DePaul University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
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Kevin R. Malloy is an associate at Forde & O’Meara LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in commercial litigation and appeals. He is a member of the Appellate Lawyers Association, the Chicago Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Committee, and the Illinois State Bar Association. Mr. Malloy received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. cum laude from the American University Washington College of Law.
Craig W. Mandell is an associate at Hinkhouse Williams Walsh LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on products liability, trademark infringement/dilution, and copyright infringement. He is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Mr. Mandell received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law, where he was a member of the DePaul Law Review, Executive Editor of the DePaul University Intellectual Property Reporter, and Cofounder of the DePaul University Arts, Technology, and Intellectual Property Law Journal.
Richard L. Miller II is a Partner at Miller LLP in Chicago where he focuses on commercial litigation and class actions. He is an adjunct professor at Northwestern College of Law where he has served as an instructor for Trial Advocacy since 2005 and Advanced Trial Advocacy since 2013. He is an American Arbitration Association arbitrator and has served as an arbitrator for the Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program and FINRA. He was named one of the 40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty To Watch by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company, publishers of the Chicago Lawyer and Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Mr. Miller graduated magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Business and graduated cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
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Justin A. Relihan is Senior Counsel to Nidec Americas Holding Corporation in St. Louis, MO, where he is responsible for all legal functions for the corporation in the Western Hemisphere, including management of all claims, products liability litigation, business litigation, warranty claims, and all other litigation matters. He is a member of the DRI and the Association of Corporate Counsel. Mr. Relihan received his B.A. from College of the Holy Cross and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
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Jeffrey A. Schulkin is a Partner at Jeffrey M. Goldberg Law Offices in Chicago, where his practice is focused on personal injury, medical malpractice, and products liability. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. Schulkin received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Susan J. Schwartz is a litigator at Corboy & Demetrio, P.C., in Chicago. Her practice focuses on litigation and healthcare. She is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; the American Association of Justice; and the American, Illinois State, and Chicago Bar Associations. Ms. Schwartz received her B.S.F.S. from Georgetown University and her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Meghan M. Sciortino is a Shareholder of Johnson & Bell, Ltd., in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in products liability, premises liability, and construction negligence. She is a member of the DRI and was named an Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers in 2015 and an Illinois Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2013 – 2017. Ms. Sciortino received her B.A. from Purdue University and her J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
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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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