Lew R.C. Bricker
Lew R.C. Bricker
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 Chair of USLAW Network, is a BTI Client All-Star, and is 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.
Erin Lynch Cordier
Erin Lynch Cordier
No bio available.
Christopher G. Dean
Christopher G. Dean
No bio available.
Thomas A. Demetrio
Thomas A. Demetrio
Thomas A. Demetrio is a Founding Partner at Corboy & Demetrio, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses on the areas of personal injury and wrongful death. He is Past President of the Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and he is a member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the Inner Circle of Advocates. Mr. Demetrio received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he was a Past Chair of the Board of Advisers.
Joseph G. Feehan
Joseph G. Feehan
No bio available.
Kevin M. Forde
Kevin M. Forde
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.
M. John Hefner, Jr.
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
Richard Fred Johnson
Richard Fred Johnson is the owner of Law Office of Richard Fred Johnson, in Chicago, 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
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.
Michael C. Kominiarek
Michael C. Kominiarek
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
Daniel M. Kotin
Daniel M. Kotin is a Partner at Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC, in Chicago, where he focuses on trial law. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the Society of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Kotin earned his B.A. cum laude from Boston College and his J.D. cum laude from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law.
Jeffrey J. Kroll
Jeffrey J. Kroll
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 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.
John J. Lynch
John J. Lynch
No bio available.
Kevin R. Malloy
Kevin R. Malloy
Kevin R. Malloy is a Partner at Forde & O’Meara LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in commercial litigation. He is a member of the Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association and the Illinois State Bar Association, as well as a member of the Chicago Bar Association’s Judicial Evaluation Committee. 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 M. Mandell
Craig M. Mandell
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
Richard L. Miller II
Richard L. Miller II is a Partner at Miller PC, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in commercial litigation and class actions. Mr. Miller is an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern School of Law, where he has served as an instructor for Trial Advocacy since 2005 and Advanced Trial Advocacy since 2013. He has been an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association since 2008, the FINRA since 2018, and the Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program from 2003 to 2005. Mr. Miller has been repeatedly recognized as a “Leading Lawyer,” “Super Lawyer,” and “Rising Star.” He is a Past President of the Law Alumni Board for the University of Illinois College of Law. Mr. Miller graduated magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Business and cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Thomas J. Nathan
Thomas J. Nathan
No bio available.
Mai Lin P. Noffke
Mai Lin P. Noffke
No bio available.
David V. O'Connor
David V. O'Connor
No bio available.
Justin A. Relihan
Justin A. Relihan
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 the College of the Holy Cross and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
Michelle J. Rozovics
Michelle J. Rozovics
No bio available.
Jeffrey A. Schulkin
Jeffrey A. Schulkin
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
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.
Meghan M. Sciortino
Meghan M. Sciortino
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.
Miles J. Zaremski
Miles J. Zaremski
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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Civil Discovery Practice (Illinois) (ARCHIVED 2014 EDITION)

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Lew R.C. Bricker

Erin Lynch Cordier

Christopher G. Dean

Thomas A. Demetrio

Joseph G. Feehan

Kevin M. Forde

M. John Hefner, Jr.

Richard Fred Johnson

David R. Jones

Michael C. Kominiarek

Daniel M. Kotin

Jeffrey J. Kroll

John J. Lynch

Kevin R. Malloy

Craig M. Mandell

Richard L. Miller II

Thomas J. Nathan

Mai Lin P. Noffke

David V. O'Connor

Justin A. Relihan

Michelle J. Rozovics

Jeffrey A. Schulkin

Susan J. Schwartz

Meghan M. Sciortino

Miles J. Zaremski

Civil Discovery Practice (Illinois) (ARCHIVED 2014 EDITION)