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Anthony N. Balice is Counsel at Emerson & Elder, P.C., in Chicago. He focuses his practice on insurance coverage. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. Balice received his J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law.
Robert J. Bates, Jr., is a Managing Partner at BatesCarey LLP in Chicago. His practice focuses on litigating cases in the areas of insurance coverage and reinsurance. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, and the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel. Mr. Bates received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. cum laude from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
Alvin R. Becker is a Partner at Beermann LLP in Chicago. He focuses on litigation and appellate law. He is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations and was an adjunct professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law from 2008 to 2013. Mr. Becker received his B.A. from Roosevelt University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Jill B. Berkeley is Senior Counsel at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on insurance coverage litigation. She is a Fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel (2012 – present); a member of the American Arbitration Association serving as a member of the Commercial Dispute Panel (2006 – present); and a member of the American Bar Association serving as a member of the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section of the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee; and a recipient of the ABA Lifetime Achievement Award (2017). Ms. Berkeley earned her B.A. with high distinction and honors and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.
Arthur F. Brandt is a Partner at the Chicago law firm of BatesCarey LLP. He concentrates his practice in insurance law, environmental law, and complex litigation. He is a member of the International and American Bar Associations and the State Bar of Michigan. Mr. Brandt received his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
Patrick D. Cloud is a Shareholder at Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Edwardsville. He focuses his practice on insurance coverage litigation, mass torts, and class action litigation. He is a member of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel and the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel.Mr. Cloud received his B.A. summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. Order of the Coif from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.
Kent J. Cummings is a Partner with Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on working with insurers, insureds, and self-insureds in all aspects of insurance-related law. He works with companies to create effective risk management strategies, including both traditional and nontraditional insurance programs, such as captive insurance, risk retention groups, and risk purchasing groups. Mr. Cummings has authored several articles on a wide variety of insurance issues and lectured in the past on insurance-related matters. He earned his B.A. from the University of Maine and J.D. cum laude from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Karen M. Dixon is a Partner at Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP in Chicago. She concentrates her practice in insurance coverage. She is a member of the American College of Coverage Counsel and has been recognized by Chambers USA and Best Lawyers in America. Ms. Dixon received her B.A. from the University of Nebraska and her J.D. with high honors and Order of the Coif from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Donald E. Elder is an Owner of Emerson & Elder, P.C., in Chicago. He focuses his practice on insurance coverage and disputes. Mr. Elder received his J.D. cum laude from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School and his B.A. from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Gregory C. Flatt is a Partner at Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Edwardsville. He focuses his practice on insurance coverage and toxic torts. He is a member of the Illinois State and Madison County Bar Associations. He has been recognized as an Emerging Lawyer (2018 – 2021). Mr. Flatt received his B.A. from the University of Iowa and his J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.
Carol J. Gerner is Special Counsel in the Chicago office of Sedgwick LLP. She concentrates her practice in the areas of insurance coverage matters, with an emphasis on professional liability, employment practices liability, healthcare, and directors and officers liability. She is a member of the American, Illinois State, and Chicago Bar Associations. She is also a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, PLUS, and the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys. Ms. Gerner received her B.A. from Tufts University and her J.D. from Washington University School of Law.
Jean M. Golden is a Partner with Cassiday Schade LLP, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on insurance coverage and commercial law. Ms. Golden handles complex, high-exposure matters in multiple jurisdictions. She also is Cochair of the firm’s Insurance Practice Group and is a member of its Executive Committee. She has authored or coauthored a number of articles and/or presentations, including for IICLEÒ, Mealey’s, Business Laws Inc., the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, the American Contractors Insurance Group, CPCU, ECMA, and the Chicago Bar Association. She is a Leading Lawyer in Illinois, an Illinois Super Lawyer, and a member of The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. She received her B.A. magna cum laude from Boston College and her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Daniel I. Graham, Jr., a Founding Partner of Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP in Chicago, concentrates his practice in insurance coverage issues involving intellectual property infringement, unfair business practice, and privacy-related claims. Mr. Graham has been recognized by Leading Lawyers Network, Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, and Super Lawyers magazine. He received his B.A. from Barat College and his J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Rebecca R. Haller is a Partner with Hinshaw & Culberton LLP, in Chicago. Prior to joining Hinshaw & Culbertson, Ms. Haller was a partner in a litigation firm headquartered in Chicago. In addition, she was responsible for setting up and managing the Midwest Regional Coverage Counsel office for a national property and casualty insurer. She now focuses her national litigation practice in the counseling and representation of insurance companies in coverage litigation. She has litigated coverage issues arising under commercial general liability, errors and omissions liability, professional liability, and directors’ and officers’ liability policies. In addition, Ms. Haller also handles construction related claims (including construction defect, additional insured, indemnity, and workers’ compensation lien and waiver issues), product liability and mass tort claims, nursing home claims (under both CGL and professional liability policies), and intellectual property/advertising injury claims. She has represented clients in all phases of litigation process, including trial and appellate work, as well as arbitrations and mediations. Ms. Haller is a member of the Illinois State and American Bar Associations. She received her B.A. from the University of Illinois at Chicago and her J.D. with honors from DePaul University College of Law.
Fritz K. Huszagh is an attorney and counselor at FKH Legal, in Vernon Hills,where he concentrates his practice on consulting, counseling, and representation in insurance matters. Mr. Huszagh is a member of the American Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association, and he has served on ISBA’s Insurance Section Counsel as both a member and an officer.
Seth D. Lamden is a Partner with Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his legal practice in policyholder insurance recovery and counseling. He has been named a Fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel, has a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating, and was listed by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company in 40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 To Watch. Mr. Lamden has contributed chapters to several books and written many articles on topics relating to insurance coverage, and he has spoken at insurance law seminars sponsored by numerous organizations, various law firms, and private companies. He earned his B.A. from Brandeis University and his J.D. magna cum laude from The John Marshall Law School.
Michael M. Marick, a partner of Skarzynski, Marick & Black LLP, represents insurers nationally in a wide variety of high-exposure insurance coverage and reinsurance disputes. He is “tier one” ranked by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, in the Best Lawyers in America, and in other peer-reviewed publications. He is a Founding Fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel and an ARIAS•U.S. certified reinsurance arbitrator and has held leadership positions in the Defense Research Institute, the American Bar Association, and other organizations. Mr. Marick is a graduate of Denison University and Chicago-Kent College of Law.
David B. Mueller is a Partner at the Peoria firm of Cassidy & Mueller P.C. He concentrates his practice in civil trial and appellate litigation, including the areas of commercial law, civil rights, employment law, insurance law, professional malpractice, construction law, and product liability. He has served as cochair of the Illinois Supreme Court committee to revise the rules of discovery and served as an advisory member on the discovery rule committee of the Illinois Judicial Conference. He also served on the Illinois Supreme Court committee on jury instructions in civil cases and chaired the Civil Justice Reform Act advisory committee for the Central District of Illinois. Mr. Mueller has published extensively, including articles for the Illinois Bar Journal and the IDC Quarterly, and has lectured frequently, including participation in IICLE, IDC, and ISBA seminars. He is a member of the American and Illinois State Bar Associations, a Fellow of the American and Illinois State Bar Foundations, and past president of the Peoria County Bar Association. He is a member of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel and the Defense Research Institute and is a former president of the Abraham Lincoln Inn of the American Inns of Court. Mr. Mueller received his undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
Ronald L. Ohren is Counsel to Baker McKenzie LLP in Chicago. His practice focuses on the representation of insurance industry clients in various matters, including the mediation, arbitration, litigation, and other alternative dispute proceedings involving a wide variety of insurance and reinsurance issues. He serves as the Chair of Baker McKenzie’s North America Litigation and Government Enforcement Group’s Insurance Practice. Mr. Ohren did his undergraduate work at Emory University and the University of Cincinnati and received his J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Robert T. Park is with the firm of Califf & Harper, P.C., in Moline, where he concentrates his practice in litigation, insurance defense, and insurance law. He was a member of the Illinois Leading Lawyers Network (2012 – 2014). He is the Editor of the ISBA Trial Briefs newsletter (2006 – present) and a member of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (1977 – present; board member 1993 – 2005). He was chosen for Chicago Magazine’s list of Illinois Super Lawyers (2005 – present). Mr. Park is a member of the Rock Island, Scott County, Illinois State, and Iowa State Bar Associations, as well as holding federal bar membership in the U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois and Southern District of Iowa; the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals; and the United States Supreme Court. He received his B.A. with high honors from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law, Urbana-Champaign.
Michael H. Passman is a Partner at BatesCarey LLP in Chicago. He concentrates his practice in insurance law and related litigation. He is a member of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance. Mr. Passman earned his B.A. from the University of Chicago and his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School.
Stefania Pialis is a Partner with Beermann Pritikin Mirabelli Swerdlove LLP in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial litigation, insurance coverage, employment law, and appeals. Ms. Pialis is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. She received her J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law.
Gregory C. Ray is a Partner at Craig & Craig, LLC, in Mattoon. His practice focuses on the defense of tort and employment claims and insurance coverage. He is a member of Defense Research Institute, the Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association, and the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, where he was President in 2002 – 2003.
Michael T. Reagan, Law Offices of Michael T. Regan, in Ottawa, has tried cases in many Illinois counties and handled appeals in the Illinois Supreme Court, every district of the Illinois Appellate Court, and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Those cases have involved a wide spectrum of clients and issues. A Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, he also served as President of the Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association. Mr. Reagan served as a member of the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions from 1985 – 1995 and as the Reporter to that Committee from 1996 – 2003. He was also a member of the Special Supreme Court Committee on Unpublished Opinions/Supreme Court Rule 23. Among other work for the Illinois State Bar Association, he has served as Chair of the Tort Law Section Council and Cochair of an ISBA Special Committee on Appellate Practice. He received the Maloney Tradition of Excellence Award from the ISBA in June 2009. Mr. Reagan has lectured and prepared numerous written submissions for many legal organizations. He received his B.S.M.E. from Purdue University and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.
Michael L. Resis is a Partner at Amundsen Davis, LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of insurance coverage and appeals. He was President of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel from 2017 to 2018 and a member of the Board of Directors of the Appellate Lawyers Association from 1998 to 2000. He has received an Exceptional Performance Citation (2017 – 2018) from the Defense Research Institute. Mr. Resis received his B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Eric L. Routman is the Principal of the Law Offices of Eric L. Routman in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He focuses on insurance law. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the Society of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters. Mr. Routman received his undergraduate degree from the George Washington University and his J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Abraham Sandoval is an associate with Tressler LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on insurance coverage, appellate litigation, and transportation liability. Mr. Sandoval received his undergraduate degree from Loyola University Chicago and his law degree from The John Marshall Law School.
D.J. Sartorio is a Partner in Tressler LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in insurance and appellate practice. He is a columnist for Chicago Lawyer Magazine and has been named a Super Lawyer and an Illinois Leading Lawyer. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the Federal Trial Bar. Mr. Sartorio received his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
William H. Schramm, III, is an associate at Cassiday Schade LLP in Chicago. He concentrates his practice in insurance coverage. He has been recognized as an Illinois 2019 Rising Stars Super Lawyer. He received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Fred Allen Smith III is a Partner in Sedgwick LLP in Chicago. He concentrates his practice in the areas of insurance coverage litigation, healthcare, ERISA, and professional liability litigation. He is a member of the American, Illinois State, and Chicago Bar Associations, the Defense Research Institute, and the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys. Mr. Smith received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. Following law school, he served as a law clerk for Justice Thomas J. Moran of the Illinois Supreme Court.
Swathi S. Staley is legal counsel to YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago in Chicago. She focuses her practice on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and non-profits. She has presented Mergers & Acquisitions in the Security Industry for the International Association of Security and Investigative Regulators and Transitioning from the Public to Private Sector — Compliance Highlights for the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police. Ms. Staley received her B.A. in from Saint Louis University and her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
H. Wesley Sunu is with Sentry Insurance a Mutual Company in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. His practice focuses on insurance, reinsurance, and litigation. He is a member of the American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, the Intervarsity NW Wisconsin Advocacy Council, and the Defense Research Institute. Mr. Sunu received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law.
Kevin A. Titus is a Partner at Litchfield Cavo LLP in Chicago. He focuses on insurance coverage, toxic torts, and general commercial litigation. He is a member of the Defense Research Institute. Mr. Titus received his B.S. summa cum laude Phi Beta Kappa from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
Frank M. Ward III is an associate with Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on the area of insurance coverage. He represents insurance companies in complex coverage litigation involving the insurer’s duties and obligations under many types of insurance policies. He also provides coverage opinions. Mr. Ward received his B.S. from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business and his J.D. with honors from Valparaiso University School of Law.
Edward J. Zulkey serves as General Counsel to Baker McKenzie in Chicago. He concentrates in insurance, risk management, partnership law, employment disputes, and professional liability. He is listed in Euromoney Legal Group’s current GUIDE TO THE WORLD’S LEADING INSURANCE & REINSURANCE LAWYERS,Illinois Super Lawyers for 7 years, and Naifeh and Smith’s THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA in the practice of Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law and Legal Malpractice Law — Defendants for the last 17 consecutive years. He serves as adjunct professor of law at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. Mr. Zulkey received his B.A. from Northwestern University and his J.D. with honors from the University of Illinois College of Law.
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