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Gary P. Annes is a Founder and Partner with Abels & Annes, P.C., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in personal injury and medical malpractice. He has frequently written and spoken on issues related to medical malpractice and litigation in general. He is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), the Public Justice Foundation, the State Bar of Arizona, and the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations. Mr. Annes is licensed in Illinois and Arizona and maintains offices in both Chicago and Phoenix. Mr. Annes received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Christian D. Biswell is a Shareholder and President of Drake, Narup & Mead, P.C., in Springfield, where he concentrates in the areas of civil litigation, insurance and medical malpractice defense, contracts, civil rights, and subrogation. Mr. Biswell received his B.A., M.A., and J.D. from Southern Illinois University.
Kevin J. Caplis is Of Counsel to Querrey & Harrow, Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses his practice in construction liability, civil defense, and insurance coverage and arbitration. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Federal Trial Bar, and the United States Supreme Court Bar. He has been named a Leading Lawyer and Super Lawyer and is a past President of the Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago. Mr. Caplis received his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Chicago and his J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law.
Laura A. Castagnais a Partner at Kelly & Castagna in Bloomington, where she focuses on plaintiff’s personal injury. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the Illinois Bar Foundation Board of Directors — Fourth District. Ms. Castagna received her B.A. from Eastern Illinois University, her M.A. from the University of Illinois at Springfield, and her J.D. from the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.
Julie L. Cibulskis is a Partner at Speers, Reuland & Cibulskis, P.C., in Aurora, where she focuses on civil litigation including personal injury, wrongful death, and commercial litigation. She is a past President and member of the of the Kane County Bar Association, a member of the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions — Civil, and a member of the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness — Second District. Ms. Cibulskis received her B.A. summa cum laude from Creighton University and her J.D. magna cum laude from the Seton Hall School of Law.
David B. Collins is a Partner with Quinn, Johnston, Henderson, Pretorius & Cerulo, in Peoria, where he concentrates his practice in personal injury and wrongful death defense, as well as employment law. He serves on the Prairie State Legal Services Board of Directors (February, 2012 – present), is a member of the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Character Fitness (January 2015 – present), and is a Commissioner on the Peoria County Board of Election Commissioners (May 2015 – present). Previously, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable William B. Wombacher (deceased) and the Honorable John A. Gorman of the Illinois Appellate Court, Third District. He has been a lecturer at various IICLE® and Peoria County Bar Association programs. He is a member of the Illinois State and Peoria County Bar Associations, the Appellate Lawyers Association, the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, the Defense Research Institute (DRI), and American Inns of Court, Abraham Lincoln Inn. Mr. Collins received his B.A. from the University of Iowa and his J.D. cum laude from Northern Illinois University College of Law where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Northern Illinois University Law Review.
Lawrence DeBrock is Professor Emeritus of Finance and Dean Emeritus at the Gies College of Business of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has served as a consultant and expert to several public panels as well as foreign governments. He has published numerous articles in economics journals such as the Review of Economics and Statistics, the Bell Journal of Economics, the International Journal of Industrial Organization, the Journal of Law and Economics, the Journal of Labor Economics, and the Journal of Human Resources. Professor DeBrock received his B.S. from Bradley University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Cornell University.
Robert E. Elworth is a Partner at HeplerBroom LLC in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice on the defense of complex liability claims. He has served as an instructor of business law and environmental law at Roosevelt University in Chicago. He is a member of the Appellate Lawyers Association, the Defense Research Institute (DRI), and the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. He is admitted to practice law in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, Texas, and Wisconsin. Mr. Elworth received his B.A. from the University of Nebraska and his J.D. from the Creighton University School of Law.
Jeffrey M. Goldberg is a Partner at Goldberg & Schulkin Law Offices in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on medical malpractice and personal injury cases. He is a member of the American Association for Justice Birth Trauma Litigation Group, a Past Chair of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Medical Malpractice Committee, and a Past President of the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Mr. Goldberg received his B.S. from Bradley University and his J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Zeke N. Katz is an associate with HeplerBroom, LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in premises liability, medical malpractice, and insurance defense. He is a member of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel and the Chicagoland Healthcare Risk Management Society. Mr. Katz received his B.A. from Colgate University and his J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College 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.
Jeffrey J. Krollis a Partner at Kaveny + Kroll in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in personal injury and wrongful death. He has been named to the Illinois Super Lawyers list since 2005 and has been named one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Illinois by the American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA) for ten consecutive years. Mr. Kroll received his B.A. from DePaul University and his J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law.
Charles M. Linke is a Professor Emeritus of Finance at the Gies College of Business of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has served the University as the IBE Distinguished Professor of Finance, Chair of the Department of Finance, and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies. A contributor to numerous treatises and journals, he is a member of academic and professional organizations including the American Economics Association, the American Finance Association, the American Risk and Insurance Association, and the National Association of Forensic Economists. Professor Linke received his B.S., his M.B.A., and his D.B.A. from Indiana University.
Noah A. Menold is an associate at Howard & Howard Attorneys, PLLC, in Peoria, where he focuses his practice in commercial litigation. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council and Construction Law Section Council. He has been recognized as an Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers in the areas of commercial litigation, closely and privately held business law, and medical malpractice defense law. He has also been recognized as “One To Watch” by Best Lawyers in the area of commercial litigation. Mr. Menold received his B.S. summa cum laude from Bradley University, where he was recognized as the Kalman Goldberg Outstanding Senior Business Student (2010 – 2011) and awarded the rank of Top Collegiate Scholar: Management (2011). He received his J.D. magna cum laude from Northern Illinois University College of Law, where he was the Brian E. and Tamra A. McGough Prize Recipient (2014) and the Northern Illinois University Law Review: Notes & Comments Editor (2013 – 2014).
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.
Patrick S. O’Shaughnessy is with The Janssen Law Center, in Peoria, where he focuses his practice in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, and litigation. He has been admitted to the Central District Court of Illinois and the U.S. Seventh Circuit Appellate Court. In addition to being a member of MENSA, Mr. O’Shaughnessy was named to the Illinois list of 40 Attorneys Under 40 to Watch (2004) and was an inaugural member of the National Forensics Association Hall of Fame. He received his B.A. summa cum laude from Bradley University and his J.D. from Northwestern University College of Law.
Andrew C. Pattonis a Partner at Franco Moroney Buenik LLC in Chicago, where he focuses on commercial litigation and tort defense, with an emphasis on construction litigation, including breach of contract; construction and design defect, delay/impact, and personal injury; insurance coverage; transportation litigation, including trucking and railroads; maritime litigation; business disputes; professional liability claims; and catastrophic injury defense. He practices in both state and federal courts throughout the United States and has tried numerous cases to verdict. He has been repeatedly recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer in the area of construction litigation. Mr. Patton received his B.A. from Boston College and his J.D. from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
Timothy J. Reuland is a Principal and Shareholder with Speers, Reuland & Cibulskis, P.C., in Aurora, where he concentrates his practice in personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, business and commercial, and professional negligence litigation. Mr. Reuland has spoken at various legal seminars conducted by IICLE®, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), and various bar associations. He is a member of the American, Illinois State, and Kane County Bar Associations, the American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Reuland is a member of the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar Character and Fitness Committee, recipient of the Kane County Bar Association Community Service Award, and a board member of numerous charitable, religious, and educational organizations. Mr. Reuland has also been selected as a Leading Lawyer in both personal injury law and commercial litigation, and as an Illinois Super Lawyer. He received his B.A. cum laude, President’s Medallion, from Loyola University Chicago and his J.D. cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law, where he was Executive Editor of the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology.
Larry R. Rogers, Sr., is a Founding Partner of Power Rogers & Smith, P.C., in Chicago. He was elected President of the Cook County Bar Association and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, serving as the latter’s first African-American President. He was appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel as a member of the Board of Trustees of City Colleges of Chicago. He also serves as a member on the Board of Trustees of The John Marshall Law School and DePaul University. He has lectured extensively in various aspects of trial advocacy. He has been honored with the Earl B. Dickerson Award from the Chicago Bar Association, which honors outstanding minority lawyers whose careers at the bar exemplify courage and dedication in making the law the key to justice for all in our society. He has been listed as one of the Top Ten National Litigators by the National Law Journal and is listed in Harvard Law Graduates Naifeh and Smith’s book, THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA. He is a Fellow of both the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American College of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Rogers received his B.A. in philosophy from St. Xavier University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law. He was awarded Honorary Doctorate degrees from DePaul University College of Law and St. Xavier University. He has also received the Distinguished Alumni Award from St. Xavier University and the DePaul University College of Law Alumni Award for Outstanding Service to the Legal Profession.
Nicholas Spear is an associate with Franco & Moroney, LLC., in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on general liability matters, including construction law, premises liability, products liability, and transportation litigation. Mr. Spear has experience handling intellectual property and insurance coverage matters, and he also has extensive trial experience in insurance defense related matters. He has been admitted to the bar for the State of Illinois; the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma; and the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. He is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Mr. Spear received his B.A. from Northwestern University and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
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