Nicholas J. Bertschy
Nicholas J. Bertschy
Nicholas J. Bertschyis a Shareholder at Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Peoria, where he focuses his practice on products liability, construction liability, environmental torts, healthcare malpractice, nursing home and LTC litigation, severe vehicular accidents, explosion, catastrophic loss, and complex medical causation. Bertschy is a member of the State Courts of Illinois and Wisconsin, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. Bertschy received his B.S. from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and his J.D. with honors from the University of Wisconsin Madison.
Lew R.C. Bricker
Lew R.C. Bricker
Lew R.C. Bricker is a Partner at Amundsen Davis, LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in commercial transportation and products liability. He is a BTI Client Service All Star and a Thomson Reuters Stand Out Lawyer, and he is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. Bricker received his B.A. cum laude from the University of Illinois, where he was also Phi Beta Kappa, and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Michael H. Cantieri
Michael H. Cantieri
Michael H. Cantieri is a Partner at MG+M The Law Firm, in Chicago, where his practice is focused on products liability, toxic tort, and personal injury. He is a member of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, and he has been recognized as an Emerging Lawyer (2015 – 2017), an Illinois Leading Lawyer (2018 – present), and an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star (2014 – 2017). Cantieri received his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law and his B.S. from Illinois State University, where he was a member of the Golden Key National Honor Society and the Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice National Honor Society.
Keith B. Hill
Keith B. Hill
Keith B. Hill is a Partner at Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Edwardsville, where he concentrates his practice in products liability, business and commercial litigation, casualty/tort litigation, employment and labor law, liquor liability/dramshop, creditors’ rights and bankruptcy, civil right litigation/§1983 and correctional healthcare, insurance services, toxic torts and asbestos, and trucking litigation. He is a member of the Defense Research Institute, the American Bar Association, and the Illinois Association of Defense Counsel. Hill received his B.A. magna cum laude from University of Alabama in Huntsville and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
William R. Irwin
William R. Irwin
William R. Irwin is a Partner at MG+M The Law Firm, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on products liability defense litigation. He has been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star (2016 – 2023) and an Illinois Leading Lawyers Emerging Lawyer (2017 – 2023). Irwin received his B.A. magna cum laude from Illinois Wesleyan University and his J.D. from Washington University School of Law.
Timothy L. Krippner
Timothy L. Krippner
Timothy L. Krippner is a Partner at MG+M The Law Firm, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on products liability defense litigation. He has been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer (2005 – 2006, 2009 – present) and an Illinois Leading Lawyer (2012 – present) and was named to the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s 40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch in 2004. Krippner received his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Craig W. Mandell
Craig W. 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 Bar Association and the International Trademark Association, and he has also been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer. 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 and Cofounder of the DePaul University Arts, Technology, and Intellectual Property Law Journal.
Bruno R. Marasso
Bruno R. Marasso
Bruno R. Marasso is a Partner at Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in products liability, premises liability, and transportation. He is President of the Justinian Society of Lawyers and an assemblyman of the Illinois State Bar Association. Marasso is also a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. He received his B.A. from Fordham University and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Michael S. McGrory
Michael S. McGrory
Michael S. McGrory is a Partner at Amundsen Davis, LLC, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on aviation and products liability. He is a member of the Defense Research Institute (and Former Chair of its Aviation Law Committee); he is also a member of the Chicago Bar Association and a Former Chair of its Aviation Law Committee. McGory sits on the Board of Directors for the Aviation Insurance Association. He received his J.D. from the DePaul University School of Law.
Joseph T. Morrison
Joseph T. Morrison
Joseph T. Morrison is a trial lawyer with Kelleher + Holland, LLC, in North Barrington, where his practice focuses on complex personal injuries, as well as commercial and real estate litigation. Morrison has been recognized as an Illinois Leading Lawyer, and he has a Martindale-Hubbell AV rating. He is also included in National Trial Lawyers’ Top 100 Civil Plaintiff attorneys. Morrison received his B.S. from Knox College and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Donald J. Nolan
Donald J. Nolan
Donald J. Nolan is the Founder of Nolan Law Group, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on aviation law. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar and Chicago Bar Associations. Nolan received his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law and his B.A. from Elmhurst College.
John P. O’Malley
John P. O’Malley
John P. O’Malley is Of Counsel at Karbal Cohen Economou Silk & Dunne LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in insurance coverage litigation. He is a member of the Federal Trial Board, the Society of Trial Lawyers, and the Illinois Supreme Court’s Committee on Character and Fitness. O’Malley received his J.D. with honors, Order of the Coif, from DePaul University College of Law.
Daniel J. Powell
Daniel J. Powell
Daniel J. Powellis a Partner at MG+M The Law Firm, in Chicago, where his practice is focused on products liability. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and the Northwest Suburban Bar Association. Powell received his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law and his B.A from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Thomas G. Siracusa
Thomas G. Siracusa
Thomas G. Siracusa is a Partner at Power Rogers, LLP, in Chicago. He is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s Board of Managers and the American Trial Board of Advocates. Siracusa received his B.A. from Loyola University Chicago and his J.D. with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Kyler H. Stevens
Kyler H. Stevens
Kyler H. Stevens is a Partner at MG+M The Law Firm, in Chicago, where his practice is focused on products liability, toxic tort, and mass tort matters. He is a member of the Illinois, California, Missouri, and New York State Bar Associations. He received his J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Springfield.
David J. Sullivan
David J. Sullivan
David J. Sullivan is a Partner at Sullivan O’Malley LLC, in Chicago, where his practice focuses on insurance defense litigation. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, a member of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel and Past Chair of its Tort Law Committee, and a member of the American Bar Association, where he is a reviewer for the Truck Accident Board Certification exam. Sullivan received his B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He is also an Illinois Certified Public Accountant.
Christopher K. Triska
Christopher K. Triska
Christopher K. Triska is a Partner at MG+M The Law Firm, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in toxic torts, products liability, and personal injury. He has been named an Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers (2019 – 2021). Triska received his J.D. cum laude from The John Marshall Law School and his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin Madison, where he was on the Dean’s List, the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and the Golden Key National Honor Society.
Christopher A. Wadley
Christopher A. Wadley
Christopher A. Wadley is a Partner at Walker Wilcox Matousek LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on insurance coverage and products liability. He has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer (2022 – 2023), and he is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association. Wadley received his B.A. with high distinction from the University of Illinois at Chicago and his J.D. cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
John T. Williams
John T. Williams
John T. Williams is a Partner at Hinkhouse Williams Walsh LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on products liability litigation, intellectual property counseling and litigation, and complex class action litigation. He is a member of the Council on Litigation Management and the International Trademark Association. He has also been named an Illinois Super Lawyer. Williams received his B.A. magna cum laude from Gustavus Adolphus College and his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School.

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Products Liability Practice 2023 Edition

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Nicholas J. Bertschy

Lew R.C. Bricker

Michael H. Cantieri

Keith B. Hill

William R. Irwin

Timothy L. Krippner

Craig W. Mandell

Bruno R. Marasso

Michael S. McGrory

Joseph T. Morrison

Donald J. Nolan

John P. O’Malley

Daniel J. Powell

Thomas G. Siracusa

Kyler H. Stevens

David J. Sullivan

Christopher K. Triska

Christopher A. Wadley

John T. Williams

Products Liability Practice 2023 Edition