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Tyler D. Beckerle is Counsel at Roper & Associates in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he focuses on insurance defense. Beckerle is a member of the Illinois and Missouri State Bar Associations. He earned his B.A. from the University of Central Arkansas and his J.D. from the University of Missouri.
Anneliese B. Fierstos is Of Counsel to Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP, in Springfield, where she focuses on real estate law. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association. Ms. Fierstos received her B.A. from Denison University and her J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Christopher Patrick Ford is a solo practitioner in Chicago, where he focuses on injury cases filed on behalf of working families. In 2014, U.S. News and World Report/Best Lawyers named him Chicago Litigation Lawyer of the Year, and in September 2021, Marquis Who’s Who Top Lawyers awarded him the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. He participates as an instructor in trial advocacy programs at Emory University School of Law and Harvard University Law School. Mr. Ford earned his B.A. from Kalamazoo College and his J.D. from Emory University School of Law.
Martin J. Healy, Jr., is a Founding Partner of Healy Scanlon Law Firm in Chicago, where he focuses on products liability, interstate trucking, construction, railroad, medical malpractice, and many other types of injury cases. He is a Past President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Past Chair of the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee, a member of the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice, and a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Healy earned his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where he was Associate Editor of the law review.
David S. Jasmer is Principle of the Jasmer Law Firm, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in plaintiffs’ personal injury law, including motor vehicle negligence, products liability, and medical malpractice. He served as an intern for the Honorable Joyce Hens Green in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He is a member of American Association for Justice, the Interstate Trucking Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Mr. Jasmer earned his B.A. from Michigan State University and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
Neil Schelhammer is an attorney at Healy Scanlon Law Firm in Chicago, where he focuses on personal injury cases including construction, auto, trucking, products liability, and malpractice cases, in addition to workers’ compensation cases. Mr. Schelhammer received his undergraduate degree from Marquette University and his law degree from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, where he was selected to compete in both the Ellen A. (Nell) Hennessy Employee Benefits Moot Court Competition and the Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition.
Jason G. Schutte is a Partner at Drake, Narup & Mead, P.C., in Springfield where he focuses on personal injury, civil litigation, and insurance defense. He is a member of the Illinois State and Missouri Bar Associations and the Illinois Defense Counsel. Mr. Schutte earned his B.A. from Western Illinois University and his J.D. from the Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Steven C. Ward is Of Counsel to Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP, in Springfield, where he focuses on litigation. He is a member of the Sangamon County and Illinois State Bar Associations. He has written several chapters for IICLE® and spoken at seminars on various topics. Mr. Ward earned his B.A. from DePauw University and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
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