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Jill B. Berkeley
Jill B. Berkeley
Jill B. Berkeley is Of 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 Arbitration Panel (2008 – present); a Former Chair of the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section; and a recipient of the ABA Lifetime Achievement Award (2017). Ms. Berkeley received her B.A. with high distinction and honors and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
Andrew S. Boris
Andrew S. Boris
Andrew S. Boris is Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Agricultural Insurance Company in Schaumburg. Mr. Boris received his B.A. from Boston College and his J.D., Order of the Coif, from DePaul University College of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review.
Benjamin Boris
Benjamin Boris
Benjamin Boris is an associate at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on commercial litigation matters. He received his B.A. cum laude from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Notre Dame Law School.
Michael C. Bruck
Michael C. Bruck
Michael C. Bruckis a Founder and Partner at Spellmire Bruck, LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on insurance reinsurance litigation, professional liability, and commercial litigation. He has been peer review-rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and selected for inclusion in Illinois Leading Lawyers for professional malpractice defense law, commercial litigation, and insurance coverage and reinsurance law and in Illinois Super Lawyers for professional liability, business litigation, and insurance coverage. Mr. Bruck received his B.S. from Purdue University and his J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law.
David J. Buishas
David J. Buishas
David J. Buishas is a Partner at BatesCarey LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in insurance. He has been recognized as a “40 Under Forty” Illinois Attorneys to Watch by Law Bulletin Media and a Super Lawyers Rising Star, and he is a member of the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. Buishas received his B.A. from the University of Dayton and his J.D. from Saint Louis University.
Lindsey D. Dean
Lindsey D. Dean
Lindsey D. Dean is an associate at BatesCarey LLP in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in insurance coverage and litigation. She is Committee Chair (Young Professional Liaison) of the CLM’s Extra-Contractual Committee, and she has been recognized by Illinois Best Lawyers’ “Ones to Watch” and as an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star. Ms. Dean received her B.S. cum laude from DePaul University and her J.D. cum laude from the DePaul University College of Law.
Mark A. Deptula
Mark A. Deptula
Mark A. Deptula is a Partner at BatesCarey LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on litigating insurance coverage cases, including defending bad-faith claims against insurers, and reinsurance disputes. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Insurance Law Council. Mr. Deptula received his B.A. from the University of Florida and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois Chicago Law School.
Catherine L. Doyle
Catherine L. Doyle
Catherine L. Doyleis Department Counsel to Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago and focuses on insurance recovery and counseling. She received her A.B. with honors from Guilford College and her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
John D. Hackett
John D. Hackett
John D. Hackettis a Partner at Cassiday Schade LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in complex insurance coverage litigation matters, with an emphasis on the preparation of opinion letters, all phases of declaratory judgment litigation, and regulatory/underwriting matters. Mr. Hackett received his B.A. magna cum laude from Northern Illinois University and his J.D. from DePaul University.
David M. Kroeger
David M. Kroeger
David M. Kroeger is a Partner at Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago and focuses his practice on insurance recovery and counseling. Mr. Kroeger has been recognized by Chambers USA as a leading lawyer in the area of Insurance Dispute Resolution (2014 – 2022). He is Cochair of the Regional-CLE Programs Committee (2021 – 2022) of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation and is Special Projects Officer (2022 – 2023) of the International Bar Association’s Insurance Committee. He received his BA from the University of Notre Dame and his JD from the University of Illinois College of Law.
I. Jordan Lowe
I. Jordan Lowe
I. Jordan Loweis a Partner at BatesCarey LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in insurance coverage. He is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations, the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance, and the Defense Research Institute. Mr. Lowe has been named an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star. He received his B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and his J.D. from Northwestern University.
James F. Maruna
James F. Maruna
James F. Marunais a Partner at Cassiday Schade LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in insurance, civil rights litigation and correctional healthcare, and appeals. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association. Mr. Maruna received his B.A. from Tulane University and his J.D. cum laude, Order of Barristers, from the DePaul University College of Law, where he served as a research writer for the DePaul Business and Commercial Law Journal and received CALI Excellence Awards in Legal Writing III, Pre-Trial Civil Litigation Drafting, Litigation Lab, and School Law.
Andrew G. May
Andrew G. May
Andrew G. May is a Partner at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on commercial litigation and insurance coverage. May has been featured in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s 40 Under Forty to Watch. He earned his B.S. from Colgate University and his J.D. from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
Gustavo A. Otalvora
Gustavo A. Otalvora
Gustavo A. Otalvora is a Partner at BatesCarey LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on complex coverage litigation, claims analysis, and claims resolution, representing insurers at the pretrial, trial, and appellate stages in a wide range of coverage matters. He is a member of DRI and the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois. Mr. Otalvora received his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Allyson C. Spacht
Allyson C. Spacht
Allyson C. Spacht is a Partner at BatesCarey LLP in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on insurance coverage and litigation. She has been recognized by Illinois Best Lawyers’ “Ones to Watch.” Ms. Spacht received her B.B.A. cum laude from University of Notre Dame and her J.D. magna cum laude from the Notre Dame Law School.
John E. Zulkey
John E. Zulkey
John E. Zulkey is Assistant Vice President of Complex Public Liability Claims at Westfield Specialty Insurance, where he focuses his practice on errors and omissions/cyber claims. He is a member of the Armadillo Club and a Past Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Civil Practice Committee. Mr. Zulkey is the author of Related Acts Provisions: Patterns Amidst the Chaos, 50 Val.U.L.Rev. 633 (2016). He received his JD magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.

Jill B. Berkeley

Andrew S. Boris

Benjamin Boris

Michael C. Bruck

David J. Buishas

Lindsey D. Dean

Mark A. Deptula

Catherine L. Doyle

John D. Hackett

David M. Kroeger

I. Jordan Lowe

James F. Maruna

Andrew G. May

Gustavo A. Otalvora

Allyson C. Spacht

John E. Zulkey

Insurance Law 2023 Edition