Joseph P. Basile

Joseph P. Basile

Joseph P. Basile, Chicago, concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation and civil litigation. He is a chair-qualified arbitrator for the Circuit Court of Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program, has been a faculty member at annual IICLE® workers’ compensation seminars, and is the author of the monthly workers’ compensation column for IICLE®’s FLASHPOINTS. He is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Mr. Basile received his B.S. from St. Louis University and his J.D. with distinction from The John Marshall Law School.
John P. Bergin

John P. Bergin

John P. Bergin is a Partner at Lorenz & Bergin, P.C., in Chicago, concentrating his practice in workers’ compensation defense. Mr. Bergin received his B.A. and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago.
James F. Black

James F. Black

James F. Black is a Partner at Black & Jones Attorneys at Law in Rockford, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation. He is a member of the American and Illinois State Bar Associations. Mr. Black received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law.
James R. Clune

James R. Clune

James R. Clune is a Partner and Shareholder of Garofalo, Schreiber, Storm & Grant, Chartered, in Chicago, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation. He was a copresenter of the Analysis of a Workers’ Compensation Trial with the Risk & Employee Benefits Expo and has presented on workers’ compensation at the National Business Institute Seminar and the Annual Workers’ Compensation Law Institute. He is listed in the Leading Lawyers Network. He is a member of the Illinois State and Florida Bar Associations and is a member of the Trial Bar of the U.S. District for the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Clune received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law.
Michael F. Doerries

Michael F. Doerries

Michael F. Doerries is a Shareholder of Wiedner & McAuliffe in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation law. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association. Mr. Doerries received his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Brad A. Elward

Brad A. Elward

Brad A. Elward, Peoria, concentrates in appellate cases and workers’ compensation. He is a Past President of the Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association and an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois College of Law. Mr. Elward received his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. magna cum laude from Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Steven F. Hanagan

Steven F. Hanagan

Steven F. Hanagan is a Partner at Hanagan & McGovern PC in Mount Vernon, where he concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation, personal injury, and defective products liability law. He is a Past President of the Jefferson County Bar Association, a past member of the Executive Committee of the Southern Illinois American Inn of Court, and a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the Illinois Law and Justice Foundation. Mr. Hanagan received his B.S. from Southern Illinois University and his J.D. cum laude from St. Louis University School of Law, where he received the American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in the Study of Legal Ethics.
Dana J. Hughes

Dana J. Hughes

Dana J. Hughes is a Partner at Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Peoria. She focuses her practice on workers’ compensation. She is a member of the Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations and served on the Winnebago County Bar Association’s Board of Directors from 2009 – 2012. Ms. Hughes received her B.A. from Northern Illinois University and her J.D. from Northern Illinois University College of Law.
Richard K. Johnson

Richard K. Johnson

Richard K. Johnson is a Partner at Katz, Friedman, Eagle, Eisenstein, Johnson, Bareck & Bertuca in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation. He is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, and the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association. Mr. Johnson received his B.S. from Northwestern University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Tracy L. Jones

Tracy L. Jones

Tracy L. Jones is a Partner at Black & Jones Attorneys at Law in Rockford, where she concentrates in workers’ compensation and social security disability. She is a board member of the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association and a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the National Organization of Veterans Advocates. Ms. Jones received her B.A. from Northern Illinois University and her J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
Kylee J. Jordan

Kylee J. Jordan

Kylee J. Jordan is an associate at Rusin & Maciorowski, Ltd., in Carbondale, where she focuses on workers’ compensation. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the American Inns of Court. She is a Neal Fellow, is a recipient of the Southern Illinois University School of Law Pro Bono Award, and was nominated for the Illinois State Bar Association Law Student Division Public Service Award. Ms. Jordan received her B.A. from St. Ambrose University and her J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Patrick M. Keefe

Patrick M. Keefe

Patrick M. Keefe is a Partner at Keefe & DePauli, P.C., in Fairview Heights, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation. He has been an author and lecturer for IICLE®, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, and the Workers’ Compensation Claims Association. He is a member of the St. Clair County, Illinois State, and Missouri State Bar Associations. He received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, completed coursework towards an M.A. from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and received his J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law.
Ann-Louise Kleper

Ann-Louise Kleper

Ann-Louise Kleper is an Attorney at Dworkin & Maciariello, Ltd., in Chicago, where she concentrates in representing injured employees in their workers’ compensation claims. Ms. Kleper has spoken for IICLE®, the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations, the American Academy of Disability Physicians, the University of Illinois College of Medicine, and the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations, the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association, and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Ms. Kleper received her B.A. magna cum laude from Brandeis University and her J.D. cum laude from Boston University School of Law.
Paul A. Krauter

Paul A. Krauter

Paul A. Krauter is a Member of Evans & Dixon, LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation. He is a member of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association. Mr. Krauter attended Purdue University and received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
Roman P. Kuppart

Roman P. Kuppart

Roman P. Kuppart is a Member of Culley, Feist, Kuppart & Jordan, LLC, in Harrisburg, where he focuses on occupational diseases. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Kuppart received his B.A. from the University of Georgia and his J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Peter J. Lorenz

Peter J. Lorenz

Peter J. Lorenz is a Partner at Lorenz & Bergin, P.C., in Chicago, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation defense. He is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations and the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association. Mr. Lorenz received his B.S. from Loyola University and his J.D. from Creighton University School of Law and was a member of the Moot Court Board and National Political Science Honor Society.
Bradford J. Peterson

Bradford J. Peterson

Bradford J. Peterson is a Shareholder of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., in Champaign, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation and personal injury defense. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, and the National Association of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals. Mr. Peterson received his B.A. with honors from Illinois State University and his J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Jon C. Walker

Jon C. Walker

Jon C. Walker is an associate at Woodruff Johnson & Evans Law Offices in Chicago, where he concentrates in workers’ compensation, social security disability, and personal injury. He is a member of the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. Walker received his B.A. from the University of British Columbia and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.

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Joseph P. Basile

John P. Bergin

James F. Black

James R. Clune

Michael F. Doerries

Brad A. Elward

Steven F. Hanagan

Dana J. Hughes

Richard K. Johnson

Tracy L. Jones

Kylee J. Jordan

Patrick M. Keefe

Ann-Louise Kleper

Paul A. Krauter

Roman P. Kuppart

Peter J. Lorenz

Bradford J. Peterson

Jon C. Walker

Workers’ Compensation Practice 2019 Edition