Partner Hepler, Larry E. Office: Edwardsville Phone: 618-307-1117 Email: leh@heplerbroom.com Licenses: IL/MO vCard: Download Recognized by: Leading Lawyers Network, Super Lawyers Practice Description: Mr. Hepler focuses his practice on the defense of complex, multiparty civil cases and class actions involving a wide range of subjects, including all aspects of consumer fraud, personal injury, products liability, pharmaceutical, commercial, toxic torts, construction and insurance litigation. Mr. Hepler has represented clients in numerous jurisdictions, with primary emphasis in Illinois and Missouri. Bar Admissions: Illinois Missouri U. S. Supreme Court U. S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri Law School: Washington & Lee University, J.D. Law School Honors/Involvement: magna cum laude Order of the Coif Omicron Delta Kappa Articles Editor, Washington & Lee Law Review Undergraduate School: Bucknell University, B.A. Bar/Professional Association Involvement: Madison County, Illinois, Bar Association Illinois State Bar Association American Bar Association The Missouri Bar Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel Defense Research Institute American Board of Trial Advocates Federation of Defense & Corporation Counsel     Chair of Trial Tactics Substantive Law Section     Chair of The Economics of Law Practice Substantive Law Section     Vice Chair of the Technology Committee     Board of Directors     Regional Vice President\Faculty Member Litigation Management College American College of Trial Lawyers Awards, Honors, Distinctions: Illinois Super Lawyer since 2005 The Best Lawyers in America since 2007 Leading Lawyers Network (Advisory Board Member) AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell Published Legal Writing: “Comparison of Consumer Fraud Statutes Across the 50 States” (FDCC Quarterly, Spring 2005) “The Federal Rules and Their Application to Your Practice” (FDCC Quarterly) “Trial Witnesses – selection, Care, Feeding & Understanding – Mastery of Direct Examination” (FDCC – Trial Masters) Legal Lectures: “Hot Tips” for Responding to Plaintiff’s Request for Money (IICLE) “How to Minimize Plaintiff’s Disability and Suffering” (IICLE) “Expert and Human Factors Testimony” (IICLE) “Developments & Trends in Product Liability Cases” (FDCC) “Winning the Pre-Trial Battle; If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them: Leaving it Behind” (FDCC) “Closed Head Injuries – Cross Examination of the Neuropsychologist” (FDCC) “Pre-Trial Strategies – Use of Focus Groups, Mock Trials, Jury Selection Techniques & Settlement Strategies” (FDCC) “Class Actions and State Consumer Fraud Statutes” (FDCC) “Diary for Federal Litigation in the Wake of the 1993 Amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure” (FDCC) “The Use of Technology in the Courtroom” (FDCC) “The Federal Rules and Their Application to Your Practice” (FDCC) “Law Office Management and the Use of Technology” (FDCC) “Challenging the Status Quo, Reversing Your Litigation Tactics” (FDCC) “Anatomy of a Hellhole”(FDCC) “Use of Summation and Application to Trial” (FDCC) “Trial Witnesses – Selection, Care, Feeding & Understanding Mastery of Direct Examination” (FDCC) “Comparison of Construction Safety Act of 2008 to Structural Work Act” (COCA) “Advanced Technology in the Law Practice” (DRI) Printable Version Click here to return to the employee profiles front page.