Contributors

Justin L. Assouad focuses his practice on trials involving complex business litigation matters, including:

• Professional liability
• Educational & Religious Organizations (Tort Claims)
• Clergy misconduct
• School law
• Motor ...

Alemayehu A. Ayanaw focuses his practice on trials involving complex business litigation matters, including asbestos, toxic torts, premises liability, and product liability.

Prior to joining HeplerBroom, he served as ...

Tammera E. Banasek focuses her practice on the litigation of professional and general liability cases, with an emphasis on the defense of complex medical, dental, and nursing home issues. She regularly speaks and publishes in the ...

Beth A. Bauer is a litigation attorney with a primary emphasis in the defense of complex, multi-party civil cases and class actions, including all aspects of:

• consumer fraud
• product liability (particularly pharmaceuticals ...

Alex Belotserkovsky focuses his practice on trials involving complex litigation matters, including asbestos cases and toxic tort issues.

LaDonna L. Boeckman focuses her practice on the defense of medical and dental professionals.

Earlier in her career, Boeckman was in-house litigation counsel for a multi-line insurance carrier in Des Moines, Iowa. Over the years ...

Emilee M. Bramstedt focuses her practice on the defense of complex commercial litigation matters, including personal injury/wrongful death, premises liability, and property damage. Ms. Bramstedt also defends complex ...

Melissa S. Brown focuses her practice on environmental law, assisting clients on a wide variety of environmental issues. Her clients regularly benefit from her ability to:

• counsel them on environmental compliance issues ...

Matthew B. Champlin focuses his practice on complex litigation matters, including:

• Personal injury/wrongful death
• Premises liability
• Products liability
• Public utilities and local governmental entities
• Construction and real ...

Michael J. Chessler focuses his practice on complex business litigation matters, including asbestos and toxic tort litigation. Since 2004, he has represented mainly manufacturer and contractor clients in hundreds of cases ...

Timothy P. Collins focuses his practice on commercial and insurance coverage litigation, with an emphasis on creditor’s rights, real property and business disputes, and general corporate matters.

He has extensive litigation ...

Glenn E. Davis handles complex litigation and business counseling issues in a broad range of contexts:

• Antitrust, distribution & franchise litigation
• Antitrust business counseling & compliance
• Business, corporate, and ...

James P. DuChateau concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial and insurance coverage litigation in state and federal courts throughout the Midwest and Mountain West, including:

• First-party property claims
• Commercial ...

Robert E. Elworth focuses his practice on the defense of liability claims, including:

• Insurance producer and insurance coverage litigation
• Commercial litigation
• Appellate practice

He has represented clients in litigation ...

Meg L. Fowler focuses her practice on trials involving multiple issues, including:

• General personal injury
• Professional liability
• Product liability
• Insurance coverage issues
• Transportation

She has authored, argued, and ...

Andrew E. Gilkerson focuses his practice on trials involving the defense of complex business litigation matters, including products liability, professional liability, commercial litigation, personal injury, and medical and ...

Alexandra S. Haar-Justice focuses her practice on trials involving complex business litigation matters, including employment and labor issues, product liability, nonprofit/religious/school institution cases, premises ...

Katelyn E. Hall specializes in civil litigation. She has a breadth of experience in different types of civil litigation and has served as defense counsel in numerous jurisdictions across Illinois. Currently, she focuses on medical ...

Kathleen S. Hamilton focuses her practice on general trial litigation, appellate practice, and insurance defense, including:

• Premises Liability
• Professional Liability
• Construction Law
• Complex Tort Litigation
• Catastrophic ...

Linda J. Hay focuses her practice on the defense of all types of professionals, including individual healthcare practitioners such as physicians, dentists, and nurses, as well as lawyers. Ms. Hay also defends institutions such as ...

Peter A. Houser focuses his practice on the defense of civil litigation matters, including personal injury, automobile accidents, and premises liability.

Prior to joining HeplerBroom, Mr. Houser was an Assistant Attorney ...

Charles N. Insler concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation including antitrust and unfair competition litigation, appellate work, business torts, class action litigation, securities litigation, and ...

Sarah B. Jansen focuses her practice on construction contracts and defense litigation, commercial general liability coverage, risk transfer matters, and municipal law. She also practices in the area of complex civil litigation ...

Lance T. Jones is a trial attorney with a primary emphasis in litigation, including:

• Civil Rights
• Construction
• Employment
• Environmental
• Fraud
• General tort liability
• Labor
• Personal Injury

He has tried numerous jury and non-jury ...

George A. Kiser focuses his practice on trials involving toxic tort litigation, including asbestos and silica cases. He handles asbestos cases pending in Madison and Cook Counties in Illinois, St. Louis, Missouri, and outlying ...

Julieta A. Kosiba focuses her practice on civil litigation.

She has experience in defending clients across a broad range of matters, including personal injury, property damage, premises liability, and product liability claims; ...

Tara W. Kuchar’s practice is focused on representing and counseling individuals, businesses, and other organizations throughout Illinois and Missouri on a variety of legal matters. Ms. Kuchar has significant experience ...

M. Colleen LaVelle focuses her practice on cases involving complex litigation matters, including toxic torts, product liability, and medical malpractice.

Prior to joining HeplerBroom, Ms. LaVelle was a defense counsel ...

Kelly M. Libbra focuses her practice on trials involving complex business litigation matters, including toxic torts, premises liability, and product liability. She represents clients in Illinois and Missouri.

Anthony J. Lucchesi focuses his practice on civil litigation and appellate work.

Prior to graduation from law school, Mr. Lucchesi served as a Summer Law Clerk for the Jackson County State’s Attorney’s Office in Jackson County ...

Daniel C. Lytle focuses his practice on trials involving complex litigation matters, including:

• Personal Injury/Wrongful Death
• Premises Liability
• Products Liability
• Insurance
• Public Utilities
• Commercial Litigation

Mr ...

Adam S. McGonigle is an experienced trial attorney who focuses his practice on defending individuals, businesses, and insurers in cases involving automobile and truck accidents, products and premises liability, insurance ...

Gary A. Meadows’ experience covers many areas in litigation, including personal injury, product liability, class action, and employment litigation. He primarily focuses his practice on professional liability, nursing home ...

Isaac R. Melton concentrates his practice on first- and third-party insurance defense and insurance coverage, along with fraud and bad faith litigation. He represents a broad range of clients and has extensive civil litigation ...

Alec Messina spearheads the firm’s Government Affairs practice group. He also works with clients in HeplerBroom’s Environmental Practice Group.

As head of the Government Affairs Practice Group, Messina:

• advises clients on ...

Eric W. Moch focuses his practice on the defense of claims involving insurance fraud, including medical provider fraud, organized activity and staged and caused losses, as well as first- and third-party coverage and bad faith ...

Amanda M. Mueller focuses her practice on cases involving complex litigation matters, including:

• Premises liability matters
• Personal injury matters
• Religious/school institution cases involving allegations of ...

Sean C. Murley focuses his practice on serving the needs of clients in estate planning, real estate, commercial, and corporate and business law.

He has 20 years of civil and criminal litigation experience in both the public and ...

Michael P. Murphy focuses his practice in the area of environmental law, including litigating enforcement matters before state and federal courts and administrative agencies, assisting clients with environmental compliance ...

Anne M. Oldenburg focuses her practice on the defense of healthcare professionals. She has tried numerous professional liability cases to successful verdict and handled many cases on appeal. She also represents professionals ...

Benjamin W. Powell focuses his practice on a diverse range of complex litigation matters, including:

• Personal injury/wrongful death
• Product liability
• Insurance
• Trucking and transportation
• Municipal liability
• Nursing home ...

Michael Reda has over 40 years of experience in tort litigation. He has tried scores of civil jury trials in state and federal courts in Illinois and Missouri representing insured and self-insured entities, including cases ...

Jamie M. Rein focuses her practice on civil litigation matters and corporate representation, including:

• Construction litigation and risk transfer
• Construction bodily injury, defect, and contract litigation
• Commercial ...

Emily D. Roman focuses her practice on cases involving civil litigation matters, including insurance law and personal injury.

Prior to joining HeplerBroom, Ms. Roman was a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Angela Turner ...

Eric D. Rosser focuses his practice on trials involving complex business litigation matters including asbestos and toxic tort litigation. He serves as counsel for product and premises liability clients throughout Illinois ...

Sean P. Sheehan focuses his practice on trials involving complex litigation matters, including toxic torts, personal injury, wrongful death, and asbestos products, premises, supplier, distributor, contractor, and employer ...

Brittany D. Shoaff focuses her practice on trials involving complex business litigation matters, including toxic torts.

Katie Fulara Vinge concentrates her practice on civil litigation, with a focus on construction injury and defect and professional liability cases. She has experience defending corporations and individuals in complex civil ...

Susan A. Wagener focuses her practice on the defense of medical malpractice, nursing home litigation, personal injury, and health care professional licensure cases. She is also experienced in insurance defense litigation. In ...

Stephanie W. Weiner focuses her practice on civil litigation and risk transfer, with a focus on municipal and governmental civil litigation as well as the defense of commercial premises, trucking, construction, and commercial ...

Holly C. Whitlock-Glave focuses her practice on civil litigation matters, including:

• Construction contract and risk transfer
• Construction injury & construction defect litigation
• Civil and commercial litigation
• Commercial ...

Christian R. Willenborg focuses his practice on trials involving healthcare providers, including medical, dental, and nursing home malpractice, general liability slip-and-fall cases, and employment discrimination. He ...

Thomas H. Wilson is a trial attorney with a primary emphasis in the defense of medical malpractice cases on behalf of physicians, hospitals, EMS, and other health care providers; defending employers and government ...

Audra L. Zobrist focuses her practice on the defense of asbestos toxic torts involving products and premises liabilities. She represents clients in both Illinois and Missouri. Additionally, Audra represents individuals seeking ...

Dede K. Zupanci focuses her practice on healthcare defense litigation and regulatory matters, including:

• Physician & nursing professional liability
• Hospital premises liability
• Nursing license disciplinary actions
• Hospital ...