Contributors

Jocelyn K. Andersson is a trial attorney who focuses her practice on defending individuals, businesses, and insurers in cases involving automobile and truck accidents, products and premises liability, and asbestos exposure.

Ms ...

Justin Assouad is a litigator who defends attorneys and law firms in malpractice actions and related proceedings. He has also successfully defended educational, religious, and youth-serving organizations in tort claims brought ...

Alemayehu (Ali) Ayanaw specializes in complex business litigation, with a focus on asbestos, talc, and mass toxic tort matters as well as premises, retailer, and product liabilities cases. He has a proven track record of ...

Tammy Banasek is a dedicated litigator who has developed a special focus in defending medical and dental professionals, hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities. She also counsels physicians and dentists in professional ...

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 as well as pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

Earlier in her career, Boeckman was in-house litigation counsel for a multi-line ...

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 ...

Since 2014, Melissa S. Brown has developed a robust environmental law practice in which she assists businesses on a wide variety of environmental issues. Clients regularly rely on her to provide counsel on complying with federal and ...

Chelsea L. Caldwell focuses her practice on the defense of professional and general liability cases, including individual healthcare practitioners and institutions. She has extensive litigation and trial experience ...

With over 20 years of litigation experience, Matthew B. Champlin emphasizes pragmatism, cost-effectiveness, and innovative problem-solving to secure the best possible outcomes for his clients in complex litigation matters. 

He ...

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 ...

As a trusted advisor to businesses of all sizes, Timothy P. Collins helps clients navigate all aspects of operating a business, including formation, structuring, and governance. 

He takes a proactive approach to counseling his ...

Experience matters. For over 40 years, Glenn Davis’ unwavering commitment to clients has been the delivery of creative and efficient results in dynamic business disputes and cybersecurity challenges. His mission is to provide ...

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 ...

Humility and compassion drive Joseph A. Fay’s practice in the defense of insurance coverage, fraud, bad faith, commercial and general liability, and catastrophic injury matters.

He prides himself on taking a holistic approach ...

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 ...

Carl J. Geraci focuses his practice on complex business litigation matters, including products liability, asbestos defense, toxic tort defense, and premises liability. He has defended a broad range of products facing liability ...

Eleni Gyparakis focuses her practice on the defense of medical, dental, and long-term care litigation claims.

Prior to joining HeplerBroom, Ms. Gyparakis gained experience defending personal injury claims, employment ...

Peyton A. Hagerman focuses his practice on building defense cases in complex business litigation matters. His areas of focus include product liability, personal injury, insurance, toxic tort, and class action litigation.

Prior ...

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 ...

John C. Hanson focuses his practice on the defense of litigation involving personal injury, products liability, insurance law, commercial and residential property taxation, governmental matters, and election law.

Prior to ...

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 is an accomplished writer who helps spearhead the firm’s appellate practice. He has briefed more than 15 appeals over the last five years, covering a variety of procedural and substantive legal issues. Mr ...

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 ...

Anna C. Kister focuses her practice on the defense of premises and products liability, insurance law, and personal injury. She also has experience in defending employment discrimination suits. Ms. Kister’s experience includes ...

Julieta A. Kosiba is a talented and versatile litigator who has focused her career on advocating for businesses in state and federal courts. Her experience spans a broad range of matters, including personal injury, property damage ...

Tara W. Kuchar maintains a diverse law practice. She regularly defends nursing homes and assisted living facilities, premises and manufacturers in products liability claims, and employers confronting allegations of wrongful ...

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 defends a diverse range of companies—from Fortune 500 companies to small, local businesses—against premises and product litigation claims. Her goal is to reduce her clients’ exposures and resolve claims in a ...

With nearly two decades of experience, Daniel C. Lytle has established a distinguished career as an attorney. He’s earned a reputation for his thoroughness, strategic thinking, and unwavering commitment to achieving favorable ...

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 is a distinguished trial attorney with over 15 years of experience specializing in fraud and bad faith litigation. Known for a relentless commitment to defending his individual and corporate clients, he has ...

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 Mueller’s goal as an attorney is to assist people and businesses in protecting themselves during the litigation process by helping them navigate what can sometimes be stressful and unfamiliar territory. Clients are ...

Michael P. Murphy is an experienced litigator who focuses on helping clients with environmental issues, both before and after a lawsuit is filed.

He often initially assists clients in their interactions with regulators (such as ...

Anne M. Oldenburg is a highly successful malpractice defense lawyer with extensive trial experience. The depth and breadth of her success at trial (mostly in Cook County, Illinois) is what her clients want and need. Her involvement ...

Benjamin W. Powell specializes in the defense of a variety of claims, including: 

• product liability
• personal injury/wrongful death
• breach of contract
• professional liability
• insurance
• trucking and transportation

As counsel for ...

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 is an experienced litigator who defends clients in toxic tort liability claims in some of the most contentious venues in the United States. His clients range from some of the largest corporations in the country to small ...

Sean P. Sheehan defends clients in high-value personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits related to asbestos exposure and other toxic torts. These cases can involve manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, contractors ...

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 defends personal injury cases. These are primarily in construction, premises, municipal and §1983 claims, and contractual matters, including risk transfer.

She also defends school districts and school bus ...

Laureen R. White focuses her practice on civil litigation, particularly coverage opinions, first- and third-party insurance litigation, subrogation, UM/UIM, dram shop, bad faith insurance defense, and fire loss. She also has ...

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
• employers and government officers/employees in ...

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
• Healthcare practitioner license disciplinary actions

Ms. Zupanci has ...