• Jocelyn K. Andersson
    Associate

    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 L. Assouad
    Partner

    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 A. Ayanaw
    Partner

    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
    Partner

    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
    Partner

    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
    Associate

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

  • LaDonna L. Boeckman
    Partner

    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
    Associate

    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
    Partner

    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
    Associate

    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 ...

  • Matthew B. Champlin
    Partner

    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
    Partner

    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
    Partner

    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 ...

  • Glenn E. Davis
    Partner

    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
    Partner

    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 ...
  • Joseph A Fay
    Associate

    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
    Partner

    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
    Associate

    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
    Associate

    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
    Associate

    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
    Partner

    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
    Associate

    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
    Partner

    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
    Associate

    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
    Partner

    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
    Associate

    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 ...

  • Sarah M. Jolley
    Associate
  • Lance T. Jones
    Attorney of Counsel

    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
    Partner

    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
    Associate

    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
    Associate

    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
    Partner

    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
    Associate

    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
    Partner

    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 ...

  • Daniel C. Lytle
    Partner

    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
    Partner

    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
    Partner

    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
    Partner

    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
    Partner

    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
    Partner

    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
    Partner

    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
    Partner

    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
    Partner

    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
    Partner

    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 ...
  • Andrea M. Quade
    Associate

    Andrea M. Quade specializes in environmental law practice. She assists clients with a variety of environmental issues, including:

    • counseling them on environmental compliance issues involving both federal and state statutes and ...
  • Michael  Reda
    Partner

    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
    Associate

    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
    Associate

    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
    Partner

    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
    Partner

    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
    Associate

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

  • Katie F.  Vinge
    Associate

    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
    Attorney of Counsel

    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
    Partner

    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
    Associate

    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, MD
    Partner

    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
    Partner

    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
    Partner

    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
    Partner

    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 ...

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