Overview
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 joining HeplerBroom, Mr. Hanson served as a Madison County Assistant State’s Attorney, with experience in both civil and criminal matters. During his tenure, he brought a number of criminal prosecution jury trials to verdict. He also provided in-house counsel to the County on matters of governmental law, employment, and litigation.
In addition to his State’s Attorney experience, he handled the defense of commercial and toxic tort litigation as an associate in a large St. Louis metro-area firm.
Education
- Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D., 2016
- Eastern Illinois University, M.A. in Political Science, 2012
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, B.S. in Political Science, 2010
LAW SCHOOL HONORS/INVOLVEMENT
- Hiram H. Lesar academic scholarship recipient
- Research Assistant to Professor George Mocsary
Admissions & Affiliations
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Professional Associations
- Alton-Wood River (IL) Bar Association
- President (2022-2023)
- Vice-President (2020-2022)
- Secretary (2019-2020)
- Clinton County (IL) Bar Association
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Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
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Insurance Law Committee
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Supreme Court Watch columnist, IDC Quarterly (2022-present)
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- Madison County (IL) Bar Association
- President (2023-2024)
- 1st Vice President (2022-2023)
- 2nd Vice President (2021-2022)
- Treasurer (2020-2021)
- Recording Secretary (2019-2020)
Other Professional/Civic Involvement
- Edwardsville Township Republican Central Committee Chairman (2023-present)
- Madison County Precinct Committeeman (2008-present)
- The Federalist Society
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Adjunct Lecturer in Political Science (2012-2013)
Practices
Insights
Blog Posts
Publications
- “Illinois Supreme Court to Decide Whether Illinois Human Rights Act Extends to Private Organizations that Use Public Facilities?” IDC Quarterly, Vol. 34, No. 1 (2024).
- “Not So Fast: Physician Respondents in Discovery May Have a Good Argument to Beat a Motion to Convert to a Defendant So Long as the Supreme Court Agrees,” IDC Quarterly, Vol. 33, No. 1 (2023). (Co-author)
