HeplerBroom issued the following announcement on Oct. 29.
HeplerBroom is proud to announce that 29 of the firm’s attorneys have been named to the 2020 list of Leading Lawyers. Additionally, 9 were named to the list of Emerging Lawyers.
Less than 5% of all lawyers licensed in each state receive the distinction of being named a Leading Lawyer, and only 2% of a state’s licensed lawyers are named an Emerging Lawyer. Nominees are initially selected based on ratings by their peers. To maintain the quality and credibility of these surveys, lawyers cannot nominate themselves or anyone at their own law firm. This initial set of nominees then undergoes a rigorous vetting of their practice experience and ethical standing. In the final selection process, nominees are reviewed by the Advisory Board. According to Law Bulletin Media, publisher of the lists, the diversity, quality, and public nature of each state’s Advisory Board has helped Leading Lawyers earn its reputation as the most trusted and respected resource to locate reputable, experienced lawyers.
HeplerBroom attorneys on the list of Leading Lawyers, with their respective practice areas, are:
EDWARDSVILLE OFFICE
Beth A. Bauer – class action/mass tort defense
Brenda G. Baum – products liability defense; toxic torts defense
Troy A. Bozarth – class action/mass tort defense; commercial litigation; personal injury defense: general; transportation defense, including aviation, FELA, and maritime
Gordon R. Broom – class action/mass tort defense; personal injury defense: general; products liability defense; professional malpractice defense, including legal, technical, and financial; toxic torts defense
Matthew B. Champlin – personal injury defense: general; products liability defense
Eric P. Hall - products liability defense; toxic torts defense
Jeffrey S. Hebrank – class action/mass tort defense; personal injury defense: general; products liability defense; toxic torts defense
Larry E. Hepler – class action/mass tort defense; personal injury defense: general; products liability defense; toxic torts defense
George A. Kiser – toxic torts defense
Gary A. Meadows – professional malpractice defense, including legal, technical, and financial
Benjamin W. Powell – personal injury defense: general; products liability defense; transportation defense, including aviation, FELA, and maritime
Jason Rankin – class action/mass tort defense; products liability defense
Anne B. Schmidt – products liability defense; toxic torts defense
Dede K. Zupanci - health; medical malpractice defense
ST. LOUIS OFFICE
Gregg A. Kinney - products liability defense; toxic torts defense; transportation defense, including aviation, FELA, and maritime
Theodore J. MacDonald, Jr. – commercial litigation; criminal defense: white collar; medical malpractice defense; alternate dispute resolution: personal injury
Michael Reda – personal injury defense: general
CHICAGO OFFICE
Robert E. Elworth – civil appellate; insurance, insurance coverage, and reinsurance
Rick Hammond – insurance, insurance coverage, and reinsurance
Linda J. Hay – medical malpractice defense; personal injury defense: general; professional malpractice defense, including legal, technical, and financial
Eric W. Moch – civil appellate; insurance, insurance coverage, and reinsurance; personal injury defense: general
Anne M. Oldenburg - medical malpractice defense; personal injury defense: general; professional malpractice defense, including legal, technical, and financial
Stephanie W. Weiner – commercial litigation; construction; insurance; insurance coverage & reinsurance; personal injury defense: general
SPRINGFIELD OFFICE
Ladonna Driver – environmental
Lance T. Jones – employment: management; governmental, municipal, lobbying, & administrative; personal injury defense: general
Stephen R. Kaufmann – class action/mass tort defense; insurance, insurance coverage, and reinsurance; personal injury defense: general; products liability defense; toxic torts defense
Jennifer M. Martin - environmental
Thomas H. Wilson – civil appellate; commercial litigation
CRYSTAL LAKE OFFICE
Aleen R. Tiffany – construction; personal injury defense: general
HeplerBroom attorneys named to the 2020 list of Emerging Lawyers, with their respective practice areas, include:
EDWARDSVILEE OFFICE
Alemayehu A. Ayanaw – toxic torts defense
Andrew K. Carruthers – closely & privately held business; election, political & campaign; governmental, municipal, lobbying & administrative; real estate: tax; trusts, wills & estates
Daniel C. Lytle – commercial litigation; personal injury defense: general
CHICAGO OFFICE
Matthew H. Brandabur – Medical Malpractice Defense
James P. DuChateau – commercial litigation; insurance, insurance coverage, and reinsurance
Katie E. Jacobi – civil appellate; insurance, insurance coverage, and reinsurance
Joseph T. Tripoli - insurance, insurance coverage, and reinsurance; personal injury defense: general
SPRINGFIELD OFFICE
Michael P. Murphy – insurance, insurance coverage, and reinsurance; personal injury defense: general; products liability defense
Abby L. Sgro – criminal defense: DUI; criminal defense: felonies & misdemeanors; environmental; family; personal injury defense: general
Original source can be found here.