Heyl Royster issued the following announcement on Aug. 4.
Sixty Heyl Royster attorneys appear in the Law Bulletin Media’s list of Illinois Leading Lawyers for 2021. Fifty-one are Leading Lawyers and nine attorneys are listed as Emerging Lawyers. In a testament to the quality and ethical standards of the firm’s lawyers, 60% of Heyl Royster’s attorneys are Leading Lawyers in at least one area of law – one of the highest percentages in the state.
The attorneys selected as Leading Lawyers constitute less than five percent of all Illinois registered attorneys. Emerging Lawyers – a smaller list of the state’s younger, up-and-coming lawyers – make up less than two percent of all Illinois attorneys.
Below is the list of the Heyl Royster lawyers who have been named Leading Lawyers:
- Brad A. Antonacci – Chicago: Workers’ Compensation Defense
- Ann C. Barron – Edwardsville: Environmental; Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense: General; Transportation Defense: including Aviation/FELA/Maritime
- Michael J. Bedesky – Edwardsville: Civil Appellate; Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance; Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense
- Robert M. Bennett – Peoria: Personal Injury Defense: General
- Nicholas J. Bertschy – Peoria: Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense
- Bruce L. Bonds – Champaign: Employment: Management; Personal Injury Defense: General; Workers’ Compensation Defense
- Patrick D. Cloud – Edwardsville: Class Action/Mass Tort Defense; Commercial Litigation; Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance; Toxic Torts Defense
- Kenneth E. Davies – Peoria: Closely & Privately Held Business; Real Estate: Commercial; Real Estate: Finance
- Michael J. Denning – Rockford: Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense
- Thomas J. Dluski – Peoria: Transportation Defense: Including Aviation/FELA/Maritime
- Philip M. Eisele – Edwardsville: Toxic Torts Defense
- John D. Flodstrom – Champaign: Workers’ Compensation Defense
- Keith E. Fruehling – Champaign: Employment: Management; Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense; Professional Malpractice Defense: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
- James R. Grabowski – Edwardsville: Products Liability Defense; Toxic Torts Defense
- Joseph K. Guyette – Champaign: Personal Injury Defense: General; Professional Malpractice Defense: Including Legal/Technical/Financial; Workers’ Compensation Defense
- Mark D. Hansen – Peoria: Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability Defense; Professional Malpractice Defense: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
- Adrian E. Harless – Springfield: Health; Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense: General
- Matthew S. Hefflefinger – Peoria: Personal Injury Defense: General; Transportation Defense: Including Aviation/FELA/Maritime; Toxic Torts Defense
- John P. Heil – Peoria: Civil Rights/Constitutional; Commercial Litigation; Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance
- Douglas R. Heise – Edwardsville: Civil Rights/Constitutional; Employment: Management; Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative; Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance; Personal Injury Defense: General
- Richard K. Hunsaker – Edwardsville: Class Action/Mass Tort Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Professional Malpractice Defense: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
- Jennifer B. Johnson – Edwardsville: Toxic Torts Defense
- Andrew J. Keyt – Peoria: Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative; Toxic Torts Defense
- Anne G. Kimball - Chicago: Products Liability Defense
- Timothy W. Kirk – Peoria: Elder Law; Trust, Will & Estate Planning
- Michael T. Kokal – Springfield: Commercial Litigation; Copyright & Trademark; Patent
- John O. Langfelder – Springfield: Personal Injury Defense: General; Toxic Torts Defense; Workers’ Compensation Defense
- Christopher P. Larson – Peoria: Class Action/Mass Tort Defense; Products Liability Defense; Toxic Torts Defense
- Mark A. Ludolph – Peoria: Toxic Torts Defense
- Kevin J. Luther – Rockford: Employment: Management; Workers’ Compensation Defense
- James J. Manning – Peoria: Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative; Real Estate: Residential; Workers’ Compensation Defense
- Mark J. McClenathan – Rockford: Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative; Land Use, Zoning & Condemnation; Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense
- Renee L. Monfort – Champaign: Health; Medical Malpractice Defense
- Martin K. Morrissey – Edwardsville: Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance; Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense
- Barry S. Noeltner – Edwardsville: Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense
- David A. Perkins – Peoria: Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative; Personal Injury Defense: General
- Kent L. Plotner – Edwardsville: Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense; Toxic Torts Defense
- Theresa M. Powell – Springfield: Employment: Management; Medical Malpractice Defense; Professional Malpractice Defense: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
- Michael E. Raub – Champaign: Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense; Professional Malpractice Defense: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
- Andrew J. Roth – Chicago: Medical Malpractice Defense; Professional Malpractice Defense: Including Legal/Technical/Financial; Toxic Torts Defense
- Michael D. Schag – Edwardsville: Military; Products Liability Defense; Toxic Torts Defense
- Gary S. Schwab – Springfield: Personal Injury Defense: General; Professional Malpractice Defense: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
- Dominique N. Seymoure – Edwardsville: Civil Appellate; Personal Injury Defense: General
- Daniel R. Simmons – Springfield: Personal Injury Defense: General; Workers’ Compensation Defense
- Brian M. Smith – Champaign: Civil Rights/Constitutional; Commercial Litigation; Employment: Management
- Tobin J. Taylor – Chicago: Toxic Torts Defense
- Charles E. Timmerwilke – Rockford: Construction; Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense
- Toney J. Tomaso – Champaign: Workers’ Compensation Defense
- Kenneth R. Torricelli – Champaign: Alternative Dispute Resolution: Personal Injury
- Daniel P. Wurl – Champaign: Commercial Litigation; Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance; Medical Malpractice Defense
- Craig S. Young – Peoria: Workers’ Compensation Defense
- Jessica M. Bell – Peoria: Workers’ Compensation Defense
- Lindsey M. D’Agnolo – Rockford: Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense: General; Workers’ Compensation Defense
- Gregory C. Flatt – Edwardsville: Toxic Torts Defense
- Emily J. Galligan – Peoria: Civil Rights/Constitutional; Employment: Management; Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative; Medical Malpractice Defense
- Sara A. Ingram – Edwardsville: Personal Injury Defense: General; Professional Malpractice Defense: Including Legal/Technical/Financial; Toxic Torts Defense
- Brett M. Mares – Chicago: Commercial Litigation
- Tyler J. Pratt – Champaign: Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense: General; Professional Malpractice Defense: Incl. Legal/Technical/Financial
- J. Tyler Robinson – Springfield: False Claims Act/Whistle Blower; Health; Medical Malpractice Defense
- Kendra A. Wolters – Edwardsville: Agriculture; Personal Injury Defense: General; Toxic Torts Defense
Original source can be found here.