MICHELLE M. BRACKE, a Shareholder with the Firm, has over 25 years of experience counseling insurers and litigating coverage matters at both the trial and appellate levels, in a multitude of federal and...
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SUSAN K. CHAE CORCORAN, a Shareholder with the Firm, has over 25 years of complex civil and commercial litigation experience. Her specialized practice focuses primarily on construction law, premises, automobile,...
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PATTI M. DEUEL, a Shareholder with the Firm and co-chair of its insurance coverage practice group, focuses her practice on first and third-party liability coverage matters, including issues under general...
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SOO J. KIM, a Shareholder with the Firm, practices within the firms casualty insurance and coverage litigation groups. Soo has over 25 years of litigation and jury trial experience, having tried...
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MATTHEW J. KOWALS is a Partner with the Firm and has over 15 years of experience litigating and trying cases for a wide variety of companies and insurers. The focus of Matt’s practice...
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WILLIAM P. McELLIGOTT, a Shareholder with the Firm and co-chair of its motor carrier and transportation defense group, has over 26 years of experience handling casualty defense litigation with an emphasis...
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MELISSA L. MCENDREE, a Shareholder with the Firm’s Worker’s Compensation Practice Group has over 20 years of litigation experience and has been in private practice since 2000, after serving...
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ROBERT OSTOJIC, a Shareholder with the Firm and Chair of the firm’s large loss Subrogation Department. With over 30 years of litigation experience, Robert focuses on complex, high value subrogation...
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CATHERINE A. O’CONNELL, a Partner with the Firm’s Commercial, Liability and Transportation Practice Groups, has over 20 years of litigation experience. Her practice is concentrated on...
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JEFFREY S. PAVLOVICH, a Shareholder with the Firm and co-chair of its casualty insurance practice group, has over 25 years of litigation and jury trial experience, representing U.S. and London market insurers...
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HOWARD B. RANDELL, a Shareholder with the Firm and co-chair of its insurance coverage practice group, has over 25 years of experience in domestic and international Insurance coverage and litigation matters,...
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PETER A. SINK, a Shareholder with the Firm and chair of its worker’s compensation defense practice group, began his legal career as a Plaintiff/Petitioner litigation attorney. He was responsible...
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DAVID I. WALTERS, a Shareholder with the Firm, is a member of the firm's defense litigation team with a practice that is focused upon municipal liability, commercial transportation, motor...
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SCOTT WING, a Shareholder with the Firm, is a member of the firm’s insurance coverage practice group. Mr. Wing’s practice includes a wide range of insurance coverage matters, with...
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BRANDON M. CAVANAUGH, a Senior Associate with the Firm, is a member of the firm's defense litigation team with a practice that focuses upon motor vehicle collisions, premises liability, construction negligence,...
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SLAVKO CVETKOVIC, an Associate with the Firm, is a member of the Firm’s Workers’ Compensation and Subrogation practice groups. While in law school, Slavko served as a felony court public defender...
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SAMUEL “SAM” DATTALO, an Associate with the firm, is a member of the Firm's workers’ compensation group. Prior to joining the firm, Sam clerked for two years at a Chicago law firm...
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GERARD C. FOSCO, a Senior Associate with the Firm, focuses his practice on litigation primarily involving the defense of personal injury, property damage, and insurance coverage lawsuits and claims. ...
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ADAM L. FRANKEL, an Associate with the Firm, is a member of the Firm’s commerical and general liability practice groups. Adam has extensive experience handling matters involving insurance defense,...
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PATRICK GAREIS, a Senior Associate with the Firm’s Subrogation Department, has over 25 years of litigation experience with extensive involvement in complex scene investigations. Patrick specializes...
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AARON GOLE, is an Associate with the Firm’s defense litigation team focusing on municipal liability, with an emphasis on personal injury defense of governmental entities. Aaron is a graduate of...
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PATRICIA KLADIS-SCHIAPPA, is a Senior Associate with the Firm’s Worker’s Compensation Practice Group. Patricia is a seasoned litigator and has more than 20 years of legal experience...
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MICHAEL KREPPEIN, a Senior Associate with the Firm, has over 20 years of experience litigating and trying cases. Mike has handled an array of cases for a large number of companies as well as various...
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SYDNI M. LAUGHLIN, an Associate with the firm, focuses her practice on civil litigation defense. Prior to joining the firm, Sydni’s practice included providing strategic business counsel to employers...
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CHRISTIAN LOPEZ, is a Senior Associate with the Firm. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Lopez prosecuted cases on behalf of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. As an Assistant State’s...
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LAWRENCE M. LULICH, a Senior Associate with the Firm, has significant experience in commercial and general liability litigation, including construction, premises liability, transportation, condominium...
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RADUSA OSTOJIC, a Senior Associate, comes to LEF with well over three decades of civil defense litigation. She defended clients in 49 jury trials to verdict. During her legal career, Radusa handled a wide...
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CLOE PACE is an Associate with the Firm, concentrating her practice in the areas of insurance coverage and civil defense litigation. During her time in law school, Cloe clerked at Leahy, Eisenberg...
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CYNTHIA RAMIREZ, a Senior Associate with the Firm, is a member of the firm’s insurance coverage practice group and concentrates her practice on first and third-party liability and property coverage...
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AGNE RIBIKAUSKAITE, an Associate with the Firm, concentrates her practice in the areas of insurance coverage and civil defense litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Agne was a judicial law clerk for the...
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MICHAEL ROBINSON is an Associate with the Firm’s Subrogation Department. Prior to joining the firm, Michael prosecuted cases on behalf of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s...
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JONATHAN P. SCHAEFER, a Senior Associate with the Firm, has over 30 years of litigation and jury trial experience in defending negligence casualty losses in the areas of commercial transportation, product...
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JENNIFER R. YOUNG, an Associate with the Firm, focuses her practice on litigation, with extensive experience in insurance defense, construction and premises liability. Prior to joining the firm, Jennifer...
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MIA HUSSAINI-ZERKLE, an Associate with the firm, is a member of the firm's workers' compensation group. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Hussaini-Zerkle worked as law clerk at a labor and employment firm...
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THOMAS J. FINN, Of Counsel with the Firm, previously served as a Cook County Assistant State's Attorney where he prepared and tried over 250 bench trials and 45 jury trials. Since joining the Firm, Tom...
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CHARLES M. FRAENKEL, Of Counsel, is a graduate of Purdue University, (B.S.), and Indiana University School of Law (J.D.). Chuck has made numerous presentations to insurance companies and groups on various...
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STEPHEN B. FREW, Of Counsel, focuses his practice on the defense and trial of civil litigation and handles a wide variety of cases, including wrongful death, product liability, construction personal injury,...
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EDWARD J. LEAHY, Of Counsel, is a graduate of Western Illinois University (B.A.), Pepperdine University (M.B.A.) and DePaul College of Law (J.D., with Honors). Ed specializes in casualty defense litigation,...
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JOHN J. McINERNEY, Of Counsel, is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame (B.A.) and DePaul College of Law (J.D.). John specializes in arson and fraud matters, coverage litigation, warehouse legal liability,...
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DANIEL J. OFFENBACH, Of Counsel, with the Firm, concentrates his practice on litigation involving construction defects, employers' liability, arson, fraud and first-party claims, and subrogation. ...
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STEPHEN P. EISENBERG, a Founding Member of the Firm, was a graduate of Washington University (B.A.) and DePaul University College of Law (J.D.). Steve specialized in first party insurance claims,...
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DANIEL J. LEAHY, a Founding Member of the Firm, was a graduate of Villanova University (B.A.) and DePaul University College of Law (L.L.B.). Dan served as an Assistant State’s Attorney...
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