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24 Bronze Pointe (Swansea)
Belleville, Illinois 62226 (St. Clair Co.)
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.6
out of 5
 Free Initial Consultation  Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Statement of PracticeCivil Litigation Practice, Toxic Tort, Asbestos, Insurance Defense, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law, Municipal and Local Government Law, Intellectual Property, and Family Law. Firm Size: 9
Representative Clients:A.W. Chesterton Co. The Travelers The 3M Company Advance Auto Parts CDW Corporation The Hartford Insurance Co. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. Sears, Roebuck & Co Village of Swansea, Illinois Hinz Claim Management Co. The Riverstone Group Homasote Company East St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners Signal Hill School District Lincoln General Insurance Co. Nationwide Indemnity Co.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates Fixed Fees Available Free Initial Consultation Accepts Major Credit Cards - Visa
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Address24 Bronze Pointe (Swansea) Belleville, IL 62226, (St. Clair Co.)
PhonePhone: 618-277-5500 Fax: 618-277-6334 URL: http://www.lawyers.com/kurowskibailey

Website http://www.kbslf.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM Saturday: By Appointment Only Sunday: By Appointment Only
John J. Kurowski (Managing Partner) born East St. Louis, Illinois, July 18, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 1993, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Education: Loyola University of Chicago (B.A., Honors, 1975); St. Louis University (J.D., 1978). Member, St. Louis University Law Journal, 1977-1978. Publications: Co-author: "Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law: Annual Survey," 28 Tort & Ins., L.J. 445, 1992. Lecturer, Defense Research Institute, 1999-2001, 2003-2004, 2007; Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1986, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2007; Illinois State Bar Association, 1985-1999. Visiting professor of Law, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland 2006. Member: St. Clair County (Member: Board of Directors, 1988-1990; Judiciary Committee, 1991-1993), East St. Louis (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1988; President, 1990-1991), Illinois State (Assembly Member, 1982-1984; Member: Family Law Section Council, 1983-1995; Chair, 1993-1994; Standing Committee on Legislation, 1988-1994) and American (Member, Sections on: Tort; Insurance Practice and International Law Section) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Defense Research Institute. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Congress of Fellows, Center for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria. Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Trials; Toxic Tort Law; Insurance Defense; Family Law; Municipal Law.Email: John J. Kurowski
Curtis R. Bailey (Member) born Moberly, Missouri, February 24, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Missouri; 1992, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: Westminster College (B.A., 1988); University of Missouri-Columbia (J.D., 1991). Phi Alpha Theta; Epsilon Beta Alpha. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Dispute Resolution; Lecturer, Defense Research Institute, 2006. Member: East St. Louis, St. Clair County and Illinois State Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Defense; Family Law; Insurance Defense.Email: Curtis R. Bailey
William D. Shultz, Jr. (Member) born Belleville, Illinois, November 28, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois; 1992, Missouri; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1994, Missouri and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Benedictine College (B.A., 1988); Creighton University (J.D., 1991). Phi Delta Phi. Co-Author: "Retaliatory Discharge Under the Workers' Compensation Act," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1996. Adjunct Professor: Business Law I and II, McKendree College, Lebanon, Illinois, 1992-2003; MBA Program (Legal Issues), McKendree College, Lebanon, Illinois, 2008. Member: St. Clair County, Seventh Circuit, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Bankers Association; Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Manufacturers' Industrial Relations Association and Trustees of Mira-GMP Allied Workers Pension Trust vs. East Akron Casting Company and Howark Wenk, 58 F.3d 204 (6th Cir. 1995); Gloria R. Clark v. Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 697N.E.2d 743, 232 Ill. Dec. 1 (5th Dist. 1998); American Standard Insurance v. Gnojewski (5th Dist. 2001); In Re Marriage of Cutler, 334 Ill.App.3d 731 (5th Dist. 2002); City of East St. Louis v. East St. Louis Financial Advisory Authority, 188 Ill.2d 474 (IL Sup. Ct. 1999). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Representation; Employment Law; Toxic Torts; Municipal Law.Email: William D. Shultz, Jr.
——————————Lindsay A. Dibler (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, November 14, 1960; admitted to bar, 1993, Nevada; 1994, Missouri and Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri and Southern District of Illinois. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., Aerospace Engineering, 1983); St. Louis University (J.D., 1993). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. [Lieutenant, United States Navy, 1983-1988]. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Defense; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Lindsay A. Dibler
Robert C. Anderson (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, November 18, 1953; admitted to bar, 1991, Missouri; 1992, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S., 1982); St. Louis University (J.D., 1991). Certificate in Employment Law. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; Illinois State Bar Association; Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Robert C. Anderson
Jerome S. Warchol, Jr. (Associate) born Belleville, Illinois, August 4, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois; 2005, Missouri. Education: St. Louis University (B.S., 2001; J.D., 2004). Member: The Missouri Bar; Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Toxic Torts.Email: Jerome S. Warchol, Jr.
Candice C. Kusmer (Associate) born December 14, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Missouri and Illinois; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1999); Washington University (J.D., 2002). Member: St. Clair County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Asbestos Defense; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Family Law.Email: Candice C. Kusmer
Michelle N. Dibadj (Associate) born Peoria, Illinois, March 30, 1971; admitted to bar, 2002, Missouri; 2003, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: University of Iowa (B.S.N., 1993); Southern Illinois University (J.D., 2002). Author: "The Legal and Social Consequences of Faith-Based Initiatives and Charitable Choice," Southern Illinois University Law Journal, Vol. 26, Spring, 2002. Co-author: "Recovering Attorneys' Fees after Prevailing in a Civil Rights Case," IDC Quarterly, Vol. 11, November 3, 2001. Member: Missouri and Illinois State Bar Associations; Bar Association of St. Louis. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Litigation.
Kevin T. Dawson (Associate) born Mascoutah, Illinois, December 11, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois and Missouri; 2006, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 2009, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2009, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: McKendree College (B.A., 2002); Southern Illinois University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense.
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