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Statement of Practice

General Trial and Appellate Litigation, Medical, Hospital, Nursing Home, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Worker's Compensation, Municipal and Governmental Entity Defense; Insurance Law, Business, Probate, Trust, Real Estate, Banking and Corporation Law, Intellectual Property, and Healthcare Law.

Representative Clients:

Allied Signal Corp.
Capital Crossing Bank
Center Home Equity Corp.
Combank, Inc.
Community National Bank
Anna Jonesboro National Bank
First Southern Bank
G.E. Capital Credit Corp.
ACE/USA Ins.
Addison Insurance Co.
American Coal Co.
American Family Insurance
American Risk Pooling Consultants
Aid Association for Lutherans
Alliance Coal, LLC
Allstate Life Insurance
Ameren Corporation
Asbury Mutual Insurance Co.
BP America, Inc.
Bierman-Condray
Bishop Township Mutual Insurance Co.
Bituminous Insurance Co.
CCS Oilfield Construction, LLC
Cannon Cochran Management Services, Inc.
Capitol Indemnity Ins. Co.
Casey's General Stores, Inc.
Celina Insurance Co.
Central States Health and Life Insurance Co. of Omaha
Chrysler Life
Chubb Insurance Group
Cincinnati Insurance Companies
CNA
Continental Insurance Co.
Country Mutual Insurance Co.
Diamond Insurance
Diederich Insurance Agency, LLC
E.A. Knight Construction, Inc.
EMC Insurance Co.
ESIS, Inc.
Employers Mutual
Employers Reinsurance Co.
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Fager-McGee Commercial Construction, Inc.
Farmers Insurance
Federated Insurance Co.
Fred's Incorporated
Fricke Management & Contracting, Inc.
GAB Business Services, Inc.
Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.
General Accident Insurance
General Casualty Insurance Co.
Great American Insurance Co.
Great Central Insurance Co.
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co.
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Hanover Insurance Co.
Honeywell International
Illinois Compensation Trust
Illinois Fair Plan Association
Illinois Mun. League - Risk Mgmt. Assoc.
Illinois Provider Trust
Illinois State Medical Society
Indiana Lumbermens Ins. Co.
Iuka Mutual Insurance Co.
Jackson National Life Insurance Co.
Jefferson County Mutual
K&K Importing, Ltd.
Ky. Assoc. Gen. Contractors Self-Ins. Fund
Learjet, Inc.
Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.
Lick Creek School Dist.
M&R Developing, Inc.
Martin Boyer/Cambridge
Maxum Specialty Insurance Group
Medical Alliance Insurance Co.
Mercantile Mortgage Co.
Mercer Transportation Co.
Metropolitan Property & Liab. Insurance Co.
Midwest Internet Consulting Group
Mississippi River Radio, LLC
National General Insurance Co.
National Republic Bank
Nationwide/Allied Ins. Co.
Neighborhood Co-op Grocery
North Central Life Insurance Co.
Northland Insurance Co.
Ohio Hospital Insurance Co.
Old Republic Companies
PFD Supply Corp.
PIC Wisconsin Ins. Co.
Paradise Pools & Spas
Pearle Vision of Carbondale
Pinckneyville Hospital Dist.
Premier Claim Solutions
Professional Claims Managers, Inc.
ProNational Insurance Co.
Providian Insurance
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Randolph Mutual Insurance Co.
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Rend Lake Conservancy Dist.
Robert L. Morgan Builders, Inc.
Rockford Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Rockwood Casualty Ins. Co.
Royal and Sun Alliance Ins. St. Paul Insurance Co.
Safeco Insurance Companies
Samron Midwest Contracting, Inc.
Sedgwick Claims Management Services
Sentry Insurance Co.
Silvey Cos.
Southern Seven Health Dept.
Standard Mutual Insurance Co.
Stoltz Real Estate Partners
Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co.
Transport Life Insurance
Travelers/Aetna Ins. Co.
Union County Hospital Dist.
United Fire Group
Universal Fire and Casualty Co.
University Mall
Viking Insurance Company of Wisconsin
West Bend Mutual Ins. Co.
Westfield Cos.
Willis Corroon
Zurich-American Ins.
Am. Elec. Power - Cook Coal Terminal
Big Ridge, Inc.
Consolidation Coal Co.
Kerr-McGee Corp.
Peabody Energy
RAG American Coal Co,
Rigsby & Barnard Quarries
AT&T
Electric Energy, Inc.
Indiana and Michigan Power Co.
Midwest Electric Power, Inc.
American Healthcare Financial Services
Carbondale Clinic, S.C.
Chamness Care Inc.
City of Carbondale
Continental Tire North America, Inc.
Health Services of Southern Illinois
Met-South, Inc.
Pilot House of Cairo, Inc.
Player's Island Casino
Saline Care Center
The Sollami Co.
So. Illinois Healthcare Enterprises, Inc.
Southern Illinois Hospital Services
So. Illinois Medical Properties, Inc.
Southern Illinois Regional Social Services
Beverly Farm Foundation
Bugher Foundation
Colonial Plaza, Inc.
Countryside Terrace, Inc.
Krypton, Inc.
Five Star Industries
Gilster Mary Lee Corp.
Glenbrook of Vienna, Inc.
Hardin County Materials Co.
Heartland Investigations
Holly Hill, Inc.
Joppa & Eastern Railroad Co.
JR's Centre, Inc.
KelTech Management, Inc.
Lincoln Square, Inc.
Mayflower Contract Services, Inc.
Mulberry Manor, Inc.
RDK Management, Inc.
Stone Creek Golf Course
UNIDOM Corp.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Free Initial Consultation

Address

2001 West Main Street P.O. Box 1570
Carbondale, IL 62903-1570, (Jackson Co.)

Phone

Phone: 618-529-3000
Telecopier: 618-529-3008

Website

http://www.fmgr.com

Office Hours

Monday: 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

MEMBERS OF FIRM

John K. Feirich (1909-1998).

T. Richard Mager (1934-2002).

Richard A. Green (Member) born Murphysboro, Illinois, March 5, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1968); University of Illinois (J.D., 1972). Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif. Adjunct Professor, Creditor's Rights, 1976 and Trial Advocacy, 1981-1996, Southern Illinois University. Instructor: Trial Advocacy Center for Continuing Legal Education, Western Michigan University, 1979-1982; Trial Advocacy, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Midwest Regional Session, 1980—; National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Negotiations, 1981-1985. Member: Jackson County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense Law; Products Liability Defense Law; Medical Malpractice Defense Law; Insurance Law.Email: Richard A. Green

John C. Ryan (Member) born Jacksonville, Illinois, July 25, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, Kentucky; 1998, Missouri and U.S. District COurt, Western District of Kentucky. Education: University of Denver (B.A., 1973); Southern Illinois University (J.D., 1976); National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Member: Jackson County (President, 1982-1983), Illinois State (Member, Young Lawyers Division Council, 1979-1985), Kentucky and American (Member, Lawyers Division Executive Council, 1984-1985) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; American Society of Law and Medicine. Practice Areas: Local Government Torts Defense; Local Government Civil Rights Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Product Liability Defense; Personal Injury Law; Employment Discrimination.Email: John C. Ryan

Michael F. Dahlen (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, April 30, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1994, Kentucky. Education: Loras College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); DePaul University (J.D., 1974); National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Phi Alpha Delta; Delta Epsilon Sigma. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Contracts. Member, De Paul Law Review, 1972-1974. Author: "People v. Dollen and United States v. Russell: New Developments in the Defense of Entrapment," 23 De Paul Law Review 570, 1973; "Common Errors in Appellate Practice," 7 Judicial Administration 1, Illinois State Bar Association, May, 1977; "Dismissal of a Complaint or Counts Thereof: A Few Appellate and Jurisdictional Ramifications," 69 Illinois Bar Journal 160, 1980; "Supreme Court Rule 24: Appellate Court Research Departments," 69 Illinois Bar Journal 766, 1981; Appellate Practice Skills Handbook, Section 8, "Procedural Considerations," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1982; Section II, "Scope and Powers of Review," Illinois Civil Appeals: The Current Law and Practice Clinic, Course Materials and Practice Handbook (IICLE, 1988); Section II, "Perfecting the Appeal," Appellate Practice for Illinois Lawyers, Course Materials and Practice Handbook (IICLE, 1989); "Supreme Court Rule 237 (b): Requiring the Corporate Defendant to Produce Employees or Officers at Trial," in Program Casebook, Hot Tips on Handling and Avoiding Common Settlement and Trial Problems, 63-89 (ISBA Law Ed Series, April, 1991); "The Appellate Timetable: a Procedural Checklist For the General Practitioner," 90 Illinois Bar Journal 188 (2002). Co-Author: "Scope and Powers of Review," Civil Appeals, Chapter 13, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1984, 1987 and 1989; "Supreme Court Rule 272: What Every Appellate Attorney Must Know Regarding Entry of a Final Judgement," 1 Appellate Law Review 6 (1989); "Reverse Apparent Agency in Medical Malpractice Cases, or Can the Plaintiff Have It Both Ways?' Defense Newsletter, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (October, 2002). Instructor, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1984-1990, 1993 and Illinois State Bar Association, Law Ed. Series (1991, 1997, 2002). Research Director and Court Administrator, Illinois Appellate Court, Fifth District, 1975-1981. Member: National Committee of Appellate Court Staff Counsel, 1978-1981, Board of Commissioners, State Appellate Defender Commission, 1979-1981; Illinois Supreme Court Judicial Information System Committee, 1980-1981. Member: Jackson County (President, 1987-1989), Illinois State (Secretary, Bench and Bar Section Council, 1986-1987; Member, Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council, 1988-1992; Member, Insurance Law Section Council, 2006—; Member, Special Committee on Merit Selection of Judges by Appointment, 1987; Special Committee on Appellate Practice, 2001-2002) and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice, Litigation and Appellate Advocacy Committee, 1982—) Bar Associations; Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1991-1993); Defense Research Institute; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Bar Association of the Central and Southern Federal Districts of Illinois; Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys; Transportation Lawyers Association; Illinois Volunteers for Justice; Leading Lawyers Network (Civil Appellate Law). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Insurance Defense Law; Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation; Workers' Compensation Law.Email: Michael F. Dahlen

Kevin L. Mechler (Member) born Belleville, Illinois, October 11, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois; 1991, North Carolina; 1993, Kentucky. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S., 1979; J.D., 1982). Beta Gamma Sigma. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Torts, 1979. Member: Jackson County, Illinois State (Member, Sections on: Workers' Compensation; Tort Law), Kentucky and American (Member, Section on Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Workers' Compensation; Insurance Law.Email: Kevin L. Mechler

Pieter N. Schmidt (Member) born Rockford, Illinois, May 17, 1956; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1981; J.D., cum laude, 1988). Member, 1986-1987 and Notes and Comments Editor, 1987-1988, Southern Illinois University Law Journal. Author: "PUNITIVE DAMAGES-Willful & Wanton Breach of Contract-Illinois Rejects the Extension of Tort Remedies into Contract Causes of Action-Morrow v. L.A. Goldschmidt Associates," 12 S. Ill. U.L.J. 495, 1988. Co-Author: "Survey of Illinois Law-Municipal Corporations," 15 Southern Illinois Law Journal 1021, 1991. Member: Jackson County, Illinois State (Member, Workers Compensation Law Section Council, 1997-2002) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation.Email: Pieter N. Schmidt

John S. Rendleman, III (Member) born Carbondale, Illinois, December 15, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Member, Order of Barristers. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Contracts and Municipal Law. Student Trustee, Southern Illinois University, 1983-1984. Co-Author: "Survey of Illinois Law-Municipal Corporations," 15 Southern Illinois University Law Journal 1021, 1991. Member: Jackson County, Illinois State and American (Business Law Section Council; Illinois Secretary of State Business and Advisory Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Real Estate Transactions; Municipal Law; Business Litigation; Labor Law.Email: John S. Rendleman, III

R. James Giacone, II (Member) born Benton, Illinois, January 21, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois. Education: Southeast Missouri State University (B.S.B.A., 1995); University of Missouri (J.D., 1998). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Franklin County, Jackson County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Litigation; Family Law.Email: R. James Giacone, II

Edward E. Renshaw (Member) born Strasburg, Illinois, March 13, 1956; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Greenville College (B.S., cum laude, 1978); Southern Illinois University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Phi Alpha Theta. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Agency and Partnership. Student Articles Editor, Southern Illinois University Law Journal, 1991-1992. Author: "Equal Access - The New Life of the First Amendment in Secondary Education," 16 S.Ill. U.L.J. 531 (1992). Member: Jackson County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Banking Law; Real Estate; Employment Law.Email: Edward E. Renshaw

Kara L. Jones (Member) born Belleville, Illinois, March 15, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: St. Louis University (B.S.B.A., 1991); Southern Illinois University (J.D., 1994). Member: Jackson County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Rights Defense; Local Government Torts Defense; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Appellate Practice.Email: Kara L. Jones

Thomas R. Frenkel (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1953; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2002, Minnesota; 2002, District of Columbia Court of Appeals; 2007, Missouri. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., Physiology, 1975); Southern Illinois University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Editor-in-Chief, Southern Illinois University Law Journal. Phi Delta Phi. Diplomate, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Trial Advocacy Skills, 2004. Emergency Medical Technician, 1973. Commercial Pilot Airplane Single/Multiengine Land; former Certified Flight Instructor/Instrument Flight Instructor. Author: "Criminal Record Expungement: The Fifth Circuit Addresses a Split in Authority Regarding the Modification of Executive Branch Records," 24 S.Ill.U.L.J. 627, 2000. Contributing Feature Author, "Legally Speaking," American Bus Exchange Magazine. Past President, National Tour Association, Inc. Past Director, Travel Industry Association of America. Member: Jackson County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Central and Southern Federal Districts of Illinois (Member, Education Committee); Defense Research Institute (DRI) (Member, Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committee, Nursing Home/Assisted Living Facility Litigation Subcommittee); Transportation Lawyers Association; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Litigation; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Transportation.Email: Thomas R. Frenkel

Cheryl L. Intravaia (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana, August 3, 1968; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.A., 1990); Southern Illinois University (J.D., 2001). Member, Southern Illinois University Law Journal. Author, "The Medicolegal Dangers of Telephone Triage in Mental Health Care," 22 Journal of Legal Medicine 4, 2001. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Jackson County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Black Lung; Family Law.Email: Cheryl L. Intravaia

ASSOCIATES

Timothy D. Denny (Associate) born Cape Giradeau, Missouri, September 12, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois; 2005, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois. Education: Eureka College (B.S., 1999); Northern Illinois University (J.D., 2004). Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: Timothy D. Denny

Angela Povolish (Associate) born Murphysboro, Illinois, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: Elmira College (B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 1998); Southern Illinois University (M.A., Political Science, 2001); Washington University (J.D., 2005). Member: Jackson County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Landlord and Tenant Law.Email: Angela Povolish

Keith B. Hill (Associate) born Idaho Falls, Idaho, July 27, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); University of Illinois (J.D., 2002). Member: Champaign County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Rights Defense; Civil Rights Section 1983; Discrimination; Race Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation.Email: Keith B. Hill

Jonathan Andrew Mitchell (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Oklahoma; 2004, Illinois. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1996); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 2001). Order of the Coif. National Order of Barristers. Managing Editor and Member, University of Oklahoma Law Review, 1999-2001. Dean's List, University of Oklahoma Law School, All semesters. Teaching Assistant, 1L Research and Writing (taught 2 classes). Recipient, Frank C. Love Scholarship for Excellence in Legal Writing, 1999-2000; Oklahoma Bar Foundation 3L Award for Outstanding Merit, 2000-2001; O.U. Legal Clinic Distinguished Student Award, 2001. Moot Court competitions including: ATLA Trial Team, ABA Negotiation Team, Jessup International Moot Court Team, Board of Advocates Moot Court Competition, 1998-2001. ABA Legal Assistance for Military Personnel, Essay Competition, Runner-up, 2002. Lieutenant, U.S. Navy Reserves JAGC, 2005—. Special Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division April 2004- Sept. 2005. Criminal Clinic, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Aug. 2000- May 2001. Honorable Doyle Argo, Federal Magistrate, Western District of Oklahoma Legal Extern, University of Oklahoma Judicial Clinic Jan.- May 2000. Member: Oklahoma Bar Association. [Lieutenant, JAGC, USNR 2000—]. Practice Areas: Military Law; Consumer Law; Estate Administration; Wills; Workers Compensation; Family Law.Email: Jonathan Andrew Mitchell

Brandon J. Zanotti (Associate) born Carbondale, Illinois, January 30, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S., Finance, summa cum laude, 2003); Washington University (J.D., 2008). Dean's List. Recipient, CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Alternative Dispute Resolution. Member: Jackson County, Williamson County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate Transactions; Employment Law.Email: Brandon J. Zanotti