(Main Office)

Thomas, Mamer & Haughey, LLP serves clients throughout east central Illinois. The firm was founded by James G. Thomas and Wallace M. Mulliken in 1946, joined by Stuart M. Mamer in 1947. A full-service firm, with all lawyers concentrating in different areas.

Statement of Practice

General Practice, Federal and State Trials, Probate, Trusts, Taxation, Real Estate, Business and Commercial Law, Insurance Defense, Employment and Employment Discrimination, Elder Law, Discrimination, Construction Accident, Adoptions, Premarital Agreements, Long Term Care, American with Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Medical Malpractice, Automobile Accidents, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Condominium Law, Landlord and Tenant Law, Residential Real Estate, Estate and Gift Taxation, Income Tax, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Wills and Probate, Workers Compensation, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Buying and Selling of Business, Limited Liability Company Law, Partnership Law, Small Business Law, Construction Accidents, Breach of Contract, Employment Contracts, Personal Policies, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Real Estate, Landlord and Tenant Law.

Clients

COUNSEL FOR: American States Insurance Co.
Auto Owners Insurance Co.
Bituminous Insurance Co.
Capitol Indemnity Co.
Cannon Cochran Management Services Inc.
The Carle Foundation
The Carle Foundation Hospital
AAA-Chicago Motor Insurance Co.
Chubb Insurance
Citizens Management, Inc.
CNA Insurance
Federated Insurance
Hanover Insurance Co.
Illinois Founders Insurance Co.
Illinois Provider Trust
Illinois State Bar Association Mutual Insurance Company
Illinois State Medical Services
Interstate Insurance Co.
Kemper Insurance Co.
Kraft General Foods
Lumbermen's Underwriting Alliance
Martin Boyer Co.
Medmarc
Milwaukee Insurance Co.
MSI Insurance Co.
Progressive Insurance Co.
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
St. Paul Insurance Co.
State Auto Insurance Co.
States Universities Retirement System
Thompson Land Co.
Ulica Casualty Co.
Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Westfield Insurance Co.
AHRMA
Hastings Mutual
Carle Clinic Association
Claims One
NHRMA
Brentwood Services
Grocers Insurance
Gallagher Bassett
The Doctors' Company
EMC
ESIS
NAIMCO
ProAssurance
Sedgwick
Transportation Claims
Western Litigation
Isotech Laboratories, Inc.

Address

National City Bank Building
30 E. Main Street, Suite 500
Champaign, IL 61820-3629, (Champaign Co.)

Phone

Phone: 217-351-1500
Fax: 217-355-0087; 217-351-2017; 217-351-2169

Website

http://www.tmh-law.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

Stuart M. Mamer (Partner) born East Hardin, Illinois, February 23, 1921; admitted to bar, 1947, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (A.B., 1942; J.D., 1947). Order of Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Commissioner, Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, 1976-1982. Member: Champaign County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Member, Board of Regents, 1984-1990). Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts; Real Estate.Email: Stuart M. Mamer

Roger E. Haughey (Partner) born Normal, Illinois, April 28, 1928; admitted to bar, 1952, Illinois. Education: Illinois State Normal University; University of Illinois (J.D. 1951). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Champaign County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Illinois Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Probate; Commercial Law.Email: Roger E. Haughey

Lott H. Thomas (Partner) born Champaign, Illinois, October 3, 1934; admitted to bar, 1962, Illinois. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1956); University of Illinois (J.D., 1962). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Champaign County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts; Real Estate Law; Elder Law.Email: Lott H. Thomas

William J. Brinkmann (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, April 27, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1970; J.D., 1974). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Champaign County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Trials; Professional Liability; Hospital Law.Email: William J. Brinkmann

David A. Bailie (Managing Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, December 21, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois. Education: Westminster College (B.A., cum laude, 1970); University of Illinois (J.D., 1975). Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, University of Illinois, College of Law. Assistant State Attorney, Champaign County, 1975-1981. Member: Champaign County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Liability Defense; Insurance Defense Law.Email: David A. Bailie

Richard R. Harden (Partner) born Oak Park, Illinois, April 22, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois. Education: Knox College (B.A., cum laude, 1980); University of Illinois (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Phi Beta Kappa. Roy W. LeClere Award; Hunter Trophy; John W. Burgess Prize. Author, "Uses of Medical Evidence," Chapter 5 of Medical Evidence, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1997, Supplement, 2000. Co-Author, "Risk Management Strategies and Advice About Deposition Testimony," Carle Selected Papers, Spring, 2000. Named to the Illinois Leading Lawyers. Member, Council on Litigation Management, 2008. Member: Champaign County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice Law; Personal Injury Defense Law.Email: Richard R. Harden

David E. Krchak (Partner) born Elgin, Illinois, December 21, 1950; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., high honors in Economics, 1973; J.D., 1980). Urban Mass Transportation Fellow, Northwestern University. Author: "Advising Employers About Wrongful Discharge Under Illinois Contract and Tort Law," Illinois Bar Journal, March, 1999; "Wage and Hour Chapter of IICLE, Conducting the Employment Practices Audit, 2007. Assistant State's Attorney, Champaign County, 1983-1985; Assistant City Attorney, City of Champaign, 1985-1990. Member: Champaign County (Member, Board of Governors, 1986-1987), Illinois State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section Council, 1991-1999; Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section Council, 1998) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Employment and Employment Discrimination.Email: David E. Krchak

Bruce E. Warren (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 17, 1954; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1977); Southern Illinois University (M.A., 1983; J.D., 1986). Member, National Association of Subrogation Professionals. Member: Champaign County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; Insurance Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Bruce E. Warren

John M. Sturmanis (Partner) born Springfield, Illinois, June 14, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S., 1989; J.D., 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Articles Editor, Southern Illinois Law Journal. Member: Champaign County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: John M. Sturmanis

Bianca T. Green (Partner) born Urbana, Illinois, May 29, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1991); Southern Illinois University (J.D., 1994). Southern Illinois University Law Journal; Student Articles Editor, Journal of Legal Medicine. Member, American Bar Association, Oral Advocacy Moot Court Team. Author: Commentary, "Injured Consumers and the FDA: Should Federal Preemption Protect Medical Device Manufacturers Under a Quasi-Governmental Immunity?" Vol. 15 J. Legal Med. 155 (1994). Member: Champaign County (Secretary, 1998-2000) and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice.Email: Bianca T. Green

Kenneth D. Reifsteck (Partner) born Champaign, Illinois, October 29, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois; 1992, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., 1988); Southern Illinois University (J.D., 1991). 1st Vice President, Student Bar Association, 1990-1991. Assistant Illinois Attorney General, 1996. Member: Champaign County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Civil Rights; Workers Compensation Law.Email: Kenneth D. Reifsteck

Melissa A. Thomas (Partner) born Champaign, Illinois, May 26, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Psychology, 1991; J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Champaign County, Illinois State (Member, Corporation, Securities and Business Law Section Council, 2000-2003) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate; Trust Law; Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Special Needs Trusts; Medicaid Planning.Email: Melissa A. Thomas

James D. Green (Partner) born Urbana, Illinois, May 7, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Missouri; 1990, Illinois; 1992, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Illinois Wesleyan University (B.S., 1983); St. Louis University (J.D., 1989). Member, Champaign Plan Commission, 1997-1999; Member, Champaign City Council, 1999-2005. Member: Champaign County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Real Estate; General Practice.Email: James D. Green

ASSOCIATES

Mark H. Chu (Associate) born Chicago Heights, Illinois, September 29, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois; 2006, U. S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.A., 2001); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., 2005). Assistant Attorney General, State of Illinois, 2005-2006. Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association; Champaign County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Languages: Mandarin Chinese. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor, Employment and Immigration; Personnel Policies.Email: Mark H. Chu

Eric S. Chovanec (Associate) born 1983; admitted to bar, 2009, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana (B.S., 2006); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2009). Member: Champaign County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Eric S. Chovanec

Penelope K. Parmer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.A., Political Science and English, 1999); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., 2002). Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Brigid Mary McGrath, Circuit Court of Cook County, Commercial Calendar, 2005-2006. Transactional and Security Associate, Foley & Lardner, LLP, 2002-2004. Member: Champaign County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Civil Litigation; Divorce; Family Law; Guardianship; Adoption Law.Email: Penelope K. Parmer

Denise A. Knipp Bates (Associate) born Lake Forest, Illinois, February 20, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL (B.A., Political Science and Speech Communication, 2000); Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, IL (J.D., Trial Advocacy, 2003). Captain, Niagara International Moot Court Team. Participant, Intraschool Moot Court Competition. Member, National Moot Court Team, National Competition. Member: Champaign County and Illinois State Bar Associations; East Central Illinois Women Attorneys Association (President, 2006-2008). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Planning/Administration; Civil Litigation; Guardianship; Social Security Disability.Email: Denise A. Knipp Bates

Colin M. Haley (Associate) born Champaign, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois; 2007, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Illinois Wesleyan University (B.A., Political Science, 2003); University of Illinois (J.D., 2006). Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Wills; Probate; Business Law; Real Estate.Email: Colin M. Haley

OF COUNSEL

George S. Miller (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, March 20, 1928; admitted to bar, 1956, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1950); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1955). Adjunct Professor, University of Illinois College of Law, 1976-1998. Circuit Judge, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Illinois, 1981-1999. Member: Illinois State Bar Association (Assembly Member; Chair: Insurance Council Section; Bench and Bar Council Section). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Mediation; Arbitration.Email: George S. Miller