MEMBERS OF FIRM
Ernest W. Beutel (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1946; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois. Education: Loyola University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1967; M.D., 1971; J.D., 1985); University of Health Sciences, The Chicago Medical School (Hospital Risk Management Certificate). Alpha Omega Alpha; Phi Sigma Tau; Phi Beta Pi. Rotating Internship, 1971-1972. General Surgery Residency, 1972-1976. Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery Residency, 1976-1978. Board Certification and Re-Certification, Surgery and Thoracic Surgery. Licensed Physician and Surgeon, Illinois, 1972. Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, 1985-2001. President, Medical Staff, Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago, 1998-1999. Associate Fellow, American College of Cardiology, Society for Laproendoscopic Surgeons. Member: Chicago, Illinois and American (Member, Torts and Science and Technology Law Sections) Bar Associations; National Health Lawyers Association; American Medical Association; Chicago Surgical Society; Midwest Surgical Society; American Association for Justice. Fellow: American College of Surgeons; American College of Chest Physicians; American College of Legal Medicine. [U.S. Naval Reserve Medical Corp., 1969-1980]. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Tort Litigation; Negligence; Products Liability; Trial Practice.Email: Ernest W. Beutel
Thomas F. Boleky (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Colorado; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2000, Federal Trial Bar, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Spring Hill College (B.S., 1986); DePaul University (J.D., 1993). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Aviation Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Medical Negligence; Professional Negligence; Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA); Product Liability; Premises Liability; Construction Liability; Automobile Liability.
Brian Hurst (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Eastern Illinois University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 1995). Member: Chicago, Illinois and American Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Reported Cases: Booker v. Lal, 312 Ill.App.3d 170, 726 N.E.2d 638, 244 Ill.Dec. 663 (1st Dist), leave to appeal denied, 731 N.E.2d 762, 246 Ill.Dec. 913 (2000). Practice Areas: Tort Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Plaintiff's Personal Injury; Negligence; Products Liability.Email: Brian Hurst