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Address
200 South Wacker Drive, 22nd Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606 (Cook Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.1
out of 5
(Main Office) Fisher Kanaris, P.C. is a civil litigation law firm that offers experienced advice, counsel and representation for a variety of legal matters throughout the world. Founded in 1992 by a diverse group of attorneys, the firm has steadily grown, building an exemplary reputation for cost-effective, innovative and well-prepared advocacy. Statement of PracticeA National Civil Litigation Practice with emphasis in First-Party Property and Third-Party Liability Insurance and Reinsurance, Subrogation-Loss Recovery, Professional Liability Defense, Construction Law, Warehouseman's Legal Liability Defense, Design Professional Contract Formation-Risk Management, Business and Commercial Litigation and Product Liability. Year Established: 1992
Firm Size: 24
Representative Clients:Available Upon Request.
Address200 South Wacker Drive, 22nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606, (Cook Co.)
PhonePhone: 312-474-1400
Telecopier: 312-474-1410
Website
http://www.FISHERKANARIS.com
Steven B. Fisher (Managing Director) born Skokie, Illinois, June 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1984); IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1987). Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Subrogation; Products Liability; Insurance.Email: Steven B. Fisher
Cheryl L. Heiss (Member) born Oak Park, Illinois, July 29, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1997); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., with honors, 2000). Practice Areas: Insurance; Civil Litigation.Email: Cheryl L. Heiss
David E. Heiss (Member) born Oak Park, Illinois, December 16, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1993); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: First Party Insurance; Construction Law.Email: David E. Heiss
Suanne P. Hirschhaut (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, July 14, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1978); Illinois Institute of Technology-Chicago Kent College of Law (J.D., 1981). Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Architects and Engineers Liability; Construction Law; Professional Liability Defense.Email: Suanne P. Hirschhaut
Peter E. Kanaris (Managing Director) born Chicago, Illinois, December 26, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1989, Trial Bar; 1990; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1992, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1982); Washington University (J.D., 1985). Author: "Analytical Approach to Business Interruption, Extra Expense and Civil Authority Coverage Issues," Tort and Insurance Practice Journal, Vol. 43, No. 1, Fall 2007; "Common Exclusions in the First-Party Property Insurance Policy and Their Application to Environmental Claims," Tort and Insurance Practice Journal, Vol. 30, No. 3, Spring 1995. Co-Author: "Asbestos Removal Claims Under All Risk First-Party Insurance Policies," Environmental Claims Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1, Autumn 1992; Associate Editor, Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law, 1984-1985. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Insurance; Environmental Law; Subrogation; Construction Law; Professional Liability; Business Law; Commercial Law.Email: Peter E. Kanaris
Marc F. Katalinic (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, October 5, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: DePaul University (B.S., 1987); The John Marshall Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Associate Managing Editor, The John Marshall Law Review, 1989-1990. Member: National Association of Subrogation Professionals. Practice Areas: Subrogation; Products Liability; Transportation and Warehouse Law; Insurance.Email: Marc F. Katalinic
Robert J. Lentz (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, August 2, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Western Illinois University (B.A., 1986); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1989). Member: National Association of Subrogation Professionals. Practice Areas: Insurance; Subrogation; Civil Litigation.Email: Robert J. Lentz
Kevin M. Phillips (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, January 28, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: George Washington University (B.B.A., 1993); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1996). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, The Justinian Scholarship. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Subrogation; Loss Recovery; Construction; Professional Liability; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Warehouseman.Email: Kevin M. Phillips
Kevin M. Pugliese (Member) born Winfield, Illinois, May 29, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1991); DePaul University (J.D., 1994). Member: National Association of Subrogation Professionals. Practice Areas: Subrogation; First Party Insurance; Products Liability.Email: Kevin M. Pugliese
John R. Schleiter (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, March 23, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1993); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1996). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Moot Court; ABA Moot Court Competition; Herzog Moot Court Competition. Recipient, Justinian Society Scholarship. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; National Association of Subrogation Professionals. Practice Areas: Insurance; Subrogation; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation.Email: John R. Schleiter
Jonathan S. Weber (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, March 25, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Arizona; 2001, Illinois. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1994); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance.Email: Jonathan S. Weber
Stephen A. Whelan (Member) born Rochester, New York, March 2, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Boston College (B.A., cum laude, 1989); Loyola University (J.D., 1992). Omicron Delta Epsilon; Golden Key. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Commercial Litigation; Subrogation.Email: Stephen A. Whelan
Eric D. Stubenvoll (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 6, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan and Western District of Wisconsin; 1993, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Western District of Colorado and Eastern District of Michigan; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1989; J.D., cum laude, 1992). Harno Fellow. Moot Court Board. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Liability; Products Liability; Professional Malpractice; Insurance.
OF COUNSELHoward L. Lieber (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, June 8, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1983). Member: Faculty-National Business Institute. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Medical Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Products Liability; Construction Defects; Environmental Law; Warehousing; Commercial Litigation; Directors and Officers Liability.
——————————Eric Alvine (Associate) born Moline, Illinois, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1998); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Tort Defense.
Jeffrey C. Arnold (Associate) born Pontiac, Illinois, February 23, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Hope College (B.A., 1993); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Subrogation; Insurance; Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Real Estate.Email: Jeffrey C. Arnold
Lindsay Dansdill (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, September 22, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2000); Loyola University (J.D., 2006). Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Products Liability; Construction Defects; Warehouse Legal Liability; Property Subrogation.
T. Nicholas Goanos (Associate) born Knoxville, Tennessee, August 16, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois; 2007, U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois. Education: Presbyterian College (B.S., 2001); University of Indianapolis at Athens (M.B.A., 2003); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Hellenic, Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance; Business Law; Commercial Law.
Michael J. Griffin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1998); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Property Subrogation; Civil Litigation; Insurance.
Joshua P. Haid (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar. Education: DePaul University (B.A., with honors, 2001); Georgetown University Law School (J.D., 2004). Recipient, Certificate in European Union Law, 2003. Member, Georgetown Barristers' Council, Trial Advocacy Division. Member: Illinois State Bar Association; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance; Professional Liability; Subrogation; Personal Injury; Family Law.Email: Joshua P. Haid
Jacob C. Murov (Associate) born Newport News, Virginia, August 7, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 2000); DePaul University (J.D., 2004). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law.
Jefferson D. Patten (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, November 16, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1998); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: First Party Insurance; Subrogation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jefferson D. Patten
John M. Schmidt (Associate) born Winfield, Illinois, October 5, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois. Education: Augustana College (B.A., 1994); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation.Email: John M. Schmidt
Steven C. Swanson (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois, Wisconsin (inactive), 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin and Northern District of Illinois and Northern District of Indiana. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.S., 1991; M. 1993); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 2000). Member: Championship Moot Court Team, Chicago Bar Association Competition, 1999. Former Licensed Architect, Illinois and Wisconsin. Member: American Institute of Architects. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Professional Liability.Email: Steven C. Swanson
Joshua J. Whiteside (Associate) born Peoria, Illinois, September 4, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1998); Washington University (J.D., 2002). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Subrogation; Civil Litigation; Insurance.
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