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| | Address | | 150 South Wacker Drive, Suite 1025 | | Chicago, Illinois 60606 | | (Cook Co.) | | | |
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| Gunty & McCarthy practices in the following areas of law:
Asbestos Litigation, Toxic Torts, Latex Litigation, Chemical Exposure, Repetitive Trauma, Product Liability, Workers' Compensation, Insurance Defense, Lead Poisoning, Mold Litigation, Personal Injury, Subrogation, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Transportation, Loss Litigation Automobile, Bodily Injury, Environmental Law, General Liability, Construction Accidents, Mass Tort, Wrongful Death, Federal Employer Liability Claims (FELA) and Railroad Law. | | Year Established: 1991 | Firm Profile:
Gunty & McCarthy is a professional, service-oriented law firm which limits its practice to civil defense matters. Founded in 1991, Gunty & McCarthy has established a clientele which includes many of the nation's leading insurers and businesses. Gunty & McCarthy prides itself on providing quality legal services and unparalleled service to its clients. | | Firm Size: 15 | Representative Clients:
ABT Electronics, Inc.; ACE Insurance; Adience, Inc.; Agricultural Excess and Surplus Insurance Co. (AESIC); AIG Risk Management (AIGRM); AIG Domestic Claims, Inc.; American International Group (AIG); A.J. Gerrard & Company; Ajax Magnethermic Corporation; Alliance Insurance; Allied Insulation Supply Co., Inc.; Allstate Insurance Co.; American Art Clay; American Gilsonite Co.; American International Group (AIG); Albis Plastics Corporation; Alco Industries, Inc.; Alpha Wire Corporation; American Centennial Insurance; Anchor Glass Container Corporation; Arcos Industries, Inc.; Arch Insurance Company; Atlantic Mutual Companies; Auto Flix, Inc.; Aurora Pump Company; Bardons & Oliver, Inc.; Barrett Diamond Products, Inc.; Bay Industries, Inc.; Bollinger Industries; BBA Friction; Bradley Corporation; Breeding Insulation Company, Inc.; Buckeye Fabricating, Company, Inc.; The Butcher Company; Central Steel & Wire; Chubb Group of Insurance Cos.; CNA Insurance Cos.; Columbus McKinnon Corporation; Consolidated Edison Solutions, Inc.; Cooper Tire & Rubber Company; Corhart Refractories; Corn Products International, Inc.; Corning Incorporated; Crane Co.; Crawford & Co.; M.H. Detrick; Dossert Corporation;Electric Energy, Inc.; Elliott Tool Technologies, Ltd.; Erie Insurance Group; Fairfield Mfg. Co.; Farm Bureau Insurance; Ferro Industries, Inc.; Fire King International, Inc.; Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.; First Non-Profit Companies; Flexo Products, Inc.; Fluor Corporation; Fulton Iron & Manufacturing; GAB Robbins; GC Lab Technologies, Inc./COE Laboratories; Gallagher Bassett Services; General Casualty Insurance Co.; General Medical; General Signal Corporation; Gentec Equipment; Goss Plumbing, Inc.; Great Lakes Carbon Corp.; Great Lakes Gas Transmission Company; The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.; GRE Insurance Group; Halliburton Technical Services, Inc.; Hamon Custodis, Inc.; Hanson Technologies Corporation; The Hartford; The H.B. Smith Company, Incorporated; Hevi Duty Electric Company; Highlands Insurance Company; The Hill R. Griffith Company; Hiram Walker Distributing Co.; Hoover Precision Products, Inc.; Hormel Foods Corporation; Hunter Sales Corporation; Industrial Welding Supplies of Hattiesburg, Inc., d/b/a Nordon Smith; Illinois Fibre Specialty Co.; Illinois Non-Profit Risk Management Association; Intercargo Insurance; Insulation Distributors Inc.; International Surface Preparation Group, Inc.; International Truck and Engine Corporation; International Harvester; Intricon Corporation f/k/a Selas Corporation of America; J.C. Whitney & Co.; JLG Industries, Inc.; KCG, Inc., successor by Mergerto KC Wall Products, Inc.; Karnak Corporation;Kemper Insurance Co.; Kinney Vacuum Pump Company; L. Wolfe Company; Lawson Products, Inc.; LeCorp, Inc.; Lexington Insurance Company; Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.; Lindberg Corporation; Lydall, Inc.; Lumbermen's Underwriting Alliance; Max-Trac Tire Co., Inc.; Melrath Co.; Mechanical Insulation Co., Inc.; Metropolitan Laundry Machinery Company, Inc.; Midwest Industries, Inc.; Mississippi Lime Co.; Monsey Products, Co.; Modern Plastics Corp.; Moog Automotive, Inc.; Moyno, Inc.; National Indemnity Insurance Co.; National Liability and Fire Insurance Co.; National Union Fire Insurance; Navistar International Corp.; New York Air Brake Corporation; Northbrook Insurance; Nooter Construction Company/Mobil Oil Refinery Corporation; Ogden Allied Security Services; Oklahoma Farmers Union; One Beacon Insurance; Qualitex Co.; Packaging Service Company, Inc.; Pecora Corp.; PepsiCo., Inc.; Plaslok Corporation; Polyglass USA, Inc.; Pratt Industries USA, Inc.; Rahn Laboratories, Inc.; Red Devil, Inc.; Research-Cottrell, Inc.; Resolute Management, Inc.; Rex Roto Corporation; Risk Management, Inc.; RiverStone Claims Management, LLC; Rock Hill Mechanical Corporation; Rogers Brothers Corporation; Royal Insurance; Ruco Drywall Products, Inc.; Rycoline, Inc.; Safeco Insurance Co.; Schultz Fire & Safety Corp.; SEICO/Hartford Insurance Co.; Service Master of Chicago Hub, Inc.; SOS Products, Inc.; Sola Basic Industries, Inc.; St. Paul Companies; Strange & Coleman, Inc.; Sidney Facility Management, Inc.; Sidener Supply Company; Smithco Engineering, Inc.; South Side Machine Works, Inc.; Stewart-Warner Southwind Corporation; Superior Boiler Works, Inc.; SPX Cooling Technologies, Inc.; Sussman Automatic Corporation; Sumitomo Marine Insurance Co.; Taco, Inc.; Tarlton Corporation; Taylor Insulation Company, Inc.; Texaco Exploration & Production; ThyssenKrupp Budd Company; ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation; Toledo Engineering Company, Inc.; Transtar Industries, Inc.; Travelers Insurance Co.; United States Fire Insurance, Co.; Vesuvius McDanel Company; W.W. Henry Company, L.P.; Water Applications Distribution Group, Inc.; Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc.; Waupaca Foundry, Inc.; Weber Foreign Mfg., Inc.; Werner Electric Supply Company. | | Susan Gunty (Partner) born Vallejo, California, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1990, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1995, Missouri, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1996, Indiana. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1975; M.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). Recipient, Loyola Law School Service and Leadership Award. Author: "The Hyde Amendment and Medicaid Abortions," ABA Forum, Vol. XVI, No. 4, Spring 1981; "A Critical Look at Hedonic Damages," Illinois Bar Journal, Vol. 80, June 1992. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Illinois Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Bailey v. City of Chicago, 116 Ill.App.3d 862, 72 Ill.Dec. 427, 452 N.E.2d 680, 1983; Mudd v. Goldblatt, 118 Ill.App.3d 431, 73 Ill.Dec. 657, 454 N.E.2d 754, 1983; Froud v. Celotex Corp., 98 Ill.2d 324, 74 Ill.Dec. 629, 456 N.E.2d 131, 1983; Hengels v. Gilski, 127 Ill.App.3d 894, 83 Ill.Dec. 101, 469 N.E. 2d 708, 1984; Board of Education v. City of Chicago, 171 Ill.App.3d 737, 121 Ill.Dec. 643, 525 N.E.2d 950, 1988; Board of Education v. City of Chicago, 131 Ill.2d 428, 137 Ill.Dec. 635, 546 N.E. 2d 580, 1989; G.M. Sloan Mosaic v. Newman Lustig, 199 Ill.App. 3d 518, 145 Ill.Dec. 633, 557 N.E.2d 403, 1990; Bowden v. Public Building Commission of Chicago, 167 Ill.2d 550, 667 N.E.2d 1055, 1996. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Asbestos Litigation; AIDS Litigation; Chemical Exposure; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Catastrophic Injury; Asbestos Defense; Lead Poisoning. Email: Susan Gunty | | James P. McCarthy (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1981); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1984). Lecturer: Western Loss Association, October 1991; Workers' Compensation Claims Association, March 1994. Member: Illinois Firefighters Association, 1981—; Legislative Advisor to State Representative James R. Strange, 1986-1991. Republican Committeeman, 1990—. Chairman, Political Action Committee, DuPage County Young Republicans, 1994. Member: Chicago, Du Page County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Casualty Adjusters Association of Chicago; Western Loss Association; Illinois Self-Insureds Association; Blue Goose International (Member and Officer, Chicago Pond); Defense Research Institute; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (NARTC); Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Reported Cases: Barrett Moving and Storage Company v. All States Air Cargo, Inc., 823 F. Supp. 498 (1993). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Devices Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Toxic Torts; Repetitive Trauma; Transportation; Cargo Claims; Mold Litigation; Insurance Defense; Railroad Litigation. Email: James P. McCarthy | | Paul D. Van Lysebettens (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1961; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: American Conservatory of Music (B.Mus., 1983); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 1994). Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Lead Poisoning Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense. Email: Paul D. Van Lysebettens | | —————————— | | Stephen K. Milott (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois; 1978, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, Indiana. Education: Northeastern Illinois University (B.A., 1971); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1977). Recipient, West Company Prize for Scholastic Achievement. Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1980-1982. Cook County State's Attorney's Office, 1980-1985. Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Toxic Torts; Insurance Defense; Family Law. Email: Stephen K. Milott | | Robert G. Freyder (Associate) born Oak Park, Illinois, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. Education: Beloit College (B.A., 1978); Loyola University (J.D., 1981); DePaul University (LL.M., Taxation, 1988). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Advanced Corp. Tax. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Civil Litigation Defense; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Asbestos Litigation. Email: Robert G. Freyder | | Jean M. French (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1982); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1985). Member: Chicago (Member, Judicial Evaluation Committee) and Illinois State Bar Associations; Women's Bar Association of Illinois. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Subrogation; Asbestos Litigation. Email: Jean M. French | | Catherine L. Carlson (Associate) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2004, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Stephens College (B.A., 1996); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Insurance Coverage Litigation. Email: Catherine L. Carlson | | Mara E. Cohen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1996); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Coverage. Email: Mara E. Cohen | | Jeremy B. Harris (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1997); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2000). Member, Tourette Syndrome Association. Practice Areas: Asbestos Defense; Toxic Torts; Asbestos Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: Jeremy B. Harris | | Jennifer B. Groszek (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois; 2003, Missouri; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point (B.A., 1999); Valparaiso University (J.D., 2001). Member: Chicago Bar Association; Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; DRI; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Chair, Young Lawyers Division). Practice Areas: Benzene Litigation; Insurance Defense; Toxic Torts. Email: Jennifer B. Groszek | | Sheryl E. Healy (Associate) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1950; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1973); University of Loyola School of Law (J.D., 1984). Recipient, Justice White Award. Author, "The Uniform Mediation Act, Illinois Newest Privilege," Illinois Bar Journal, February, 2004. Cook County Circuit Court Mediator. Member: The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Appellate; Toxic Torts; Asbestos Defense; Asbestos Litigation; Latex Allergy Litigation; Lead Poisoning; Mold Litigation; Construction Law. Email: Sheryl E. Healy | | Patricia M. Kelly (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1975); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1980). Reported Cases: Production Stamping v. Maryland Casualty, 1999 Wis.2d 322, 541 N.W.2d 584 (Wis. App. 1996); Cincinnati Insurance Co. v. Gateway Construction Co., 372 Ill.App.3d 148, 865 N.E. 2d 395 (1st Dist. 2007). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Construction Law; Commercial Law; Appellate Practice; Products Liability. Email: Patricia M. Kelly | | Scott D. Pfeiffer (Associate) born Mt. Vernon, Illinois, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2001, Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1997); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; ERISA; Railroad Law. Email: Scott D. Pfeiffer | | James P. Kasper (Associate) born Dubuque, Iowa, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Loras College (B.A., Marketing, 1999); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: Chicago Bar Association; Illinois State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Toxic Torts; Asbestos Defense. Email: James P. Kasper | | Tamika D. Steele (Associate) born Clark Air Force Base, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois. Education: University of North Carolina at Charlotte (B.A., 1999); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: Chicago Bar Association; Illinois State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Asbestos Insurance Defense; Asbestos Litigation. Email: Tamika D. Steele |
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