PARTNERS
Anastasia L. Hess (Partner) born Aurora, Illinois, August 18, 1967; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1989); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1999). Anastasia is located at the Joliet office.Email: Anastasia L. Hess
Mohammed A. Nofal (Partner) born Kuwait City, Kuwait, February 21, 1977; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois at Chicago (B.A., 1998); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2001). Former Associate, O'Hagan Smith & Amudsen. Mohammed is located in the Joliet office. Languages: Arabic. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Consumer Fraud; Products Liability Defense; Negligence Defense.Email: Mohammed A. Nofal
John G. Langhenry III (Member) born Tokyo, Japan, August 10, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., 1980); Loyola University (J.D., 1984). Seminar Speaker, Psychiatric Malpractice Defense. DuPage County Certified Arbitration Chairman. Mediator, Chicago Neighborhood Justice Center. Member: DuPage County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: General Liability Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Psychiatric Malpractice Defense; Mental Health Professionals Malpractice Defense; Premises Liability Defense.Email: John G. Langhenry III
Suzanne Favia Gillen (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, December 12, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Lake Forest College (B.A., 1984); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1987). Suzanne is located at the Wheaton office. Member: DuPage County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Liability Defense; Products Liability Defense; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Coverage.Email: Suzanne Favia Gillen
Troy A. Lundquist (Member) born Princeton, Illinois, January 3, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1989); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1992). National Champion, Civil Rights Moot Court, 1992. Troy is located at the Joliet office. Member: Will County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability Defense; General Liability Defense; Public Officials Liability; Governmental Defense.Email: Troy A. Lundquist
Steven R. Johnson (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1997, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1985); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1992). Member, National Fire Protection Agency, 2000. Affiliate Member, Property Loss Research Bureau, 1998. Certified Mediator: International Academy of Dispute Resolution; Illinois State Bar Association. Arbitration Chairman, DuPage County Bar Association. Steve is located at the Wheaton office. Member: Illinois State (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Trial Practice) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Wells Dairy, Inc. v. American Indus. Refrigeration, Inc., 690 N.W.2d 38 (Iowa 2004); SFH, Inc. v. Millard Refrigerated Services, Inc., 339 F.3d 738 (8th Cir. 2003); Bernhauser v. Glen Ellyn Dodge, Inc., 683 N.E.2d 1194 (2nd Dist. 1997); Johnson v. Rohr-Ville Motors, Inc., 64 F.Supp.2d 737 (N.D. Ill. 1999); Demitropoulos v. Bank One Milwaukee, N.A., 915 F.Supp. 1399 (N.D. Ill. 1996). Practice Areas: Catastrophic Loss Recovery and Defense(30%); Commercial Real Estate(30%, 25); Complex Commercial Litigation(30%, 15); Business Practices(10%, 25).Email: Steven R. Johnson
William B. Weiler (Partner) born Aurora, Illinois, September 9, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1985); John Marshall Law School (J.D., with high honors, 1989). Practice Areas: Medical Liability; Professional Liability; Insurance Coverage; Tort Defense; Commercial Litigation.Email: William B. Weiler
Melissa J. Gordon (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, July 8, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois. Education: University of Texas (B.S., 1991); Illinois Institute of Technology-Chicago Kent College of Law (J.D., 1994).Email: Melissa J. Gordon
ASSOCIATES
Joshua Michael Feagans (Associate) born Springfield, Illinois, 1981; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Western Illinois University (B.A., 2002); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2005). Josh is located at our Joliet office. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Defense; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense.Email: Joshua Michael Feagans
Justin J. Harrison (Associate) born Oxford, England, 1974; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois; 2007, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1996); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Illinois State, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute.Email: Justin J. Harrison
Christopher Dunsing (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: Santa Clara University (B.S., 2002); DePaul University (J.D., 2006). Chris is located at the Wheaton office. Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction and Contract Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Commercial Real Estate; Creditors' Rights.Email: Christopher Dunsing
Rebecca Johnson (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois. Education: DePaul University (B.A.); John Marshall Law School (J.D.). Becky is located at the Wheaton office. Languages: Greek.Email: Rebecca Johnson
Michelle M. Paveza (Associate) born Covina, California, October 3, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1998, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1991); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1996). (Resident, Wheaton Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense.
J. Daniel Porter (Associate) born Phoenix, Arizona, May 15, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., 1982); Northern Illinois University (J.D., 1985). Dan is located at the Rockford office. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Law; Torts; Insurance Subrogation; Property Damage.
Michael R. Radak (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.A., History/Pre-Law, 1998); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2001). Former Associate, Busse & Busse, P.C. Member: Chicago Bar Association, American Bar Association; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel.Email: Michael R. Radak
Stacy K. Shelly (Associate) born Freeport, Illinois, November 18, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois. Education: Lawrence University (B.A., cum laude, 2000); University of Michigan (J.D., 2003). Stacy is located at the Rockford office. (Resident, Rockford Office).
Andrew R. Stuart (Associate) born San Bernardino, California, August 09, 1917; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: Beloit College (B.A., 1999); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 2005). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Premises Liability Defense.Email: Andrew R. Stuart