(Main Office)

Founded in 1987, Sanchez & Daniels has grown from two to 37 attorneys. Saluted for its diversity and professionalism, Sanchez & Daniels maintains its position as the largest minority-owned and controlled law firm in the United States. Sanchez & Daniels is a full-service civil practice litigation law firm.

Statement of Practice

Defense Litigation, including Insurance Defense; Products Liability, including automobile, construction, pharmaceutical, medical devices, machines and mechanical devices; Transportation Liability, including automobiles, trucks, aircraft and watercraft; Construction Liability, including contractors, architects and owners; Warranty Liability, including the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and Lemon Law; Premises Liability, including landlord-tenant and hotel; Professional Liability, including attorneys, engineers, accountants, insurance agents and brokers, physicians and hospitals; Employer Liability, including wrongful termination; Commercial Liability, including breach of contract; Real Estate Liability; Environmental Liability, including pollution and toxic torts; Public Finance, including bond issues.

Representative Clients:

Ace Hardware Corporation
Allstate Insurance Company
National Railroad Passengers Corporation (Amtrak)
Borden, Inc.
Chevron Corporation
Chicago Housing Authority
Chicago Park District
CPC, International, Inc.
City of Chicago
Daimler Chrysler Corporation
Dayton Hudson
Dominick's Finer Foods, Inc.
Ford Motor Company
Frito-Lay, Inc.
General Mills, Inc.
General Motors Corporation
Hartford Insurance Company
Hughes Aircraft Company
Hyatt Corporation
Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital
Iowa Interstate Railroad
Iowa Mutual Insurance Company
J.C. Penney Company
Kraft General Foods
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Lutheran General Hospital
Marriott Corporation
Marshall Field & Company
McDonald's Corporation
McHugh Construction
Motorola, Inc.
Norwegian American Hospital, Inc.
Option Care, Inc.
Phillip Morris, Inc.
Praxair, Inc.
Quaker Oats Company
Sara Lee Corporation
Simon Property Group
State Farm Insurance Company
Travelers Insurance
Turner Construction
United States of Mexico
USF&G
Waste Management, Inc.
Walsh Construction
Zurich American Insurance Company.

Address

333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60606, (Cook Co.)

Phone

Phone: 312-641-1555
Fax: 312-641-3004

Website

http://www.sanchezdaniels.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

Firm/Affiliate Offices

Wheaton, Illinois Office: 2100 Manchester Road, Suite 201. Telephone: 630-752-9880. Fax: 630-752-9881.

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Manuel "Manny" Sanchez (Managing Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, December 1, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.A., 1970); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1974). Board of Trustees: Northern Illinois University; Benedictine University; Northwestern Memorial Foundation. Board of Directors: Executives' Club of Chicago; Childrens Memorial Hospital; Steppenwolf Theatre Company; Junior Achievement of Chicago; Chicago United; Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc.; Scholarship Chicago. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Society of Trial Lawyers; Hispanic National Bar Association (National Secretary, 1989-1992). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Employment Law; Products Liability; Asbestos Litigation.Email: Manuel "Manny" Sanchez

Heather D. Erickson (Partner) born Clinton, Iowa, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.S., 1996); DePaul University (J.D., 1999). Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Employment Law; Public Finance.Email: Heather D. Erickson

Hector Ledesma (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, June 9, 1964; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Cornell University; Northern Illinois University (J.D., 1994). Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Hector Ledesma

Timothy V. Hoffman (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, December 3, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois; 1997, Indiana; 2000, Ohio; 2002, Wisconsin. Education: Indiana University (B.S., with high distinction, 1981); Loyola University of Chicago (J.D., 1984). Author: "Beware of the Super Lien - the Effect of Medicare on Personal Injury Settlements and Judgements." Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Association of Defense Counsel; Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago. Reported Cases: Stallman v. Youngquist, 531 N.E.2d 355 (1988); Rerack v. Lally, 609 N.E.2d 727 (1992); Bezan v. Chrysler, 636 N.E.2d 1079 (1994); Cruz v. Chrysler, 688 N.E. 653 (1997). Practice Areas: Tort Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Litigation.Email: Timothy V. Hoffman

Hugh C. O'Donnell (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, September 10, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., with honors, 1985); University of Illinois (J.D., cum laude, 1989).Email: Hugh C. O'Donnell

John S. Huntley (Partner) born Elgin, Illinois, June 7, 1949; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1971); John Marshall Law School (J.D., with distinction, 1979). Member, The Order of John Marshall. Member, The John Marshall Journal of Practice and Procedure, 1977-1979. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Defense Research institute (Committees on Employment Law and Products Liability); Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Reported Cases: Bohnen Intern. Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., 120 Ill. App. 3d 657 (2nd Dist., 1983); Frazer v. A.F. Munsterman, Inc., 123 Ill. 2d 245 (1985); Zavala v. Powermatic, Inc., 167 Ill.2d. 542 (1st Dist., 1995); Mathis v. Phillips Chevrolet, 269 F.3d 771 (7th Cir., 2001); Equistar Chemicals, L.P. v. BMW Constructors, Inc. 353 Ill.App3d. 593 (3rd Dist., 2004). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Employment Law; Construction Litigation.Email: John S. Huntley

John J. Piegore (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, September 12, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Loyola University (B.S., with honors, 1977); Chicago Kent College of Law-Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., with honors, 1981). Member: Illinois State Bar Association; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Reported Cases: Hernon v. E.W. Corrgian Constr. Co., 149 Ill. 2d 190 (1992); Casualty Ins. Co. vs. E.W. Corrgian Constr. Co., 247 Ill. App. 3d 326 (1st Dist. 1993); Bass vs. Cincinnati, Inc. (Bass I), 180 Ill. App. 3d 1076 (1st Dist. 1989); L-J, Inc. vs. Bituminous Fire & Marine, 366 S.C. 117, 621 S.E.2d 33 (South Carolina Supreme Court, 2005); American Family vs. Michael Savickas, et al., 193 Ill.2d 378, 739 N.E.2d 445 (Illinois Supreme Court, 2000); American Alliance Ins. vs. IARW Ins. Co., 165 F.3d 558 (7th Cir., 1999); Khuans vs. School District 110, et al., 123 F.3d 1010 (7th Cir., 1997); Knoblauch vs. DEF Transport, 86 F.3d 684 (7th Cir., 1996); Czarnecki vs. Goedecke, 339 Ill.App.3d 504, 791 N.E.2d 164 (1st Dist., 2003); West Bend Mutual vs. Mulligan Masonry, 337 Ill.App.3d 698, 786 N.E.2d 1078 (2nd Dist., 2003); Krusinski Construction vs. Northbrook Prop. & Cas., 326 Ill.App.3d 210, 760 N.E.2d 530 (1st Dist., 2001); Puleo vs. McGladrey & Pullen, 315 Ill.App.3d 1041, 735 N.E.2d 710 (1st Dist., 2000); American Country Ins. vs. Hanover Ins., 293 Ill.App.3d 1025, 689 N.E.2d 186 (1st Dist., 1997); Partin vs. St. Francis Hosp., 296 Ill.App.3d 220, 694 N.E.2d 574 (1st Dist., 1998). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Agents and Brokers Liability; Construction Law.Email: John J. Piegore

Gerald M. Dombrowski (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1986); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1992). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Civil Fraud; Construction Litigation.Email: Gerald M. Dombrowski

Susan K. Chae (Partner) born Seoul, South Korea, March 17, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1989); John Marshall School of Law (J.D., 1992). Member: Chicago, Illinois and American Bar Associations; Korean American Bar Association. Languages: Korean. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation.Email: Susan K. Chae

Paige C. Donaldson (Partner) born Burns Flat, Oklahoma, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana; 1994, Illinois; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1993). Phi Eta Sigma. Alpha Lambda Delta. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Litigation.Email: Paige C. Donaldson

Mark E. Winters (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, March 23, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1988); Loyola University (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Entertainment Law; Toxic Torts; Commercial Litigation.Email: Mark E. Winters

Hugo Chaviano (Partner) born Havana, Cuba, December 31, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania; 1980, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1985, New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1975); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1978). Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law. Arbitrator and Mediator, Hispanic Business Magazine, 1997. Listed: 100 Most Influential Hispanics in the United States; Chicago Magazine Illinois Super Lawyers 2005, 2006. Member: American Bar Association (Member, House of Delegates, 1997-1999; Commissioner, Committee on Racial and Ethnic Justice, 1996-2000); Ambassador, Business Law Section, 2000-2002); Hispanic National Bar Association (President 1996-1997); Chicago Bar Association (Chair: Judicial Evaluation, Appellate Review Committee, 1992-1994; Chair, Insurance Law Committee, 1987-1988); Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (President, 1988-1992). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Reinsurance; Latin America.Email: Hugo Chaviano

Larry C. Jurgens (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1971); Millikin University (B.A., 1972); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Real Estate Taxation; Employment Claims.Email: Larry C. Jurgens

Andrew P. Rice (Partner) born Lansing, Michigan, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1993) DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: Illinois, Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury.Email: Andrew P. Rice

Rossana P. Fernandez (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.A., with honors, 1993); I.I.T., Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Chicago Bar Association; Justinian Society of Lawyers; Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Transportation Liability; Construction Liability; Insurance Defense; Railroad Liability.Email: Rossana P. Fernandez

Emanuel Christopher Welch (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1993); The John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1997).Email: Emanuel Christopher Welch

Joseph P. Sullivan (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona and Wisconsin. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., 1982); Wayne State University Law School (J.D., 1985). Joe Sullivan was a panel member at Strafford Publications Promoting Diversity in the Legal Profession conference where he shared his experience and knowledge with other attorneys and legal professionals to assist and encourage them to recruit and retain diverse attorneys. Member: Illinois State Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; State Bar of Wisconsin. Reported Cases: In Re: TMJ Implants Products Liability Litigation, 97 F. 3d 1050. Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense; Toxic Tort Class Actions; Trucking Liability.Email: Joseph P. Sullivan

Ryan J. McQueeney (Partner) born Winston Salem, North Carolina, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois and Missouri. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1993); DePaul University Law School (J.D., 1996). Member: Chicago Bar Association; Prosecutor's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Defense; Insurance Defense; Products Liability.Email: Ryan J. McQueeney

Mark S. Vilimek (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, August 24, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Lewis University (B.A., 1978); Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., with high honors, 1983). Phi Alpha Delta. Chair Qualified Arbitrator, Cook County Mandatory Arbitration. Member: DuPage County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Cleggett vs. Zapianin, 187 Ill. App.3d 872 (1989); Glazewski vs. Allstate Insurance Company, 126 Ill. App.3d 471 (1984). Practice Areas: General Civil Trial; Appellate; Insurance Defense; Tort.Email: Mark S. Vilimek

Bradley D. Alexander (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Loyola University of Chicago (B.S., 1985); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1988). Member: DuPage County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Tort Defense; Insurance Defense; Civil Practice.Email: Bradley D. Alexander

OF COUNSEL

John D. Daniels (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, February 11, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Illinois. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1961); University of Chicago (J.D., 1964). Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American (Chairman, Insurance Section Council, 1985) Bar Associations; Society of Trial Lawyers (Board of Directors, 1990-1992); Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago; International Association of Defense Counsel; Illinois Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Insurance; Tort Defense; Construction Law; Products Liability; Professional Liability.Email: John D. Daniels

ASSOCIATES

Patrick M. Ward (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 2001); The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage.Email: Patrick M. Ward

Elaine C. Davenport (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.A., 1997); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Hellenic Bar Association.Email: Elaine C. Davenport

Julie M. Vlaming (Associate) born Blue Island, Illinois, June 6, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, New York; 2001, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1994); Loyola University, Chicago School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: American Bar Association.Email: Julie M. Vlaming

Neal B. McQueeney (Associate) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina, May 21, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Massachusetts; 2001, Illinois. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1996); New England School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Defense.Email: Neal B. McQueeney

Craig A. Ziolkowski (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, 1979; (Admission pending). Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2002); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2005).Email: Craig A. Ziolkowski

April A. Vesely (Associate) born Lincoln, Nebraska, 1977; (Admission pending). Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., 2000); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations.Email: April A. Vesely

Meaghen Russell (Associate) born London, Ontario, Canada, 1979; (Admission pending). Education: University of Western Ontario (B.A., with honors, 2002); University of Windsor Law School (LL.B., 2005); University of Detroit Mercy, School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations.Email: Meaghen Russell

Renee Labuz (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1981; (Admission pending). Education: Marquette University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); John Marshal Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Languages: Polish.Email: Renee Labuz

Michael J. Jalovecky (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1971; (Admission pending). Education: University of Illinois at Chicago (B.A., 1996; M.A., 2000); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2006). Co-Author: with Hon. James Egan, "Requests to Admit as 'Discovery' Post-Vision Point of Sale," presented at the 2008 National Business institute Conference "What Judges Want You to Know". Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations.Email: Michael J. Jalovecky

Michelle A. Franz (Associate) born St. Charles, Illinois, 1976; (Admission pending). Education: St. Mary's College (B.A., 1998); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2002).Email: Michelle A. Franz

Nora C. Elias (Associate) born Evanston, Illinois, 1980; (Admission pending). Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.A., with high honors, 2002); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., with honors, 2007). Member: Chicago Bar Association.Email: Nora C. Elias

Bryan K. Duplechain (Associate) born Berlin, West Germany, 1965; (Admission pending). Education: Southern University (B.F.A., 1992); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Personal Injury; Collections.Email: Bryan K. Duplechain

Martha-Victoria Diaz (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1975; (Admission pending). Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2002). Member: Chicago Bar Association; Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois; Hispanic National Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Education Law; Civil Rights; Products Liability; Toxic Torts.Email: Martha-Victoria Diaz

Edric S. Bautista (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1980; (Admission pending). Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 2002); Loyola University (J.D., 2005).Email: Edric S. Bautista