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| | Address | | 30 West Monroe Street, Suite 600 | | Chicago, Illinois 60603-2427 | | (Cook Co.) | | | |
| | | Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice. Litigation in all State and Federal Courts, including Appellate Practice, Transportation, Motor Carrier, Corporate, Administrative, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Business, Insurance Defense, Negligence, Labor and Employment, Environmental, Workers Compensation, Probate and Estate Planning and Public Utility Law. | | Year Established: 1978 | Firm Profile:
Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, P.C. is a full-service law firm that offers a wide range of legal services to clients in many industries, including manufacturing, pharmaceutical, e-commerce, retail products, construction, and environmental concerns. Of particular note is the firm's knowledge of the transportation industry and its long-standing history of service to motor carriers, shippers, brokers and insurance companies nationwide. From its offices in Indianapolis, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Overland Park and Pasadena, the firm offers clients knowledge and experience in many business-related disciplines and also seeks to meet its clients' more individual needs in such areas as personal injury litigation, estate planning and probate administration. | | Firm Size: 49 | Representative Clients:
American Trucking Associations; Americold Logistics; Carey International, Inc.; Celadon Trucking Services, Inc.; Comcar Industries, Inc.; Dean Foods; Diakon Logistics, Inc.; Exel; FedEx; Fresh Delmonte; GE Capital; Graebel Van Lines; Great West Casualty Company; Landstar System, Inc.; Laidlaw; Liquid Transport Corp.; Maersk, Inc.; Matson Integrated Logistics; McLane Foodservices, Inc.; Northland Insurance; Penske System, Inc.; Pepsi Americas, Inc.; RoadLink USA: Schneider National Inc.; SIRVA/Allied Van Line, Inc./North American Van Lines, Inc.; Steak 'n Shake; Swift Transportation, Co.; 3P Delivery L.L.C.; Tyson Foods, Inc.; USA Truck, Inc.; Unigroup, Inc./Mayflower Transit, LLC/United Van Lines, LLC; Watkins Associated Industries, Inc.; YRC Worldwide. |
Other Office Locations of Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, P.C.
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Pasadena, California, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.A.
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.A.
| | Gerald F. Cooper, Jr. (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, December 16, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio; 1981, Florida; 1984, Illinois. Education: Miami University (A.B., 1977); DePaul University (J.D., 1980). White House Conference on Drug Free Transportation, 1987; Illinois Truck Safety Task Force, 1987-1988. Chairman, Model Policies Sub-group, American Trucking Association, Workers' Compensation Task Force. Member, Board of Directors, Illinois Transportation Association (Special Counsel to the Executive Director). Legal Technical Advisor to Republican Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives, 1995—. President Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association (1998-1999). Member: Chicago and Illinois State (Workers Compensation Council) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Labor. Email: Gerald F. Cooper, Jr. | | William D. Brejcha (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, December 1, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1974, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1970); Loyola University (J.D., 1973). Recipient, F. A. Miller Journalism Award, University of Notre Dame. Editor, Loyola Law Journal, 1972-1973. Editor, Illinois State Bar Association, Public Utilities and Transportation Law Newsletter, 1992—. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1974-1977; Lt. Colonel, Illinois Army National Guard, 1977-1994 (Retired)]. Practice Areas: State and Federal Litigation; Transportation Law; Administrative Law; Military Law. Email: William D. Brejcha | | Victor P. Shane (Member) born Evanston, Illinois, November 1, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois. Education: DePaul University (B.S., 1979); University of Santa Clara (J.D., 1984). Staff Attorney, Chicago Transit Authority, Tort Division, 1987-1991. Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County State's Attorney's Office, 1984-1987. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Workers Compensation Lawyers Association; Chinese American Bar Association (President, 1992-1994). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation Defense. Email: Victor P. Shane | | Donald W. Devitt (Member) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois. Education: Loyola University (B.A.; J.D.). Practice Areas: Highway Accident Defense; Transportation; Corporate; Business Transactions. Email: Donald W. Devitt | | Adam C. Smedstad (Member) born Kettering, Ohio, September 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1989); George Washington University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Adam C. Smedstad | | Leonard R. Kofkin (Member) born Chicago, Illinois May 11, 1933; admitted to bar, 1958, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.S./B.A., 1955; J.D., 1958; M.M., 1984). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Illinois State Bar Association; Transportation Lawyer's Association (Distinguished Service Award 1987, Lifetime Acheivement Award 1998). Practice Areas: Transportation Law; Labor and Employment Law. Email: Leonard R. Kofkin | | Donald J. Vogel (Member) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 10, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Indiana, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Circuits. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1981; J.D., 1985). Member: Chicago, Illinois State, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Transportation Lawyers Association (First Vice President and Editor, The Transportation Lawyer, 2005-2006). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Transportation Law; Litigation. | | Robert J. Henry (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, August 1, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Loyola University (B.A., cum laude, 1973; J.D., cum laude, 1975). Member, 1991-2005 and Chair, 2003-2004, American Moving and Storage Association Law Forum. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Transportation; Surface Transportation; Contracts; Insurance; Commercial Law. Email: Robert J. Henry | | Sara L. Pettinger (Member) born Fullerton, California, March 9, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1987); DePaul University (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation. | | OF COUNSEL | | Robert C. Rubin (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, October 15, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1977); Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., 1983). Member: Chicago (Member, Workers Compensation Section) and Illinois Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation. | | John S. Magiera (Of Counsel) born Oak Park, Illinois, April 19, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois; 2001, Wisconsin. Education: Northwestern University (B.A. 1974); Lewis University College of Law (J.D. 1978). Member: Illinois State Bar Association; Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association, Ltd. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Civil Litigation Defense. Email: John S. Magiera | | James D. Ellman (Of Counsel) born Evanston, Illinois, March 30, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1987); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 1991). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Email: James D. Ellman | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Indianapolis, Indiana Office: 10 West Market Street, Suite 1500, 46204-2968. Telephone: 317-637-1777. Fax: 317-687-2414.
Washington, D.C. Office: 1850 M Street, N.W., Suite 280, 20036-5804. Telephone: 202-783-9222. Fax: 202-783-9230.
Overland Park, Kansas Office: 9393 West 110th Street, 51 Corporate Woods, 66210. Telephone: 816-279-9835. Fax: 816-676-1427.
Pasadena, California Office: 2 N. Lake Avenue, Suite 460, 91101. Telephone: 626-795-4700. Fax: 626-795-4790.
Chattanooga, Tennessee Office: 600 Republic Centre, 633 Chestnut Street, 37540. Telephone: 423-266-2769. Fax: 423-266-6784.
| (For Complete Biographical Data on all personnel, See Professional Biographies, Indianapolis, Indiana) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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