Wiedner & McAuliffe, Ltd.

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Wiedner & McAuliffe, Ltd. is a Law Firm in Chicago, Illinois

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One North Franklin, Suite 1900
Chicago, Illinois 60606 (Cook Co.)

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Frank J. Wiedner (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, July 3, 1923; admitted to bar, 1949, Illinois. Education: DePaul University (J.D., 1948); John Carroll University. Phi Alpha Delta. Contributor, Illinois Law Review, 1967. Faculty Member, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1970-1984. Columnist, Chicago Law Bulletin, Articles on Workers' Compensation, 1980. Member: Chicago (Member, Committee on the Industrial Commission, 1958-1963) and Illinois State (Council Chairman, Section on Workers' Compensation, 1976-1977; Editor, Newsletter on Workers' Compensation, 1963-1993; Member: Section of Workers' Compensation, 1971-1973; Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law, Section of Workers' Compensation, 1973-1974) Bar Associations; Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Employment Litigation.Email: Frank J. Wiedner

John P. McAuliffe (Member) (Retired).

Russell P. Standlee (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, April 18, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois; 1976, Florida. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1971); Stetson University (J.D., 1975). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Managers, 1976-1990; Officer, 1985-1987; President, 1988). Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Employment Litigation.Email: Russell P. Standlee

Paul W. Wiedner (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, January 11, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois. Education: Colorado State University (B.S., 1973); DePaul University (J.D., 1977). Special Assistant State's Attorney, DuPage County. Member: DuPage County, Illinois State (Member, Workers' Compensation Committee) and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association; Faculty Member for Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Employment Litigation.Email: Paul W. Wiedner

Richard J. Leamy, Jr. (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, May 9, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Michigan; 1979, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. Education: Western Michigan University (B.A., 1974); DePaul University (J.D., 1977). Clerk, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1977-1978. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law) Bar Associations; Illinois Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: General Civil Trial Practice.Email: Richard J. Leamy, Jr.

Mark C. Wiedner (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, August 9, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1977); DePaul University (J.D., 1980). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: DuPage County, Chicago (Chairman, Young Lawyers Section for Workers' Compensation, 1987-1988) and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Employment Litigation.Email: Mark C. Wiedner

Timothy D. McMahon (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, September 26, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. Education: John Carroll University (B.A., 1974); DePaul University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1977-1983. Member: Chicago (Member, Circuit Court Committee, Tort Litigation Committee), DuPage County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; General Civil Trial Practice.Email: Timothy D. McMahon

Mark D. Wilkening (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, October 18, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., 1974); DePaul University (J.D., 1980). Instructor, Workers' Compensation, IICLE. Member, Illinois Self-Insured Association, 1987—. Member: Chicago (Member, Workers' Compensation Section) and Illinois State Bar Associations; Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Managers, 1995—; Officer, 1991-1993; President, 1994). Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Employment Litigation.Email: Mark D. Wilkening

Michael F. Doerries (Member) born Glen Ellyn, Illinois, February 15, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: University of Iowa; University of Arizona; University of Illinois (B.S., 1981); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1985). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Workers' Compensation Law Association. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Employment Litigation.Email: Michael F. Doerries

James W. Stevenson Jr. (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, September 19, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Western District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1982); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1987). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Employment Litigation.Email: James W. Stevenson Jr.

James W. Ozog (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, June 27, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1974); Washington University (J.D., 1977). Evans Scholar, Northwestern University. Adjunct Faculty, Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, 1979-1981. Comments Editor, Urban Law Annual, 1976-1977. Product Liability Columnist, Illinois Defense Counsel Quarterly, 2001—. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Lawyers; Propane Gas Defense Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2001—); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Product Liability Defense; Insurance Defense; General Civil Litigation.Email: James W. Ozog

David J. O'Connell (Member) born Wilmington, Delaware, October 12, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Marquette University (B.S.M.E., 1985); St. Louis University (J.D., 1988). Co-Author: "Recognizing and Asserting the Spoliation Defense," Product Liability Update, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1996; "Federal Preemption Defenses in Product Liability Cases," IDC Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 3, 1996; " Defending Product Liability Cases in Illinois after the Best Decision," IDC Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 4, 1998. Judicial Internship, Illinois Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit. Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Reported Cases: Randell v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 284 Ill. App.3d 970, 673 N.E.2d 452 (4 Dist. 1996); Shelbyville Mutual Insurance Co. v. Sunbeam Leisure Products Co., 262 Ill. App 3d 636, 634 N.E.2d 1319 (5Dist 1994); Robach v. V.I.P. Transportation, Inc. 930 F.3d 1207 (7 Cir. 1996); Allstate Insurance Company v. Sunbeam Corp., 53 F.3d 804 (7 Cir. 1995); Allstate Insurance Company v. Sunbeam Corp. 865 F.Supp. 1267 (N.D. Ill. 1994). Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Construction Law; Product Liability; Personal Injury Defense; Insurance Coverage; Appeals.Email: David J. O'Connell

Janet D. Pallardy (Member) born Berwyn, Illinois, June 10, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Wisconsin and Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with honors, 1987); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1990). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Law.Email: Janet D. Pallardy

Robert L. Smith (Member) born Rock County, Wisconsin, August 3, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Beloit College (B.A., 1986); Northern Illinois University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Member: Chicago, Winnebago County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation (Management); Insurance Defense.Email: Robert L. Smith

Catherine Mafee Levine (Member) born Rochester, New York, November 3, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., 1986); Roosevelt University (Paralegal Certificate, 1987); University of Detroit School of Law (J.D., 1991). Phi Alpha Delta (President, 1989-1990). Member, Moot Court. National Order of Barristers. American Inn of Court. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Immigration Law. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Worker's Compensation Lawyers Association. Languages: Farsi. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation.Email: Catherine Mafee Levine

Mark P. Matranga (Member) born Rockford, Illinois, December 28, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., cum laude, 1969); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Law.Email: Mark P. Matranga

James Jason Coggins (Partner) born Asheboro, North Carolina, April 12, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1993); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., with Honors, 1997). Recipient: CALI Award for Excellence for Justice and Legal System; Workers' Compensation; Advanced Research for Legal Scholars. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; National Employment Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(100%).Email: James Jason Coggins

James M. Rozak (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, June 10, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Marquette University (B.S., 1987); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1991). Member, Moot Court, Best Brief Chicago Bar Association, 1990. Recipient: Best Brief, Chicago Bar Association, 1990. Assistant States Attorney, DuPage County, 1991-1995. Member, Products Liability Section, Defense Research Institute, 2001—. Affiliate Member, Property Loss Research Bureau. Practice Areas: Products Liability Litigation(70%); Commercial Litigation(20%); Insurance Coverage(10%).Email: James M. Rozak

Brian J. Koch (Partner) born Evergreen Park, Illinois, December 21, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1993); DePaul University (J.D., 1997). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: Brian J. Koch

Robert H. Fredian (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, March 20, 1958; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Western Illinois University (B.S., 1980); Loyola University (J.D., 1993). Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Employer Liability.Email: Robert H. Fredian

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John E. Bauman, III (Associate) born Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Michigan; 2005, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1998); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 2003). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan.

Brian J. Benoit (Associate) born Northbrook, Illinois, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 2002); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2006). Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense; Civil Litigation; Insurance Subrogation.

Emily E. Borg (Associate) born Omaha, Nebraska, December 19, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1996); DePaul University (J.D., 2000). Member: Illinois State Bar Association; Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: Emily E. Borg

Robert D. Connealy (Associate) born Leawood, Kansas, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 2003); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2008). Recipient: CALI Trial Advocacy I; CALI Law of Nation-Building. Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Robert D. Connealy

Karen E. Coon (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, June 20, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Michigan; 2002, Illinois. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1994); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1996). Former Associate, Law Offices of John J. Zacheira. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense.Email: Karen E. Coon

Ryan M. Frierott (Associate) born St. Mary's, Ohio, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 2002); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., 2006). Recipient, Juris Prudence Award. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Ryan M. Frierott

Maria C. Granjean (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois at Chicago (B.A., 2004); Rutgers University School of Law, Camden (J.D., 2008); Vanderbilt University Law School, Venice, Italy. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Association; Black Law Students Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense(100%).Email: Maria C. Granjean

Morgan A. Hibbard (Associate) born Redwood, California, 1981; admitted to bar, 2009, Illinois. Education: University of Vermont (B.S., cum laude, 2004); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2008). Recipient, DePaul CALI Award Healthcare Reform. Member: DePaul Law Moot Court Team; DePaul Women's Law Caucus. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: Morgan A. Hibbard

Jennifer J. Karpinski (Associate) born Durham, North Carolina, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1999); University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Illinois State Bar Association.Email: Jennifer J. Karpinski

Jennifer J.C. Kerns (Associate) born Crown Point, Indiana, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: Indiana University School of Law at Bloomington (B.A., 2001). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations.

Ingrid Lulich (Associate) born Baltimore, Maryland, December 14, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1989); DePaul University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: Ingrid Lulich

Jeremy M. Manson (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: James Madison College at Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 2003); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., 2006); Trial Practice Institute. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Subrogation.Email: Jeremy M. Manson

James M. McClintick (Associate) born Walla Walla, Washington, 1974; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: Whitman College (B.A., honors, 1996); American University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.

Margaret G. McMahon (Associate) born Oak Park, Illinois, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: Miami University (B.A., 2002); Loyola University Chicago College of Law (J.D., 2005). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Chicago Bar Association; Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense(100%).Email: Margaret G. McMahon

Timothy S. McNally (Associate) born Evanston, Illinois, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: DePaul University (B.A., 2002); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2007). Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.

Patrick J. Morris (Associate) born Huntington, New York, 1968; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: Loyola University at Chicago (B.S., 1995); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: Chicago, Illinois and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation.Email: Patrick J. Morris

Roma G. Parikh (Associate) born Hoffman Estates, Illinois, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2005); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Member, DePaul Law Review. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Roma G. Parikh

Thomas C. Quail (Associate) born Rochester, Michigan, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1998); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.

Linda A. Robert (Associate) born Sri Lanka, July 8, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2003). Member: Illinois State Bar Association; Workers Compensation Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: Linda A. Robert

Erica N. Rogina (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, July 20, 1958; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., Journalism, 1980); Loyola University of Chicago School of Law (J.D., 1988). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Worker's Compensation Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Erica N. Rogina

David Sethi (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 2004); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2008). Phi Alpha Delta. Certified Mediator, Center For Conflict Resolution, 2006. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Hispanic/Latino Law Students Association; South Asian Law Students Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: David Sethi

Daniel R. Simones (Associate) born Frankfort, Germany, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 2005); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2008). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense(90%); Medicare Set Aside Arrangements(10%).Email: Daniel R. Simones

Randall W. Sladek (Associate) born Downers Grove, Illinois, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 2004); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense(100%).Email: Randall W. Sladek

Kenneth F. Smith (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Massachusetts; 2001, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Oakwood University (B.A., 1996); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1999). Honda Campus All Star Challenge Team. Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program/Arbitrator. Assistant Illinois Attorney General, 2004-2005. Member: Cook County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense(70%); Products Liability Defense(15%); Subrogation(15%).Email: Kenneth F. Smith

Jason T. Stellmach (Associate) born Rolling Meadows, Illinois, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 2002); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2005). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations.

Thomas W. Weber (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, March 21, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.A., 1981); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1984). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: General Civil Trial Practice; Appellate Practice.Email: Thomas W. Weber

James B. Wiedner (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2008, Arizona, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and Hopi Nation Tribal Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Advertising, 2000); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 2004); Northern Arizona University (M.A., Literature, 2007). Adjunct Faculty, Ellis University, Chicago, Illinois, 2008—. Member: Illinois State Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Medicare Set Aside Arrangements.Email: James B. Wiedner

Staci A. Williamson (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: Ohio University (B.A., cum laude, 2000); Loyola University Chicago College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member, Loyola Law Journal (Law Review). Author: IDC Quarterly, 4th Qtr., 2008, Vol. 18, No. 4, ISSN - 1094 - 9542, "Construction Negligence & Toxic Torts." DRI - The Voice (online) July 22, 2009; Vol. 8 Issue 9 "Do Consumers Have Private Remedies for Violations of the Reporting Requirement Under the Rules of the Consumer Product Safety Act?". Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability Defense.Email: Staci A. Williamson

OF COUNSEL

Diane Dickett Smart (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: DePaul University (B.S., Business Administration, 1982); University of Illinois Law School (J.D., 1985). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; Women's Bar Association; Hellenic Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense(100%).Email: Diane Dickett Smart


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