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Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank, True & Noce, LLC
Law Firm in Edwardsville, Illinois

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Two Mark Twain Plaza, Suite 300, 103 West Vandalia Street, P.O. Box 510

Edwardsville, Illinois 62025-0510

(Madison Co.)

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Contact Information

Phone: 618-656-0184

Telecopier: 618-656-1364

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http://www.heplerbroom.com

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Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank, True & Noce, LLC practices in the following areas of law:
Appellate Practice, Banking Law, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Corporate Law, Debtor and Creditor, Commercial Law, Construction Law, Contracts, Education Law, Government, Health Care, Insurance, Labor and Employment, Legal Malpractice, Litigation, Medical Practice, Mergers and Acquisitions, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Taxation, Toxic Torts, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Wills and Probate, Workers Compensation.

Year Established: 1894

Firm Profile:
The law firm of HEPLER, BROOM, MacDonald, Hebrank, True & Noce, LLC has a history spanning over One Hundred Years. Hepler Broom is one of the top litigation and trial law firms in the U.S. and has successfully represented clients in major cases both in state and federal courts. Hepler Broom's trial lawyers handle cases in a wide variety of areas, primarily representing defendants in civil law suits including class actions, product liability, personal injury, asbestos, employment, toxic torts, legal and medical malpractice, nursing home, insurance, workers compensation, commercial law and white collar criminal defense. The firm provides comprehensive representation for its business clients, from entity selection and formation to day-to-day management and employment issues, tax planning, contract preparation, real estate matters, succession planning and representation in mergers, acquisitions, and sales. The firm also offers sophisticated estate planning services for business owners and other individuals with substantial net worth.

The firm serves a practice area with a primary focus throughout the states of Illinois and Missouri.

Firm Size: 78

Representative Clients:
Allstate Insurance Company; Ameren Corporation; Amsted Industries; Argosy Casino; Automobile Club Inter-Insurance Exchange; Cameron Insurance Companies; Cassens Transport Company; CenterPoint Energy, Inc.; Cincinnati Insurance Company; CNA Insurance Company; ConAgra Foods, Inc.; ConocoPhillips; Dierbergs Markets; Eli Lilly and Company; Farmers Insurance Group; Georgia-Pacific; H & R Block Tax Services, Inc.; Hortica; Laclede Gas Company; Missouri-American Water Company; Pfizer Inc.; Philip Morris USA; Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.; Progressive Insurance Company; St. Paul Travelers; The St. Paul Companies; Western World Insurance Group; Zurich U.S.

Other Office Locations of Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank, True & Noce, LLC
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.

PARTNERS OF FIRM

Larry E. Hepler (Partner) born Meadville, Pennsylvania, August 10, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Missouri and Illinois; 1970, U.S. District Court, Southern, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Bucknell University (A.B., 1965); Washington & Lee University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1968). Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Articles Editor, Washington & Lee Law Review, 1967-1968. Board of Directors, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1992-1994. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; Madison County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; American College of Trial Lawyers. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1968-1970]. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Tort; Class Action; Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation. Email: Larry E. Hepler

Gordon R. Broom (Partner) born Effingham, Illinois, February 15, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Illinois; 1971, U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois (A.B., 1966; J.D., 1969). Omicron Delta Kappa. Assistant Dean, University of Illinois College of Law, 1969-1971. Member: Madison County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (Member, Executive Council, 1998—); Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Board of Directors, 1986-1996; President, 1995-1996); Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates (Chapter President, 2000-2001). Fellow: American Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Class Actions; Civil Practice; Negligence; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Torts; Appellate Practice; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Email: Gordon R. Broom

Theodore J. MacDonald, Jr. (Partner) born Rochester, New York, May 11, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, New York and Missouri; 1979, Illinois; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1973); St. Louis University (J.D., 1977). Adjunct Professor, Washington University School of Law, 1989—. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Illinois, 1978-1982. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; New York State, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; The Lawyers Association of St. Louis, Missouri; International Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Insurance; Premises Liability; Litigation; White Collar Crime. Email: Theodore J. MacDonald, Jr.

Jeffrey S. Hebrank (Partner) born Highland, Illinois, February 6, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1983, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1979); Washburn University; St. Louis University (J.D., 1982). Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, 1995—); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Litigation; Negligence; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Torts; Toxic Tort. Email: Jeffrey S. Hebrank

Gary E. True (Partner) born Belleville, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1991, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 1992, Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits. Education: Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (B.S., 1975; M.B.A., 1981); St. Louis University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1991). Author: "Survey of Illinois Law: Corporate Law," Southern Illinois University Law Journal, Volume 17, Summer, 1993; "Metro Broadcasting v. FCC: A Dilution of the Right of Nonminorities to Equal Protection under the Fifth Amendment or a Temporary Aberration in Affirmative Action Jurisprudence?" St. Louis University Law Journal Volume 35, No. 3, 1990-1991. Member: The Missouri Bar; Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Asset Protection; Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Partnership Law; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Taxation. Email: Gary E. True

Stephen R. Kaufmann (Partner) born Jacksonville, Illinois, December 9, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Arizona; 1980, Illinois; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, Missouri. Education: Knox College (B.A., Economics and Business Administration, 1975); Northwestern University (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Note and Comment Editor, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 1978. Author: "Liability Insurance Coverage in Illinois for Environmental Damages," 12 Illinois Trial Lawyers Journal 25, Fall-Winter, 1989. Member, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois Advisory Committee on Local Rules of Procedure. Member, Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee, 1992—. Barrister, Lincoln-Douglas Inn of Courts. Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona. Reported Cases: Simplex, Inc. v. Diversified Energy Systems, Inc., 847 F. 2d 1290 (7th Cir. 1988); Anderson Electric, Inc. v. Ledbetter Erection Corporation, 115 IL 2d 146 (1986); Heyen v. Sanborn Mfg. Co., 223 Il App. 3d 307 (4th Dist. 1992); Donaldson v. Central Illinois Public Service Company, 767 N.E. 2d 314 (Ill. 2002). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Litigation; Negligence; Personal Injury; Products Liability Law; Torts. Email: Stephen R. Kaufmann

Wayne D. Skigen (Partner) born Stamford, Connecticut, April 16, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, California; 2001, Illinois. Education: Tufts University; Colorado College (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Member, 1979-1980 and Editor, 1980-1981, Georgetown Law Journal. Member, Georgetown Criminal Justice Clinic, 1980-1981. Instructor, Legal Research, Writing and Oral Advocacy, Georgetown University Law Center, 1979-1980. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Special Agencies: Medical Board of California. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Wayne D. Skigen

Michael Reda (Partner) born Easton, Pennsylvania, November 8, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1978); St. Louis University (J.D., 1982). Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; Madison County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. (Resident). Practice Areas: Negligence; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Civil Practice; Construction Law; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Torts; Toxic Torts; Transportation. Email: Michael Reda

Anne B. Schmidt (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, March 2, 1954; admitted to bar, 1984, Missouri; 1995, Illinois. Education: University of Missouri (B.S., 1976); Washington University (J.D., 1984). Commissioner, Missouri Housing Development Commission, 2000—. Member: The Missouri Bar; Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Asbestos Defense(100%). Email: Anne B. Schmidt

Brenda G. Baum (Partner) born Keokuk, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1988, Missouri; 1989, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., in English, 1985); Washington University (J.D., 1988). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Brenda G. Baum

Daniel W. Farroll (Partner) born Centreville, Illinois, January 7, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois; 1993, Missouri, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Education: University of St. Thomas (B.A., 1988); Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (J.D., 1992). Member: Order of the Barristers; Philip C. Jessup Moot Court, 1991-1992. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Injury; Negligence; Insurance; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Professional Liability; Personal Injury; Torts. Email: Daniel W. Farroll

Troy A. Bozarth (Partner) born Bloomington, Illinois, October 29, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: Illinois Wesleyan University (B.A., 1992); Drake University (J.D./M.B.A., 1996). Member: Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Troy A. Bozarth

W. Jason Rankin (Partner) born Pella, Iowa, April 7, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; 1997, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: Drake University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); Washington University (J.D., 1996). Associate Editor, Washington University School of Law Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law, 1995-1996. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Fraud and Deceit; Negligence; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Civil Practice; Class Actions; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Consumer Law; Drugs and Narcotics; Litigation; Torts. Email: W. Jason Rankin

Thomas Scott Stewart (Partner) born Columbus, Georgia, April 1, 1963; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois; 1996, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Lawrence University (Govt., cum laude, 1985); Saint Louis University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). [U.S. Army, 1985-1989]. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Law; Litigation; Trade Secrets; Civil Rights; Libel, Slander and Defamation. Email: Thomas Scott Stewart

Gregg A. Kinney (Partner) born Ponca City, Oklahoma, March 11, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois, 1994, Missouri. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1989); University of Oklahoma (J.D., with honors, 1992). Order of the Coif. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Corporate Taxation, 1991. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance. Email: Gregg A. Kinney

Gary A. Meadows (Partner) born Spokane, Washington, September 27, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: Wichita State University (B.S., 1986); Southern Illinois University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Author: "Wrongful Death and the Lost Society of The Unborn," Journal of Legal Medicine, 1991. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance; Negligence; Products Liability. Email: Gary A. Meadows

ASSOCIATES

George A. Kiser (Associate)

Sean P. Sheehan (Associate)

Michael J. Chessler (Associate)

Jennifer J. Scheibal (Associate)

Douglas J. McCarty (Associate)

Beth A. Bauer (Associate)

Thomas Patrick Briddick (Associate)

Alex Belotserkovsky (Associate)

James R. Grabowski (Associate)

Eric P. Hall (Associate)

Brian J. Huelsmann (Associate)