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115 North Buchanan Street, P.O. Box 368
Edwardsville, Illinois 62025 (Madison Co.)
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(Main Office) The law firm of REED, ARMSTRONG, GORMAN, MUDGE & MORRISSEY is primarily a civil trial practice firm with an emphasis on the defense of all types of personal and property damage litigation as well as employment, environmental, toxic tort, construction injury and class action litigation. The firm also practices business law and other related areas. The firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Trial and Appellate practice in all State and Federal Courts, including Missouri, Personal Injury, Negligence, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Insurance, Automobile, Construction, Commercial Litigation, Workers Compensation, Employment, Discrimination, Dram Shop/Liquor Liability, Marine/Water Recreational Boating, Wrongful Discharge, Extra Contractual Liability/Bad Faith, Property Damage, Fraud/Arson/Fire, Non-Vehicle General Liability, Eminent Domain, Civil Rights, Class Action, Environmental, Toxic Tort, School, Corporate, Probate, Estate Planning, Real Estate Law, Arbitration, Birth Injuries, Head and Spinal Injuries, Motorcycle & Trucking Accidents, Nursing Home Litigation, Occupation Safety and Health, Property Insurance, Property Damage, Business Law, Commercial Litigation, Complex Litigation, Consumer Fraud, Contracts, Insurance Bad Faith, Legal Malpractice, Libel, Slander and Defamation, Mediation, Wrongful Death, Class Actions, Wrongful Termination, Whiplash, Seatbelt Injury, Toxic Torts, Civil Litigation, Asbestos Litigation, Mold Litigation, Benzene Exposure, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Welding Rod Litigation, Slip and Fall, Railroad Accidents, Construction Defects and Accidents, Silica, Thimerosal, Dog Bites. Year Established: 1927
Firm Size: 13
Representative Clients:State Farm Insurance Cos.
Country Companies
Standard Mutual Casualty Co.
General Casualty Co. of Wisconsin
Employers Casualty Insurance Co.
Western States Mutual Insurance Co.
Allstate Insurance Co.
Lloyds of London
Ohio Casualty Co.
Hawkeye Security Insurance Co.
Shelter Insurance Companies
Millers Mutual Insurance Co.
Pekin Insurance Cos.
New Hampshire Insurance Group
American International Adjusting Co.
Illinois Agricultural Association
Indiana Insurance Co.
Standard Oil Co.
CNA
General American Insurance Co.
Employers Reinsurance Corp.
Marinco
Millers National-Illinois Group
Thomas T. North, Inc.
Toplis & Harding, Inc.
Martin Boyer Co.
Reliance Insurance Co.
Indiana National Insurance Co.
National Farmers Insurance Co.
Millers National Insurance Co.
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Dresser Industries, Inc.
Crawford & Companies
Unitrin Insurance Group
Indresco, Inc.
Home Nursery, Inc.
Industrial Electric Co.
World Color Press
Prudential Life Insurance Co. of America
TIG Ins. Companies (Trans-America)
Great West Casualty Co.
K & K Insurance Companies
Inter-City Products Corp. (USA)
Calvert Ins., Co.
B.A.S.F. Corp.
Tri-Star Business Communities
Capital Indemnity Insurance Co.
Beall Manufacturing
Columbia Ins. Co.
Otis Elevator Co.
Tyssen Dover Elevator Co.
Claims America
Allied Ins. Co.
Tarkett, Inc.
Fluor International.
Address115 North Buchanan Street P.O. Box 368
Edwardsville, IL 62025, (Madison Co.)
PhonePhone: 618-656-0257
Facsimile: 618-692-4416
Website
http://www.reedarmstrong.com
Stephen C. Mudge (Managing Partner) born Alton, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois. Education: St. Ambrose College (B.A., with honors, 1974); St. Louis University (J.D., 1977). Assistant States Attorney, Madison County, 1977-1980. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: Taylor v. Pekin Ins. Co., 2008 WL 4943700 (Ill. Nov 20, 2008); Kellermann v. Car City Chevrolet-Nissan, Inc., 306 Ill. App. 3d 285, 713 N.E.2d 1285 (5th Dist.,1999); Cummins v. Country Mut. Ins. Co., 178 Ill.2d 474, 687 N.E.2d 1021 (1997); Flatt v. Country Mut. Ins. Co. 289 Ill.App.3d 1097, 682 N.E.2d 1228 (4th Dist., 1997); Pikeland Community Unit School Dist. No. 124 v. Indiana Ins. Co., 69 Ill. App. 3d 976, 647 N.E.2d 301 (4th Dist., 1995); Bond County Community School Dist. No. 2 v. Indiana Ins. Co., 269 Ill. App. 3d 488, 647 N.E.2d 293 (5th Dist., 1995); Shelter Mut. Ins. Co. v. Bailey, 160 Ill. App. 3d 146, 513 N.E.2d 490 (5th Dist., 1987); Galliher v. Holloway, 130 Ill. App. 3d 628, 474 N.E.2d 797 (5th Dist., 1985). Practice Areas: Negligence; Construction Law; Insurance; Automobile; Premises; Product Liability; Dram Shop Liability; Personal Injury; Class Actions.Email: Stephen C. Mudge
Martin K. Morrissey (Member) born Rock Island, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); Southern Illinois University (J.D., 1985). Member: Madison County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates. Reported Cases: Wakeford v. Rodehouse Restaurants of Missouri, Inc., 154 Ill.2d 543, 610 N.E.2d 77 (1992); Maple v. Gustafson, 151 Ill.2d 445, 603 N.E.2d 508 (1992); Fronabarger v. Burns, 895 N.E.2d 1125, (Ill. App., 5th Dist., 2008); Jackson v. Seib, 372 Ill. App. 3d 1061, 866 N.E.2d 663 (5th Dist., 2007); Butts v. City of Peoria, 152 Ill. App. 3d 382, 504 N.E.2d 544 (3d Dist., 1987). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Negligence; Automobile; Premises; Construction; Malpractice; Defamation; Insurance Law; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Martin K. Morrissey
Michael J. Bedesky (Member) born Joliet, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1988); University of Illinois (J.D., 1991). Alpha Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Reported Cases: Platt v. Gateway Intern. Motorsports Corp., 351 Ill. App. 3d 326, 813 N.E.2d 279 (5th Dist., 2004); Fuller v. Snyder, 323 Ill. App. 3d 303, 752 N.E.2d 1212 (4th Dist., 2001). Practice Areas: Negligence; Insurance; Automobile; Dram Shop Liability; Defamation; Class Actions; Products Liability; Workers Compensation; Civil Appeals.Email: Michael J. Bedesky
Bryan L. Skelton (Member) born Aurora, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: Mid-America Nazarene College (B.A., 1983); University of Missouri, Kansas City (M.A., 1990); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Reported Cases: Kinzler v. Chicago & North Western Transp. Co., 283 Ill. App. 3d 404, 669 N.E.2d 1247 (5th Dist., 1996) appeal denied 169 Ill.2d 569, 672 N.E.2d 1237. Practice Areas: Negligence; Personal Injury; Insurance; Toxic Tort; Products Liability; Premises; Automobile; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation.Email: Bryan L. Skelton
William B. Starnes, II (Member) born Kansas City, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois; 1995, Missouri; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., Bus. Adm., 1984); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., 1988). Member: Madison County and Illinois State Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Shelter Mut. Ins. Co. v. Marquis, 110 S.W.3d 839 (2003); Beldner v. Tennessee Steel Haulers, Inc., 302 Ill. App. 3d 800, 706 N.E.2d 89 (5th Dist. 1999) appeal denied 710 N.E. 2d 135, 184 Ill.2d 553, 710 N.E.2d 1237; Lewis ex rel. Lewis v. Collinsville Unit No. 10, 311 Ill. App. 3d 1021, 725 N.E.2d 801 (5th Dist., 2000). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Appellate Practice; Animal Attacks; Personal Injury; Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Brain Injury; Dog Bites; Motorcycle Accidents; Personal Injury Defense; Slip and Fall; Spinal Injury; Wrongful Death.Email: William B. Starnes, II
Trenton Galetti (Associate) born Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1999); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: Illinois State Bar Association. [Paratrooper, 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army, 1993-1996; Illinois Army National Guard, 1996-1998]. Practice Areas: Subrogation; Personal Injury Defense; Workers Compensation Defense.
——————————Michael Hobin (Associate) born Peoria, Illinois, August 17, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois. Education: Bradley University (B.S., Political Science, 1992); Illinois State University, Normal (M.S., History, 1994); Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (J.D., 2000). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Illinois State Bar Association.Email: Michael Hobin
Dominique N. Seymoure (Associate) born Rota, Spain, March 25, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2001). Phi Delta Phi. Order of Barristers, 2001. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Dominique N. Seymoure
Stephen Michael Szewczyk (Associate) born East St. Louis, Illinois, March 8, 1949; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois. Education: St. Louis University (A.B., 1972; M.B.A., 1976; J.D., 1981); Washington University (LL.M., 1984). Licensed Real Estate Broker, Illinois, 1979. Instructor, Business Law, Belleville Area College, Belleville, Illinois, 1980-1982. Member: St. Clair County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish.Email: Stephen Michael Szewczyk
Tori L. Cox (Associate) born Alton, Illinois, June 9, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: Illinois College (B.A., English Literature, 2000); Southern Illinois University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Madison County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Tori L. Cox
James L. Hodges (Associate) born Providence, Rhode Island, March 14, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1996); John Marshall Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Formerly with: Goldberg, Weisman & Cairo Ltd; Paul B. Wharton & Associates; L. Barrett Bodach & Associates. Reported Cases: Kellermann v. Car-City Chevrolet-Nissan, Inc., 306 Ill. App. 3d 285, 713 N.E. 2d 1285, 239 Ill. Dec. 435 (Dist. 1999); Flatt v. Country Mut. Ins. Co., 289 Illl. App. 3d 1097, 682 N.E. 2d 1228, 225 Ill. Dec. 151 (4th Dist. 1997). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation; Personal Injury.Email: James L. Hodges
OF COUNSELTara I. English (Of Counsel) born Springfield, Illinois, September 6, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1993); University of Illinois (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Appeals; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation.
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