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| | Location | | Suite 600, Chase Building, 124 S.W. Adams | | Peoria, Illinois 61602 | | (Peoria Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 309-676-0400 | | Telecopier: 309-676-3374 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.hrva.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen,
Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts, Insurance Defense, Workers' Compensation Defense, Professional Liability Defense, Truck Accidents, Construction Law, Railroad Accidents and Injuries, Insurance Coverage, Self Insured Defense, Products Liability Defense, Civil Rights Defense, Toxic Tort Defense, Class Action Defense, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Health Care, Government, Employment, Environmental, Probate, Elder Law, Agribusiness, Religious Institutions, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, College and University Law, and Real Estate. | | Firm Size: 102 | Representative Clients:
Abbott Laboratories; Admiral Ins. Co.; Allied Insurance; APCapital; Ashland Inc.; Auto Owners Insurance Co.; Bechtel Corporation; BNSF Railway Co.; BP Amoco; Bradley University; Carle Clinic Assn.; Carle Foundation Hospital; Caterpillar Inc.; Catholic Diocese of Peoria; Catholic Charities; Central Insurance Cos.; CertainTeed Corporation; CGU Insurance; Cincinnati Insurance Co.; CNA; Continental Western Group; Country Insurance & Financial Services; XL Design Professionals; Dow Chemical; Eastern Illinois University; Erie Insurance Group; Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange; Galesburg Cottage Hospital; Gateway, Inc.; General Casualty Cos.; Great West Casualty; GROWMARK, Inc.; GuideOne Insurance; Hartford Life; Illinois Mutual Life & Casualty Co.; Iowa Mutual Insurance Co.; ISMIE Mutual Ins. Co.; Johnson & Johnson; Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.; Medical Protective Co.; Methodist Medical Center of Illinois; MetLife Auto & Home; Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing; OHIC Ins. Co.; Ohio Casualty Group; Parker-Hannifin Corp.; Pearl Companies.; Proctor Hospital; Riley Stoker Corporation; Risk Enterprise Management; Saint-Gobain Abrasives; Schering-Plough Corporation; Southern Illinois University School of Medicine; State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company; St. Paul Companies, Inc.; T.H. Agriculture and Nutrition; Travelers Insurance Co.; Union Carbide Corp.; University of Illinois; U.S. Aviation Underwriters; Zurich North America. |
Other Office Locations of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen,
Professional Corporation
Edwardsville, Illinois, U.S.A.
Rockford, Illinois, U.S.A.
Springfield, Illinois, U.S.A.
Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A.
| | MANAGING PARTNER | | Robert V. Dewey, Jr. (Managing Partner) born September 15, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Minnesota; 1972, Illinois. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1966); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1969). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: Peoria County Bar Association (President, 1997-1998); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (President, 2002-2003); DRI (Board of Directors, 2001-2004); Lawyers for Civil Justice (Board of Directors, 2002-2004); Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (President, 1987-1988); Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (Chair, Board of Directors, 1998-1999); National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Society of Trial Lawyers (Illinois). Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense; Transportation Liability Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Insurance Defense. Email: Robert V. Dewey, Jr. | | PARTNERS | | Brent H. Gwillim (Partner) born July 28, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Illinois; 1985, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Bradley University (B.A., 1968); University of Missouri (J.D., 1971). Member, Illinois Secretary of State Business Act Advisory Committee. Member: Illinois State Bar Association (Chair: Corporation, Securities and Business Law Section Council; Past Chair: Task Force on Limited Liability of Attorneys); Illinois Association of Hospital Attorneys. Practice Areas: Business Planning; Business Acquisitions; Probate Administration; Estate Planning; Real Property Acquisitions. Email: Brent H. Gwillim | | Rex K. Linder (Partner) born January 15, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois. Education: Bradley University (B.S., 1969); Washburn University Law School (J.D., 1973). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: Peoria County (President, 2005-2006) and Seventh Circuit (Liaison, Illinois Central District) Bar Association; International Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1998-1999); DRI (Member, Board of Directors, 1997-2000); Lawyers For Civil Justice (President, 2002-2003); Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Past Chair, Product Liability Committee); Bar Association of Central and Southern Federal Districts of Illinois (Treasurer, 2001—); Society of Trial Lawyers (Illinois). Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Federal Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Rex K. Linder | | Timothy L. Bertschy (Partner) born November 12, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); George Washington University (J.D., 1977). Fellow: Illinois State Bar Foundation (Past Director); American Bar Foundation. Member: Peoria County (Past Chair, Diversity Committee), Illinois State (President, 1998-1999) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1995—; Co-Chair, Section of Litigation Minority Trial Lawyer Committee; Member, Board of Governors 2004—) Bar Associations; Illinois Lawyers' Assistance Program (Past President); Illinois Equal Justice Foundation (Past President); Bar Association of the Central and Southern Districts (Illinois) Rules and Practices Committee (Co-Chair); Illinois Coalition for Equal Justice (President, 2000-2003); Illinois Township Attorneys Association (President, 1989-1993; Member, Board of Directors, 2002—); United States District Court Advisory Committee on Local Rules, Central District of Illinois (Chair). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Governmental Law; Religious Nonprofit Corporation Law. Email: Timothy L. Bertschy | | Gary D. Nelson (Partner) born October 18, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1977). Member: Illinois State (Past Chair, Insurance Section Council) and American (Past Chair, Self Insurers and Risk Managers Committee) Bar Associations; DRI; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Past Chair, Insurance Coverage Committee); Trucking Industry Defense Association; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Construction; Motor Carrier Defense; Professional Liability Defense. Email: Gary D. Nelson | | David R. Sinn (Partner) born July 28, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois; 1993, Washington. Education: Western Illinois University (B.S., 1973); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1976). Member: Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; DRI; American Society of Law and Medicine. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Legal Malpractice Defense. Email: David R. Sinn | | Roger R. Clayton (Partner) born April 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois. Education: Bradley University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Southern Illinois University (J.D., 1978). Member: American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics; DRI; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (IDC Quarterly Health Law Columnist); American Health Lawyers Association; Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys (President; Board Member; Program Chair, Annual Health Law Symposium); Illinois Society of Healthcare Risk Management (Past President, 2003-2004 and Board Member). Inns of Court (Chapter President, 2000-2001). Practice Areas: Health Care; Medical Malpractice Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Hospital Law. Email: Roger R. Clayton | | Bradford B. Ingram (Partner) born April 12, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1980). Member: American Bar Association (Past Chair, Workers' Compensation Employer Liability Law Committee; Past Chair, Governmental Liability Committee); DRI (Past Chair, Workers' Compensation Committee); Program Chair, Employment Law Committee, 2003; Past Editor, DRI Employment Law Newsletter); International Association of Defense Counsel (Editor, IADC Employment Law Committee Newsletter); National Association of College and University Attorneys. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Workers Compensation Defense; Civil Rights Defense; College and University Law. Email: Bradford B. Ingram | | Nicholas J. Bertschy (Partner) born October 24, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois, Wisconsin. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., magna cum laude, 1978); University of Wisconsin (J.D., with honors, 1981). Member: Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Illinois Bar Foundation (First Pillar of the Profession; Member, Board of Directors, 1996-2005). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability Defense; Dram Shop Liability. Email: Nicholas J. Bertschy | | Stephen J. Heine (Partner) born November 23, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., 1978); Southern Illinois University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Member: American Bar Association (Past Chair, Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee); Bar Association of The Seventh Federal Circuit; DRI (State Representative, Illinois 2004—); Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (President, 2004-2005); National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Railroad Litigation; Products Liability Defense; First Party Insurance Defense; Construction Insurance Defense. Email: Stephen J. Heine | | Karen L. Kendall (Partner) born February 5, 1945; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1967; M.A., 1976; J.D., cum laude, 1981). Southern Illinois University Law School Alumnus of the Year, 1996. Editor-in-Chief, Appellate Law Review, 1992-1996. Law Clerk to: Honorable Howard C. Ryan, Chief Justice, Illinois Supreme Court, 1981-1982; Honorable Jay J. Alloy, Illinois Appellate Court, 1984, Third District. Illinois Supreme Court Civil Jury Instruction Committee, 1987-1996). Member: Peoria County (President); Illinois State (Special Committee on Appellate Practice, 2001-2002) and American (Past Chair, Appellate Advocacy Committee) Bar Associations; American Academy of Appellate Lawyers (Director, 2003—; Secretary, 2007—); Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association (President, 1994-1995); Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Past Chair, Amicus Committee); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit; DRI (Member, Appellate Advocacy Steering Committee); Inns of Court (Chapter President, 2003-2004); Scribes, American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Contract Litigation; Local Government Liability. Email: Karen L. Kendall | | Craig S. Young (Partner) born July 19, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: Bradley University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982); University of Illinois (J.D., 1985). Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Workers Compensation Defense; Self Insured Defense. Email: Craig S. Young | | William I. Covey (Partner) born November 21, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Accountancy Honors, 1980); Southern Illinois University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1983). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1983. Member: National Council of Farm Cooperatives. Practice Areas: Business Organization; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Agricultural Cooperatives; Corporate Contracts. Email: William I. Covey | | Christopher P. Larson (Partner) born March 4, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois. Education: Bradley University (B.A., 1981); University of Illinois (J.D., 1984). Member: DRI; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Asbestos Litigation Defense; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: Christopher P. Larson | | James M. Voelker (Partner) born February 1, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., cum laude, 1983); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1986). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Asbestos Litigation Defense; Computer Software Litigation. Email: James M. Voelker | | Joseph G. Feehan (Partner) born June 26, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., 1983); Northern Illinois University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Member: Illinois State Bar Association (Member: Tort Law Section Council); Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Editor-in-Chief, IDC Quarterly, 2006-2007); National Diocesan Attorneys' Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense; Motor Carrier Defense; Commercial Litigation. Email: Joseph G. Feehan | | Matthew S. Hefflefinger (Partner) born February 10, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois. Education: Bradley University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1984); Southern Illinois University (M.B.A., 1989; J.D., 1989). Member: Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Inns of Court (Chapter President, 2005-2006). Practice Areas: Transportation Liability Defense; Construction Litigation Defense; Aviation Liability Defense; Commercial Litigation. Email: Matthew S. Hefflefinger | | David A. Perkins (Partner) born March 26, 1957; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois at Springfield (B.A., with honors, 1985); University of Iowa (J.D., 1987). Member: Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Columnist, IDC Quarterly). Practice Areas: Constitutional Law; Police Liability Defense; Municipal Liability Defense; Civil Rights Defense; Arson and Insurance Fraud. Email: David A. Perkins | | Lisa A. LaConte (Partner) born April 24, 1964; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois; 1989, Missouri. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1985); Washington University (J.D., 1988); St. Louis University (LL.M., Health Law, 2002). Member: American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Defense; Asbestos Litigation Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Health Care; Hospital Law. Email: Lisa A. LaConte | | Brad A. Elward (Partner) born September 6, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1986); Southern Illinois University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Member: Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1997-1999; Chairman, Rules Committee, 1998-2000); Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Columnist, IDC Quarterly). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Workers Compensation Appeals; Administrative Hearings and Appeals. Email: Brad A. Elward | | James J. Manning (Partner) born October 11, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1989); St. Louis University (J.D., 1992). Member: Illinois Real Estate Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Residential Real Estate; Workers Compensation Defense; Civil Litigation Defense. Email: James J. Manning | | Timothy W. Kirk (Partner) born October 24, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., 1978); Drake University (J.D., 1981). Order of the Coif. General Counsel, Central Illinois Light Co., 1995-1997. Vice President and General Counsel, ROHN Industries Inc., 1997-1998. Member: National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Public Utility Law; Contract Law; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Elder Law. Email: Timothy W. Kirk | | Mark D. Hansen (Partner) born September 11, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.S., cum laude, 1991); University of Illinois (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member: Illinois Bar Foundation (Fellow); Illinois State Bar Association (Member, Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council, 1999-2003; Co-Editor, Trial Briefs, 1999—); Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Co-Chair, Young Lawyers Committee; Chair, 2004 Rookie Seminar; Co-Chair, 2005 Spring Defense Tactics Seminar); DRI. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation Defense; Commercial Litigation; Utility Law; Professional Liability Defense. Email: Mark D. Hansen | | Debra L. Stegall (Partner) born September 21, 1955; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1988); Southern Illinois University (J.D., 1991). In-House Counsel: Roadmaster Industries, Inc., 1991-1996; Bicycle's Division, Brunswick Corporation, 1997-1999. Member: DRI (Member, Employment Law Section); Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys; American Health Lawyers Association; Illinois Feed and Grain Association; National Association of College and University Attorneys. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Agricultural Cooperatives; Administrative Agency Practice; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law. Email: Debra L. Stegall | | Craig L. Unrath (Partner) born July 25, 1955; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois. Education: Shimer College (Mount Carroll)(B.A., 1978); University of Illinois (J.D., 1991). Member: Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association (President 2007—); DRI. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice. Email: Craig L. Unrath | | Tobin J. Taylor (Partner) born June 13, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: Bradley University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1993); Washington University (J.D., 1996). Member: Illinois Association of Defense Counsel; DRI. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Products Liability Defense; Insurance Defense. Email: Tobin J. Taylor | | Robert M. Bennett (Partner) born August 10, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1990); University of Illinois (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Tort Defense; Professional Liability. Email: Robert M. Bennett | | OF COUNSEL | | William J. Charnock (Of Counsel) born January 29, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. (Not admitted in Illinois). Education: West Virginia University (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Civil Rights. Email: William J. Charnock | | ASSOCIATES | | Mark A. Ludolph (Associate) | | Thomas J. Dluski (Associate) | | Andrew J. Keyt (Associate) | | Carol J. Perkins (Associate) | | Adam J. Lagocki (Associate) | | Gregory J. Rastatter (Associate) | | John M. Redlingshafer (Associate) | | Stacie K. Linder (Associate) | | Nathaniel E. Strickler (Associate) | | Jesse A. Placher (Associate) | | RETIRED PARTNERS/DECEASED PARTNERS | | Lyle W. Allen (Retired Partner) | | Duncan B. Cooper III (Retired Partner) | | Clarence W. Heyl (1884-1968). | | Richard N. Molchan (Retired Partner) | | Gary M. Peplow (Retired Partner) | | John H. Royster (1907-1985). | | William J. Voelker, Jr. (1917-1993). | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Springfield, Illinois Office: Suite 575, National City Center, P.O. Box 1687, 62705. Telephone: 217-522-8822. Telecopier: 217-523-3902.
Urbana, Illinois Office: Suite 300, 102 East Main Street, P.O. Box 129, 61803-0129. Telephone: 217-344-0060. Telecopier: 217-344-9295.
Rockford, Illinois Office: Second Floor, National City Bank Building, 120 West State Street, P.O. Box 1288, 61105-1288. Telephone: 815-963-4454. Telecopier: 815-963-0399.
Edwardsville, Illinois Office: Suite 100, Mark Twain Plaza II, 103 West Vandalia Street, P.O. Box 467, 62025. Telephone: 618-656-4646. Telecopier: 618-656-7940.
| | Our lawyers are members of the American, state and local bar associations and, in many cases, are members of the local American Inn of Court chapters; where applicable, leadership positions in these organizations are listed. | | (For Other Biographical Information, see Professional Biographies at Edwardsville, Rockford, Springfield and Urbana). | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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