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| | Address | | Commerce Bank Building, 416 Main Street, Suite 815 | | Peoria, Illinois 61602-1103 | | (Peoria Co.) | | | |
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| Nicoara & Steagall practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts. Personal Injury and Insurance Law, Civil Rights Litigation, Employment Discrimination, Auto Accidents, Aviation Law, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Sex Offenses. Arbitration and Mediation Services. | | Year Established: 1980 | Firm Profile:
Nicoara & Steagall has over 50 years of combined experience practicing law in Peoria, Illinois. Serving clients throughout central Illinois inclusive of Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, McLean, Knox, Marshall, Stark, Fulton, McDonough and LaSalle counties and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois and other federal courts. Engaged in personal injury litigation, federal civil rights, discrimination, and other complex litigation matters. | | Firm Size: 2 | Languages:
Romanian. | Representative Clients:
Founders Insurance Co.; American Service Insurance Co.; Illinois Casualty Insurance Co. | Reference:
Commerce Bank. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | John P. Nicoara (Member) born Gary, Indiana, July 24, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois; 1976, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1970); University of Illinois (J.D., 1975). Notes and Comments Editor, University of Illinois Law Review, 1974-1975. Assistant States Attorney, Woodford County, 1975-1978. Master and Executive Committee Member, Abraham Lincoln Inn of Court, 1988-1992; Emeritus Member, 1993—. Former Board Member and Secretary, Illinois Lawyers' Assistance Program. Chairman, Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee. Member: Supreme Court of Illinois Committee on Judicial Performance Evaluation; Judicial Vacancy Advisory Screening Committee; Federal Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee. Member: Peoria County (Director, 1982—; President, 1996-1997), Woodford County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyer's Association; Illinois Defense Counsel; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association. [With U.S. Army, 1971-1973]. Reported Cases: Canopy v. Hentz, 2004 WL 119383; R.A.N. Consultants, Inc., vs. Peacock, 201 111.App.3d 67, 559 N.E.2d 283 (3rd Dist. 1990); Holley v. Badgerow, 162 111.App.3d 572, 515 N.E.2d 1257 (3rd Dist. 1987); Arkansas Best Freight System, Inc., vs. Illinois News Service, Inc., 159 III.App.3d 775, 512 N.E.2d 1063 (3rd Dist. 1987); Smith v. McNeil Corp., 74 III.App.3d 356, 392 N.E.2d 1376 (3rd Dist. 1979); Allison v. Davies, 64 III.App.3d 900, 381 N.E.2d 1034 (3rd Dist. 1978); National Bank of Bloomington vs. Podgogski, 57 III.App.3d 256, 373 N.E.2d 82 (3rd Dist. 1978). Languages: Romanian. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Professional Malpractice; Insurance; Negligence Law. Email: John P. Nicoara | | Richard L. Steagall (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana, June 30, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Florida; 1978, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Illinois Wesleyan University (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Stetson University; University of Georgia (J.D., 1977). Sigma Nu Phi. Author: "Illinois Adopts Comparative Assumption of Risk and Misuse in Strict Products Liability Cases," Illinois Bar Journal (May 1984); "Loss of Chance of Survival in Medical Malpractice Cases," Ill. Bar J. (October, 1991). Barrister, 1988-1992; Master, 1993-1996; Program Chairman, Executive Committee Member, 1994-1995 and Emeritus, 1996—, Abraham Lincoln Inn of Court. Member, Leading Lawyers Network, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, 2003. Member: Peoria County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: Massey v. Helman, 196 F.3d 727 (7th Cir. 1999); Corley v. Rosewood Care Center, Inc. of Peoria, 142 F.3d 1041 (7th Cir. 1998); Cooper v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 106 F.3d (7th Cir. 1997); Thompson v. Boggs, 33 F.3d 847 (7th Cir. 1994), cert. denied, 514 V.S.1063 (1994); In Re Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation, 818 F.2d 145 (2d Cir. 1986), cert. denied, Pickney v. Dow Chemical Co., 484 U.S. 1004 (1988); Ricker v. Fulton County Soil and Water Conservation Dist., 800 F.Supp. 636 (C.D.Ill. 1992); Coney v. J.L.G. Industries, Inc., 97 Ill.2d 104, 454 N.E.2d 197, 73 Ill.Dec. 337 (1983); Zinser v. Rose, 245 Ill.App.3d 881, 614 N.E.2d 1259, 185 Ill.Dec. 574 (3d Dist. 1993); Carrigan v. New World Enterprises, Ltd., 112 Ill.App.3d 970, 446 N.E.2d 265, 68 Ill.Dec. 531 (3d Dist. 1983). 43500 Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Constitutional Law; Employment Discrimination; Personal Injury; Negligence Law. Email: Richard L. Steagall | Other Office Addresses:
Affiliated With: Katz, Friedman, Eagle, Eisenstein & Johnson. 77 W. Washington Street, 20th Floor, Chicago, Illinois, 60602. Telephone: 312-263-6330.
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