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| | Address | | 6833 Stalter Drive, First Floor | | Rockford, Illinois 61108 | | (Winnebago Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 815-962-6611 | | Facsimile: 815-962-0687 | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Barrick, Switzer, Long, Balsley & Van Evera, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Insurance Defense Litigation: Products Liability, Premises Liability, Dram Shop Liability, Professional Malpractice, Automobile, Construction, Business Law, Real Estate, Family Law, Probate, Divorce, Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, Workers Compensation, Municipal, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Civil Trial in All State and Federal Courts. | | Year Established: 1938 | Firm Profile:
Barrick, Switzer, Long, Balsley & Van Evera, LLP has served Northern Illinois as a general practice law firm for over 70 years. The law firm is result oriented. Various members of the firm focus their practices in insurance defense, banking, bankruptcy, commercial law, personal injury, workers compensation, domestic relations, municipal law, estate planning, transactional law, land use and zoning, tax increment financing, construction and corporate law. | | Firm Size: 14 | Representative Clients:
St. Paul Insurance Companies; State Farm Insurance Company; Allied Insurance Company; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; William Charles, Ltd.; Alpine Bank, NA; Three Hammer Construction Company; Belvidere National Bank & Trust Company; J. Rubin & Company; United Mercantile Agencies, Inc.; Dickerson Nieman Realtors; Auto Owners Insurance Company; Progressive Steel, Inc.; Rockford Structures Construction Company; Pella Products, Inc.; USBancorp; Stillman BancCORP, NA; First Bank, BC; Bergstrom, Inc.; Village of Machesney Park; Village of Capron; Village of Pecatonia; Village of Cherry Valley; Village of Capron; Village of Lena and Garden Prairie. | Reference:
Alpine Bancorporation, Inc. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Stephen G. Balsley (Member) born Beloit, Wisconsin, January 14, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Platteville (B.S., with honors, 1969); University of Illinois (J.D., with honors, 1972). Order of the Coif. Member, 1970-1972 and Note and Comment Editor, 1971-1972, University of Illinois Law Forum. Member of Panel, U.S. Interim Bankruptcy Trustees for Northern District of Illinois, 1979—. Member: Winnebago County (Secretary, 1986-1987), Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Real Estate Law; Bankruptcy Law. Email: Stephen G. Balsley | | Richard K. Van Evera (Member) born Hinsdale, Illinois, May 1, 1948; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois. Education: Coe College (B.A., 1970); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1978). Member: Winnebago County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. [Capt., USAF, 1970-1974]. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Law; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Workers' Compensation Claims; Workers' Compensation Defense. Email: Richard K. Van Evera | | James E. Stevens (Member) born Belvidere, Illinois, July 28, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois. Education: Rock Valley Junior College (A.A., 1974); University of Illinois (B.A., 1976); Gonzaga University (J.D., 1979). Law Clerk to the Honorable Richard N. DeGunther, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Illinois, Western Division, 1979-1981. Member of Panel, U.S. Interim Bankruptcy Trustees for Northern District of Illinois. Member: Winnebago County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Bankruptcy Law; Municipal Law; Real Estate. Email: James E. Stevens | | Thomas A. Green (Member) born Rockford, Illinois, September 20, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (B.A., 1980); Northern Illinois University (J.D., 1984). Law Clerk to the Honorable Richard DeGunther, Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Illinois, Western Division, 1984-1985. Member, Illinois Municipal League Legislative Committee; Board Member, Rockford Area Development Council. Member: Winnebago County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Municipal Law; Commercial Collections; Land Use; Zoning Law; Tax Increment Finance; Transactional Law. Email: Thomas A. Green | | Robert C. Pottinger (Member) born Belvidere, Illinois, October 26, 1966; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1987); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Real Estate. Email: Robert C. Pottinger | | Jason H. Rock (Member) born Princeton, New Jersey, August 22, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Clemson University (B.A., 1991); Drake University (J.D., 1994). Omicron Delta Upsilon. Member: Winnebago County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Construction Litigation; Debtor and Creditor; Mechanics Liens; Corporate Law; Sales of Businesses. Email: Jason H. Rock | | Douglas R. Henry (Member) born St. Joseph, Michigan, March 11, 1961; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois; 1996, District of Columbia. Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.A., 1983); University of Toledo (J.D., 1995). Member: Winnebago County and Illinois State Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense; Collections; Municipal Law; Insurance Defense. Email: Douglas R. Henry | | Tyler A. Moore (Member) born Monmouth, Illinois, July 16, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Augustana College (B.A., 1998); Northern Illinois University (J.D., 2001). Member: Winnebago County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Tyler A. Moore | | —————————— | | Gregory A. Biegel (Associate) born March 15, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Wisconsin; 1986, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: Coe College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); Northern Illinois University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Editor-in-Chief, Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1984-1985. Member: Winnebago County and Illinois State Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights. Email: Gregory A. Biegel | | Laura A. Baluch (Associate) born Rockford, Illinois, May 21, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois. Education: Northern Illinois University, De Kalb (B.S., 1999); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Member, Cooley Law Journal. Member: Winnebago County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Laura A. Baluch | | Adam S. Long (Associate) born Rockford, Illinois, October 17, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.A., Economics, 2001); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2004). Dean's List (1998-2001). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Law; Civil Litigation; Estate Planning; Creditors Rights. Email: Adam S. Long | | Charlotte A. LeClercq (Associate) born Aurora, Illinois, February 17, 1970; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1992); Northern Illinois University, DeKalb (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Municipal Law; Estate Planning. Email: Charlotte A. LeClercq | | Matthew T. Ryon (Associate) born Macomb, Illinois, April 13, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 2002); Northern Illinois University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate Transactions; Municipal Law; Not For Profit Corporation. Email: Matthew T. Ryon | | (Ms) Jody L. Beilke (Associate) born Rockford, Illinois, November 17, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: Rockford College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2004); Northern Illinois University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Phi Beta Kappa; Psi Chi. American Horse Council (2007—); American Paint Horse Association (2007—); Illinois Horsemen's Council (2008—). Member: Chicago, Winnebago County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Small Claims; Collections; Equine Law; Corporate Law; Business Law; General Civil Practice. Email: (Ms) Jody L. Beilke | | Matthew C. Beese (Associate) born 1971; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois. Education: Missouri Southern State College (B.S., Education, 1996); Northern Illinois University College of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Winnebago County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Personal Injury; Criminal Defense. Email: Matthew C. Beese | | OF COUNSEL | | William H. Barrick (1916-2003). | | Armour T. Beckstrand (Of Counsel) born Rockford, Illinois, February 7, 1928; admitted to bar, 1956, Texas; 1964, Illinois. Education: Carthage College (B.S.); Washington & Lee University (LL.B., 1955). Member, Board of Trustees: Swedish-American Hospital Association, 1978-1990; Chairman, City of Rockford Zoning Commission, 1974. [Pharmacist Mate III Class, U.S. Navy, 1945-1946]. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Real Estate; Corporate Law. Email: Armour T. Beckstrand | | RETIRED PARTNERS | | Peter S. Switzer (Retired Partner) born West Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 12, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Illinois. Education: Lawrence College (B.A., 1960); University of Wisconsin-Madison (LL.B., 1963). | | Joseph L. Long (Retired Partner) born Princeton, Illinois, June 15, 1936; admitted to bar, 1963, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1958; LL.B., 1963). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Winnebago County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. [Lt., U.S. Naval Reserve Active Duty, 1958-1960]. Practice Areas: Probate Law; Municipal Law; Real Estate Law. |
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