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| Location: 800 North Church Street, P.O. Box 589, Rockford, Illinois 61105, (Winnebago Co.) | | |
(Main Office)
| Holmstrom & Kennedy, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts, Complex Litigation, Administrative, Professional Malpractice Defense, Creditor's Rights and Bankruptcy, Health Care, Labor and Employment, Corporate and Business, Mergers and Acquisitions, Tax, Technology, Computer and Telecommunications, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Zoning, Land Development and Construction, Estate Planning and Probate, Mediation and Arbitration. | | Year Established: 1923 | Firm Profile:
For nearly a century, Holmstrom & Kennedy has provided a full range of legal services throughout northern Illinois. Our client base has grown to include national and multi-national companies. We provide solution-oriented legal services to our clients in the communication, technology, commercial, financial, estate planning and health care fields. Most of the attorneys heading our practice groups have been practicing with this firm for more than 25 years and are AV rated. The firm is committed to strong, ethical advocacy, maintains an active litigation practice in State and Federal courts, and serves as local counsel to national law firms in complex litigation. We seek to recruit the best and brightest, and we encourage them to become assets to our community. | | Firm Size: 17 | Clients:
COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY: Barrington Broadcasting Group, LLC; Bluehost, Inc.; Dekalb Fiber Optic, LLC; Rock River Valley Technology Partners; Trekk Design, Inc. |
HEALTH CARE: SwedishAmerican Health System; Employers' Coalition on Health; Fertility & Reproductive Endocrinology Specialists; Highview Retirement Home Association; PRN Health Services, Inc.; Rochelle Community Hospital; Rockford Gastroenterology Associates, Ltd.; Rockford Health System; Rockford Radiology Associates, P.C.; Rosewood Care Center Inc. of Rockford; T.K. Group, Inc.; Yavitz Eye Center, Ltd. |
FINANCIAL: AMCORE Investment Group, N.A.; Cornerstone Credit Union; First State Bank of Shannon-Polo; Focus Financial Group; Galena State Bank and Trust Co.; Investment Resources Corp.; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; Midwest Community Bank; Resource Bank, N.A.; Rockford Local Development Corporation; U.S. Bank. |
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING: ARC Design Resources, Inc.; Cooling Land Contractors, LLC; Hagney Architects, LLC; Rockford Blacktop Construction; Schroeder Beloit, LLC; SEC Group; Special Power, Inc.; Stenstrom Companies, Ltd.; TKG Real Estate, LLC; William Charles, Ltd. |
MANUFACTURING: Adapt Plastics, Inc.; Amphenol Antel, Inc.; Ballard Companies, Inc.; Custom Feeder Co. of Rockford; Custom Gear & Machine, Inc.; Danfoss Drives; Dekalb Forge Company; Eagle WI Forge Company; Ford Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.; Global Display Solutions, Inc.; J. Rubin & Co.; Kishwaukee Forge Company; McCleary, Inc.; Mitek Corporation; On Site Woodwork Corp.; Pacific Bearing Corp.; Pella Corporation; Rockford Drill Head, Inc.; Rockford Mfg. Group, Inc.; Viking Chemical Company. |
SERVICE & RETAIL: Benson Stone Company, Inc.; Dickey Staffing Solutions; Furst Staffing, Inc.; Kelley Williamson Company; Staffing Services, Inc.; Universal Technical Systems, Inc. |
GOVERNMENTAL: Aurora Public Library; Belvidere Fire and Police Commission; Cherry Valley Public Library; Loves Park Civil Service Commission; Northwest Fire Protection District; Rockford Police Pension Board. |
EDUCATIONAL: Northern Illinois University; Rockford College. |
SOCIAL SERVICES: Alzheimer's Association, Greater Rockford Chapter; Barbara Olson Center of Hope; Easter Seals Children's Development Center; Freeport Community Foundation; Goldie B. Floberg Center; Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois, Inc.; Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity, Inc. |
INSURANCE: AIG; Midwest Security; Nationwide Life Insurance Co. and RMTS, LLC; Professional Underwriters Liability Insurance Company; Shand Morahan & Company, Inc.; TIG Insurance; West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
| | John Holmstrom, Jr. (Member) (Retired). | | Richard D. Gaines (Member) born Elgin, Illinois, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Illinois; 1973, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1966); University of Illinois (J.D., 1969). Co-Author: "Court-Annexed Mediation," Alternative Dispute Resolution, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2001. Member, 1982-1988 and Member, Executive Committee, 1985-1988, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Board. Certified Mediator, 17th Judicial Circuit, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Listed, "Leading Lawyer" and "Super Lawyer," Illinois. Member: Winnebago County (President, 1986-1987), Illinois State (Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1979-1980; Member, Board of Governors, 1980-1982; Member, Assembly, 1980-1988, 1990-1994) and American (Delegate to Young Lawyers Assembly, 1975-1980) Bar Associations; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (Prime Member); American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Mediation; Arbitration. Email: Richard D. Gaines | | Philip R. Frankfort (Member) born Franklin, Virginia, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois; 1978, Virginia; 1994, Arizona. Education: University of Virginia and University of Arizona (B.S., 1970); University of Arizona (J.D., 1974). Member, Order of the Coif. Listed: "Leading Lawyer" and "Super Lawyer," Illinois. Author: Casenote, 14 Arizona Law Review 543, 1972. Past President, Winnebago County Bar Foundation. Member: Winnebago County, Illinois State (Member of Health Care Section Council, 1986-1990) and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; State Bar of Arizona; American Health Lawyers Association; Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; General Corporate; Health Care. Email: Philip R. Frankfort | | Bradley T. Koch (Member) born Savanna, Illinois, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Minnesota; 1978, Illinois; 1979, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1973); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Student Articles Editor, Creighton Law Review, 1975-1976. Author: case note, 8 Creighton Law Review 555, 1974. Law Clerk to Justice John J. Todd, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1976-1977. Listed, "Leading Lawyer" and "Super Lawyer," Illinois. Member: Winnebago County, Illinois State (Member, Editorial Board, 1982-1989 and Editor-in-Chief, 1987-1988, Illinois Bar Journal; Member, Section Council, Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Law, 1982-1983) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Commercial and Secured Transactions; Commercial Litigation; Mediation. Email: Bradley T. Koch | | Kim M. Casey (Member) born Watertown, New York, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Trial Bar, 1991. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., with high honors, 1978); University of Illinois (J.D., 1981).. Listed, "Leading Lawyer," Illinois. Member: Winnebago County (President, 2009-2010); Illinois State (Member, Commercial Banking and Bankruptcy Section Council, 2007-2009) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Health Law) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Debtor/Creditor; Real Estate and Commercial Litigation. Email: Kim M. Casey | | Roberta L. Holzwarth (Member) born Toledo, Ohio, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois; 1984, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1980); University of Illinois (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Certified Mediator: 17th Judicial Circuit, Illinois, 1996; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2003. Member, Board of Directors, U.S. Office of Compliance, 2000—. Listed, "Leading Lawyer," Illinois. Member: Winnebago County (President, 1999-2000), Illinois State and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law (Management). Email: Roberta L. Holzwarth | | Michael J. Schappert (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois and Wisconsin. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1977); Marquette University (J.D., 1980). Listed: "Leading Lawyer" and "Super Lawyer," Illinois. Member: Winnebago County (Former Chairman, Estate Section) and Illinois State Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Northern Illinois Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Business Law; Estate Planning and Administration. Email: Michael J. Schappert | | Michael Jon Shalbrack (Member) born Lafayette, Indiana, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1988, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.B.A., Finance and Management, 1981); DePaul University (J.D., 1984; LL.M., Taxation, 1990). Certified Mediator, 17th Judicial Circuit, Illinois, 2005. Listed, "Leading Lawyer," Illinois. Member: Winnebago County (Member, Business Section; Chairman, Real Estate, Estate and Trust Sections, 1995-1996; Chairman, 2006-2007; Treasurer, 1994-1995), Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Winnebago County Bar Foundation (Past Secretary). Practice Areas: General Corporate; Taxation; Estate Planning and Administration; Real Estate; Business Transactions; Probate. Email: Michael Jon Shalbrack | | Alexander J. Mezny (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., with distinction, 1989); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., 1992). Certified Mediator, 17th Judicial Circuit, Illinois, 2005. Listed, "Leading Lawyer," Illinois. Member: Winnebago County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits; Litigation; Commercial Law; Trade Secret Litigation; Copyright Litigation; Unfair Competition; Trademark Litigation; Domain Name Litigation. Email: Alexander J. Mezny | | Aaron W. Brooks (Member) born Litchfield, Illinois, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: Christopher Newport University (B.A., cum laude, 1993); University of Illinois (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Listed, "Leading Lawyer," Illinois. Member: Winnebago County and Illinois State (Chairman, IP Section Council, 2004-2005) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology; Privacy Law; Business Transactions; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Email: Aaron W. Brooks | | Kristine Pihl Youman (Member) born Rockford, Illinois, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1993; J.D., magna cum laude, and M.B.A., 1997). Author: "Minority Shareholders Must Only Prove Defendant's Statutory Misconduct to Receive Forced Buyout of Shares," 85 Illinois Bar Journal (April 1997). Certified Mediator, 17th Judicial Circuit, Illinois, 2005. Listed: "Leading Lawyer", Illinois. Member: Winnebago County (Secretary, 2002-2003; Treasurer, Young Lawyers Division, 2003-2004), Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Health Care; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Contracts; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Probate; Banking Law. Email: Kristine Pihl Youman | | Angela Connelly Bresnahan (Member) born Morrison, Illinois, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2007, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Illinois (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: Winnebago County, Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial and Business Litigation; Real Property Litigation; Probate Litigation. Email: Angela Connelly Bresnahan | | —————————— | | Amanda J. Adams (Associate) born Rockford, Illinois, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Loyola University Chicago (B.A., summa cum laude, 2002; J.D., 2005). Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha; Golden Key International Honor Society. Editor-in-Chief, Loyola Consumer Law Review, 2004-2005. Member: Winnebago County, Ogle County, Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning and Administration; Health Care; Real Estate; Business and Corporate Law; Probate. Email: Amanda J. Adams | | Joseph F. Arias (Associate) born Aurora, Illinois, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1998); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Order of the Coif. Member: Winnebago County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Insurance Coverage Litigation and Counseling. Email: Joseph F. Arias | | James Joseph McCoy (Associate) born Janesville, Wisconsin, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.B.A., 2002); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: American, Illinois State, and Winnebago County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning and Administration; Intellectual Property; Bankruptcy; Business Transactions. Email: James Joseph McCoy | | Daniel P. Hiser (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Carleton College (B.A., 2000); Saint Louis University (J.D., 2005). Phi Alpha Delta, 2003-2005. Member: Illinois State, Winnebago County, and Peoria Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Law; Business Transactions; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Daniel P. Hiser | | Elizabeth A. Dranger (Associate) born Harvey, Illinois, 1979; admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois and Wisconsin. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 2001); University of Wisconsin-Madison (M.S., 2004; J.D., 2008). Member: Winnebago County and Illinois State Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Health Care; Labor and Employment; Business Law; Corporate Law. Email: Elizabeth A. Dranger | | OF COUNSEL | | Donald L. Moore (Of Counsel) born Murphysboro, Illinois, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Colorado; 1977, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Western Illinois University (B.A., 1970); University of Illinois (J.D., 1973); DePaul University (Mediation Certificate Training and Advanced Certificate Training, 2000). Member, Association for Conflict Resolution, Chicago Area Chapter. Certified Mediator, 17th Judicial Circuit, Illinois, 2000. Named: "Leading Lawyer" and "Super Lawyer, Illinois. Past Fellow, Winnebago County Bar Foundation (Past President). Member: Winnebago County (Past President; Member, Sections on: Real Estate and Business Law; Past Chairman, Real Estate and Business Law Sections) and Illinois State Bar Associations. [Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1974-1977]. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Law; Estate Planning; Business Transactions; Mediation; Estate Administration; Wills; Probate. Email: Donald L. Moore |
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