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Address
800 North Church Street, P.O. Box 589
Rockford, Illinois 61105 (Winnebago Co.)
Website
http://www.holmstromlaw.com
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.7
out of 5
(Main Office) 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. Statement of PracticeGeneral 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 Size: 17
ClientsCOMMUNICATIONS 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.
Address800 North Church Street P.O. Box 589
Rockford, IL 61105, (Winnebago Co.)
PhonePhone: 815-962-7071
Fax: 815-962-7181
Websitehttp://www.holmstromlaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 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: Health Care; Estate Planning; General Corporate.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: Estate Planning and Administration; Business Law.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; Business Transactions; Taxation; Estate Planning and Administration; Probate; Real Estate.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: Trade Secret Litigation; Copyright Litigation; Trademark Litigation; Unfair Competition; Domain Name Litigation; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits; Litigation; Commercial Law.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: Health Care; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Banking Law; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate.Email: Kristine Pihl Youman
——————————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: Business and Corporate Law; Health Care; Real Estate; Estate Planning and Administration; 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 COUNSELDonald 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; Business Transactions; Mediation; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Wills; Probate.Email: Donald L. Moore
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