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| | Address | | 107 East Allen Street, Suite 100 | | Springfield, Illinois 62704 | | (Sangamon Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 217-528-9776 | | Telecopier: 217-528-9401 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.dnmpc.com |  |
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| Drake Narup & Mead P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Insurance Defense, General Civil and Trial Practice in all Courts, Professional Liability, Personal Injury, Probate, Real Estate, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice Law, Arbitration and Mediation. | | Year Established: 1989 | Firm Profile:
Drake Narup & Mead P.C. was founded in 1989 by David L. Drake, Richard H. Narup and Randall A. Mead. The firm now provides insurance defense, corporate organization and professional liability services throughout central and southern Illinois. The firm's members frequently lecture on medical-legal issues and insurance law. | | Firm Size: 6 | Representative Clients:
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.; State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.; Farmers Insurance; ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co.; Preferred Physicians Medical; Blessing Hospital; Illinois Provider Trust; Progressive Insurance Co.; Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Group; Brandt Fertilizer Inc.; Northland Insurance Co.; United Equitable Insurance Co.; Foremost Insurance Co.; CGR Insurance Co.; Zurich/Steadfast; Liberty Mutual Group; Eaton Electrical; The St. Paul Insurance Co.; A P Specialty Insurance Corp.; The Doctors Co.; Darwin Professional Underwriters. | | David L. Drake (Member) born Canton, Illinois, March 21, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Western Illinois University (B.A., 1970); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1973). Blue Key; Delta Theta Phi (President, 1972-1973). Adjunct Associate Professor, S.I.U. School of Medicine, 1979—. Member, Leading Lawyers Network, 2005—. Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; American Society of Law of Medicine; Adjusters Association of Central Illinois; Lincoln-Douglas Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Medical and Legal Malpractice Defense Law; Professional Liability Law; Personal Injury Law; Mediation; Arbitration. Email: David L. Drake | | Richard H. Narup (Member) born Batchtown, Illinois, September 13, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Blackburn College (B.A., 1978); Southern Illinois University (J.D., 1981). Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State (Member, Section Council, 1988-1989) Bar Associations; Adjusters Association of Central Illinois; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Personal Injury Law; Probate Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Richard H. Narup | | Randall A. Mead (Member) born Bloomington, Illinois, March 26, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Western Illinois University (B.A., 1978); Southern Illinois University (J.D., 1981). Adjunct Associate Professor, Medical Humanities, S.I.U. School of Medicine. Editor, Adjusters Association Newsletter. Author: "The FCC Lacks the Power to Force Cable Television Systems into a Common Carrier Capacity: FCC v. Midwest Video Corporation," Southern Illinois University Law Journal, p. 125, 1980. Menard County Public Guardian and Administrator, 1991-2003. Board of Directors, Lawyers Trust Fund, 1987-1993. Member, Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases, 1995-2003. Member, DRI, the voice of the Defense Bar. Member: Sangamon County Bar Association; Adjusters Association of Central Illinois. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Insurance Law; Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Truck Accidents; Church and State. Email: Randall A. Mead | | Kirk W. Laudeman (Member) born Oak Park, Illinois, October 16, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1987); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1990). Administrative Law Judge, Illinois State Police, 1999-2003. Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Adjusters' Association of Central Illinois.; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; American Health Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Towne Realty v. Shaffer, 331 App.3d 531 (4th Dist., 2002). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Health Care Law; Litigation. Email: Kirk W. Laudeman | | —————————— | | Christian D. Biswell (Associate) born MaComb, Illinois, August 26, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; 2002, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1995; M.A., 1997; J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Contracts; Litigation; Subrogation; Civil Rights. Email: Christian D. Biswell | | Steven C. Ward (Associate) born Jacksonville, Illinois, January 22, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1988, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1978); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1982). Author: "Motion Practice," Federal Civil Practice, Ch. 7, Ill. Inst. for CLE, 1989—; "Entrustee's Right To Sue For Negligent Entrustment," 78 Ill. Bar J. 606, 1990; "Gibellina vs. Handley: Toward A Federal Approach To Voluntary Dismissal," 79 Ill. Bar J. 336, 1991; "One Bad Apple: Narrowing the Scope of Federal Rule 11," 80 Ill. Bar J. 342, 1992. Instructor, National Academy For Paralegal Studies, Civil Procedure and Evidence, Bankruptcy and Alternatives and Legal Analysis and Writing, 1990-1991. Seminar: "Illinois Insurance Law: Primer and Recent Developments," Lorman Business Center, Inc., 1996; "Advanced Legal Drafting for Illinois Paralegals," Institute for Paralegal Education, National Business Institute, 2004; "Proving and Disproving Damages In Personal Injury Cases" IICLE, 2007. Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Adjusters Association of Central Illinois. Reported Cases: In re William R. Dean, Jr., 277 B.R. 381 (Bkrtcy C.D. Ill.2002); Kane v. Doctors Hosp. 302 Ill.App. 3d 775 (4th Dist.1999); Kennedy v. First National Bank of Mattoon, 259 Ill. App. 560 (4th Dist.1994); Collins v. Reynard, 154 Ill.2d. 48 (1992); King vs. Petefish, 185 Ill.App. 3d 630, (4th Dist.1989). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Steven C. Ward |
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