|   | | Law Firm in Springfield, Illinois | |
| Formerly Sorling, Catron and Hardin |
| | Address | | 800 Illinois Building, 607 East Adams Street, P.O. Box 5131 | | Springfield, Illinois 62705 | | (Sangamon Co.) | | | |
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| Sorling, Northrup, Hanna, Cullen and Cochran, Ltd. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice including Administrative Law, Agricultural Law, State and Federal Appellate Practice, Banking and Finance, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Civil Rights Defense, Commercial Law, Communications, Construction Law, Contract Preparation and Litigation, Corporate Law, Education Law, Elder Law, Election Law, Employee Benefits, Energy Law including Public Utilities, Environmental Law, Family Law, Illinois Governmental Advocacy and Representation, Health and Hospital Law, Insurance Regulation and Defense; Intellectual Property Rights, Labor and Employment Law, General State and Federal Litigation, News Media Representation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal and Local Governmental Law, Natural Resources, Not for Profit Organizations, Personal Injury and Torts, Probate, Estate and Trust, Professional Liability and Disciplinary Defense, Products Liability, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Telecommunications, Trade and Professional Association Representation, Transportation Law, Workers Compensation, Zoning Planning and Land Use. | | Year Established: 1944 | Firm Profile:
The firm was founded by Carl A. Sorling in 1944. It is the largest private practice law firm in Springfield, Illinois. There are 21 active shareholders, 8 associates and 4 attorneys with an of counsel relationship. The firm has a diversified general and specialty practice in Springfield and Illinois in general. The practice includes substantial work in the corporate, civil litigation, financial institution, insurance regulation and defense, utility, family law, employment, health care, construction, local, state and federal tax, estate planning, probate, environmental, municipal, public finance, real estate, legislative advocacy and administrative law areas. The firm represents a growing number of local private and public corporations, as well as professional trade associations. The firm also serves a diversified national clientele as regional or local counsel in commercial, regulatory and litigation matters. The firm has developed a large governmental practice, and is active in all aspects of government relations, including trade association representation, vendor assistance, and all state regulatory matters. In addition, the firm represents clients with national and state-wide interests in both the legislative and executive branch processes. The firm stresses development and retention of lawyers with individual skills designed to offer creative and cost efficient legal and business solutions for clients. The goal is always to bring a responsive and personal approach to the practice of law. | | Firm Size: 29 | Clients:
COUNSEL FOR: Ameren Services; Bank One Illinois, NA; BroMewn Regional Medical Center; Hulcher Emergency Services, Inc.; Illini Dairy Queen; WICS-TV; Bank of Springfield; Egizii Electric, Inc.; Springfield Electric Supply Company; Lincoln Land Development Company; Hilton Springfield; Phillips Brothers Printers; Federated Funeral Directors of America; Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois; Illinois Baptist State Association; The Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church; Gas Utilities Alliance; Illinois Association of Realtors; Illinois Community College Board; Northern Illinois University; Illinois Development Finance Authority; Springfield Airport Authority; General Assembly Retirement System; Judges Retirement System; State Employees' Retirement System of Illinois; City of Springfield; City of Leland Grove; Village of Rochester; Springfield Mass Transit District; Evans Construction Company; Freesen, Inc.; Memorial Health System; Memorial Medical Center; Crete Oil Company, Inc.; Petco Petroleum; CIGNA; Aetna Life Insurance Company; Midwest Insurance Company; M. J. Kellner Company; Tom Lange Company; The Salvation Army; Land of Lincoln Goodwill Industries; Illinois Manufactured Housing Association; The Curry Companies; Springfield Service Corporation. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
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Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A.
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Carl A. Sorling (1896-1991). | | B. Lacey Catron, Jr. (1912-1959). | | John H. Hardin (1909-1978). | | George William Cullen (1917-1986). | | Thomas L. Cochran (1916-1994). | | R. Gerald Barris (Member) born Elwood, Indiana, January 26, 1940; admitted to bar, 1969, Missouri and Illinois. Education: Denison University (B.A., cum laude, 1962); Washington University (J.D., 1969). Author: "Original Process and Appearance," Illinois Civil Practice Volume 1 (Ill, Inst. for CLE, 1991, Supp. 1997). President, Lincoln-Douglas Inn of Courts, 1998-1999. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; Sangamon County, Illinois State (Chairman, Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council, 1984-1985) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Eminent Domain; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith; Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Products Liability; Health Care Litigation; Health Insurance Coverage; Administrative Litigation; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: R. Gerald Barris | | Stephen A. Tagge (Member) born Moline, Illinois, February 1, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Illinois. Education: Knox College (B.A., 1966); University of Chicago (J.D., 1969). Co-author: "Special Types of Collateral Chapter," IICLE, 1990. Instructor, Banking Law, American Institute of Banking, 1973-1976. Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Reported Cases: Westwood Forum, Inc. et al. v. Commercial Realty Partners, Ltd. et al., Appellate Court of Illinois, 4th Dist., 261 Ill.App.3d 911; 634 N.E.2d 1154; 1994 Ill.App. Lexis 781; 199 Ill. Dec. 800, April 12, 1994; In the Matter of the Annexation of Certain Territory to the Village of Chatham, Illinois, Appellate Court of Illinois, 4th Dist., 245 Ill.App.3d 786; 614 N.E.2d 1278; 1993 Ill.App. Lexis 803; 185 Ill. Dec. 593, June 3, 1993. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Contracts; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Business Transactions; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Development. Email: Stephen A. Tagge | | Michael A. Myers (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, May 10, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Illinois. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1967); Washington University (J.D., 1970). Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Bossman v. Village of Riverton, 291 Ill. App. 3d 769, 684 N.E. 2d 427, (4th Dist. 1997). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Foreclosure Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Michael A. Myers | | Carl Clark Germann (Member) born Springfield, Illinois, May 31, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Illinois. Education: Springfield College (A.A., 1965); Illinois College (B.S., with honors, 1967); University of Illinois (J.D., with honors, 1972). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Judge Leland Simkins, Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District, 1972-1974. Director of Research, Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District, 1974-1975. Member: Sangamon County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Oil and Gas Law. Email: Carl Clark Germann | | Gary A. Brown (Member) born Equality, Illinois, May 25, 1947; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois. Education: Southeastern Illinois College (A.S., 1967); University of Illinois (B.S., 1970); Washington University (J.D., 1977). Phi Delta Phi (Vice President, 1977). Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Central Illinois Public Service Company v. Gibbell et al., 65 IL App 3rd 890; 382 NE 2d 846; 22 IL Dec 456, 4th Dist. (1978); Rousey v. Industrial Commission, et al. Central Illinois Public Service Company, 224 IL App 3d 1096; 587 NE 2d 26; 167 IL Dec 144, 4th Dist. (1992). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; Labor and Employment; Utilities; OSHA; Real Estate. Email: Gary A. Brown | | Frederick B. Hoffmann (Member) born Springfield, Illinois, September 2, 1941; admitted to bar, 1968, Illinois. Education: Swarthmore College and University of Chicago (Ph.B., 1963); University of Illinois (J.D., 1967). Member: Sangamon County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Wills; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Probate; Real Estate; Agricultural Law. Email: Frederick B. Hoffmann | | William R. Enlow (Member) born Springfield, Illinois, November 20, 1947; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1970); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 1979). Assistant to the Director, Illinois Department of State Police, 1976-1979. Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Marine Bank of Springfield and Marine Corporation, 1979-1988. Member: Sangamon County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. [With U.S. Army, 1971-1973]. Practice Areas: Banking; Trade Associations; Government Relations; Insurance Regulation. Email: William R. Enlow | | Michael C. Connelly (Member) born Decatur, Illinois, February 19, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with highest honors, 1979; J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Order of the Coif. Author: "Wills and Trusts: Disqualifying Adopted Adult Children," 78 IBJ, 612, 1990. Contributing Author: IICLE, State and Local Taxation, 1991. Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Ill. Dept. of Rev. v. Corrosion Systems, Inc., 133 Ill. Dec. 647, 185 Ill. App. 3d 580, 541 N.E.2d 858 (1989). Practice Areas: Taxation; Commercial Transactions; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Real Estate. Email: Michael C. Connelly | | John A. Kauerauf (Member) born Springfield, Illinois, July 3, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois. Education: Illinois Wesleyan University (B.A., cum laude, 1983); University of Illinois (J.D., 1986). Co-Author: Special Types of Collateral Chapter," IICLE, 1990, 2001. Author: IICLE Business Law Flashpoints (2002—). Special Assistant Attorney General, Illinois, 1992-1997, 2001—. Member: Sangamon County (Secretary-Treasurer, 1991, Vice President, 1992, President, 1993, Young Lawyers Section, Board of Directors, 1995-1996); Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Osborne v. Kelly, 207 Ill App 3d 488, 565 NE 2d 1340, 152 Ill Dec 422, (4th Dist., 1991); Yates v. Salvation Army, 1993 ILHUM LEXIS 194,402 (1993); Kralman v. Ill. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 23 F.3d 150 (7th Cir. 1994); Castle v. Ill. Vet. Home at Manteno, 1995 ILHUM LEXIS 751, 753 (1995); Creasey v. Phillips Brothers, Inc., 1995 ILHUM LEXIS 621 (1995); Davis v. Hardee's, 1995 ILHUM LEXIS 266,595 (1995); Legg v. Ill. Vet. Home at Manteno, 1995 ILHUM LEXIS 165 (1995); Williams v. Franklin Life Insurance Co., 1998 ILHUM LEXIS 151 (1998); Woollen v. Perkins Family Restaurant, 1999 ILHUM LEXIS 11 (1999); Marshall v. Hardee's, 2000 ILHUM LEXIS 148 (2000); Sims v. Pinnacle Limited Partnership, 2002 ILHUM LEXIS 42 (2002); Dawkins v. Ill. Comm. College Bd., 2003 ILHUM LEXIS 13 (2003); Wiley v. Ill. Dept. of Veterans' Affairs, 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 1192 (7th Cir. 2004). Practice Areas: Business Law; Labor and Employment Law; Health Care Law; Real Estate Taxation; Nonprofit and Tax Exempt Organizations. Email: John A. Kauerauf | | James M. Morphew (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, April 8, 1954; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois. Education: Lewis University (B.A., 1975); Sangamon State University; Loyola University (J.D., 1983). Member, Moot Court Team. Author: "Structure, Function and Legal Status of Political Parties," Election Law Handbook, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1991. Trustee, Springfield Mass Transit District, 1991-1993. Legal Counsel to Speaker of Illinois House of Representatives, 1985-1992. Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Kluk v. Lang, 125 Ill.2d 306, 531 N.E. 2d 790 (1988); Rock v. Burris, 139 Ill.2d 494, 564 N.E. 2d 1240 (1990); Times Mirror Cable Television v. First National Bank of Springfield, et. al., 221 Ill.App 3d 582 N.E. 2d 216 (1991); Bryant v. Cook County Officers Electoral Board, 195 Ill.App.3d 556, 553 N.E. 2d 26 (1990); Medical Disposal Services, Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency, 677 N.E. 2d 428, 222 Ill. Dec. 225 (1st Dist. 1997) (amicus curiae). Practice Areas: Government Relations; Legislative Lobbying; Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Regulatory Agency Practice. Email: James M. Morphew | | Stephen J. Bochenek (Member) born Dayton, Ohio, November 22, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois. Education: St. Louis University (A.B., 1973); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1977). Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State (Member, Real Estate Section Council, 1986-1994, 2002—; Chairman, 1992-1993) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Transactions; Real Estate Law; Labor and Employment Law; Trade Association Law. Email: Stephen J. Bochenek | | David A. Rolf (Member) born Decatur, Illinois, February 19, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with high honors, 1984; J.D., 1987). Delta Theta Phi; Alpha Zeta. Contributing Author: ITLA Trial Notebook, 1989-1990 Edition. Co-Author: "Illinois Drainage Law," Cooperative Extension Service Circular 1305, December, 1991. Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State Bar Associations; American Agricultural Law Association; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Lucht v. Stage 2, Inc., 239 Ill. App. 3d 679, 606 N.E. 2nd 750 (4th Dist. 1992); Midland Risk Service Illinois v. Knickman, 298 Ill. App. 3d 1111, 700 N.E. 2d 458 (4th Dist. 1998). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Law; Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: David A. Rolf | | Margaret (Peggy) J. Ryan (Member) born Springfield, Illinois, December 18, 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Missouri (B.J., 1984); Southern Illinois University (J.D., 1990). Phi Delta Phi (President, 1989-1990). Member, Magister Lesar Inn, 1989-1990. Notes and Comments Editor, Southern Illinois University Law Journal, 1989-1990. Author: "Note, The Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel: A Criminal Defendant's Right to Counsel of Choice v. The Courts' Interest in Conflict Free Representation," 14 S.I.U. Law Journal 657, 1990; "Comment, The Status of Civil Liability When Child Protection Workers Fail to Do Their Jobs," 14 S.I.U. Law Journal 573, 1990. Co-Author: "Reverse Mortgages - Tapping Equity," Illinois Banker, Nov., 1991. Member: Sangamon County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Dunlap v. Dunlap, 690 N.E. 2d 1023 (1998); Vickery v. Jones, and Saline County Republican Central Committee, 100 F. 3d 1334 (7th Cir. 1996), Cert. Denied 137 L. Ed 2d 701) (1997). Beal v. Schewe, 291 Ill App. 3d 204, 683 N.E. 2d 1019, 225 Ill Dec. 516 (4th Dist. 1997). Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: Margaret (Peggy) J. Ryan | | Mark K. Cullen (Member) born Springfield, Illinois, September 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., with honors, 1984); University of Illinois (M.B.A., 1988; J.D., 1988). MBA Scholar, University of Illinois College of Business Administration. Member: Sangamon County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banking; Securities; Commercial Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Municipal Law; Administrative Law; Regulatory Law. Email: Mark K. Cullen | | Thomas H. Wilson (Member) born Erie, Pennsylvania, January 22, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois. Education: Gannon University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1986); Southern Illinois University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1989). Law Clerk to the Hon. Richard Mills, U.S. District Judge, Central District of Illinois, 1989-1991. Editor in Chief, Southern Illinois University Law Journal, 1988-1989. Author: Comment, Real Estate Brokers, Guarantors of the Seller or Guardians of the Buyer? 13 Southern Illinois Law Journal 975, 1989; Wilson & Charlton, Survey of Illinois Law - Property, 14 Southern Illinois Law Journal 1187, 1990. Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Insurance Litigation; Nursing Home Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; Personal Injury; Bankruptcy Law; Labor and Employment Law. Email: Thomas H. Wilson | | Todd Michael Turner (Member) born Charleston, Illinois, December 12, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois. Education: Western Illinois University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1988); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Theta; Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Editorial Board, Essays in History Student Journal. Author: "The New Agency law in a Nutshell: The Basics of Senate Bill 1624," Illinois Realtor, Nov. 1994. Co-author: "Is your Armored Carrier Protection Safe?" Illinois Banker, Nov., 1994. Chapter Co-author: 1997 Supplement, "Residential Mortgage Lending Procedures: Application of Federal and State Laws," Advising Ill. Financial Institutions, (Ill. Institute for Continuing Legal Education); 1997 Supplement, "Tax Considerations," Basic Real Estate, (Ill. Institute for Continuing Legal Education). Former Adjunct Faculty Instructor of Real Estate Law at University of Illinois at Springfield. Member: Sangamon County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: C-Call Corp. v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Edwardsville, 700 NE 2d 441; 233 IL Dec. 136. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Real Estate Law; Banking Law; Taxation; Sales and Use Tax; Business Transactions. Email: Todd Michael Turner | | R. Lee Allen (Member) born Vandalia, Illinois, March 16, 1963; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with honors, 1985; J.D., summa cum laude, 1994). Order of the Coif. Co-Author: Supplement Chapter 9 S. "Agricultural and Agri-Business Loans," Advising Illinois Financial Institutions, IICLE (1997); "Family Limited Partnerships in Illinois," National Business Institute (1997); Supplement Chapter 3 S. "Tax Considerations," Basic Real Estate Practice, IICLE (1998); Section 4. "Tax Considerations in Structuring the Purchase or Sale of a Business," Buying and Selling Businesses, Negotiating, Structuring and Closing the Deal, IICLE (2001). Author, "Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships in Illinois," National Business Institute (2002). Member, Sangamon Valley Estate Planning Council. Member: Sangamon County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Closely Held Business Estate Planning; Private Foundations; Charitable Organizations Law; Business Law; Tax Law; Real Estate Law; Elder Law. Email: R. Lee Allen | | James D. Broadway (Member) born De Ridder, Louisiana, December 26, 1944; admitted to bar, 1968, Texas; 1969, Illinois. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1965); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1968). Member: Peoria County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Academy of Hospital Attorneys. (Also at Peoria Office). Practice Areas: Hospital Law; Health Care Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law. Email: James D. Broadway | | E. Zachary Dinardo (Member) born Springfield, Illinois, July 3, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois at Springfield (B.A. with high honor, 1996); St. Louis University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Order of the Woolsack. Lead Editor, Journal of Health Law, 1998-1999. Certificate in Health Law with Honors. Member: Sangamon County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law. Email: E. Zachary Dinardo | | James G. Fahey (Member) born Farmington, Michigan, January 1, 1961; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois. Education: Illinois Benedictine College (B.A., 1984); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Lincoln-Douglas Inn of Court, 1999-2000. Certificate in Employment Law. Law Clerk to Justice Sue E. Myerscough, 4th District App. Court Illinois, 1998-2000. Author, "U.S. v. NTEU: Restrictions on Free Speech of Government Employees & The Rebalancing of Pickering," 15 St. Louis U. Pub. L. Rev. 555 (1996); "Opening Doors to Equal Opportunity: In-Depth Coverage on Fair Housing Laws and Requirements for Realtors," Illinois Realtor Magazine, May, 2001; "Appeals from Plea Agreements: New Rules Clarify the Law," 88 Illinois Bar Journal II (November, 2000); "Illinois Causes of Action - Negligent Hiring and/or Retention of Employees, Chapter 22, (IICLE 2002). Director, Sangamon County Adult Court Services, Seventh Judicial Circuit, 1997-1998. Member: Sangamon County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Trial Practice; Labor and Employment Law. Email: James G. Fahey | | Michael G. Horstman, Jr. (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, May 6, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1994); Washington University (J.D., 1997). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Email: Michael G. Horstman, Jr. | | —————————— | | April G. Troemper (Associate) born Great Falls, Montana, March 10, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois. Education: Eastern Illinois University (B.A. cum laude, 1994; M.A., 1995); Southern Illinois University (J.D., 1998). Member, The Order of Barristers. Member and Captain, National Trial Competition Team. Member: Illinois State, American, Sangamon County Bar Associations; Central Illinois Women's Bar Association; Illinois Bar Foundation (Fellow and Member of Board of Directors). Reported Cases: Dickson v. Koke Mill Vill. P'ship, 329 Ill. App. 3d 341 (4th Dist. 2002); City of Springfield v. West Koke Mill Dev. Corp., 312 Ill. App. 3d 900 (4th Dist. 2000); McArthur v. St. Mary's Hospital, 307 Ill. App. 3d 329 (4th Dist. 1999); Collins v. Doe, 2007 U.S. Dist. Lexis 69276 (C.D. IL 2007); Jones v. Chandra, 2007 U.S. Dist. 31611 (S.D. IL 2007) and 2007 U.S. Dist. Lexis 35834 (S.D. IL 2007); Barrow v. Vallabhaneni, 2006 U.S. Dist. Lexis 29075 (S.D. IL 2006). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation. Email: April G. Troemper | | Elizabeth A. Urbance (Associate) born Springfield, Illinois, September 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Missouri; 1992, Illinois. Education: Western Illinois University (B.S., Cum laude, 1984); University of Missouri (J.D., 1987). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law. Email: Elizabeth A. Urbance | | Jennifer M. Ascher (Associate) born Springfield, Illinois, May 12, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1999); St. Louis University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Phi Alpha Delta. Lead Editor, Journal of Health Law. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Practice. Email: Jennifer M. Ascher | | Lisa Petrilli (Associate) born Springfield, Illinois, September 9, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., cum laude, 1999); The John Marshall Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member: The John Marshall Law Review; Moot Court; Order of John Marshall. Author: "Lost Chance in Illinois? That May Still Be the Case," 36 J. Marshall L. Rev. 249 (Fall 2002). Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Practice. Email: Lisa Petrilli | | Emily B. Cour (Associate) born Decatur, Illinois, July 7, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: Illinois Wesleyan University (B.A., cum laude, 2002); St. Louis University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Email: Emily B. Cour | | Brian D. Jones (Associate) born Springfield, Illinois, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with honors, 2001; M.B.A., 2005; J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Sangamon County, Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. | | OF COUNSEL | | William S. Hanley (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, June 4, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Illinois; 1994, Maine. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., 1961); University of Chicago (J.D., 1964). Ford Foundation Fellow, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois, 1964-1965. Listed in Who's Who in American Law. Legislative Counsel to Governor Richard B. Ogilvie, Illinois, 1969-1972. General Counsel, Illinois Community College Board, 1981-1999. Chairman, Secretary of State's Advisory Council on Public Records and Privacy, 1992. Chairman, Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, 1995. Member: Sangamon County, Illinois State (Administrative Law Section Council Chairman, 1981-1982; Member, Sections on Administrative Law, Civil Practice), Maine State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association; Maine Trial Lawyers Association; Federation of Regulatory Counsel, Inc. (Insurance). (Also practicing individually, Blue Hill, Maine). Email: William S. Hanley | | William B. Bates (Of Counsel) born Lincoln, Illinois, September 27, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois. Education: Westminster College (B.A., Accounting and Economics, 1976); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1978). Order of the Coif. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Member: Logan County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. (Also Member, Woods & Bates, Lincoln, Illinois). Email: William B. Bates | | Mark H. Ferguson (Of Counsel) born St. Louis, Missouri, December 9, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois; 1979, U.S. Tax Court; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). Member: Sangamon County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Email: Mark H. Ferguson | | Lisa Harms Hartzler (Of Counsel) born Fairbury, Illinois, January 8, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois. Education: North Central College (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Senior Note & Comment Editor, American University Law Review, 1977-1978. Member: Chicago (Vice-Chair, Young Lawyers Section, 1985-1986; Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1986-1987), Sangamon County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Real Estate; Corporate Law. | | RETIRED | | Charles H. Northrup (Retired Partner) born Bloomington, Illinois, June 4, 1914; admitted to bar, 1939, Illinois. Education: Illinois Wesleyan University (A.B., 1936); University of Illinois at Springfield (M.A., 1980); University of Illinois (J.D., 1939). Phi Delta Phi. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Legal Studies, Sangamon State University, 1983—. Member: Sangamon County, Illinois State (Chairman, Real Estate Law Section, 1971-1972) and American Bar Associations. [Lt. Col., USAF, Judge Advocate, Ret.]. (Retired, 2004). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Municipal Law. Email: Charles H. Northrup | | Philip E. Hanna (Retired Partner) born Geneseo, Illinois, May 3, 1920; admitted to bar, 1945, Illinois. Education: Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa (A.B., 1942); University of Michigan (LL.B., 1945). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Sangamon County, Illinois State (Chairman, Labor Law Section Council, 1978-1979) and American Bar Associations. (Retired, 2004). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Taxation Law; Probate Law. Email: Philip E. Hanna | | Patrick V. Reilly (Retired Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, February 4, 1939; admitted to bar, 1963, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., cum laude, 1960); Northwestern University (J.D., 1963). Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State (Member, Sections on: Civil Practice; Tort Law) Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Managers, 1982-1989). Reported Cases: Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Washburn, Nos. 62513, 62575 cons., Supreme Court of Illinois, 112 Ill. 2d 486, 493 N.E.2d 1071, 98 Ill. Dec. 50 (1986); Hofferkamp v. Brehm. No. 4-93-0716, Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District, 273 Ill. App. 3d 263, 652 N.E.2d 1381; 1995 Ill. App. Lexis 543, 210 Ill. Dec. 405 (1995); Minnesota Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. O'Connor, No. 16764, Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District, 98 Ill. App. 3d 1040, 425 N.E.2d 38, 54 Ill. Dec. 526 (1981); Huber Pontiac, Inc. v. Wells, Nos. 14428, 14540 cons., Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District, 59 Ill. App. 3d 14, 375 N.E.2d 149, 16 Ill. Dec. 518 (1978); Keller v. Brunswick Corp., No. 13961, Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District, 54 Ill. App. 3d 271, 369 N.E.2d 327, 11 Ill. Dec. 873 (1977); Wilson v. Massey-Ferguson, Inc., No. 12428, Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District, 21 Ill. App. 3d 867, 315 N.E. 2d 580, 15 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (Callaghan) 654 (1974); Kenney v. Churchill Truck Lines, Inc., No. 11418, Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District, 6 Ill. App. 3d 983, 286 N.E.2d 619 (1972); People v. Warrington, Gen. Nos. 11211, 11212 Consolidated, Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District, Second Division, 125 Ill. App. 2d 370, 260 N.E.2d 764 (1970). Practice Areas: Products Liability Law; Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Law. Email: Patrick V. Reilly | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Peoria Office: 401 S.W. Water Street, Suite 301, 61602. Telephone: 309-674-1144. Telecopier: 309-671-4368.
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