MEMBERS OF FIRM
Joseph W. Phebus (Member) born Champaign, Illinois, February 13, 1940; admitted to bar, 1968, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. District Court, Central, Southern and Northern Districts of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Illinois (B.S. in Met. Eng., 1962; J.D., 1968). Order of the Coif. Speaker: Illinois State Bar Association Program How to Present and Defend a Personal Injury Case, November 1991; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Program Proper Parties Plaintiff and Defendant and the Correction of Errors in that Regard, February 1996; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Program Class Actions, February 1999. Author: (Illinois Chapter), Survey of State Class Action Law, A Report of the State Laws Subcommittee of the Class Actions and Derivative Suits Committee, American Bar Association, 1999 and subsequent editions; Illinois Causes of Action Elements, Forms & Winning Tips: Estate, Business & Non-Personal Injury Actions, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2002 ed., (contributing author re: complex litigation) (with G.D. Forrester); "Respondents in Discovery and the Statute of Limitations," The Trial Journal, Illinois Trial Lawyers' Assoc., Winter 2001 (with G.D. Forrester). Member: Champaign County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Managers). [Officer, United States Army. Active duty 1962-1964; active reserve 1965-1967. Last assignment 12th Special Forces Group Airborne]. Reported Cases: Fritcher v. Healthcare Service Corp., 301 F.3d 811 (7th Cir. 2002); Bloomer Shippers Assoc. v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Co., 655 F.2d 772 (7th Cir. 1981); Cunningham v. Huffman, et al., 154 Ill.2d 398 (1993); Ward v. K-Mart, 136 Ill.2d 132 (1990); Dunn v. Baltimore & Ohio R.R., 127 Ill.2d 350 (1989); Dukes v. J.I. Case, 118 Ill.2d 447 (1987); Templeton v. Huss, 57 Ill.2d 134 (1974). Practice Areas: Class Actions; Mass Torts; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Shareholders Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: Joseph W. Phebus
Thomas F. Koester (Member) born Ridgewood, New Jersey, July 28, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois; 1994, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1979); Drake University (J.D., 1981). Member: Champaign County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Plaintiff's Professional Negligence; Criminal Defense.Email: Thomas F. Koester
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Daniel J. Pope (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, November 22, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Tenth Circuits; 1983, New York (inactive); 1985, U.S. Tax Court; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1995, Texas (inactive); 1996, U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1972); University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business (1977-1978); The John Marshall Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1975). President, Tau Kappa Epsilon. Research and Writing Instructor, John Marshall, 1976-1977. Author: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction," IADC Midyear Meeting (2000); "MDPs: A Corporate Perspective," Tort Source, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 1, 5. (Winter 2000); "Of Mice and Men," IADC Defense Counsel Journal, Vol. 66, pp. 569-573 (Oct. 1999); "Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Punitive Damages," TIPS, Professionals', Officers' & Directors' Liability Newsletter (Spring 1999); "Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Punitive Damages," IADC Defense Counsel Journal, Vol. 65, pp. 257-265 (April 1999); "Criminal Defense Malpractice Claim: Methuselah and Beyond," IADC Professional Errors and Omissions Committee Newsletter (Dec. 1998). "Recent Developments of Interest to Corporate Counsel," TIPS Annual Survey of Law, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 357-373 (Winter 1998). Professional Mediator, American Center for Conflict Resolution Institute, 2006. Member: Chicago (Mediator, Cook County Settlement Program, 1991-1993; Member, Committee for the Evaluation of Judicial Candidates, 1981-1986; Chair, Aviation Committee, 1978-1979), Illinois State (Chair, Pro Bono Development Committee, 1991) and American (Member, Litigation Section; Chair, Criminal Law Committee, 2001-2002; Board of Editors, Litigation Ethics Newsletter, 1998-2001; Board of Editors, Professional Liability Update, 1998-2001; Chair, Corporate Counsel's Subcommittee on Law Schools, 1988-1994; Member, Trial Evidence Committee, 1975-1985; Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Member, Scope and Correlation Committee, 1999-2000; 1999-2000; Chair, Corporate Counsel Committee, 1998-1999) Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel (Ethics and Professionalism Articles Author, 1995-2002; Board of Editors, Defense Counsel Journal, 1995-2001; Chair, Amicus Curiae Committee, 1997-2001; Chair, Professional Errors and Omissions Committee, 1998-2001; Member, Task Force on MDPs, 1999-2000; Member, Defense Counsel Committee, 1990-2000). [United States Merchant Marines, 1966-1967.]. Reported Cases: United States v. Commonwealth Edison; Panter v. Marshall Field & Company; In re Amoco Cadiz Scholes v. Stone, McGuire & Benjamin; In re Federated Department Stores COMPUAAD Corp; In re UNR American Stores, Inc. and Jewel Company v. The Home, et al; In re Sundstrand Cor; Evanston v. Browning Ferris, Inc.; JMB Realty Corporation, et al. v. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Securities; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Mediation; Class Actions; Criminal Law.Email: Daniel J. Pope
Ryan Rumel Bradley (Associate) born Bethesda, Maryland, April 19, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: Loyola College (B.B.A., 2003); Vermont Law School (J.D., 2006). Member: Champaign County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Mass Torts; Family Law.Email: Ryan Rumel Bradley
Elizabeth S. Holder (Associate) born Urbana, Illinois, February 20, 1982; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 2003); Vermont Law School (J.D., 2006). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Champaign County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Mass Torts; Family Law; Construction Litigation.Email: Elizabeth S. Holder
William R. Graham, Jr. (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, January 9, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, Michigan; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2008, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Bates College (B.A., 1993); Michigan State University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: State Bar of Michigan; Illinois State Bar of Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Appellate Representation; Professional Liability; Workers Compensation.Email: William R. Graham, Jr.