Jeff represents companies and individuals in a wide range of commercial litigation matters, including ERISA, bankruptcy, agricultural and trademark litigation. He has handled dozens of appeals in Illinois reviewing courts and the Seventh Circuit. An accomplished appellate attorney, Jeff's diverse appellate experience involves client representation in such areas as labor, restrictive covenants, real estate, products liability, retaliatory discharge, ERISA, bankruptcy, agricultural, contract/commercial, civil rights, business torts and municipal litigation.
Awards & Recognitions
· Illinois Leading Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2009-2010
· Illinois Leading Lawyers, Civil Appellate, 2009-2010
Civic Involvement
· FamilyCore/Couseling & Family Services, Peoria, Ill.
· Heart of Illinois United Way, Building Self-Reliance Funding Distribution Committee
· Heart of Illinois United Way, Pillars Society
· Morton Rotary Club, Morton, Ill.
Clerkships
· The Hon. William R. Nash, Illinois Appellate Court, 1980-1982
Experience
· Obtained defense verdict for seller of metal lathe in multi-million dollar products liability suit and upheld on appeal
· Prosecuted to substantial verdict a plaintiff's ERISA case in District Court for statutory penalties
· Defended in District Court and Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals a leading ERISA case on modification of health benefits in union case for major Peoria, Ill. employer