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Visibility Rankings  | | #53 out of 247 lawyers in Edwardsville, Illinois | | #130,373 out of 890,538 total lawyers Overall |
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| Practice Areas | Personal Injury Law; Federal Employers Liability Law; Products Liability Law; Aviation Law; Medical Malpractice; Truck Accidents; Toxic Torts | | | Peer Review Rating | AV
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What's this? | | | Education | University of Illinois, J.D., 1967, University of Illinois, A.B., 1965 | | | Admitted | 1967, Illinois; 1968 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Illinois; 1977, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1990, Missouri; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1997 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri | |
| Memberships | Tri-City, Madison County, Illinois State (Member: Tort Section Council, 1972-1980; Admiralty Section, 1984-1985) and American Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Managers, 1971-1984; Secretary, 1972-1973; Treasurer, 1973-1974; Third Vice President, 1984-1985; Second Vice President, 1985-1986; President-Elect, 1986-1987; President, 1987-1988); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Missouri Trial Lawyers Association. | | | Born | Wakefield, Michigan, June 25, 1943 | | | Biography | Recipient, Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2004. Finalist, Trial Lawyer of the Year, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1998. Author: "Products Liability Crisis: Fact or Fantasy?" Litigation, 1978 and Chapter 7, "Protecting Litigation Rights," 1978, 1985, 1988, 2003 Illinois Civil Practice Before Trial; "Consulting Editor, Nichols Illinois Civil Practice," 1A General Considerations Summons and Appearances, 2001; ITLA Seminar speaker at the following: "How to Do it Seminar" Chicago, 1973; "Revolutionary Seminar" Fairview Heights, 1976; "The Bread & Butter Seminar for Practicing Attorneys" St. Louis & Chicago, 1979; "College of Advocacy Seminar" Bloomington 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987; "Basic Trial Advocacy Seminar, Cross Examination" Chicago 1980; "How to get the Six Figure Verdict in the Soft Tissue Injury Case" Chicago & St. Louis 1981; "Damages in Wrongful Death & Trial and Pre-Trial Techniques Seminar" St. Louis, 1983; "Case Evaluation and Negotiations, Products Liability" Lincolnshire, 1983; "Highway Safety" Chicago, 1985; "Forum Non Conveniens" 1986; "Trial Preparation" Chicago, 1988; "Trial Notebook Series, Privilege" St. Louis, 1991; "Presidential Face-Off Seminar" Chicago, 1993; "Hot Tips - Proven & Winning Ways in Personal Injury Cases" Bloomington, 1993; "Discovery", Chicago, 1995; "A Winning Game Plan" Springfield, 1996; "Negotiating & Settling Personal Injury Cases" Chicago, 1998; "Past Presidents Seminar", Chicago, 2000; "Workshop 2000 — Practical Tips for the Busy Plaintiff's Attorney" St. Louis, 2000; "How to Handle Accident Cases Efficiently, Economically and Expertly" St. Louis, 2001; "Past President's Seminar" Chicago 2002; "Point/Counterpoint" St. Louis, 2003; "Past Presidents Seminar" Chicago, 2004; "Wrongful Death", St. Louis, 2005. Life Fellow: Illinois Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation.(Also Of Counsel to Mullen Law Offices) | | | Reported Cases | Vern Best vs. Taylor Machine Works, Inc., et al; Isbell v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., 318 Ill. App.3d 1011 (Ill. App. 5th Dist. 2001); Ficken v. Alton & Southern Ry. Co. 291 Ill. App.3d 365 (Ill. App. 5th Dist. 2001); Miller v. Alton & Southern Ry. Co., 233 Ill. App.3d 896 (Ill. App. 5th Dist. 1992). | | | ISLN | 908536458 | |
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