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Andy Hale
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Civil Rights
University of Illinois College of Law
With over 35 years of experience, Andy Hale is a seasoned trial attorney and has been involved in numerous high-profile cases.
Mr. Hale represents clients in a wide variety of civil rights matters, including wrongful convictions.
Mr. Hale seeks to shine a light on cases of injustice and he is also a documentary film producer ("A Murder In The Park" and "White Boy") and podcaster ("The Starved Rock Murders with Andy Hale").
His cases frequently appear in various forms of media, such as HBO's "The Murders at Starved Rock."
Mr. Hale is a member of the State bars of Illinois, California, and Florida.
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Shawn Barnett
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Personal Injury, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense and Municipal
Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Golden Gate University School of Law
Shawn Barnett is a skilled litigator and trial attorney who is dedicated to helping those who have been victimized by law enforcement or correctional officers. He has received multiple million-dollar settlements for his clients and has been recognized as an Illinois Rising Star multiple times.
During his time as an attorney, Shawn has represented numerous clients who have been injured by those who have abused their authority. He has vigorously pursued a wide variety of claims on behalf of his clients, including false arrest, malicious prosecution, excessive force, wrongful death, and sexual assault. Shawn has a particular focus on police involved...
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Robert R Parker
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 15 years of experience
Personal Injury, Family and Nursing Home
Saint Louis University School of Law
Rob became licensed to practice law in Illinois in 2009. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, one of only approximately 340 attorneys in the U.S. and Canada. According to their website, members are experts in the complexities of adoption law and the variety of interstate and international regulations surrounding adoption*, and must maintain their practice according to the highest standards of ethics, competence and professionalism. Rob is also a member of the Peoria County Bar Association, chairing and assisting in a number of committees; the American Bar Association; and a Barrister in the...
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James Reilly
Streator, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 45 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Family
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
James T. Reilly has been practicing since 1979. He is an experienced trial lawyer with over fifty jury cases tried to verdict. He concentrates his practice in both civil and criminal litigation. Jury awards include medical malpractice, wrongful death, fraud prosecution and various types of personal injuries. He has defended cases in criminal courts ranging from fitness trials in murder cases to DUI’s. In addition to these, he has successfully defended persons charged with arson, aggravated battery, drug offenses and other felonies and misdemeanors.
Reilly has served as a LaSalle County Assistant Public Defender since 2000. He represents clients before the...
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Taylor Kosla
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Consumer
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
I am an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois since 2017. I have been continuously licensed in Illinois since 2017. I am admitted to practice in all state courts in Illinois. I have been continuously licensed in Wisconsin since 2021. I am admitted to practice in all state courts in Wisconsin.
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Jerry A Tuffentsamer
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Divorce, Family and Workers' Comp
Southern Illinois University School of Law and Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
native of central Illinois, Attorney, Jerry A. Tuffentsamer, was raised in the local small community of Manito, Illinois. Prior to attending law school, Jerry worked for several years in the central Illinois as union construction laborer out of the Laborers’ International Union, Local 231. As a union laborer, Jerry worked several years for a local commercial concrete and masonry company.
Jerry received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Paralegal Studies/Pre-law from Southern Illinois University in 2008. Jerry then received his Juris Doctor from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 2011. While in law school, Jerry was a member of...
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Brian Monico
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 20 years of experience
701 Main St
Peoria, IL 61602
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Products Liability
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Brian Monico is a skilled litigator who is dedicated to serving those in wrongful death, professional malpractice, personal injury, and civil rights cases.
He graduated from the Loyola University School of Law and has since become a leader in the development and use of computer-generated graphics and electronic presentations to juries. He has been recognized by the Illinois Super Lawyers and Leading Lawyers multiple times, as well as being the #1 Lawyer Under 40 by Emerging Lawyers in 2016.
He has extensive experience doing plaintiff's personal injury work and has used this experience to help those in all types of personal injury...
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Jennifer Bunker Skerston
Streator, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 15 years of experience
Personal Injury, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Michigan State University
Jennifer Bunker Skerston has worked in the Illinois Valley legal community for the past seven years handling many litigation related matters including will contests, property tax appeals, breach of contract, and personal injury claims.
Jennifer Bunker Skerston is actively involved in the Illinois State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Section Council. She is the Editor of the Council’s monthly publication distributed to members throughout Illinois. She also assists the Council in providing continuing legal education to attorneys, determining the need for new legislation, and reviewing and suggesting changes to current legislative proposals affecting wills, trusts and estates....
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John Waldman
Pekin, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Illinois College of Law
A lifelong resident of Illinois, John Waldman raised his family in the Pekin/Peoria area, where he resides today. John attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, graduating with University Honors with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Paralegal Studies. He began practicing law after graduating from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1988.
After law school, John began working for a law firm that primarily did work for insurance companies, defending personal injury and workers' compensation claims. Trying to save insurance companies money at the expense of innocent accident victims was not very rewarding. He joined Kanoski Bresney in...
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Eric Bodo
Moline, IL Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
DePaul College of Law
C. Eric Bodo grew up in Mundelein, Illinois, and attended Carmel High School in the northern suburbs. Eric graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts. He went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago in 1996 and was admitted to the Illinois Bar.
Before coming to VanDerGinst Law, Eric was a partner in his own firm with offices in Chicago and Northbrook, Illinois where he represented seriously injured individuals and their families. Before starting his firm in 2014, Eric worked for a large, high-volume personal injury firm...
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Todd Lindquist
Pekin, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Todd received his Juris Doctor from Loyola University School of Law Chicago in 2005. For more than 10 years following law school, he served as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois Toll Highway Authority. In this trusted position, Todd litigated eminent domain cases on behalf of IDOT and the ISTHA. In addition, during this time Todd also served as a defense attorney in personal injury lawsuits. Todd also served as local liquor counsel for several high-end hotels and restaurants, including the Palmer House Hilton, Hilton Towers, Hilton Rosemont, Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport, Hilton...
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John W. Chwarzynski
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 7 years of experience
Personal Injury, Construction and Medical Malpractice
University of Illinois - Chicago John Marshall Law School and Lake Forest College
John Chwarzynski is an experienced Illinois attorney who focuses his practice on representing clients in wrongful death, medical malpractice, premises liability, sexual assault, and automobile cases.
John joined Hale & Monico as a trial lawyer in 2019 after working at a well-respected personal injury firm in Chicago. John is known for his exceptional work ethic, charisma, and writing skills. He has successfully argued motions in both state and federal court.
Call or visit his website for more information.
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William Wombacher
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Estate Planning, Probate and Social Security Disability
University of Iowa
Bill was born and raised in Peoria, IL. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. degree in Government. He received his law degree (JD) at the University of Iowa graduating with honors. He has been practicing law in Central Illinois since his graduation and admission into the Illinois Bar. Legal ability and ethical standards ratings are published each year by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.Bill has the highest possible rating of AV. The legal ability rating is "A" which means he is rated as very high to preeminent. The "V" rating means that he embraces faithful adherence...
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Joe Pioletti
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Bankruptcy, Medical Malpractice and Workers' Comp
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
I help people across Illinois in personal injury, worker's compensation, and bankruptcy matters. I am licensed to practice in Illinois, am a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, and am admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana, and the Eastern District of Missouri.
I received my Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Management from Eureka College where I also minored in Spanish. I then received my law degree from Southern Illinois University School of Law....
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William K. Gullberg Jr.
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Bill Gullberg is an experienced litigator in a range of legal matters. In addition to being licensed to practice law in Illinois, Bill is a member of the National College for DUI Defense, the federal district bar of the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois, and the federal trial bar of the Northern District of Illinois.
The difference Bill brings to the case is a passion for representing the rights, freedom, and property of his clients. Experience and professionalism is one thing - experience and professionalism with a true passion and focus for achieving a just and...
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Clarissa Rietveld
Moline, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 5 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Drake University Law School
Clarissa Rietveld was born in Iowa and raised in Rushville, Indiana. She received her Associate’s Degree in Nursing in 2009 and worked as a registered nurse in operating rooms across the Midwest and on the East Coast. While working as a nurse, Ms. Rietveld had a patient whose medical history documented that he did not have regular access to food and was starving. Ms. Rietveld spent the afternoon working with hospital social services to arrange for her patient to gain access to regular meals and was shocked to learn that he didn’t qualify for any of the available programs. She...
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Athena Farmakis
Moline, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Personal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
DePaul College of Law
Athena Farmakis was born and raised in the Chicagoland area, graduated with a B.A. from Northwestern University, and received her law degree from DePaul University College of law. With over 25 years of litigation experience, Athena has tried 67 jury trials and hundreds of bench trials in complex and media-sensitive cases. Athena currently practices in all areas of personal injury including motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, product liability, construction accidents, animal attacks, negligent security, wrongful death, nursing home abuse and medical malpractice.
As a former prosecutor, Athena dedicated much of her legal career to serving the public for over 20 years...
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James Skinner
Galesburg, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Arbitration & Mediation, Insurance Claims and Workers' Comp
University of Cincinnati
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Christopher S. McCall
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Divorce
University of Illinois College of Law
Attorney Christopher S. McCall is a Peoria criminal defense lawyer who has dealt with a wide variety of criminal charges and is equipped and qualified to take on your case and support you at this time. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he received his undergraduate degree. From there, he went on to earn his Juris Doctorate at the University of Illinois College of Law at Urbana-Champaign. He has dealt with all kinds of cases and accusations, and his experience can of great benefit to you at this time. Prior to opening McCall Law Offices, he worked...
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Harry M. Williams
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
Saint Louis University School of Law
Harry Williams is a trial lawyer and former insurance defense attorney who has practiced personal injury law in Peoria, Illinois, for more than 35 years. His law firm – Peoria Injury Law Center – focuses on cases involving injuries that were caused by the carelessness of another person or a company. Harry fights for the rights of people who have been injured, making sure they receive proper medical care and every financial benefit that is available to them under the law. He is well-known and well-respected in downstate Illinois and has a reputation among his clients for his bold,...
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Todd Strong
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Lawyer
Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Workers' Comp
Valparaiso University School of Law
I am a trial lawyer born and raised in Central Illinois practicing in Plaintiff's worker's compensation and personal injury claims. I limit my practice to injured worker's and accident victims. I have practiced at all levels of arbitration and appeals up to and including the Illinois Supreme Court.
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Kyle J. Worby
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Divorce
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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James Parr
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Personal Injury
University of Illinois - Chicago
I am an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois since November 6, 2014. I have been continuously licensed in Illinois since November 6, 2014. I am admitted to practice in all state courts in Illinois.
I have dedicated my legal practice to consumer litigation and personal injury litigation. With a primary focus on consumer litigation, I specialize in assisting individuals struggling with debt collection harassment, robocalls, and credit report issues. Over the course of my career, I have successfully settled more than 1000 cases related to consumer rights, demonstrating my unwavering commitment to advocating...
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Dale Thomas
Pekin, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 38 years of experience
Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Medical Malpractice and Workers' Comp
The John Marshall Law School
Employment:
• Former Felony Assistant State’s Attorney, Peoria County
• Former Special Assistant to the Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C.
• Former Judicial Law Clerk, United States District Court, Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division
• Former law clerk, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Washington, DC
• Former Vice President of United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 881, Oak Brook, Illinois.
School:
• Graduated 2nd out of 159 students at John Marshall Law School.
• Author: Picket Line Misconduct; Is Forfeiture of Reinstatement Rights for Purely Verbal Threats Sound? 18. J. Mar. L Rev. 445, 1985.
• Team Member, Wagner Labor Law National Moot Court Competition, Spring, 1985. Rank 2nd place...
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Mark M Wilson
Peru, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Mr. Wilson began his legal career in 1996 practicing in Peoria County before relocating to LaSalle County in 2003. In his career, he has successfully tried numerous cases involving motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, employment disputes, and premises liability. Additionally, he has extensive Appellate Court experience having successfully handled numerous appeals particularly in the area of workers’ compensation. In 2004, he obtained the second largest personal injury jury verdict in Marshall County history at the time. In 2017, he negotiated the largest settlement ever obtained for a workers’ compensation claim with the Chicago Public School District. ...
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Howard E. Zimmerle
Moline, IL Personal Injury Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Workers' Comp
I provide caring and compassionate representation for people who have been injured and the families of those who have been killed.
After starting practice on the defense side of civil law, I have been a plaintiff's lawyer since 2006 and have obtained millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts.
We handle all types of injury, workers compensation, nursing home and medical malpractice cases in Iowa and Illinois.
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Brian J. Seckler
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Personal Injury, Divorce, Family and Nursing Home
Northern Illinois University
I help my clients see the big picture as we navigate through the complex issues of your divorce or child-related litigation. We will tailor a strategy together to achieve successful resolution of the issues in your case. Toward that end, I believe it is important for my client to be involved in the decision-making process and make his or her own choices.
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Michael Bertucci
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Personal Injury, Consumer and Nursing Home
I've been a licensed attorney in Illinois since 2017, practicing continuously and serving all state courts. My focus is consumer litigation, specifically helping individuals with debt collection harassment, credit reporting problems, and consumer fraud.
Since joining 844SeeMike Personal Injury Lawyer in February 2022, I've settled over 100 consumer rights cases. Before that, I worked as a law clerk for an Illinois Appellate Court Justice for two years, followed by two years in private practice handling personal injury cases, including a notable 8-day medical malpractice jury trial.
My expertise lies in personal injury cases such as car accidents, medical malpractice, and more, as...
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Louis Meyer
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Appeals, Civil Rights and Criminal Defense
DePaul College of Law
Louis J. Meyer, a partner with Meyer & Kiss, LLC, concentrates his practice in Civil Rights, Criminal Law, and Personal Injury. Mr. Meyer is also actively working with Medical Marijuana research and passage of legislation for Medical Marijuana. Prior to founding Meyer & Kiss, LLC Mr. Meyer was an associate with a Chicago law firm concentrating on Civil Rights. Mr. Meyer joined the Chicago law firm in November 2006, after graduating from DePaul University College of Law, Mr. Meyer was the first attorney to join the law firm and helped the firm grow its client base and reputation. During his...
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Fadi B. Rustom
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
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Charles Schierer
East Peoria, IL Personal Injury Lawyer
Personal Injury and Criminal Defense
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Daniel B. Stoerzbach
Galesburg, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business, Elder and Estate Planning
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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Grant Gulovsen
Galesburg, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 26 years of experience
Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, Business and Civil Rights
University of Illinois College of Law
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Jason McGary
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 17 years of experience
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Marilynn Dye
Peoria, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
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Lisa Olivero
Peru, IL Personal Injury Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Divorce, Family and Workers' Comp
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James Mertes
Sterling, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 31 years of experience
Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Medical Malpractice
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Josh Rohrscheib
Bloomington, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home
University of Illinois College of Law
Josh Rohrscheib is the Managing Attorney of Onward Injury Law and is also Of Counsel to the firm Bolen Robinson & Ellis, LLP. He is passionate about helping injured people and their families get through tough times.
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Donald J. Ramsell
St. Charles, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
DePaul College of Law
Donald J. Ramsell, author of several DUI articles and books, is the one of the few DUI defense attorneys to appear and argue on a DUI case before the United States Supreme Court in its entire 213 years of existence. In his 33 year career his firms have defended 15,000 clients.
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Dustin Noel Koth
Bloomington, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of Mississippi School of Law
I am passionate about helping people in Central Illinois with their legal needs for many reasons. I grew up in Bloomington-Normal and care deeply about the people in my hometown. I also feel called to fight for justice. The lawyers and paralegals in my office are great to work with and share my vision for helping people. We have a very experienced team at Koth Gregory & Nieminski (KGN) and pride ourselves on being able to help the people in Central Illinois with nearly any legal issue they may face. Our hope is that people come see us first for...