60 Heyl Royster Attorneys on Leading Lawyers’ Latest List
06/29/2017
In the recently released list of Illinois Leading Lawyers, Heyl Royster has four new Leading Lawyers – Brad Antonacci, John Heil, Mark Ludolph, and Jay Znaniecki – and three new Emerging Lawyers: Vince Boyle, Brad Keller and Lynsey Welch. All-in-all, 48 Heyl Royster attorneys appear in the Law Bulletin Publishing Company's 2017 list of Illinois Leading Lawyers, and another 12 attorneys are in its list of Emerging Lawyers. In a testament to the quality and ethical standards of the firm's lawyers, more than 65% of Heyl Royster's partners are Leading Lawyers in at least one area of law – one of the highest percentages in the state.
The attorneys selected as Leading Lawyers constitute less than five percent of all Illinois registered attorneys. Emerging Lawyers – a smaller list of the state's younger, up-and-coming lawyers – make up less than two percent of attorneys.
Below is the list of Heyl Royster lawyers who have been named Leading Lawyers:
Brad Antonacci – Chicago: Workers' Compensation Defense Law
Steve R. Ayres – Chicago: Construction Law; Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance Law; Toxic Torts Defense Law
Robert M. Bennett – Peoria: Medical Malpractice Defense Law; Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
Nicholas J. Bertschy – Peoria: Medical Malpractice Defense Law; Personal Injury Defense Law: General; Products Liability Defense Law
Timothy L. Bertschy – Peoria: Commercial Litigation; ADR Law: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law; Personal Injury Defense Law: General
Bruce L. Bonds – Champaign: Employment Law: Management; Personal Injury Defense Law: General; Workers' Compensation Defense Law
Roger R. Clayton – Peoria: Health Law; Medical Malpractice Defense Law
Philip M. Eisele – Edwardsville: Toxic Torts Defense Law
Brad A. Elward – Peoria: Civil Appellate Law
John D. Flodstrom – Champaign: Workers' Compensation Defense Law
Keith E. Fruehling – Champaign: Personal Injury Defense Law: General; Products Liability Defense Law; Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
Mark D. Hansen – Peoria: Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense Law; Products Liability Defense Law; Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
Adrian E. Harless – Springfield: Health Law; Medical Malpractice Defense Law
Matthew S. Hefflefinger – Peoria: Personal Injury Defense Law: General; Transportation Defense Law: Including Aviation/FELA/Maritime; Toxic Torts Defense Law
John P. Heil – Peoria: Civil Rights/Constitutional Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance Law
Stephen J. Heine – Peoria: Construction Law; Personal Injury Defense Law: General; Products Liability Defense Law; Transportation Defense Law: Including Aviation/FELA/Maritime
Douglas R. Heise – Edwardsville: Civil Rights/Constitutional Law; Employment Law: Management; Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law; Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance Law; Personal Injury Defense Law: General
Richard K. Hunsaker – Edwardsville: Class Action/Mass Tort Defense Law; Medical Malpractice Defense Law; Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
Bradford B. Ingram – Peoria: Employee Benefits Law; Employment Law: Management; Workers' Compensation Defense Law
Timothy W. Kirk – Peoria: Elder Law
Michael T. Kokal – Springfield: Products Liability Defense Law; Toxic Torts Defense Law
Lisa A. LaConte – Edwardsville & Peoria: Health Law; Products Liability Defense Law; Toxic Torts Defense Law
Christopher P. Larson – Peoria: Class Action/Mass Tort Defense Law; Products Liability Defense Law; Toxic Torts Defense Law
Rex K. Linder – Peoria: Personal Injury Defense Law: General; Products Liability Defense Law
Mark A. Ludolph – Peoria: Civil Rights/Constitutional Law; Toxic Torts Defense Law
Kevin J. Luther – Rockford: Employment Law: Management; Workers' Compensation Defense Law
James J. Manning – Peoria: Real Estate Law: Residential
Mark J. McClenathan – Rockford: Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law; Land Use, Zoning & Condemnation Law; Personal Injury Defense Law: General; Products Liability Defense Law
Renee L. Monfort – Champaign: Health Law; Medical Malpractice Defense Law
David A. Perkins – Peoria: Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law; Personal Injury Defense Law: General
Bradford J. Peterson – Champaign: Workers' Compensation Defense Law
Kent L. Plotner – Edwardsville: Personal Injury Defense Law: General; Products Liability Defense Law; Toxic Torts Defense Law
Douglas J. Pomatto – Rockford: Medical Malpractice Defense Law; Personal Injury Defense Law: General; Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
Theresa M. Powell – Springfield: Employment Law: Management; Medical Malpractice Defense Law; Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
Michael E. Raub – Champaign: Medical Malpractice Defense Law; Personal Injury Defense Law: General; Products Liability Defense Law; Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
Scott G. Salemi – Rockford: Medical Malpractice Defense Law; Personal Injury Defense Law: General
Michael D. Schag – Edwardsville: Military Law; Products Liability Defense Law; Toxic Torts Defense Law
Gary S. Schwab – Springfield: Personal Injury Defense Law: General; Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
Daniel R. Simmons – Springfield: Personal Injury Defense Law: General; Workers' Compensation Defense Law
David R. Sinn – Peoria: Medical Malpractice Defense Law; Personal Injury Defense Law: General; Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
Debra L. Stegall – Peoria: Agriculture Law; Employment Law: Management; Health Law
Tobin J. Taylor – Chicago: Toxic Torts Defense Law
Charles E. Timmerwilke – Rockford: Construction Law; Personal Injury Defense Law: General; Products Liability Defense Law
Toney J. Tomaso – Champaign: Workers' Compensation Defense Law
Craig L. Unrath – Peoria: Civil Appellate Law
Daniel P. Wurl – Champaign: Commercial Litigation; Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance Law; Medical Malpractice Defense Law
Craig S. Young – Peoria: Workers' Compensation Defense Law
Jay E. Znaniecki – Champaign: Health Law; Medical Malpractice Defense Law
Below is the list of Heyl Royster lawyers who have been named Emerging Lawyers:
Vincent M. Boyle – Peoria: Personal Injury Defense Law: General and Workers' Compensation Defense Law
Jana L. Brady – Rockford: Civil Rights/Constitutional Law; Medical Malpractice Defense Law; Personal Injury Defense Law: General
Patrick D. Cloud – Edwardsville: Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance Law; Toxic Torts Defense Law
Michael J. Denning – Rockford: Medical Malpractice Defense Law; Personal Injury Defense Law: General; Products Liability Defense Law
Joseph K. Guyette – Champaign: Personal Injury Defense Law: General; Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial; Workers' Compensation Defense Law
Dana J. Hughes – Peoria: Workers' Compensation Defense Law
Sara A. Ingram – Edwardsville: Personal Injury Defense Law: General; Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial; Toxic Torts Defense Law
Brad W. Keller – Peoria: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Defense Law: General; Products Liability Defense Law; Professional Malpractice Defense: Incl. Legal/Technical/Financial
John M. Redlingshafer – Peoria: Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law
Brian M. Smith – Champaign: Civil Rights/Constitutional Law; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law: Management
J. Matthew Thompson – Peoria: Medical Malpractice Defense Law
Lynsey A. Welch – Rockford: Workers' Compensation Defense Law
Leading Lawyers is a division of Law Bulletin Publishing Company. Leading Lawyers surveys lawyers, asking them which of their peers, indeed their competitors, they would recommend to a family member or friend if they could not take a case within their area of law or geographic region. Based upon survey nominations and approval by our Advisory Board, only the top lawyers are nominated and eligible for membership in Leading Lawyers.