60 Heyl Royster Attorneys Top 2021 Leading Lawyers List

Sixty Heyl Royster attorneys appear in the Law Bulletin Media’s list of Illinois Leading Lawyers for 2021. Fifty-one are Leading Lawyers and nine attorneys are listed as Emerging Lawyers. In a testament to the quality and ethical standards of the firm’s lawyers, 60% of Heyl Royster’s attorneys 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 all Illinois attorneys.

Below is the list of the Heyl Royster lawyers who have been named Leading Lawyers:

• Brad A. Antonacci – Chicago: Workers’ Compensation Defense
• Ann C. Barron – Edwardsville: Environmental; Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense: General; Transportation Defense: including Aviation/FELA/Maritime
• Michael J. Bedesky – Edwardsville: Civil Appellate; Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance; Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense
• Robert M. Bennett – Peoria: Personal Injury Defense: General
• Nicholas J. Bertschy – Peoria: Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense
• Bruce L. Bonds – Champaign: Employment: Management; Personal Injury Defense: General; Workers’ Compensation Defense
• Patrick D. Cloud – Edwardsville: Class Action/Mass Tort Defense; Commercial Litigation; Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance; Toxic Torts Defense
• Kenneth E. Davies – Peoria: Closely & Privately Held Business; Real Estate: Commercial; Real Estate: Finance
• Michael J. Denning – Rockford: Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense
• Thomas J. Dluski – Peoria: Transportation Defense: Including Aviation/FELA/Maritime
• Philip M. Eisele – Edwardsville: Toxic Torts Defense
• John D. Flodstrom – Champaign: Workers’ Compensation Defense
• Keith E. Fruehling – Champaign: Employment: Management; Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense; Professional Malpractice Defense: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
• James R. Grabowski – Edwardsville: Products Liability Defense; Toxic Torts Defense
• Joseph K. Guyette – Champaign: Personal Injury Defense: General; Professional Malpractice Defense: Including Legal/Technical/Financial; Workers’ Compensation Defense
• Mark D. Hansen – Peoria: Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability Defense; Professional Malpractice Defense: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
• Adrian E. Harless – Springfield: Health; Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense: General
• Matthew S. Hefflefinger – Peoria: Personal Injury Defense: General; Transportation Defense: Including Aviation/FELA/Maritime; Toxic Torts Defense
• John P. Heil – Peoria: Civil Rights/Constitutional; Commercial Litigation; Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance
• Douglas R. Heise – Edwardsville: Civil Rights/Constitutional; Employment: Management; Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative; Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance; Personal Injury Defense: General
• Richard K. Hunsaker – Edwardsville: Class Action/Mass Tort Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Professional Malpractice Defense: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
• Jennifer B. Johnson – Edwardsville: Toxic Torts Defense
• Andrew J. Keyt – Peoria: Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative; Toxic Torts Defense
• Anne G. Kimball - Chicago: Products Liability Defense
• Timothy W. Kirk – Peoria: Elder Law; Trust, Will & Estate Planning
• Michael T. Kokal – Springfield: Commercial Litigation; Copyright & Trademark; Patent
• John O. Langfelder – Springfield: Personal Injury Defense: General; Toxic Torts Defense; Workers’ Compensation Defense
• Christopher P. Larson – Peoria: Class Action/Mass Tort Defense; Products Liability Defense; Toxic Torts Defense
• Mark A. Ludolph – Peoria: Toxic Torts Defense
• Kevin J. Luther – Rockford: Employment: Management; Workers’ Compensation Defense
• James J. Manning – Peoria: Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative; Real Estate: Residential; Workers’ Compensation Defense
• Mark J. McClenathan – Rockford: Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative; Land Use, Zoning & Condemnation; Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense
• Renee L. Monfort – Champaign: Health; Medical Malpractice Defense
• Martin K. Morrissey – Edwardsville: Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance; Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense
• Barry S. Noeltner – Edwardsville: Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense
• David A. Perkins – Peoria: Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative; Personal Injury Defense: General
• Kent L. Plotner – Edwardsville: Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense; Toxic Torts Defense
• Theresa M. Powell – Springfield: Employment: Management; Medical Malpractice Defense; Professional Malpractice Defense: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
• Michael E. Raub – Champaign: Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense; Professional Malpractice Defense: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
• Andrew J. Roth – Chicago: Medical Malpractice Defense; Professional Malpractice Defense: Including Legal/Technical/Financial; Toxic Torts Defense
• Michael D. Schag – Edwardsville: Military; Products Liability Defense; Toxic Torts Defense
• Gary S. Schwab – Springfield: Personal Injury Defense: General; Professional Malpractice Defense: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
• Dominique N. Seymoure – Edwardsville: Civil Appellate; Personal Injury Defense: General
• Daniel R. Simmons – Springfield: Personal Injury Defense: General; Workers’ Compensation Defense
• Brian M. Smith – Champaign: Civil Rights/Constitutional; Commercial Litigation; Employment: Management
• Tobin J. Taylor – Chicago: Toxic Torts Defense
• Charles E. Timmerwilke – Rockford: Construction; Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense
• Toney J. Tomaso – Champaign: Workers’ Compensation Defense
• Kenneth R. Torricelli – Champaign: Alternative Dispute Resolution: Personal Injury
• Daniel P. Wurl – Champaign: Commercial Litigation; Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance; Medical Malpractice Defense
• Craig S. Young – Peoria: Workers’ Compensation Defense

Below is the list of Heyl Royster lawyers who have been named Emerging Lawyers:

• Jessica M. Bell – Peoria: Workers’ Compensation Defense
• Lindsey M. D’Agnolo – Rockford: Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense: General; Workers’ Compensation Defense
• Gregory C. Flatt – Edwardsville: Toxic Torts Defense
• Emily J. Galligan – Peoria: Civil Rights/Constitutional; Employment: Management; Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative; Medical Malpractice Defense
• Sara A. Ingram – Edwardsville: Personal Injury Defense: General; Professional Malpractice Defense: Including Legal/Technical/Financial; Toxic Torts Defense
• Brett M. Mares – Chicago: Commercial Litigation
• Tyler J. Pratt – Champaign: Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense: General; Professional Malpractice Defense: Incl. Legal/Technical/Financial
• J. Tyler Robinson – Springfield: False Claims Act/Whistle Blower; Health; Medical Malpractice Defense
• Kendra A. Wolters – Edwardsville: Agriculture; Personal Injury Defense: General; Toxic Torts Defense

Leading Lawyers is a division of Law Bulletin Media. Leading Lawyers surveys lawyers, asking them which of their peers 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 its Advisory Board, only the top lawyers are nominated and eligible for membership in Leading Lawyers.