Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Product Liability ( Automotive, Aviation, Agricultural, Consumer and Industrial)
• Fire Loss Litigation
• Asbestos Related Litigation
• Construction Litigation
• Insurance Coverage and Analysis Litigation
• Professional Negligence ( Including physician and attorney malpractice)

Representative Clients

• Zurich Insurance Company
• General Motors Corporation
• The St. Paul Companies
• Safeco/American States Insurance
• The Westfield Companies
• ISMIE

West Practice Categories

Products Liability Law, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Toxic Torts, Estate Planning, Family Law, Real Estate Law, Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice, Asbestos, Litigation & Appeals, Construction Law, State Appellate Practice, Federal Appellate Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration, Collaborative Law

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1979
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1989
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1989
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1989
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2001

Professional Associations and Memberships

• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Peoria County Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Illinois Association of Defense Trial Lawyers Association
• American Arbitration Association

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer, Peoria County Legal Education Program
• Lecturer, Illinois State Bar Association, Civil Practice

Education

• University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, 1979
  J.D.
• Purdue University, University of Missouri, 1975
  B.A.

Address

227 NE Jefferson Avenue
Peoria, IL 61602-1211

Phones

309-674-1133

Faxes

309-674-6503

Emails

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Websites

http://www.qjhp.com