Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Automobile Negligence
• Heavy Duty Truck Litigation
• Premises Liability
• Dram Shop Law
• Fire Loss Litigation
• Municipal Law
• Insurance Coverage and Analysis Litigation
• Uninsured/Under Insured Motorist Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution/Arbitration and Mediation
• Appellate Practice in State Courts

Representative Clients

• Pekin Insurance Company
• West Bend Insurance Company
• Country Companies Insurance
• Allstate Insurance Company

Representative Cases

• Lulay v. Parvin, 359 Ill.App. 3d 653, 834 N.E.2d 989 (Ill. App. 3 Dist. 2005)
• Farmers v. Auto Insurance Association, 704 N.E. 2d 680 (Ill. App. 3 Dist. 1998)
• Prochnow v. El Paso Golf Club, Inc., 625 N.E. 2d 769 (Ill. App. 4 Dist. 1993)
• Eiben v. E.J. Cattani & Sons, Inc., 577 N.E. 2d 882 (Ill. App. 3 Dist. 1991)
• Havens v. Harris Tp, 530 N.E. 2d 284 (Ill. App. 3 Dist. 1988)
• Thatcher v. Commonwealth Edison Co., 527 N.E. 2d 1261 (Ill. Supreme Court 1988)
• City of East Moline v. Bracke, Hayes & Miller, 478 N.E. 2d 637 (Ill. App. 3 Dist. 1985)
• Foley v. Stoned Toad, Inc., 396 N.E. 2d 834 (Ill. App. 3 Dist. 1979)

West Practice Categories

Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Toxic Torts, Products Liability Law, Family Law, Insurance Law, Alcoholic Beverages, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Employment -- Employee, Municipal Employment -- Employer, Municipal Liability, Construction Law, Arbitration, Motor Vehicle, Business & Commercial Law, Premises Liability -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Defects, State Appellate Practice, Federal Appellate Practice, Collaborative Law

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1969
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1973
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1983

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Peoria County Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
• Defense Research Institute
• Christian Legal Society
• Greater Peoria Claims Association
• National Lawyers Association

Past Employment Positions

• Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau, Springfield, Illinois, Staff Attorney, 1969 - 1971

Education

• University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, 1969
  J.D.
• University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, 1966
  B.A.
• Black Hawk College, 1964
  A.A.

References

• Curt Eeten, Richard Olsen, Robert Keegan - Pekin Insurance Company, Pekin, Illinois

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