Schanzle-Haskins, Thomas P.

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Schanzle-Haskins has over 25 years of civil litigation experience in both state and federal courts.  Tom has also litigated cases before administrative agencies and arbitrators.  Tom has been responsible for trials and appeals in a variety of complex civil matters including commercial litigation, construction litigation, product and manufacturing process failures, employment and civil rights claims, commercial and business torts, personal injury litigation, trust & estate litigation and federal criminal defense.  Tom has been the lead attorney for civil litigation in all divisions of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois and many counties in the Central Illinois area.  Tom has represented clients with cases involving complex white-collar crime investigations and charges in the Central District of Illinois.  He has successfully defended clients charged with serious financial crimes.

Tom has been involved in litigation at the trial and appellate levels for his entire professional career.  He has a wealth of experience in courtroom trial work, discovery and pre-trial investigation, which are integral to the complicated cases litigated today.

Areas of Practice

• Federal & State Civil Litigation 70%
• Federal Criminal Defense 25%
• Arbitration 5%

Representative Cases

• Hunter v. Southworth Products Corp., 333 Ill. App. 3d 158, 775 N.E.2d 238 (4th Dist. 2002)
• Boulahanis v. Board of Regents and Illinois State University, 198 F.3d 633 (7th Cir. 1999)
• Harper v. Board of Regents and Illinois State University, 35 F. Supp. 2d 1118 (C.D. Ill. 1999)
• Management Services of Illinois, Inc. v. Health Management Systems, Inc., 907 F. Supp. 289 (C.D. Ill 1995)
• U.S. v. F.J. Vollmer & Co., Inc., 1 F.3d 1511 (7th Cir. 1993)
• In re Leavell, 141 B.R. 393 (Bkrtcy. S.D. Ill. 1992)
• U.S. v. Nevius, 792 F. Supp. 609 (C.D. Ill. 1992)
• Heritage House Restaurants, Inc. v. Continental Funding Group, Inc., 906 F.2d 276 (7th Cir. 1990)
• Moreland v. Department of Corrections, 166 Ill. App. 3d 1040 (4th Dist. 1988)
• In re Bonnett, 73 B.R. 715 (C.D. Ill. 1987)
• Janssen v. City of Springfield, 79 Ill.2d 435, 404 N.E.2d 213 (1980)

West Practice Categories

Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, , Criminal Law, Drug Violations, Federal, Criminal Fraud, Grand Jury Proceedings, White Collar Crimes, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Whistleblower/Qui Tam, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Litigation & Appeals, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Supreme Court, Personal Injury -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Products Liability Law, State, Local & Municipal Law

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1976
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1976
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1979
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1980

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Comptroller's Merit Commission, 1988 - 1995 (Legal Counsel)
• Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, 1992 - Present (Member)
• Illinois State Bar Association, 1976 - Present (Elected Member of Assembly)
• Leading Lawyers Network (Selected by Peers as one of Illinois' Leading Lawyers in Commercial Litigation and White Collar Criminal Defense), 2003 - Present
• Lincoln-Douglas American Inns of Court (Member)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1998 - Present (Member)
• Sangamon County Bar Association, 1976 - Present (Director and Member)

Honors and Awards

• Selected as a Leading Lawyer by Leading Lawyer Network in a statewide survey conducted by Law Bulletin Publishing Company, 2004

Past Employment Positions

• U.S. Army, Finance Corps, 1970 - 1973
• City of Springfield, Assistant Corporation Counsel, 1976 - 1979
• Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1979 - 1982

Education

• Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois, 1976
  J.D.
• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, 1970
  B.A.
  Honors: Dean's List

Address

205 S. Fifth Street
Suite 700
Springfield, IL 62701

Phones

888-763-9594
217-280-4271

Faxes

217-544-9609

Emails

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Websites

http://www.bhslaw.com