Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Primary Industries Served:

Highway & Street Construction; Motor Vehicle & Equipment; Commercial Banks; Insurance Carriers; Offices & Clinics of Medical Doctors, Hospitals; Engineering & Architectural Services

Representative Clients

• Memorial Medical Center
• CNA (Professional Liability)
• GE Medical Protective Company
• DPIC
• Kemper Insurance Company
• St. Paul Travelers Companies

West Practice Categories

Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Hospital Law, Mental Health, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Fidelity, Guarantee & Surety, Insurance Subrogation, Life & Health, Insurance Malpractice, Motor Vehicle, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Animal Bites -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Firearms, Food & Agricultural Products, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Pharmaceutical Products, Dental Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Other Professionals Malpractice, Workers' Compensation Defense

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1976
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1976
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1977
• U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Associations and Memberships

• ISBA, 1995 - 2001, 2004 - Present (Assembly)
• ISBA Health Care Section Council, 2001 - Present
• ISBA Insurance Law Section Council, 2001 - 2003
• ISBA Judicial Evaluation Committee, 2000 - Present
• ISBA Judicial Polling Committee, 2001 - Present
• Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases, 2004 - Present
• Lincoln Douglas Inns of Court, 1997 - 1998 (Past President)

Past Employment Positions

• Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Attorney, 1978 - 1984
• Honorable J. Waldo Ackerman of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, Law Clerk, 1976 - 1978

Education

• Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois, 1976
  J.D.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  
  Law Journal: Southern Illinois University Law Journal, Editor, 1975 - 1976
• Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1971
  B.A.

Fraternities/Sororities

• Omicron Sigma Omicron

Address

205 S. Fifth Street
Suite 700
Springfield, IL 62701

Phones

(217) 544-8491 (ext. 223)

Faxes

(217) 544-9609

Emails

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Websites

http://www.bhslaw.com