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Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Municipal Tort Liability
• Civil Rights & Discrimination
• Appellate Practice in State and Federal Court Systems
• Premises Liability
• Construction Litigation
• Employment Law - Litigation
• Insurance Coverage and Analysis Litigation
• Libel and Slander / Defamation

Representative Cases

• DeSmet v. County of Rock Island, 219 Ill.2d 497, 848 N.E.2d 1030 (Ill. 2006)
• Cinncinati Insurance Co. v. River City Const. Co., 325 Ill.App.3d 267, 757 N.E.2d 676, 258 Ill.Dec. 9 (Ill. App. 3rd Dist. 2001)
• Wimberly v. Illinois Central R.R., 205 F.Supp.2d 972 (C.D. Ill. 2002)

West Practice Categories

Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Environmental Law, Insurance Law, Labor Law

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1996
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1996
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2002
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2006
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1996

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Illinois State Bar Association
• Peoria County Bar Association
• American Inns of Court
• Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
• Defense Research Institute
• United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, 2005 - Present (Local Rules Committee)
• Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, 2000 - 2003 (Co-Chair of Young Lawyers Committee)
• Peoria County Bar Association, 2000 - 2001 (Chair, Young Lawyers Committee)
• Peoria County Bar Association, 2003 - 2004 (Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee)

Honors and Awards

• Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyer of the Year ( Downstate), 2003
• One of Peoria's "40 Leaders Under 40", 2002

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1996
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Environmental Law Forum, Chairman
  
  Law Review: Georgetown International Environmental Law Review, Senior Articles Editor
• University of Illinois, 1993
  M.S.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: With Distinction
• University of Illinois, 1991
  B.S.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: With Distinction

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Beta Kappa

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