Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Medical Malpractice Defense
• Professional Negligence Defense (including attorney and accountant malpractice)
• Municipal Tort Liability
• Product Liability
• Business and Commercial Litigation
• Premises Liability
• Healthcare Law
• Insurance Coverage and Analysis Litigation
• Automobile Negligence

West Practice Categories

Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Health & Health Care Law, Personal Injury -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Professional Malpractice Law, Municipal Liability

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 2001
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2001
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2003

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Illinois State Bar Association
• Peoria County Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
• Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys
• American Society for Pharmacy Law

Honors and Awards

• 2008 Rising Star in Medical Malpractice Defense, as designated by Illinois Super Lawyers and Chicago Magazine
• 2009 Rising Star in Medical Malpractice Defense, as designated by Illinois Super Lawyers and Chicago Magazine

Education

• University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, 2001
  J.D.
  Honors: Fredrick Green Moot Court Board
  Honors: Fredrick Green Moot Court Competition - Chicago Team
• University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, 1998
  B.A.
  Major: History

Published Works

• Accountant Liability to Third Parties in Illinois, Tort Trends, Illinois State Bar Association, Vol. 38, No. 5, 2003

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