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The son and grandson of ironworkers, Mr. Hopkins was taught the value of hard work at an early age. Working out of Ironworkers Local 392 in East St. Louis, Illinois, he financed his college and law school by working in the trade. The lessons learned on the job site have guided him well through his 40 years of practice, representing the interests of working men and women throughout the Southern Illinois area.. Mr. Hopkins focuses his practice in the areas of medical malpractice, personal injury, nursing home litigation and workers' compensation. He has achieved success before both the Illinois and the United States Supreme Court, and in the year 2000 was voted as the best attorney in the Tri-City (Granite City) area. In 2002, Mr. Hopkins was elected as a fellow of the American Bar Association, an honor reserved for less than 1% of the legal profession.. We have won Major Personal Injury and Class Action Cases. Recently, we reached a settlement of 28 Million dollars in Farmer vs. Jackson National Life.

rent Copple works as an asbestos and mesothelioma attorney for Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC. He has represented hundreds of individuals and families harmed by asbestos-related diseases through no fault of their own. Brent has recovered millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements on their behalf.. Brent started at the firm as a mesothelioma investigator in 2002, the same year he graduated from Columbia College with a degree in political science. As an investigator, Brent worked with people impacted by a mesothelioma diagnosis and helped develop their asbestos exposure work histories.. “The knowledge I gained as an investigator taught me invaluable lessons that allow me to better represent my clients as an attorney,” Brent said.. Brent earned his law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Mich., in 2007 and returned to the firm as an asbestos attorney.  He works with clients throughout all aspects of their mesothelioma case including sign-ups, discovery, depositions and trial prep. Over the past five years, he has successfully litigated against some of the nation’s largest manufacturing companies. The people he helps include victims who were exposed to asbestos while working at foundries, refineries and chemical plants.

Paul Lesko is the head of the Simmons firm's Intellectual Property department - he is committed to helping inventors and small businesses remain competitive in the marketplace by enforcing their intellectual property rights against companies that infringe upon those rights. Paul Lesko's cases have taken on entire industries, including the financial, telecommunications and electronic voting industries.  Paul has represented clients against some of the world’s largest companies, including Google, Apple, Visa and Cisco.

Michael P. Glisson has been a partner with WWF&G since 1997. He has litigated and tried numerous plaintiffs’ personal injury cases in the states of Illinois and Missouri, including those involving wrongful death, auto accidents, trip and falls, medical malpractice, workers compensation, and insurance disputes. During these years, he has successfully prosecuted several multi-million dollar claims, including a wrongful death case in excess of Eight Million Dollars. He has also argued cases in front of the Illinois Appellate Courts, the Federal Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and in 2007, before the Illinois Supreme Court. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Glisson is actively involved in supporting and participating in community and charitable causes, including the American Red Cross, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Bethalto Schools Mentoring Program, Glen Ed Food Pantry, Alton Catholic Children's Home, Pride Bucket Brigade, and YMCA Youth Coaching.

Michael K. Hibey is an associate at Simmons Hanly Conroy, where he focuses his practice primarily on helping individuals and families impacted by asbestos-related diseases. Before joining the firm in 2015, Mike practiced law in Washington, D.C. where he litigated personal injury cases on behalf of plaintiffs in federal and state courts throughout the Washington, D.C. area.. Mike has helped his clients, often individuals facing large businesses who have infringed on their rights, secure settlements for millions of dollars.. “I have dedicated my career to helping individuals have a voice in the legal system,” Mike said. “I am excited to continue working hard at Simmons Hanly Conroy, giving people, who are victims through no fault of their own, a chance to be heard.”. For five years, Mike practiced law at his own firm, Mitchell & Hibey LLP, in Washington, D.C. This invaluable experience allowed him to learn the ins and outs of every client’s case, from the initial client interview to investigation of the case, from writing discovery to taking depositions and trying or settling cases.. Prior to founding Mitchell & Hibey, Mike worked at a civil litigation firm in Washington, D.C. He also served as law clerk to the Honorable Robert I. Richter at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.. Mike graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 2005 after earning his bachelor’s degree in finance and history in May 2001 from the University of Notre Dame. In 2014 and 2015, he was recognized as a Super Lawyer Rising Star in Washington, D.C. He is a member of The Barristers, American Association for Justice, District of Columbia Trial Lawyers’ Association, and Superior Court Trial Lawyers’ Association.

Michael Angelides is managing shareholder of Simmons Hanly Conroy, overseeing the firm’s asbestos, toxic tort, pharmaceutical injury, intellectual property infringement and contingent-fee commercial litigation practices.. Since joining the firm, Mike has continued to grow the firm’s reputation as a national leader in asbestos litigation, representing victims of mesothelioma against some of the largest companies in the nation.. As a leader in asbestos litigation, Mike has presented at both of the profession’s leading asbestos litigation conferences, Mealey’s and PALS. He has seen the firm expand from 7 to almost 70 attorneys and grown to accept more asbestos cases on an annual basis than any other firm in the country. Yet, through a proven business method, those cases receive dedicated individual attention unavailable at most firms.. “I’m proud of the fact that no one helps as many mesothelioma victims as the firm does on an annual basis,” Mike said.. He has also been instrumental in the growth of the firm’s pharmaceutical injury, intellectual property and commercial litigation practices. The firm now holds national litigation leadership positions related to the Yaz/Yasmin birth control recall, the popular smoking cessation drug Chantix and the DePuy ASR hip implant recalls. The firm’s pharmaceutical attorneys have recovered millions of dollars on behalf of consumers throughout the country who were injured due to dangerous drugs and defective medical devices.. In 2010, the firm’s commercial litigation department demonstrated the benefit of contingent-fee arrangements in commercial cases when it successfully negotiated a resolution for over 30 million dollars in an antitrust case. The victory garnered national media attention including publication in Forbes Magazine.

Keith Short and Associates, P.C. was formed in the early part of 2011 by experienced attorney Keith Short — an attorney who began practicing law in 1992. The law firm was founded on the basis of using Mr. Short's experience to help injured people with workers' compensation, personal injury and Social Security cases, cases in which our firm has an impressive record of success.

John Barnerd is a shareholder at Simmons Hanly Conroy. He joined the firm in 2002 as an asbestos and mesothelioma attorney, and today is a member of the firm’s management committee. He previously served for two years as an Assistant State’s Attorney for Madison County, Ill.. John earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Illinois College and graduated with his J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law. In 2010, Chicago Lawyers Magazine recognized him as a top 40 Under 40 Illinois Attorney. For the past four years, he has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine.. John grew up in East Alton, Ill., a manufacturing community in which many people he knew became sick from asbestos exposure.. “That’s probably one of the reasons why I am an asbestos trial attorney. There’s a personal connection,” he said.. John negotiates with asbestos defendants on behalf of the firm’s clients. His work has helped secure millions of dollars on behalf of asbestos exposure victims and families.

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I am an Illinois and Missouri licensed attorney at Williamson, Webster, Falb, & Glisson where I practice civil litigation and personal injury law, including motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, trip and falls, and products liability. I have also gained experience in nursing home neglect and abuse cases and medical malpractice cases. I have and will work diligently to represent the interests of all my clients.

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Craig J. Jensen, Partner, has been a trial lawyer for almost 25 years. His practice is concentrated in the areas of the Jones Act, maritime law, nursing home abuse and neglect, personal injury, medical malpractice and construction site injuries. In Craig J. Jensen’s legal career, he has tried over 150 cases to verdict or judgment and has argued numerous cases before the Illinois Appellate Court. Before entering private practice in 1996, he served eight years as a prosecutor in both Cook County and Madison County, Illinois.. During the past 15 years, his practice has been particularly successful in maritime and nursing home cases. Craig J. Jensen has obtained millions of dollars in compensation for injured deckhands, mates, cooks, engineers, pilots, and captains. He has also obtained millions of dollars of compensation for victims of nursing home neglect. Craig J. Jensen now works with MeyerJensen PC in Alton, IL.

B. Kyle Bass is an intellectual property attorney at Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC. He focuses his practice on helping small businesses, inventors and entrepreneurs defend their intellectual property rights against infringement.. “My clients work hard for their intellectual property, and even though they may not have physical items being stolen from brick and mortar stores, they have legal rights to protect their creations,” Kyle said. “I strive to ensure those rights are enforced.”. Kyle has experience in several areas of intellectual property litigation, including false marking, copyright infringement, patent and trademark cases.. Kyle graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a B.S. in recreation, sport and tourism with a concentration in sport management. He earned his J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law where he was on the executive board for the Student Intellectual Property Law Association.. “I went to law school knowing that I wanted to be an Intellectual Property attorney,” Kyle said. “I am always looking for ways our firm can be on the front edge of this rapidly evolving litigation. To borrow from Wayne Gretzky, “We skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been.”