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Patrick Haines is the managing attorney for the Firm’s offices in Edwardsville, Illinois as well as in Austin, Texas. For the past twenty years his practice has focused on helping the victims of asbestos and other toxic substances obtain compensation for their injuries. Patrick has represented over 1000 victims of mesothelioma from all over the United States and has successfully tried cases to verdict in Texas and Louisiana. His trial victories include the first asbestos verdicts ever against Borg Warner Corporation and Exxon Mobil. In addition, he has litigated cases involving injuries from vinyl chloride, benzene, carbon disulfide and drugs like Vioxx.

Mr. Jackstadt has over 30 years experience in the practice of law on behalf of injured plaintiffs. He has concentrated most recently in plaintiff’s asbestos advocacy handling motion practice, court appearances and case management. He also has experience in railroad law, labor law and municipal practice.

Jeff Bash is the managing partner of the Madison County, Illinois office and vice-chair of the firm-wide Asbestos Litigation Practice. He focuses his practice on the defense of manufacturers, retailers, suppliers and premises owners in toxic/mass tort and environmental litigation. Mr. Bash also has extensive experience representing health care providers, trucking and insurance companies. He also provides proactive solutions aimed at reducing potential liability and exposure to clients. He is licensed to practice in the State Courts of Illinois and Missouri and the United States District Courts for the Southern District of Illinois and Eastern District of Missouri.. Mr. Bash has successfully managed complex commercial litigation for Fortune 500 corporate clients in Madison County and St. Clair County, Illinois and in neighboring counties in Missouri for over a decade. He has tried cases to verdict and specializes in mitigating risks for the firm's clients through diligent trial preparations, motion practice and settlement negotiations. He has been retained by clients to negotiate settlements and dismissals nationwide. Mr. Bash has taken the lead in pressing defenses such as a lack of personal jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, products liability statutes of repose and medical causation. He has also drafted and argued numerous dispositive motions including motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment. Mr. Bash has defended the firm's clients in hundreds of depositions of plaintiffs, corporate representatives, co-workers, medical providers and experts. He also has extensive experience defending clients in benzene exposure claims, wrongful foreclosure and general insurance casualty claims.. Awards & Honors:. Best Lawyers In America, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, 2016. Leading Lawyers (Illinois) – 2014, 2015. Personal Injury Defense Law: General; Products Liability Defense Law; and Toxic Torts Defense Law. Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star 2012 & 2013, Civil Litigation Defense. Top Attorneys - Illinois Outstanding Young Lawyers - Civil Litigation Defense, 2013. Published in Chicago Magazine.. Representative Cases:. Rozumek v. Union Carbide Corporation.. United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, July 2015. Personal Jurisdiction. The Court granted Union Carbide Corporation’s, a miner and supplier of asbestos fibers, Motion to Dismiss based upon a lack of personal jurisdiction.. Nichols v. The Dow Chemical Company.. Jury Trial, City of St. Louis, Missouri, February 2014. Served on trial team in this wrongful death action seeking punitive damages and $21,000,000 in compensation. After a three-week trial, the jury returned a defense verdict in Dow's favor.. Mwesigwa v. DAP Inc.. 637 F.3d 884 (8th Cir. 2011). Summary Judgment. Products liability labeling claims against DAP Inc. preempted by Federal Hazardous Substances Act after Mwesigwa used a can of DAP Gel Formula Contact Cement which allegedly resulted in a flash fire causing burns to 80% of his body, $2,000,000 in medical expenses and his ultimate death.. Ratermann v. Tri-County Elec. Co-op., Inc.. 229 658, 897 N.E.2d 263, 325 . Jury Trial, Marion County, Illinois, 2009. Not guilty verdict for electric utility where plaintiffs claimed a power surge resulted in a home fire. Plaintiffs relied upon res ipsa loquitur and plaintiff's cause and origin expert maintained there was physical evidence of a massive high voltage surge of electricity causing simultaneous fires in two breaker panels.. Berry v. American Standard, Inc.. 382 895 (5th Dist. 2008). Summary Judgment. Denial of use of deceased plaintiff's discovery deposition as admissible evidence to defeat defendant’s summary judgment motion.

I joined Sivia Busisness & Legal Services in 2014 as a litigation and business transaction associate. In addition to my extensive financial services background, I have over 10 years of experience in private practice. My focus is primarily on corporate and other business entity matters, from creation through mergers and acquisitions, to asset protection and dissolution. Previously, I worked for Justice Thomas Welch of the Illinois Appellate Court and I am licensed in both Illinois and Missouri.. I enjoy assisting the clients of Sivia Business & Legal Services with my knowledge and experience in litigation and business transactions. I also aid clients with all of their estate planning and real estate legal needs.

Before joining Goldenberg Heller Antognoli & Rowland, P.C., John McCracken had been a partner with Coffey & McCracken Law Firm since 2001 where he oversaw all litigation matters of the firm and represented clients in a wide range of transactional matters. John has prosecuted and defended a wide variety of lawsuits including shareholder disputes, breaches of contract, title insurance claims, real estate disputes, negligence, fraud, and conspiracy claims.. John has appeared in courtrooms throughout southern and central Illinois and has honed his advocacy skills through hundreds of court appearances in several jurisdictions. John also has a wide range of experience in corporate and transactional matters. In addition to forming new corporate entities for clients, John has represented corporate clients through complex asset and stock purchases, employment matters, real estate developments, and collection matters. A unique area of John’s practice is in the fiber-optic communications industry where he has represented clients in the construction and sale of fiber-optic communication systems.. John’s educational background strengthens his representation of clients, having earned a Juris Doctorate from Saint Louis University in 1997, a Master’s of Public Administration from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 1992, and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Millikin University in 1990. John stays current on new legal issues through continuing legal education courses attended annually.. John is involved in the Edwardsville community and is pleased to have served on the board of the Edwardsville YMCA and of the Children’s Home and Aid-Southern Illinois Region. In addition to being the Chair of the Fire and Police Commission for the City of Edwardsville, he is a member of the Goshen Rotary Club and serves on the property committee of the Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois. John and his wife, Stacey, have two children and live in Edwardsville.

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