Illinois Lawyers Ted Hammel to Terry Heady

Firm: Hammel Law Offices, P.C.

54 North Ottawa Street , Joliet , Illinois 60432

Practice Areas: Adoption, Assault & Battery, Business & Commercial, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Criminal Defense , Divorce, Estate Planning, Family , Land Use & Zoning, Landlord & Tenant, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Probate , Traffic Violations, Wills, Wrongful Death, DUI & DWI, DUI & DWI, DUI & DWI

In 1985, Mr. Hammel earned his degree in Bachelors of Science from the Marquette University College of Business.  Subsequently, he was employed at the Continental National Bank of Chicago for one year.  During law school, he clerked for the United States Army Judge Advocate Generals Office VII Corp, Munich Germany.  In 1989, he received his Juris Doctor from the John Marshall School of Law in Chicago.  After two years as a Will County Assistant Public Defender, he established Hammel Law Offices, P.C., in Joliet, Illinois.  In 2005, he merged with Brumund & Jacobs, and subsequently worked extensively in the areas of criminal, traffic and DUI offenses.   He is an annual instructor at the Will County Bar Association’s seminar regarding DUI and traffic offenses, and assisted in many prior ISBA seminars. In 2002, he became qualified to administer field sobriety testing in the State of Illinois, and has testified in many Will County Cases regarding the administration of field sobriety testing.  His cases in the area of DUI/Criminal law are:  People v. Madden, 273 114, 652 N.E.2d 480, 3RD  Dist., June 30, 1995;  People v. Allen, 375 810, 873 N.E.2d 30, 3RD Dist., August 07, 2007;  People v. Love, 393 196, 911 N.E.2d 1015, 3rd  Dist., June 03, 2009; People v. Miklos, 393 205, 914 N.E.2d 506, 3rd Dist., July 17, 2009; People v. Garstecki, 234 430, 917 N.E.2d 465, September 24, 2009; People v. Ziobro, 242 34, 949 N.E.2d 631, April 21, 2011; People v. Riffice, 392 961, 911 N.E.2d 1244, 3rd Dist., July 08, 2009;  People v. Coners, 374 425, 871 N.E.2d 257, 3rd Dist., June 26, 2007; People v. Donnelly, 327 1101, 765 N.E.2d 496, 3rd  Dist., February 21, 2002; People v. Kazenko, 972 N.E.2d 815, 3rd  Dist., July 02, 2012;  People v. Santovi, 2014 IL App (3d) 130075, --- N.E.3d ----, 2014 WL 2191364, . 3 Dist.,2014, May 27, 2014.

Firm: Culhane Meadows

30 S. Wacker , Chicago , Illinois 60610

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Fawell and Fawell, Ltd.

2100 Manchester Road   945 , Wheaton , Illinois 60187

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Dodds Law Office, PC

216 E Grove St. , Bloomington , Illinois 61701

Practice Areas: Car Accidents

Terry Dodds is an Illinois Personal Injury and Workers Compensation Attorney. However, Mr. Dodds also represents auto accident claimants and counsels clients in the areas of criminal law, divorce and family law, dui and other traffic-related matters.. HistoryEstablished in 2005.. After completing his studies at SIU School of Law, he began his legal career working for the Missouri State Public Defender's Office in Buffalo, Missouri. During the two year period, he worked for the State of Missouri, he defended both misdemeanor and felony defendants and tried his first cases. He then entered private practice in Springfield, Missouri working for a successful civil litigation law firm which primarily represented personal injury, workers compensation, and medical malpractice claimants. There he did trial and appellate work, including arguing his first case before the Southern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals. Terry is likely one of only a few attorneys in Bloomington, Illinois who has argued before both the Illinois and Missouri Court of Appeals. Terry previously represented indigent clients in the courts of McLean County pursuant to a contract with the McLean County Public Defender's Office. He also previously served as the Board President of the Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington.

Firm: Terrie L Culver & Associates

454 E Northwest Hwy , Des Plaines , Illinois 60016

Practice Areas: Real Estate,

Firm: Terrie L. Culver & Associates

454 E Northwest Hwy , Palatine , Illinois 60016

Practice Areas: Real Estate

Since 1993, Terrie L. Culver has been practicing law in the areas of business/corporate and real estate law litigation and transactions. Terrie first began her career by clerking for an Illinois Court Judge. Then she went on to the private sector, employed by a small firm where she handled High Profile Matters including the 1990's Cell Phone and Prozac cases in which she was up against the larger firms and their partners, more than handling her own. During that time, she also represented clients in Corporate, Employment, Construction and Real Estate Matters. After leaving the small firm, she worked for a Large Municipal Corporation where she handled Construction and Real Estate cases. Lastly, she was employed by an International Sales Corporation as North America Counsel where she was responsible for all of the legal needs of 12 Offices throughout North America.. In 2007, Terrie opened up her own firm.

Firm: Brieske Family Law, LLC

77 West Wacker Drive , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Family

Ms. Brieske approaches each case with the goal of an amicable settlement while still providing zealous advocacy on behalf of her clients. She has been referred to as a tough negotiator and litigator while still maintaining compassion for the life changing events her clients are experiencing.  With over a decade of practice in the area of family law, Ms. Brieske has substantial experience in all aspects of family law issues, including complex dissolution proceedings, custody issues, mental health evaluations connected to custody matters, protective orders and the division of marital assets. Ms. Brieske has advised clients relating to both prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and has extensive experience in post-decree matters, including the enforcement of Judgments for Dissolution of Marriage and court orders.. Ms. Brieske also has extensive experience as a general commercial litigator having practiced at some of the largest and most prestigious firms in Illinois.  She is an active member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association and American Bar Association.. Activities:. Terri is a member of the Northwestern Law Alumni Club Chicago Board of Directors and volunteers regularly as a judge at Northwestern Law School's moot court competition. She also participates as a Family Law Court Facilitator assisting pro se clients with all aspects of domestic relations disputes.

Firm: Talarico Law Group

15000 S. Cicero , Oak Forest , Illinois 60452

Practice Areas: Real Estate

ATTORNEY TERRY FOGARTY. “A little about me”. I grew up on the South Side of Chicago in the Mt. Greenwood neighborhood. After High School I became a paramedic and worked in the Chicagoland area for about five years, when I went back to school. After several years of college, I enlisted in the United States Air Force, where I became a Chinese Linguist. While stationed in Washington DC, I attended law school in the evenings at American University, earning my Juris Doctor and graduating Cum Laude.. Upon my retirement from the Air Force, I returned home to Chicago with my wife and five kids to practice law. I worked for five years as General Counsel for a Civil Litigation, Real Estate, and Estate Planning firm. I left the firm in early 2015 to focus full-time on Estate Planning and Real Estate. Currently I live with my family on Chicago’s south side in Palos Park, and also have office space in Oak Forest.. Family Oriented. My wife Elizabeth is a trained paralegal who assists me in my practice, and my daughter Briana helps me as well. As a family, we help other families plan for their futures and protect their loved ones; our goal is to provide comprehensive services that fulfill the unique needs and concerns of each client.. My practice is not built around finding clients, but on building trust and relationships. My work is not complete until I have proven to you that I am an honest, knowledgeable attorney and that your family is safe in my hands. It is my goal to become your trusted legal advisor; the person you think off when you are asked if you know a good lawyer!. Affordable and Focused. By concentrating on Estate Planning and Real Estate, I try to keep my area of practice small to minimize overhead and pass the savings on to you. This also allows me to focus on these areas of the law, gaining and maintaining the expertise needed to give you the highest quality legal services that you deserve. I am also a member of WealthCounsel, a collegial group of over 2,500 estate planning attorneys nationwide. This network is a tremendous resource, allowing me to stay up to date on changes in the law as well as current issues and trends in estate planning.. I look forward to working with you to provide you a comprehensive plan that will protect you and your loved ones in the years to come. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you may have, and thank you.. My Affiliations and Memberships. ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION. NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, GENERAL BAR. UNITED STATES TAX COURT. CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION. WILL COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION. DUPAGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION. WEALTHCOUNSEL. UNIFORMED SERVICES DISABLED RETIREES. US AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION

Firm: Leeders Law

205 W Randolph St. , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Terry Leeders is from Chicago, Illinois. Terry focuses his practice on Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 consumer bankruptcy cases. He has met advised thousands clients about their financial needs. Terry started the law firm of Leeders & Associates in 2004 where he gives his clients one on one personal service they deserve.. We offer free consultations and effective solutions to your debt problems.  Meet us in Chicago, Schaumburg, Hyde Park, or Orland Park.. I want to help you get out of debt and move on with your life.. I am a debt relief agency. I help consumers file for chapter 7 and chapter 13 bankrutpcy cases under the bankruptcy code.

674 W. Veterans Parkway, Suite D , Yorkville , Illinois 60560

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Harvatin Law Offices

1100 South 5th Street , Springfield , Illinois 62703

Practice Areas: DUI & DWI

I was born Benton, Illinois a small coal mining town in southern Illinois. We moved to the Springfield area in 1960-61, when I was about 5.. I attended a small high school outside of Springfield. I obtained my undergraduate degree from Knox College, a small liberal arts college in Galesburg, Illinois. (The Knox campus houses the only building that still stands at the site of a Lincoln-Douglas debate).  I graduated from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1981. I have been in private practice in Springfield since that time.. I enjoy spending time with my son Alex, who was born in 1997. We are both interested in cars (he has very expensive taste) and just about anything else mechanical (my brother and father are both engineers and I think he gets it from them). I am a fairly avid bicyclist, riding about 5,000 miles a year.

Firm: Kollias & Giese, P.C.

400 S. Knoll Street, Ste B , Wheaton , Illinois 60187

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

Teresa M. Dettloff is a licensed attorney in Illinois concentrating in family matters and divorce, serving the counties of DuPage, Cook, Will, Kane, and other surrounding counties. Teresa has been appointed as a Guardian ad Litem in numerous cases in DuPage County and is passionate about family law matters.. Teresa graduated magna cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she served as a Lead Article Editor for the Loyola Univeristy Chicago Law Journal and with experience clerking for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in the Gang Crimes Unit and Criminal Appeals. Teresa also worked for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in the Office of the Prosecutor of the United Nations in the Netherlands.

Firm: Stephan Zouras, LLP

222 West Adams Street, Suite 2020 , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

I assist Stephan Zouras, LLP clients with employment and consumer protection issues. I have experience working on a wide range of employment cases, including class and collective action wage and hour disputes and employment discrimination cases. With a strong knowledge of the Fair Labor Standards Act, I help clients recover unpaid wages when minimum wage and overtime laws are violated.. My background includes working for the Shakman Monitor for the City of Chicago, monitoring the City's hiring practices and making recommendations for policy and procedural reforms. I also worked at Chicago Kent's Employment Law Clinic and served as an extern for United States Magistrate Judge Susan E. Cox. In addition, I have experience with social security disability benefit laws, as well as medical malpractice, personal injury, and nursing home litigation.

Firm: Thomson & Weintraub

105 N Center St , Bloomington , Illinois 61701

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Mr. Kelly is an accomplished trial attorney concentrating his practice in the areas of Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Employee Rights and Workers Compensation. He has been selected a "Leading Lawyer" in 2011 through 2018 by the Leading Lawyer network, the Nation's Top Lawyers, Based upon a Survey of their Peers.  Mr. Kelly is also an invited member of the National Trial Lawyers 100 Top Trial Lawyers.  Mr. Kelly is among a select group of trial lawyers who have obtained jury verdicts in excess of $1,000,000 in contested malpractice cases.. After graduating from the University of Iowa Law School, “with distinction,” Mr. Kelly practiced for six years for a large insurance defense firm in a metropolitan area where he honed his trial and litigation skills.  During this time, Mr. Kelly gained valuable insight into how insurance companies and employers defend and litigate claims.  This experience has proven invaluable in litigating claims against such entities.  Since coming to central Illinois in 1995, Mr. Kelly has represented the rights of the injured and victims of medical negligence in across the State of Illinois. He has tried over twenty-five cases to verdict, including successful Medical Malpractice cases with near record verdicts for the county.  As examples, Mr. Kelly has obtained a verdict in excess of $1 million against an orthopedic surgeon who negligently performed a total knee replacement, a near $1 million verdict against a psychiatrist whose inadequate treatment of a depressed patient lead to suicide, and a substantial six-figure verdict against a doctor whose treatment of a leg injury leg to an amputation.  Please note that these past verdicts and settlements were based on the facts of each case and do note guarantee future results. Each case depends on its own merits and value. Through his trial practice,  Mr. Kelly has become a well-respected litigator with proven results. The measure of any trial attorney is his ability to handle a case at every stage of litigation. In addition to his extensive experience in trial work, Mr. Kelly has also actively handled cases through the appellate process. When a party receives an adverse decision at the trial level, he or she has the option to “appeal” that decision to an appellate court and, ultimately if accepted, the Supreme Court. These decisions, if reported, become the law of land for not only the parties involved, but all cases within the court’s jurisdiction. Many attorneys “farm” this appellate work out. Mr. Kelly does not. He has personally handled numerous appeals in both state and federal court. He has argued before the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, the Third District Appellate Court of Illinois, the Fourth District Appellate Court of Illinois, the Workers Compensation Division of the Appellate Court of the Illinois, the United States 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and the Illinois Supreme Court. Very few trial lawyers can make this claim. And, most importantly, his cases have resulted in reported decisions that have help establish significant rights for the injured. Mr. Kelly’s reported decisions are listed below. Mr. Kelly was born in Camden, New Jersey, in 1962 and graduated from Kutztown University in 1985 with his Bachelor of Arts. In 1989, he graduated with his J.D., with distinction, from the University of Iowa and was admitted to the Wisconsin Bar and the U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin in 1989.  In 1995, he was admitted to the Illinois Bar, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois. Mr. Kelly is the author of "Condition Verses Cause: A Doctrine Whose Time Has Passed?" published in the Illinois Bar Journal, Vol. 84, in March 1996. Finally, Mr. Kelly, is an active member of the McLean County and Illinois State Bar Associations, as well as the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.   Mr. Kelly has been selected as a “Leading Lawyer” through the peer reviewed Leading Lawyer Network and is an invited member of the National Trial Lawyers 100 Top Trial Lawyers. Mr. Kelly would be happy to talk with you about your personal injury, workers compensation or malpractice case.  Feel free to email him at  or call his 24-hour injury hotline at.. Reported Decisions Farris v. Industrial Commission, 357 525, 829 N.E.2d 372, 293 . 789 (4th 2005) Flynn v. Industrial Commission, 211 546, 813 N.E.2d 119, 286 Ill. Dec. 62 (Supreme Court of Illinois, 2004), reversing 339 Ill. App. 3d 994, 791 N.E.2d 1301, 274 Ill. Dec. 890 (3rd Dist. 2003) Thompson v. Country Mutual Ins. Co., 319 158, 744 N.E.2d 1271, 253 Ill. Dec. 207 (4th Dist. 2001). Seaman v. Thompson Electronics, 325 Ill. App. 3d 560, 758 N.E.2d 454, 259 Ill. Dec. 331 (3rd Dist. 2001) Gallianetti v. Industrial Commission, 315 Ill. App. 3d 721, 734 N.E.2d 482, 248 Ill. Dec 554 (3rd Dist. 2000) Tom Lange Co. v. A. Gagliano Co., F.3d 1305 (7th Cir. 1995) Smith v. Industrial Commission, 308 Ill. App. 3d 260, 719 N.E.2d 329, 241 Ill. Dec. 468 (3rd Dist. 1999) Markunas v. Sentry Insurance Company, 185 852, 519 N.W.2d 688 (Ct. App. 1994) Peterman v. Midwestern National, 682, 503 N.W.2d 312 (Ct. ) Grotelveschen v. Dimmer, 171 437, 492 N.W.2d 131 (1992)

Firm: Tenenbaum Law Group

2222 Chestnut Ave , Glenview , Illinois 60026

Practice Areas: Divorce & Family, Personal Injury, Bankruptcy

162 West Grand Avenue , Chicago , Illinois 60654

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

300 S. Wacker Dr. , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Immigration

Firm: Meyers & Flowers - St. Charles

3 N 2nd St , Saint Charles , Illinois 60174

Practice Areas: Business

Founding partner Ted A. Meyers is a fourth-generation attorney who carries on his family’s tradition of fighting for justice for the ‘little guy’. Ted has a long and successful track record of taking on insurance companies that try to avoid their obligations to families whose lives have been upended by catastrophic events.. ======================================================================Every family deserves the same passion and commitment from their attorney that I’ddemand for my own family.======================================================================. Ted works closely with the firm’s experienced trial attorneys to develop and advance creative legal theories to maximize client recoveries. Ted utilizes his passion for writing in the firm’s complex motion practice and as the leader of Meyers & Flowers’ appellate team.. Ted shares the firm’s conviction that representing an injured client or a family that has lost a loved one does not end after a large verdict or settlement is secured. Even after a large recovery is obtained, families often face complex legal, emotional and financial challenges. Ted utilizes his experience as an estate and guardianship attorney to guide families through the numerous tax, estate and guardianship issues which often need to be addressed.. Notable cases which Ted has prosecuted include:• $105,000,000—Illegal increase of life insurance premiums.• $3,000,0000—Resident crushed to death after climbing into commercial compactor.• $1,000,0000—Supreme Court recognizes exception to social host liability.• $8,000,000—Underpayment of surgeons by PPO insurance company.• $2,000,000—Psychiatric patient escapes from ambulance restraints.• $3,000,000—Will contest.. Ted attributes his success to the sage advice he received from his father: “Being a successful lawyer and doing the right thing for your clients are not mutually exclusive--but are in fact mutually inclusive.” When asked why Meyers & Flowers has been so successful over the years, Ted attributes it to working with a great team that share his passion for justice.. Ted is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and worked as a computer systems analyst before attending law school at Southern Illinois University. Outside of his memberships with the Kane County Bar, the Illinois State Bar and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Ted runs several private charitable funds and serves as a director on several private company boards.

Firm: Law Office of Terry Heady

54 West Downer Place , Aurora , Illinois 60506

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Employment, Nursing Home Abuse, Medical Malpractice

I have focused my entire career on helping victims of all types of accidents receive fair compensation for their injuries.   I believe what seperates me from the rest is individual attention to your case and over 20 years of experience winning jury trials.  I am not afraid to take a tough case to trial if that is what it takes to get a fair result for my clients.   In addition, by focusing on a limited area of the law, personal injury, nursing home, medical malpractice and employment rights, I am better able to manage my practice and keep on top of developments in the law.

Firm: Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC

One Court Street , Alton , Illinois 62002

Practice Areas: Mesothelioma, Asbestos