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Brian Polinske
Edwardsville, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal and DUI
Saint Louis University School of Law
A former prosecutor, I gained insight into what the government looks at when prosecuting defendants. I have successfully conducted many jury trials (133+). From Murder to Drug Trafficking to DUI I have won my clients cases. Let my 26 years of trial experience work for you. My practice is primarily criminal defense oriented. Madison, St. Clair, Jersey, Macoupin, Monroe, Montgomery, Clinton, Calhoun, Fayette and Bond counties are the counties I concentrate in.
Unlike other attorneys, we don't practice in other areas such as bankruptcy, collections, or small claims. We prefer to concentrate...
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Tor Hoerman
Edwardsville, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfPersonal Injury, Asbestos, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
After graduation from Chicago-Kent School of Law in 1995, Tor Hoerman began working at the defense firm Bullaro, Carton & Stone until he got a call from a plaintiffs firm, Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz that they may have an opening for a young associate. Tor jumped at the opportunity and learned about his passion to help injured people against those that he had previously represented.
In his years at K,J&S, Tor learned how to work the Courtroom at the Daley Center, spending most of his days either trying cases or running from floor to floor arguing motions on behalf of his...
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Jeremy W. Sackett
Edwardsville, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 19 years of experience
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Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Jeremy Sackett is a former prosecutor with over 15 years of courtroom intensive experience. He now represents clients in matters of criminal defense, personal injury, traffic violations, DUI's, evictions, orders of protection, and expungements.
![Trent West]( "Trent West")
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Trent West
10.0 
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Free ConsultationLitchfield, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Personal Injury, DUI, Family and Traffic Tickets
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
We are rooted in Montgomery County with two offices to better serve the area. Our firm handles many cases in the surrounding counties (Macoupin, Bond, Fayette, Christian, and Shelby County) as well. We have experience handling many areas of law, including personal injury (car wrecks/dog bites/slip or trip & falls/wrongful deaths/malpractice), traffic/DUI/criminal defense cases, bankruptcy, family law (custody/child support/adoption/divorce), estate planning (wills/POAs/trusts), and estate administration (non-probate and probate), and general civil practice.
I grew up Nokomis (Montgomery County), where my family and I reside. My degrees are from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Thomas M. Cooley...
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Brian M. Wendler
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEdwardsville, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
The firm and its attorneys have specialized for over 30 years in providing the highest rated (AV) quality legal representation for injured persons in product liability cases, motor vehicle crash cases, truck crash cases, workers compensations claims and personal injury cases. We provide one on one attorney-client service. Please see our many client reviews on avvo.com.
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Michael J Swanson
Edwardsville, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Saint Louis University School of Law
Michael J. Swanson is an experienced courtroom attorney who knows how to navigate the court system to aggressively represent his clients and maximize favorable outcomes. Prior to joining the law firm of Swanson & Sackett P.C., Michael served as the Managing Attorney in the Madison County State's Attorney's Office child support division. In this role, he handled thousands of cases each year and gained extensive courtroom experience. Michael earned his Juris Doctorate at Saint Louis University and his bachelor's degree at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), which he attended following his six-year enlistment with the U.S. Air Force....
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Benjamin T. Stephens
Edwardsville, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 18 years of experience
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Southern Illinois University School of Law
Benjamin Stephens has been with Johnston Law Offices for nearly 20 years and concentrates his practice in the areas of workers' compensation, personal injury and criminal defense. He has litigated both workers' compensation and personal injury cases for the firm, and has been involved in securing settlement awards in excess of one million dollars, in addition to numerous workers' compensation cases in excess of six figures.
Ben graduated from New Athens High School and attended Eastern Illinois University where he graduated with high honors. He continued his education at Southern Illinois University School of Law where he graduated in 2005....
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Jacob Johnston
Edwardsville, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 4 years of experience
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Southern Illinois University School of Law
Jacob was admitted to practice law in Illinois in January 2021. He concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury, criminal defense, and DUI and Traffic. Jacob obtained courtroom experience interning, as a legal research intern and 711 intern, for the Madison County States Attorney's Office during his summers in law school.
Jacob graduated from Edwardsville High School and attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where he graduated with a degree in business management in 2017. He completed his legal education at Southern University School of Law, graduating in 2020 with a Juris Doctor degree. Jacob is an active member of...
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Patrick Sullivan
East Alton, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 12 years of experience
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Southern Illinois University School of Law
Patrick Ryan Dunn Sullivan was raised in Belleville, Illinois. He is a graduate of Blessed Sacrament Grade School and Althoff Catholic High School. In 2005, Mr. Sullivan earned degrees from Southeast Missouri State University in Pure Mathematics (B.S.) and Anthropology & Foreign Languages (B.A.). He is proficient in Spanish, French, and Korean. In 2012, he graduated from the Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Mr. Sullivan began his career as an Assistant Public Defender in St. Clair County, Illinois, where he served for 6 years as the office’s first Director of Litigation. During that time he was lead counsel in dozens...
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Bradley Bauer
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
(217) 324-2323
703 W. Union Ave- Suite 3
PO Box 130
Litchfield, IL 62056
Free ConsultationLitchfield, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Personal Injury, DUI, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale and Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
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Devin C. DiDominicus
Edwardsville, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal, Divorce and Family
DePaul College of Law
Devin C. DiDominicus was born in Granite City, Illinois. He received his law degree from DePaul College of Law in Chicago, Illinois where he won awards for his superior performance in trial advocacy, litigation strategies, and securities law. After spending time with the Cook County Public Defender’s Office, he returned to southern Illinois to open his own practice. While practicing on his own, he handled family cases, including complex and contested divorces, as well as criminal and testamentary matters. Counselor DiDominicus now works with the firm of Swanson and Sackett, P.C.
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Jessica Paluch Hoerman
Edwardsville, IL Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Products Liability
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
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Samuel Mormino
Alton, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Probate and Workers' Comp
![Patrick G Johnston]( "Patrick G Johnston")
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Patrick G Johnston
Edwardsville, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 33 years of experience
Personal Injury and Criminal
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James J. Rosemergy
Godfrey, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 27 years of experience
Personal Injury, Antitrust, Consumer and Products Liability
University of Missouri - Columbia
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Andrew J. Cross
Godfrey, IL Personal Injury Lawyer
Personal Injury, Antitrust, Consumer and Products Liability
Saint Louis University School of Law
Robert Gregory
East Alton, IL Personal Injury Attorney
Personal Injury and Maritime
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Tiffany M. Yiatras
Godfrey, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 20 years of experience
Personal Injury, Antitrust, Consumer and Products Liability
Saint Louis University School of Law
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Corey D. Sullivan
Godfrey, IL Personal Injury Lawyer
Personal Injury, Antitrust, Consumer and Products Liability
Saint Louis University School of Law
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Evan Schaeffer
Godfrey, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Personal Injury, Antitrust, Consumer and Products Liability
Saint Louis University School of Law
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Jennifer van Der steen
Godfrey, IL Personal Injury Lawyer
Personal Injury, Antitrust, Consumer and Products Liability
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
Jane Wolf
East Alton, IL Personal Injury Lawyer
Personal Injury, Criminal, DUI and Estate Planning
Michael Bilbrey
Edwardsville, IL Personal Injury Attorney
Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Nathaniel Deak Mudd
East Alton, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Personal Injury and Business
John Barberis Jr
Edwardsville, IL Personal Injury Attorney
Personal Injury, Business, Divorce and Family
Sarah M. Hale
Godfrey, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Personal Injury, Antitrust, Consumer and Products Liability
Washington University School of Law
Lon Weaver
East Alton, IL Personal Injury Lawyer
Personal Injury, Estate Planning and Maritime
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David W. Bauman
Godfrey, IL Personal Injury Attorney
Personal Injury, Antitrust, Consumer and Products Liability
Washington University School of Law
Edmond H. Rees
Carlinville, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 58 years of experience
(217) 854-2602
128 South Broad Street
Post Office Box 556-
Carlinville, IL 62626-0556
Personal Injury and Criminal
![Gary K. Burger Jr]( "Gary K. Burger Jr")
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Gary K. Burger Jr
10.0 (4 Peer Reviews)
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBelleville, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Personal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Washington University School of Law
Gary Burger is managing partner of Burger Law, a St. Louis-based personal injury law firm. Gary has dedicated his 32+ year career to the rigorous pursuit of justice for injury victims and their families. His zealous representation has recovered over $200 million for clients so far.
Gary's legal experience spans all personal injury, including motor vehicle crashes, wrongful death, medical malpractice, product liability, premise liability, workers' compensation and more. His wins have been featured in the media and he has hundreds of great reviews from clients. He is licensed to practice in Missouri and Illinois, the Missouri Supreme Court, the U.S....
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Todd Bresney
Springfield, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 29 years of experience
Personal Injury and Products Liability
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Todd is the Senior Partner of Kanoski Bresney. He is also the Senior Trial Attorney who manages the complex litigation division of the law firm. Kanoski Bresney was established over 40 years ago and is a full service personal injury law firm that has 8 central Illinois office locations and a litigation practice that spans throughout the State of Illinois.
He has worked at the Federal Trade Commission and the States Attorney for Cook County. However, he spent the majority of his early career in Chicago representing and defending some of the largest insurers and corporations in the country.
Since 2002,...
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Larry A. Apfelbaum
Springfield, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Illinois College of Law
Larry joined the Springfield office of Kanoski Bresney in 1989 and opened the firm's Bloomington office in 1995. Along with his staff of dedicated legal assistants in Bloomington and Champaign, Larry has successfully represented thousands of personal injury and workers’ compensation clients throughout central Illinois for more than 30 years.
Larry was born in Freeport, Illinois, and raised in the Chicago area with three brothers. After graduating from Illinois State University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree focusing on business administration and accounting, he attended the University of Illinois College of Law in Urbana-Champaign, earning his Juris Doctor degree...
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Genavieve Marie Perino
Belleville, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Washington University School of Law and University of Virginia
Genavieve Perino is an experienced trial attorney and negotiator. In over 10 years of service to the injured in Missouri and Illinois, she has secured numerous settlements and judgments to get people the compensation they need to recover. She has obtained plaintiff verdicts in St. Louis City and County, St. Clair County, the Missouri Court of Appeals and the Missouri Supreme Court. She has served as lead counsel in a variety of personal injury practice areas, including auto accidents, product liability, medical malpractice, premises liability, dog bites and workers' compensation.
Genavieve focuses her representation on positive client outcomes and fighting...
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Steven J. Seidman
Belleville, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Workers' Comp
DePaul College of Law
Steven Seidman, the founding member of Seidman, Margulis and Fairman, has been practicing Personal Injury law for 40 years. During that time he has tried thousands of cases to successful award or verdict. Seidman has many multimillion dollar verdicts, and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation for his clients. His high gross jury verdict for a personal injury case was $26.1 million for a seriously injured truck driver. His verdict of $3.8 million, for an attorney who contracted Legionnaire disease at the JW Marriott, in Chicago, was the highest reported verdict for that type of injury in...
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Kelly Garrett-Hicks
Belleville, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Family
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Ms. Hicks has been practicing law in St. Clair and Monroe Counties for more than 18 years. She has successfully tried numerous divorce and custody cases. She is also an experienced mediator. Ms. Hicks grew up in a small town in Monroe County and returned to the area to practice law. She resides with her husband and son in Columbia.
![William J. Harrington]( "William J. Harrington")
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William J. Harrington
Springfield, IL Personal Injury Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Mr. Harrington joined the firm of Kanoski Bresney in November of 2014. Prior to making the move, he was a personal injury defense attorney for more than 20 years. This background and experience allow him to anticipate the defenses the insurance companies will use and stop them from wrongly denying your claims.
Suffering an unexpected personal injury can be frightening and traumatic. The most gratifying part of his job is the initial meeting with clients, where he can answer all their questions, explain exactly what to expect, and alleviate their concerns in their time of need. His practice includes all types...
![James W. Ackerman]( "James W. Ackerman")
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James W. Ackerman
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Free ConsultationSpringfield, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Valparaiso University School of Law
Following in his father’s footsteps as a legal advocate, Springfield personal injury lawyer James Ackerman established his practice in 1989.
Our approach to the law and to meeting our clients' needs comes from Jim Ackerman's belief that clients are best served when they are fully informed and engaged in every aspect of their case. Jim is a former prosecutor who handles injury claims and who coaches other attorneys on the finer points of case preparation, taking a case to trial, and the art of handling juries. Jim brings years of legal and courtroom experience to bear on every case.
Jim Ackerman...
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Gina Couri-Cyphers
Springfield, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Personal Injury
Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale
Gina received her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Illinois and Juris Doctor from Southern Illinois University School of Law. During her law school career, Gina served as the Assistant Managing Editor of the Journal of Legal Medicine's Legal Medicine Perspectives.
Additionally, she interned at the St. Clair County State's Attorney's Office. Following graduation from law school, Gina worked for a large general practice defense firm in Springfield, Illinois. In 2018, Gina decided to focus her career on helping the injured and joined Kanoski Bresney.
Gina's pro bono activities are as follows:
Prairie State Legal Services, Volunteer Attorney, 2016 – present
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Kathy Ann Olivero
Springfield, IL Personal Injury Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Southern Illinois University School of Law
Kathy has spent her entire legal career advocating for fair compensation to those who are injured and believes in the mission to do the right thing, not the convenient thing on behalf of Kanoski Bresney's clients. Kathy believes the greatest accomplishments she has received are the words of appreciation and gratefulness from those she has represented.
Kathy was born in Spring Valley, Illinois, and grew up in a small town in Peoria County, Illinois. Kathy attended the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana, and she was on the Dean's List several semesters and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts...
