Attorney Profiles

ARTHUR R. KINGERY, born, Montrose, IL, January 20, 1942; admitted to bar, 1966, IL and U.S. District Court, Central District of IL; 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of IL (B.S., 1963; J.D., 1966). Member: Peoria County, IL State and American Bar Associations; IL Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; IL Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Workers' Compensation Law; Personal Injury Law; Products Liability Law.

EDWARD R. DURREE, born Streator, IL, June 2, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of IL, 1979, U.S. Supreme Court, 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Augustana College and University of IL (B.A., with honors, 1971); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1975). Member, Drake Law Review, 1973-75. Member: Peoria County (President, 1994-95) and Illinois State Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Inns of Court, Abraham Lincoln Chapter (Master Emeritus). PRACTICE AREAS: Personal Injury Law; Medical and Professional Malpractice Law.

STEVEN A. WAKEMAN, born, Peoria, IL, June 16, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, IL; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Bradley University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974); University of IL (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, National Moot Court Team, Law Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of IL, Northern Division, 1977-78. Member: Peoria County and IL State Bar Associations; IL Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Inns of Court, Abraham Lincoln Chapter (Emeritus). PRACTICE AREAS: Personal Injury Law; Medical Malpractice; Product Liability Law; Divorce; Business Litigation.

CHRISTOPHER P. RYAN, born Chicago, IL, October 24, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois; 1985, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of IL (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Member: Peoria County, Illinois State Bar, and American Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Panel of Consumer Arbitrators (BBB). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Medical and Professional Malpractice; Business Litigation; Family Law.

PHILIP M. O'DONNELL, born Peoria, IL, July 23, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of IL; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of IL (B.S., magna cum laude, 1991); University of Kansas (J.D., 1994). Member: Peoria County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: General Tort law; General Practice; Estate Law.

JAMES P. LAWSON, born Peoria, IL, November 2, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, IL and U.S. District Court, Central District of IL. Education: University of IL (B.S., 1992); Southern IL University (J.D., 1995; M.B.A., 1995). Member: Peoria County and IL State Bar Associations; IL Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. PRACTICE AREAS: Personal Injury; Divorce Law; General Practice.

MICHAEL S. McKINLEY, born, Peoria, IL, January 22, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, IL; 1994, U.S. District Court, Central District of IL. Education: Spring Hlll College (B.S., cum laude, 1990); Southern IL University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Omicron Delta Epsilon. Member: Peoria County, IL State and American Bar Assocations; IL Trial Lawyers Assocation; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. PRACTICE AREAS: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Professional Malpractice.



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