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190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1730 Chicago, Illinois 60603 (312) 529-5500 |
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Attorney Profiles |
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Regina P. Etherton Director
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Regina P. Etherton has a diverse and extensive personal injury litigation practice. She has prosecuted a broad variety of multi-million dollar complex tort, personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death claims. She has obtained record verdicts and settlements in Cook County and other counties throughout Illinois. Her noteworthy verdicts and settlements have been featured in the Cook County Jury Verdict Reporter; Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter; Verdicts, Settlements, & Tactics; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Magazine, Mealey's Insurance Law Weekly; and the Justinian Society Magazine. She was selected as one of four top Leading Women Attorneys in all areas of practice (2009) and one of six top women attorneys practicing in the field of plaintiff’s Personal Injury Law (2008)(2009) in the State of Illinois by Leading Lawyers, Law Bulletin Publishing Company and LeadingLawyers.com, to the Illinois Super Lawyer list by Law & Politics and serves on the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s Board of Managers. She was selected as one of The American Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers and one of the “500 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in America” by Lawdragon Magazine and Lawdragon.com. She is also a lifetime member of The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates forum and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. |
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David Wm. Horan, M.D., J.D. Of Counsel
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Justinian Society of Lawyers (1982-1986, 2005-present) Chicago Bar Association (1984-1992, 2005-present) Illinois State Bar Association (1984-1992, 2005-present) Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (1985-present) American Bar Association (1985-1992) American Trial Lawyers Association (1985-1992) Women Trial Lawyers Caucus (1987) The National Italian American Foundation (2003-present) |
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Legal Associations: |
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Mobil Oil Corporation v. Maryland Casualty Company, Appellate no. 1-96-0351 Poznecki v. Chicago Park District, Appellate no. 98-0939, Lange v. Freund, Appellate no. 03-106 McKenzie v. Asmussen, Appellate no. 1-05-3227 |
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Appellate Trial Experience: |
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Illinois State Bar Association: Mentor (2005-present) Illinois State Bar Association: Personal injury and medical malpractice referral panels (2005-present) Chicago Bar Association: Personal injury and medical malpractice referral panels (2005-present) Contributing Writer: Loyola University Woman’s Law Reporter (1983-1984) Member: Committee for Women’s Issues (1983-1984) Member: Chicago Bar Association, Tort Litigation Committee (1984-1986) Member: Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Legislative Committee (1984) Appointment: American Delegation of Women Lawyers through the Citizen Ambassador Program of People to People International (1987) Judge, National American Trial Lawyers Association, Mock Trial Final Competition (1989) |
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Academic Activities: |
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National Register of Outstanding College Graduates (1981) Judge: Loyola Law School: Moot Court Competition (1987 and 1988) Guest Lecturer: Loyola Law School: Moot Court Class (March 1988) The World Who’s Who of Women (1988-present) Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders in America (1988-present) International Who’s Who of Intellectuals (1988-present) Who’s Who in America (1988-present) Who’s Who in the Midwest (1988-present)
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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: Regina's recent experience includes obtaining the highest dental malpractice verdict in the history of the State of Illinois and the second highest dental malpractice verdict in the history of the United States ($2,700,000). She was the first lawyer to obtain a million dollar verdict in DuPage County and the first lawyer to obtain a $3,200,000 settlement in a wrongful death case in Peoria County. In Lake County, she recently obtained the highest settlement ($700,000) for a fractured ankle injury that had been experienced by a plaintiff who was a nonworking homemaker. Regina's broad experience enables her to successfully represent traumatically injured individuals in any county within the State. |
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B.A. magna cum laude, Dean's List 4 years, 1981, Southern Methodist University J.D., 1984, Loyola University |
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Education: |
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State of Illinois, 1984 United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, 1984 |
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Regina P. Etherton & Associates, LLC, May 16, 2005 through present time Director Responsible for the prosecution and defense of complex tort, personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death litigation, from inception to conclusion
Peter D. Kasdin, Ltd., September 1986 through May 15, 2005 Attorney Prosecuted and defended complex tort, personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death, and commercial litigation, from inception to conclusion
Jay A. Baier, Ltd., 1984 through August 1986 Associate Responsible for the prosecution and defense of complex tort, personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death litigation, from inception to conclusion |
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Illinois Trial Lawyers Association: Board of Managers (2008-Present) Selected as one of four top Leading Women Attorneys in all areas of practice (2009) and one of six top women attorneys practicing in the field of plaintiff’s Personal Injury Law (2008)(2009) in the State of Illinois by Leading Lawyers, Law Bulletin Publishing Company and LeadingLawyers.com published by Chicago Lawyer Magazine, Leading Lawyers Network Magazine, Chicago Life Magazine, Women in Law Magazine, and JUF News Selected as one of The American Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers (2007-2009) Selected to the Illinois Super Lawyers list published by Law & Politics (2008)(2009) Selected as one of “500 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in America” by Lawdragon Magazine and Lawdragon.com (2006) The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Lifetime Member: 2007-Present) The Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Member: 2006-present) Eastwood Scholarship Southern Methodist University Academic Scholarship Dad’s Club Scholarship |
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David Wm. Horan, M.D., J.D., has a long background in medical malpractice and personal injury litigation. He has won several multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients. Mr. Horan is licensed to practice both medicine and law in Illinois and Missouri. Mr. Horan’s medical degree makes him an especially skilled litigator in medical and personal injury cases. |
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