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Cray Huber Horstman Heil & VanAusdal LLC
303 West Madison, Suite 2200
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Telephone: 312-332-8450
Fax: 312-332-8451
E-Mail: attorneys@crayhuber.com
www.crayhuber.com


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Established: 1999
Commercial Litigation, Insurance Defense, Coverage Issues, General Liability, Subrogation, Breach of Contract, Malpractice, Construction Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Personal Liability, Product Liability
Firm Profile
Cray Huber Horstman Heil & VanAusdal LLC was formed in 1999 for the purpose of improving the quality and efficiency of defense litigation services through the use of emerging technology and more experienced lawyers. The founding partners of the firm have more than 100 years of experience in defending lawsuits in state and federal courts across the country. Cray Huber focuses its counseling and litigation practice in commercial disputes, product liability, professional liability, insurance coverage, construction liability, medical liability, transportation, premises liability and civil appeals.

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Firm Members
DANIEL K. CRAY — 1956 — Illinois State University, B.S. (with high honors), 1978; University of Illinois, J.D., 1981 — Admitted to Bar, 1981, Illinois — Member American, Illinois State and DuPage County Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel
MICHAEL D. HUBER — 1960 — Wabash College, A.B. (cum laude), 1982; Indiana University, J.D. (cum laude), 1985 — Delta Theta Pi — Admitted to Bar, 1985, Illinois; 1996, Indiana; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana — Member Illinois State, Indiana State and Chicago Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; Trucking Industry Defense Association
JAMES K. HORSTMAN — 1953 — DePauw University, B.A., 1975; Yale University, M.A.R., 1977; Washington University, J.D., 1980 — Admitted to Bar, 1980, Illinois — Member American and Illinois State Bar Associations; Appellate Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
RODNEY E. VANAUSDAL — 1958 — Indiana University, B.S., 1980; J.D., 1982 — Beta Gamma Sigma — Admitted to Bar, 1983, Illinois — Member American and Illinois State Bar Associations; American Society for Healthcare Risk Management; Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys
STEPHEN W. HEIL — 1965 — Lewis University, B.A. (with honors), 1987; University of Illinois, J.D. (cum laude), 1990 — Admitted to Bar, 1990, Illinois; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1995, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois — Member Illinois State Bar Association; Defense Research Institute
DAVID E. KRAVITZ — 1968 — University of Wisconsin, B.A., 1990; Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., 1994 — Admitted to Bar, 1994, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
DAVID J. FARINA — 1968 — State University of New York at Plattsburgh, B.S. (summa cum laude), 1990; The John Marshall Law School, J.D., 1994 — Admitted to Bar, 1995, Illinois; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois — Member Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute
Associates
RONALD L. WISNIEWSKI — 1966 — University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1988; Valparaiso University School of Law, J.D., 1991 — Admitted to Bar, 1992, California; 1994, Illinois — Member State Bar of California
ADAM C. CARTER — 1976 — Augustana College, B.A., 1998; University of Illinois, J.D., 2001 — Admitted to Bar, 2001, Illinois; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
MICHELLE D. SAMRETA — 1977 — Saint Mary's College, B.A., 2000; Loyola Law School, J.D., 2006 — Admitted to Bar, 2006, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois — Member Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations, Women's Bar Association of Illinois
SCOTT D. PFEIFFER — 1973 — Southern Illinois University, B.A., 1997; The John Marshall Law School, J.D., 2000 — Admitted to Bar, 2000, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; Supreme Court of Illinois; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois — Member Chicago Bar Association; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
AIMEE K. LIPKIS — 1984 — Indiana University, B.A., 2006; Michigan State University College of Law, J.D., 2009 — Admitted to Bar, 2009, Illinois — Member Chicago Bar Association
JENNIFER M. HART — The University of Mississippi, B.S., 1994; The John Marshall Law School, J.D., 1998 — Admitted to Bar, 1998, Illinois; 2009, California — Member Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations, State Bar of California (Litigation Section)
RYAN A. KELLY — 1984 — Indiana University, B.A., 2005; DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 2009 — Admitted to Bar, 2009, Illinois — Member Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations
ANTONIO J. FRICANO — 1980 — Illinois State University, B.S., 2002; Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 2006 — Admitted to Bar, 2006, California; 2007, Illinois; 2008, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
KEVIN A. SCHUMMER — 1980 — Marquette University, B.A., 2002; DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 2005 — Admitted to Bar, 2005, Illinois — Member Illinois State and Lake County Bar Associations
MELISSA H. DAKICH — DePauw University, B.A., 1985; The John Marshall Law School, J.D., 1998 — Admitted to Bar, 1998, Illinois; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
JENNIFER N. ROSS — 1975 — Truman State University, B.A., 1997; Indiana University School of Law, J.D., 2000 — Admitted to Bar, 2000, Illinois; 2001, Indiana; 2000, U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois — Member Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association — Certified Professional Health Care Risk Manager; Barton Certificate in Health Care Risk Management


 

 

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