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February 1, 2007
Richard Murphy Wins Verdict For General Surgeon
A 56-year-old patient was brought to an emergency room bleeding from the floor of his mouth. The hospital had no ENT surgeon on call or on staff. The co-defendant emergency room physician attempted to have the patient transferred to another hospital and also called Mr. Murphy's client, a general surgeon on call to the emergency room that day. The general surgeon did not come in when first called. He had never operated intraorally, although he had some head and neck surgical privileges.
January 25, 2007
Robert Stern Listed in New Jersey as Court-Approved Mediator
Partner Robert A. Stern was included on the New Jersey Courts' Statewide Roster of court-approved mediators as a R. 1:40 qualified mediator.
January 19, 2007
CM Attorneys Obtained Summary Judgment On A $14+ Million Design Defect/Ensuing Loss Claim
Clausen Miller Partners William G. Zieden-Weber and Andrew C. Jacobson successfully obtained summary judgment from a Nassau County Court in Uniondale Realty Associates v. The Hartford Ins. Co., Lexington Ins. Co., Illinois Union Ins. Co., et al., Case No. 585/06.
January 16, 2007
8 Attorneys Honored as Illinois Super Lawyers
8 Clausen Miller attorneys have been named 2008 Illinois Super Lawyers. Only 5% of Illinois attorneys receive this honor.
December 28, 2006
Neil Ekblom Won Five Defense Verdicts in 2006 New York Jury Trials
Neil Harkin Ekblom, a partner of the Health Law/Medical Malpractice Unit in Clausen Miller’s New York office, won five defense verdicts in jury trials in 2006. Based upon the amounts requested by plaintiff’s attorneys on summations, Mr. Ekblom saved insurance clients, client physicians and hospitals over $13,000,000 in 2006.
December 19, 2006
Clausen Miller Prevailed in Complex Construction Arbitration
Bill Hacker and Tony Ulm received a favorable decision in a lengthy construction arbitration that took place during the summer in Chicago from June 6th through July 28th before three arbitrators from the American Arbitration Association.
December 13, 2006
Shareholders Gregory Smith and Sava Vojcanin admitted before U.S. Supreme Court
Shareholders Gregory S. Smith and Sava Alexander Vojcanin were admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court in a ceremony at the high court on December 11, 2006.
November 28, 2006
Clausen Miller Listed in National Law Journal's Top 250 Law Firms
Clausen Miller P.C. was listed in the National Law Journal's Top 250 Law Firms Survey.
November 27, 2006
Clausen Miller Welcomed Celso de Azevado to the London Office
Celso de Azevado qualified both as a barrister and as a solicitor in the UK and as a New York Attorney in the US.
October 17, 2006
London Office Recommended for Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation in UK Legal 500
The Clausen Miller London office was recommended for Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation in the 2006/2007 edition of the UK Legal 500.
October 11, 2006
James Barber Spoke at the SHRP Conference
Clausen Miller Partner Jim Barber presented at the SHRP Conference on October 11, 2006. The title of his presentation was Don't Touch That E-Mail - Employees Snooping In Your Computer.
October 5, 2006
Cole Kain Co-Chaired ABA Conference - Annotated Commercial Crime Policy
The Fidelity and Surety Law Committee presented Annotated Commercial Crime Policy. The conference was held October 5-6, 2006 at Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington D.C. Clausen Miller partner, Cole Kain, served as co-chair of this conference.
September 28, 2006
Neil H. Ekblom Obtained 16th Consecutive Defense Verdict and 23rd Defense Verdict out of the Last 25
On September 28, 2006, Neil H. Ekblom, Esq. obtained his 16th consecutive defense verdict and 23rd defense verdict out of the last 25 verdicts. The most recent victory was in Ahn v. Kim (22196/03, Queens Supreme before Judge Peter O’Donahue).
August 23, 2006
CM Appellate Team Obtained Defense Ruling On Allocation Of Fault To Settling Defendants
CM Partners Ed Kay, Barb Michaelides, Paula Carstensen and Paul Esposito teamed up to secure a new trial for the defense in Ready v. United Goedecke Services Inc., No. 1-04-1762, 2006 WL __, __ N.E.2d __ (2006), a wrongful death/survival action arising out of a construction accident in Illinois.
August 14, 2006
Clausen Miller Attorneys and Staff in Race Judicata 2006
Clausen Miller attorneys and staff participated in Race Judicata 2006 to raise money for Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation.
August 9, 2006
Maria Z. Vathis Elected Treasurer of the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
Clausen Miller congratulated Associate, Maria Z. Vathis, who was elected as the Treasurer of the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.
August 2, 2006
Clausen Miller Attorneys Won a Case of First Impression
Clausen Miller Attorney, Melinda Kollross, was quoted in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin for winning a case of first impression.
July 26, 2006
David Roe Presented With Top National Academic Award
David Roe completed his Masters of Business Administration degree with distinction from Keller Graduate School of Management in August 2005 and was selected as the 2005 - 2006 recipient of the George P. Doherty award by Keller.
July 18, 2006
Clausen Miller Congratulates our 2006 New York Super Lawyers
Clausen Miller congratulates the 2006 New York Super Lawyers, Gregory Smith and Robert Stern!
April 14, 2006
Gummow; Sustaining Member ABI Endowment Fund
While attending the ABI Annual Conference held in Washington, D.C. April 14, 2006, Clausen Miller P.C. Partner Susan N.K. Gummow was presented an award as a Sustaining Member of the ABI Endowment Fund.
March 1, 2006
Medical Malpractice Trial
Dick Murphy and Betsy Rosenberg obtained a verdict in favor of our client in a medical malpractice trial before Judge Thomas Flanagan in the Circuit Court of Cook County.
January 4, 2006
Leading Lawyers Network
James Barber and Michael Grimm of Clausen Miller were named Leading Lawyers two years in a row.
November 28, 2005
Defense Verdict Evelyn v. Dr. Peter Agho
Kathi Rotondo reported that the malpractice unit achieved another defense verdict on November 28, 2005 in the matter of Evelyn v. Dr Peter Agho. The case was venued in Bronx Supreme Court.
November 1, 2005
Skaggs v. Senior Services
Clausen Miller Appellate Practice Group members Ed Kay, Barb Michaelides and Paul Esposito were granted permission by the Illinois Supreme Court to appear before that Court representing the Illinois Manufactures' Association as Amicus in the Skaggs v. Senior Services appeal pending before the Illinois Supreme Court.
September 1, 2005
Spotlight on Appellate Victories
The Appellate Practice Group persuaded two different New York appellate courts to reverse the trial court and grant summary judgment to CM’s insured.
June 28, 2005
Clausen Miller Committed to Public Service
Clausen Miller P.C. is committed to sponsoring at least one public service activity per quarter.
June 2, 2005
Jury Verdict in Sprinkler Activation/Property Damage Case
Clausen Miller partner, Michael Basil, won a week-long jury trial in Richmond, Indiana.
April 4, 2005
Susan Gummow Released 2nd Edition of Bankruptcy and Insurance Law Manual
Clausen Miller partner, Susan Gummow, released the second edition of her Bankruptcy and Insurance Law Manual.
August 30, 2004
Clausen Miller Attorneys Asked Illinois Supreme Court to Overturn a "Quotient Verdict"
A trucking company asked the Illinois Supreme Court to review a $3 million verdict against it, after a reviewing court barred it from using juror affidavits to show the award was an improper "quotient verdict."
