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General Defense
Garofalo, Schreiber, Storm & Grant, Chartered
55 West Wacker Drive, 10th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60601
- Telephone: 312-670-2000
- Fax: 312-419-1336
- Toll Free: 877-419-2300
- Website: www.gssglaw.com
Established: 1997
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Workers' Compensation
- Employer Liability
- Trial Practice
- Appellate Practice
- State and Federal Courts
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Personnel Information
Shareholders
Joseph A. Garofalo
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas
- Workers' Compensation
- Insurance Defense
- Trial Practice
Admitted
- Illinois, 1977
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1987
Additional Biographical Details:
Chicago Bar Association Lecturer: "Trial of a Workers' Compensation Case," Spring, 1984; "Case Developments in Workers' Compensation," Spring, 1988; Arbitrator, Circuit Court of Cook County, 1990; Leading Lawyers Network-The Top Lawyers, 2004-present; Illinois Super Lawyers, 2006-present
Memberships:
- Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations
- Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association
- Justinian Society of Lawyers
Reported Cases:
Johnson Outboards v. Industrial Commission, 77Ill.2d 67, 394 N.E.2d 1176, 31 Ill. Dec. 799 (1979); Auto-Trol Technology Corporation v. Industrial Commission, 189 Ill.App.3d 1065, 545 N.E.2d 939 (1989)
Education:
- North Park College, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1974
- DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 1977
Born: 1952
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Scott T. Schreiber
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas
- Workers' Compensation
- Insurance Defense
- Trial Practice
Admitted
Additional Biographical Details:
Leading Lawyers Network-The Top Lawyers, 2004-present; Illinois Super Lawyers, 2007-present
Memberships:
- Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association
Publications:
- Author: "The Unsupervised Child: Parental Negligence or Necessity," Valparaiso University Law Review, Vol. 15, P. 167, Fall, 1980
Education:
- Valparaiso University, B.A., 1978
- Valparaiso University, J.D., 1981
Fraternity Information:
Managing Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review (1980-1981)
Born: 1956
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Derek A. Storm
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas
- Workers' Compensation
- Insurance Defense
- Trial Practice
Admitted
- Illinois, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1987
Additional Biographical Details:
Leading Lawyers Network-The Top Lawyers, 2004-present
Memberships:
- Chicago Bar Association
- Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association (Board of Directors; Past President)
Education:
- Eastern Illinois University, B.A. (with honors), 1981
- DePaul University, J.D., 1984
- University of London, England, LL.M. (with merit), 1989
Born: 1959
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Daniel L. Grant
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas
- Workers' Compensation
- Insurance Defense
- Trial Practice
- Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation
Admitted
Additional Biographical Details:
Leading Lawyers Network - The Top Lawyers, 2018 - present; Chicago Bar Chair 2014
Memberships:
- American Bar Association
- Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association
Education:
- Illinois State University, B.S., 1998
- DePaul University, J.D., 2002
Born: 1975
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Philip G. Brinckerhoff
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Employer Liability
- Trial Practice
- Construction Law
Admitted
Additional Biographical Details:
Leading Lawyers Network, The Top Lawyers (2012 - present)
Memberships:
- Chicago Bar Association
- Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
Education:
- Marquette University, A.B., 1980
- Saint Louis University, J.D., 1985
Born: 1958
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Steven R. Scarlati, Jr.
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas
- Workers' Compensation
- Insurance Defense
- Trial Practice
Admitted
Memberships:
- Will County and Chicago Bar Associations
- Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association
Education:
- Eastern Illinois University, B.A., 1986
- Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., 1990
Born: 1963
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James R. Clune
Chicago, IL
Admitted
- Florida, 1978
- Illinois, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1979
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar, 1981
Additional Biographical Details:
Leading Lawyers Network, The Top Lawyers (2013-present)
Memberships:
- Illinois State Bar Association
- The Florida Bar
- Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association
Publications:
- Author: "Illinois Continuing Legal Education-Workers Compensation Chapter 2"; "Employer-Employee Relationship"
Education:
- University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1975
- Stetson University College of Law, J.D., 1978
Born: 1953
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Andrew L. Rane
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas
- Workers' Compensation
- Insurance Defense
- Trial Practice
Admitted
- Illinois, 1994
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Additional Biographical Details:
Leading Lawyers Network, The Top Lawyers (2016)
Memberships:
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 2008-2010)
Education:
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.A., 1990
- Northern Illinois University, J.D. (cum laude), 1994
Honors:
American Jurisprudence Award in Administrative Law
Born: 1967
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Todd E. Wegman
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas
- Workers' Compensation
- Insurance Defense
- Trial Practice
Admitted
Additional Biographical Details:
Leading Lawyers Network, The Top Lawyers (2016-present)
Memberships:
- American Bar Association
- Workers' Compensation Lawyers Assocation
Education:
- Illinois State University, B.S., 1991
- Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., 1996
Born: 1969
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Partners
Craig M. Scarpelli
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas
- Workers' Compensation
- Insurance Defense
- Trial Practice
Admitted
- Illinois, 1996
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Memberships:
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association
Education:
- University of Wisconsin, B.A. (cum laude), 1992
- DePaul University, J.D., 1996
Born: 1970
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David P. Hanson
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas
- Workers' Compensation
- Insurance Defense
- Trial Practice
Admitted
- Illinois, 2001
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar
Memberships:
- American Bar Association
- Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association
Education:
- Indiana University, B.S., 1997
- DePaul University, J.D., 2000
Language:
Born: 1974
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Laura D. Hrubec
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas
- Workers' Compensation
- Subrogation
Admitted
- Illinois, 2002
- Indiana, 2012
Memberships:
- Illinois State and Indiana State Bar Associations
Education:
- North Central College, B.A. (cum laude), 1998
- DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 2002
Born: 1976
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Associates
Matthew J. Novak
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas
- Workers' Compensation
- Insurance Defense
- Trial Practice
Admitted
Memberships:
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association
Education:
- Buena Vista University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 2001
- The University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., 2005
Born: 1978
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Jason L. Cutler
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas
- Workers' Compensation
- Insurance Defense
Admitted
Memberships:
- Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association
Education:
- University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., 2008
Born: 1983
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Frank A. Barber, Jr.
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas
Admitted
Memberships:
- American, Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations
- Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association
Education:
- Rutgers University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 2010
- George Mason University School of Law, J.D., 2013
Born: 1989
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Monika W. Trujillo
Chicago, IL
Admitted
Memberships:
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association
Education:
- Roosevelt University, B.S. Psychology, 2010
- Chicago - Kent School of Law, J.D., 2014
Language:
Born: 1987
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Lucas D. Downing
Chicago, IL
Admitted
- Illinois, 2015
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2015
Memberships:
- American, Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations
- Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association
Education:
- Northern Illinois University, B.A., 2010
- The University of Tulsa College of Law, J.D., 2014
Born: 1986
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Jonathan M. Prihodka
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas
Admitted
Memberships:
- American and Chicago Bar Associations
- Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association
Education:
- The University of Iowa, B.A., 2013
- DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 2017
Born: 1991
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Of Counsel
Ralph L. Berke
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas
- Workers' Compensation
- Insurance Defense
- Litigation
- Estate Planning
Admitted
- Illinois, 1974
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1986
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1990
Education:
- Wheaton College, B.A. (with high honors), 1971
- Northwestern University, J.D., 1974
Military:
Ret. Lt. Col., U.S. Army Reserve
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Norman H. Burdick
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas
- Fraud
- Criminal Law
- Workers' Compensation
- Insurance Fraud
- Insurance Law
Admitted
- Illinois, 1976
- U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1976
Memberships:
- Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations
- Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association
- Coalition Against Fraud
- International Association of Fraud Examiners
Education:
- Northeastern Illinois University, B.A. (Dean's List), 1972
- The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, J.D., 1975
Born: 1950
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