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(Main Office) Walker Wilcox Matousek LLP practices in the following areas of law: Insurance Law, Coverage, Counseling, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Litigation, Civil Trial Practice, Aviation Coverage and Defense, Casualty Insurance Coverage and Defense, Class Action Defense, Commercial Litigation, Construction Defense, Contract Litigation, Directors and Officers Liability Coverage, Employment Practices Liability Insurance Coverage and Defense, Environmental Insurance Coverage and Defense, Financial Institutions Liability Insurance Coverage and Defense, First and Third Party Insurance Coverage and Defense, Life, Accident and Health, and Disability Insurance Coverage and Defense, Media and Defamation Coverage and Defense, Medical Liability Insurance Coverage, Premises Liability Defense, Products Liability Defense, Professional Liability Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability Counseling and Defense, Property Insurance Coverage and Defense, Reinsurance Coverage and Arbitrations, Tort Defense, Accountants Liability, Insurance Agents and Brokers Liability, Attorneys, Data Processors, Tech and eBusiness, Directors and Officers Liability, Fiduciaries, Public Officials, School Boards, Real Estate Agents and Brokers, Registered Representatives, Third Party Administrators, Trustees.Year Established: 2005Firm Profile: Walker Wilcox Matousek LLP concentrates on sophisticated insurance matters and other complex commercial disputes, including counseling, alternative dispute resolution, litigation and trial. WWM attorneys are noted for their expertise in insurance and reinsurance coverage issues, all types of professional liability, defamation, and class action and tort defense. Along with in-depth expertise, WWM provides attentive and efficient service in a collegial environment.

WWM has been selected by many discerning clients, ranging from individuals to global enterprises, to represent their interests nationwide. Prior to establishing their own firm, the founders of WWM had spent their careers at one of the nation's largest and most prestigious insurance law firms.Firm Size: 32Office Hours:Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PMTuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PMWednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PMThursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PMFriday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PMSaturday: By Appointment OnlySunday: By Appointment OnlyRate Information:Fixed Hourly RatesFixed Fees AvailableOther Office Locations of Walker Wilcox Matousek LLPHouston, Texas, U.S.A.PARTNERS OF FIRMFred L. Alvarez (Partner) born Cuba, April 4, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1986); Loyola University (J.D., 1989). Member, Loyola Law Journal, 1988-1989. Member: Chicago Bar Association; National Hispanic Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Environmental Insurance Coverage; Excess Insurance and Reinsurance; Commercial Litigation. Email: Fred L. AlvarezWilliam P. Bila (Partner) born Evergreen Park, Illinois, December 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Illinois-Urbana (B.A., 1985; J.D., cum laude, 1988). Pi Sigma Alpha (Honorary Member). Member, Law Review. Volunteer: Chicago Economic Development Law Project; Chicago Volunteer Legal Services. Member, Professional Liability Underwriting Society. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Directors and Officers Liability Insurance; Financial Institutions Errors and Omissions; Employment Practices Liability Insurance; Insurance Coverage Litigation. Email: William P. BilaJoseph J. Borders (Partner) born January 4, 1959; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois. Education: Depaul University (B.S., 1988; J.D., with honors, 1993). Order of the Coif. Recipient: Michael Jaharis Scholarship, 1991; Thomas Heneghan Legal Scholarship, 1992. Member, Law Review. Extern Law Clerk: Honorable William T. Hart, District Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; Honorable Kenneth F. Ripple, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Defense; Professional Liability Insurance Coverage; Professional Liability Defense; Directors and Officers Insurance Coverage. Email: Joseph J. BordersRobert P. Conlon (Partner) born Elgin, Illinois, April 29, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., magna cum laude, 1982); DePaul University (J.D., with honors, 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Author, "Illinois Product Liability Practice Handbook," IICLE, 2004. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Aviation Litigation; Aviation Insurance; Class Action Defense; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Construction Litigation; Professional Liability Insurance Coverage; Environmental Litigation; First Party Insurance; Insurance Bad Faith; Reinsurance Arbitration; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Robert P. ConlonEdward P. Gibbons (Partner) born Manhasset, New York, July 18, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2002, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: College of William & Mary (B.B.A., 1985); Notre Dame University (J.D., 1989). Author: "Successor Product Liability," MADDC Product Liability Seminar; "Product Liability for Sellers of Industrial Equipment," Chicago Industrial Truck Dealers Association; "Product Liability of Sellers of Industrial Equipment," Aerial Platform Trade Association. Member, St. Procopius Legal Pro Bono Legal Services. Member: Chicago, McHenry County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Product Liability Defense; Negligence Defense; Tort Defense; Libel and Slander; Defamation; Personal Injury Defense; Admiralty Law. Email: Edward P. GibbonsJames J. Huberty (Partner) born February 26, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., Business Administration, 1991; M.B.A./J.D., 1998). Author: "Indemnification and Insurance for Directors and Officers," 54-2nd Corporate Practices Series (BNA). Investment Analyst, Old Republic International, Chicago; Chief Financial Officer, Liquidsite Corporation. Member, Professional Liability Underwriting Society. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Directors and Officers Liability; Insurance; Employment Practices Liability Insurance; Financial Institutions Law; Insurance Agents and Brokers Errors and Omissions; Insurance Coverage Litigation. Email: James J. HubertyCeleste M. King (Partner) born Evergreen Park, Illinois, July 26, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1990, District of Columbia. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1980); Loyola University (J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa. Named Distinguished Student, Purdue University. Member, Loyola Law Review, 1982-1983. Author, Note, "Family Tort Immunity Doctrine in the Third Party Product Liability Claims," Loyola University School of Law, Law Review, 1983 Spring Symposium Issue. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Reinsurance; Arbitration; Professional Liability; Insurance Coverage. Email: Celeste M. KingDavid L. Koury (Partner) born Oak Ridge, Tennessee, December 16, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1990; J.D., 1993). Senior Note and Comment Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1992-1993. Co-Author, "Lloyd's and the London Market: Overview and Recent Developments," Understanding Lloyd's and the London Insurance Market: 1998 Update and Outlook, PLI, 1998. Member: Chicago Volunteer Legal Services; Professional Liability Underwriting Society. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Business Litigation; Directors and Officers Liability; Complex Litigation. Email: David L. KouryGary L. Lockwood (Partner) born Woodstock, Illinois, December 3, 1946; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Iowa Wesleyan College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1969); Albert Ludwig University, Germany; Northwestern University (J.D., 1976). Blue Key. Listed in: Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in the Midwest. Author: "An Overview of Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance for Illinois Corporations," Corporations & Securities, Illinois State Bar Association, Vol. 28, No. 3, January, 1983; "CERCLA Targets: The Expanding Scope of Superfund," Environmental Claims Journal, Vol. 3, No. 2, Winter 1990-1991; "A Battle Joined: The Looming Reinsurance War," Environmental Claims Journal, Vol. 5, No. 2, Winter 1992-1993; "Seeking Cover in the Age of Litigation," Business Law, Vol. 9, No. 1, September-October 1999; "Entity Coverage: A Nightmare For Directors and Officers?" Journal of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Vol. XIII, No. 5, May 2000; "Chapter 27: Business Risk and Insurance Coverage," in "Advising Small Businesses," West Group, April 2003. Co-Author: "Chapter 7 Professional Liability (IICLE, 1982, Supp. 1986)," 1985; Chapters 1-8, "Evaluating Business Insurance," CCH Solutions for Financial Planning (Electronic Library on CD-Rom, CCH Incorporated, November 1999; "Operator Liability for Directors and Officers Under CERCLA," Environmental Claims Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, Austin, 1 996. Co-Author: "Chapter 9 Professional Liability," (IICLE 1991); "Allocation of Defense Costs and Settlements Under D & O Policies," Newsletter of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Vol. IV, No. 1, January, 1991; "The Duty to Defend the Corporate Insured under a DÆ Policy," PLUS Journal, Vol. XVIII, No. 11, November 1999. School Board Member, Consolidated School District 15, McHenry, Illinois, 1974-1985. Member, Professional Liability Underwriting Society. Member: American Bar Association. [U.S. Army, 1970-1972, Military Police-Sergeant]. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Directors and Officers Insurance Coverage; Corporate Insurance; Environmental Insurance Coverage; School Law; School Board Liability; Public Officials Liability; Professional Liability; Insurance Coverage; Employment Practices Liability Insurance Coverage; Reinsurance. Email: Gary L. LockwoodPaul F. Matousek (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, October 8, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Baldwin-Wallace College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1984); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1987). Author: "Indemnification and Insurance for Directors and Officers," The Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) Corporate Practice Series. Member, Professional Liability Underwriting Society. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Directors and Officers Liability; Insurance Counseling and Litigation. Email: Paul F. MatousekJoyce F. Noyes (Partner) born Park Ridge, Illinois, July 2, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.S.I.E., 1986); DePaul University (J.D., with honors, 1993). Order of the Coif. Member, DePaul Law Review. Judicial Clerk to the Honorable William C. Lee, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1993-1994. Member, Professional Liability Underwriting Society. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Insurance Coverage; Toxic Tort Insurance Coverage; Professional Liability Insurance Coverage; Excess and Reinsurance; Insurance Litigation; Reinsurance; Employment Practices Liability Insurance; Insurance Coverage; General Liability. Email: Joyce F. NoyesJill A. O'Donovan (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, October 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: George Mason University (B.S., with highest distinction, 1992); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1995). Member, Van Oosterhout Memorial Moot Court Competition. Note and Comment Editor, Journal of Corporation Law. Certified: Private Pilot, 1988; Glider Rating, 1986. Author: "Federal Preemption of Aircraft Design Certification Standards After Cleveland v. Piper Aircraft Corporation: Can General Aviation Manufacturers Recover?" 19 Journal of Corporation Law 665, 1994. Member: American Bar Association; International Aviation Women's Association. Reported Cases: 304 F.Supp.2d 758; 760 NE2d 319; 125 F3d 859. Practice Areas: Aviation Law; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Professional Liability Insurance Coverage; Reinsurance. Email: Jill A. O'DonovanDavid E. Walker (Partner) born Omaha, Nebraska, November 5, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., with distinction, 1986); University of Illinois (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Phi Beta Kappa. Harno Fellow. Dean's List. Listed in, Illinois Super Lawyers. Member: St. Procopius Legal; University of Colorado Alumni Association; University of Illinois College of Law Alumni Association. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Litigation Section; Tort and Insurance Practice Section); Defense Research Institute; Professional Liability Underwriting Society. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; Professional Liability; First Party Property; Insurance Bad Faith. Email: David E. WalkerKristine M. Sorenson (Partner) born Green Bay, Wisconsin, March 17, 1963; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1985); DePaul University (J.D., 1995). National Moot Court Team. Contributor, "Coverage and Liability Issue in Sexual Misconduct Claims," American Re-Insurance Company (2002). Speaker, Seminar, "The Basics of Business Interruption Insurance" (2002). Member: Chicago Bar Association; Professional Liability Underwriting Society. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation. Email: Kristine M. SorensonDouglas W. Walker (Partner) born Decatur, Illinois, October 18, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1991); University of Illinois (J.D., 1994). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Reinsurance; Arbitration; Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Douglas W. WalkerMark D. Wilcox (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, May 25, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar, 1982; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., with high honors, 1973); Northwestern University (J.D., 1976); The American College, CLU, 1979 and ChFC, 1992. Beta Gamma Sigma. Member, Notre Dame National Monogram Club. Listed in: Illinois Super Lawyers; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in Finance and Industry. Member: Chicago (Member, Insurance Law Committee) and American (Member, Section on: Torts and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago; Defense Research Institute; Professional Liability Underwriting Society; American Society of CLU and ChFC; The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors; Society of Financial Service Professionals. Practice Areas: Insurance Counseling and Litigation; Professional Liability Counseling and Litigation; General Civil Litigation; Civil Trial Practice. Email: Mark D. WilcoxASSOCIATESMichael E. Barrett (Associate) Douglas E. Feldman (Associate) Bradley M. Bernau (Associate) Garret E. Glass (Associate) Mark R. Schmidt (Associate) Eric D. Blanchard (Associate) Marnie N. Bozic (Associate) Peter G. Daniels (Associate) Jannis E. Goodnow (Associate) Ryan M. Henderson (Associate) James W. Kienzle, Jr. (Associate) Tiffany S. Saltzman-Jones (Associate) Kari A. Timm (Associate) Christopher A. Wadley (Associate) William P. Zeller (Associate) OF COUNSELNeil E. Holmen (Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, March 23, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1971); DePaul University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1976). Practice Areas: General Commercial; Contract; Insurance Litigation; Health Care Litigation. Email: Neil E. HolmenRobert P. Arnold (Of Counsel) born LaSalle, Illinois, August 20, 1954; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., Sociology, 1975); Northern Illinois University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1986). Phi Alpha Delta. Notes and Comments Editor, Northern Illinois Law Review, 1985-1986. Law Clerk, Hon. Howard C. Ryan, Illinois Supreme Court Judge, 1986-1988 . Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Excess and Reinsurance; Employee Benefits Litigation. Email: Robert P. ArnoldArthur J. McColgan, II (Of Counsel) born Saginaw, Michigan, February 12, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1990, Massachusetts and New York. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989). Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Arthur J. 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