Attorney Profiles

Regina P. Etherton

Director

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.

Education:

B.A., Southern Methodist University, 1981, magna cum laude, Dean’s List 4 years
J.D., Loyola University School of Law, 1984

Bar Admissions:

State of Illinois, 1984
United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, 1984

Honors:

Member-Chicago Bar Association and Chicago Bar Foundation Task Force on the Sustainable Practice of Law and Innovation (2019-2020)
Board of Managers-Illinois Trial Lawyer’s Women’s Caucus (2018-Present)
Panelist-Illinois Trial Lawyer’s 05/04/2018 Seminar “It’s More Than Trying Cases: Practical Suggestions for Advancing Your Careeer”
Top 100 Verdicts in Illinois in 2016
Member-Nominating Committee for Officers and Board Candidates of Chicago Bar Association (2017)
Selected to 2012, 2016, 2017, and 2019 Top Jury Verdict Reports and Settlements
Chairman: Chicago Bar Association-Lawyer Referral Service (2015-2020)
American Economic Institute’s Illinois Excellence Award for Excellence in Client Services (2016)
TV Show Featured Guest Appearance (3/14/2015 on MeTV and 3/15/2015 on MeToo TV) Produced/Hosted by Now.Chicago – WCIU THE U
Chicago Magazine-February 2015 Edition-Selected as Top Attorney in Illinois
Regina P. Etherton & Regina P. Etherton & Associates, LLC-Nominees for 2014 Litigator Awards from Trial Lawyers Board of Regents
Selected as a Top Attorney and Personal Injury Attorney in Illinois by Leading Lawyers Network (2007-2017)
Fellow: American Bar Foundation (2014-present)
Vice Chairman: Chicago Bar Association-Lawyer Referral Service Committee (2011-14)
Chicago Magazine-October 2013 and October 2014 Editions-Selected to list of Top Woman Attorneys in Illinois (2013-2014)
Selected as one of America’s Most Honored Professionals-Top 5% (2011-2012, 2014)
Ranked 11th in Chicago’s Top 35 Verdicts & Settlements in 2012 and highest ranked female attorney on the list
American Bar Association, Appointed Board Member-Standing Committee on Lawyer Referral and Information Service (2013-2016)
Selected to the Top 100 Leading Women Consumer Lawyers (2012-2017)
Regional Metro Coordinator – Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (2012-2013)
Selected as one of the Top 1% of Medical Malpractice Trial Counsel in Illinois (2012)
Vice Chairman: Chicago Bar Association-Lawyer Referral Service Committee (2011-14)
Featured in and contributor for Physicians Practice Journal – March 2011 issue: “Arm Yourself Against Malpractice – Plaintiff’s Lawyers Reveal Their Secrets”
Litigation Counsel of America: Trial Lawyer Honor Society-Fellow (2010)
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association: Board of Managers (2008-present)
Selected as one of four top Leading Women Attorneys in all areas of practice in Illinois (2009, 2011, 2016-2019), and as one of the Top Women Attorneys in the field of Personal Injury (2008-2010, 2013-2017) in 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 (2007-2011)
Selected to Super Lawyers List-Chicago Magazine (2008 – 2010, 2013-2020)
Selected to the Leading Lawyers Network for Personal Injury (2007-2014)
Selected as one of America’s Most Honored Professionals-Top 5% (2011-2012)
Selected as one of “500 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in America” by Lawdragon Magazine and Lawdragon.com (2006-Present)
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Lifetime Member: 2007-present)
Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Lifetime Member: 2006-present)
Eastwood Scholarship
Southern Methodist University Academic Scholarship
Dad’s Club Scholarship

Professional Background:

Regina P. Etherton & Associates, LLC, (2005-present)

Director

Peter D. Kasdin, Ltd., (1986-2005)

Attorney

Jay A. Baier, Ltd., (1984-1986)

Associate

Academic Activities:

American Bar Association, Board Member, Standing Committee on Lawyer Referral and Information Service (2013-2016)
Member: Chicago Bar Association: Committee for Lawyer Referral Panels (2011-Present)
American Association for Justice Member (2010-2011, 2018-2020)
American Association for Justice – Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway, and Premises Liability Section Committee Member (2010-2011)
Member: Chicago Bar Association: Committee on Attorney Malpractice Law (2008-Present)
Chicago Bar Association – Call a Lawyer Program (2008-Present)
Member: Chicago Bar Association: Tort Litigation Committee (1984-1986) (2006-Present)
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)
Judge, National American Trial Lawyers Association, Mock Trial Final Competition (1989)
Appointment: American Delegation of Women Lawyers through the Citizen Ambassador Program of People to People International (1987)
Member: Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Legislative Committee (1984)
Contributing Writer: Loyola University Women’s Law Reporter (1983-1984)
Member: Committee for Women’s Issues (1983-1984)

Other:

Interviewed for Crain’s Chicago Business Magazine- May 2, 2016
Article “The Triumph of Business Casual”
Who’s Who of American Women (2008)
Presidential Who’s Who (2008)
The World’s Who’s Who of Women (1988)
Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders in America (1988)
International Who’s Who of Intellectuals (1988)
Who’s Who in America (1988)
Who’s Who in the Midwest (1988)
Guest Lecturer: Loyola Law School: Moot Court Class (March 1988)
Judge: Loyola Law School: Moot Court Competition (1987 and 1988)
National Register of Outstanding College Graduates (1981)

Legal Associations:

American Bar Association for Justice (2018-2019)
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; 2013-2015)
Justinian Society of Lawyers (1982-1986, 2005-2010)
The National Italian American Foundation (2003-2010)
American Trial Lawyers Association (1985-1992)
Women Trial Lawyers Caucus (1987)

Appellate Trial Experience:

Peter D. Kasdin, Ltd. and Peter D. Kasdin, v. Regina P. Etherton and Regina P. Etherton & Associates, LLC, Appellate No. 14-1693 (2016)
Diane Galante and David Hines, as Special Administrators of the Estate of Norman Hines, deceased, and Judith A. Mitchell-Hines v. James Davis (consolidated with) Lisa O’Rourke and Gary Hines v. James Davis, Appellate no. 1-14-1726 (2015)
Todd Smart v. City of Chicago, Appellate no. 12-0901, petition for leave to appeal to Illinois Supreme Court denied, Supreme Court no. 116914 (2013)
State Farm Insurance Company v. Mary Catherine Williamson, et al., Appellate no. 1-12-0734 (2012)
Mary Catherine Williamson, individually, and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Michael Williamson, deceased v. Carolyn Asher, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Arthur Asher, Herb Eldridge d/b/a A & H Trucking, Inc., and A & H Trucking , Inc., Appellate nos. 1-07-1910 & 1-07-3084 (2009)
Doris A. McKenzie, et al. v. Earline A. Asmussen, et al., Appellate no. 1-05-3227 (2006)
Annette and Louis Poznecki v. Chicago Park District, Appellate no. 98-0939, Second Appeal No. 1-01-1368 (2002)
Mobil Oil Corporation v. Maryland Casualty Company and Northern Insurance Company of New York, Appellate no. 1-96-0351 (1997)

David Wm. Horan, M.D., J.D.

of Counsel

Education:

B.A., University of Virginia, 1974
M.D., University of Virginia, 1978
Residency: Washington University in St. Louis, General Surgery Resident
J.D., Washington University in St. Louis, 1983

Professional Licenses:

Illinois: Law and Medical
Missouri: Law and Medical

Professional Background:

Regina P. Etherton & Associates, LLC, Of Counsel, (2005 – Present)

Specialist in Medical Negligence

David Wm. Horan, Professional Corporation (1986 – Present)
Peter D. Kasdin, Ltd., Of Counsel, (1986-2005)

Specialist in Medical Negligence

Corboy & DeMetrio, P.C. (1980-1986)

Specialist in Medical Negligence

St. Louis University (1981 – 1983)

Emergency Physician

Spectrum Emergency Service Corporation (1980 – 1983)

Affiliations:

Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
American Medical Association
St. Louis Metropolitan Bar and Medical Associations

Presentations:

Medical Malpractice Symposia and Mock Trials for:

American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Rush Medical School
Northwestern Medical School
American Bar Association Section in Litigation

Richard Vadasy

Law Clerk

Education:

J.D. Candidate at Loyola University Chicago School of Law (May 2021)
B.A. in Criminal Justice, Michigan State University (May 2018)

Honors:

Law School Merit Scholarship

Professional Background:

Law Clerk, Regina P. Etherton & Associates, LLC (May 2019 – Present)

Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Complex Tort, and Wrongful Death Litigation

Law Clerk Internship, Zeineh Law Firm (May 2017 – August 2017)

Criminal Law

Nicholas Friel

Law Clerk

Education:

J.D. Candidate at Loyola University Chicago School of Law (May 2021)
B.A. in Political Science & History, Indiana University (May 2018)

Honors:

Law School Merit Scholarship

Professional Background:

Law Clerk, Regina P. Etherton & Associates, LLC (November 2019-Present)

Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Complex Tort, and Wrongful Death Litigation