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)

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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

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Madison Cogan

Legal Intern

Education:

• J.D., UIC John Marshall Law School, 2020
• B.A, Indiana University, 2016

Honors and Awards:

• Women’s Bar Foundation Scholarship recipient (2019-2020)

• Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution Honors Board (2019-2020)
• UIC John Marshall Law School’s Women’s Law Caucus President (2018-2020)
• ABA Regional Client Counseling Competition Semifinalist (Spring 2020)
• Excellence in Student Leadership Award for Distinguished Service (Spring 2019)
• Employee Benefits Litigation Top Grade Award (Fall 2019)
• ABA National Negotiation Competition Quarterfinalist (Spring 2019)
• ABA Regional Negotiation Competition Winner (Fall 2018)

Professional Background:

• Law Clerk, Cogan & Power, P.C. (October 2019-October 2020)

Medical Malpractice, Railroad Injuries (FELA), Personal Injury, and Wrongful Death Litigation

• Law Clerk, Kralovec Jambois & Schwartz (January 2019-October 2019)

Collisions, Nursing Home Negligence, and Personal Injury Litigation

• Extern for Justice Terrance J. Lavin, Illinois Appellate Court (Summer 2018)

Pending Bar Admissions:

• Illinois, 2020

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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

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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

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