Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP partner William J. Rogers was named president for 2017-2018 for the Society of Trial Lawyers. Rogers will serve that role for a year. He previously served as vice president, secretary and...
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP is celebrating its 25th year of business in 2017. In honor of this milestone, each month we are supporting a non-profit with whom our firm has a strong relationship. Our August beneficiary is...
Four Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP attorneys were recognized in the 2018 edition of Best Lawyers in America. They were named to the list in the following areas: Michael W. Drumke: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions...
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP announces that two lateral attorneys and a newly sworn-in attorney have joined the firm as associates. Robert C. Rakers joins Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP’s Madison County (Edwardsville)...
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP associate Daniel P. Kramer authored an article on in the May issue of Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel Civil Practice Committee Newsletter. Kramer’s article focused on...
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP partner Patricia S. Kocour was profiled in the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois’ weekly newsletter for “Member Monday.” Kocour was introduced to the WBAI through...
Partner Aiju C. Thevatheril will speak at American Conference Institute’s National Forum on Neurotrauma, Brain & Spine Medical Legal Issues on February 24th in Philadelphia. Thevatheril and Michael F. Barrett,...
Sarah A. Ferrill will offer Trial Tips as part of a panel at the upcoming Chicago Bar Association Municipal and Law Division Committee on January 19. Ferrill’s fellow panelists include Hon. Lynn M. Egan (Law...
The American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF) recently issued its “2016-2017 Judicial Hellholes” report, naming courts in Illinois and Missouri among the nation’s “most unfair” in their handling of civil litigation.
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP partner Shera D. Wiegler was named to the Law Bulletin Publishing Company’s “40 Under Forty” list for 2016. The Law Bulletin received more than 1,300 nominations and...