Decatur, IL

Timothy Shay

Timothy Shay graduated from the University of Illinois with a BS Degree in Commerce and Business Administration in 1983 and from the University of Missouri with his Juris Doctorate in 1986. He is licensed to practice law in the States of Illinois and Missouri and in all Districts of the Illinois Federal Courts. With over thirty years of practice, he focuses on personal injury, medical malpractice, and workers' compensation. He has achieved the highest rating, AV Pre-eminent, in the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings, is recognized as a Leading Lawyer, and is one of the nation's Super Lawyers. He is also a diplomate of the National Board of Trial Advocacy and a faculty member for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education.

Jack Kiley

Jack Kiley was born and raised in Shelbyville, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign followed by an internship with the Chicago Blackhawks. While in Chicago, Jack attended DePaul University College of Law before being hired as an associate at Erickson, Davis, Murphy, Johnson & Walsh in 2007. The firm became Kiley Klein Ltd. in March 2023. Jack became a shareholder in 2010. His practice is primarily dedicated to representing parties in civil disputes involving personal injury, nursing home litigation, property damage, premises and products liability, and labor and employment disputes. He also dedicates a significant amount of his practice to counseling individuals, businesses, and local governmental bodies in various legal areas. Jack has obtained winning jury trial verdicts in both state and federal courts and has successfully argued in state and federal courts of appeals. He is also a trained mediator.

Elizabeth M. Reynolds

Elizabeth Reynolds, from Ottawa, IL, joined Kanoski Bresney in 2023 where she focuses her practice on Worker’s Compensation. She takes great pride in standing up for local working people against the selfish interests of insurance companies. Elizabeth was raised in Downers Grove, IL and knew she wanted to be an attorney since she was eight years old. After graduating with her bachelor’s from Marquette University, she set her childhood dream aside and accepted a coveted position with the Social Security Administration. Thus, launching her career serving and helping those who needed it the most, the disabled, survivors, and retirees. She quickly demonstrated a natural ability to patiently and clearly explain complicated Social Security law to thousands of claimants filing for benefits and those who attended her educational presentations throughout the Illinois Valley area. Additionally, Elizabeth was the only person in her office fluent in Spanish and was certified as a Spanish Translator by the Social Security Administration. She used those skills daily to translate important legal documents into English and assist claimants that spoke Spanish. In 2008, Elizabeth temporarily set her professional goals aside to stay at home and raise a family full-time. She selflessly raised two beautiful and kind children which are her pride and joy. Once her children were older, she was afforded an opportunity to return to school to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming an attorney. While in law school, Elizabeth clerked at criminal defense and estate planning firms. Although both were rewarding and educational, she was presented with several opportunities in which injured people needed legal representation. While working for a labor and employment law firm, she quickly realized that her true interests were in the area of worker’s compensation and personal injury law. Elizabeth has been helping others most of her life and after witnessing first-hand how cunning insurance companies ruthlessly profit from the fragile lives of everyday people, she felt outraged and will not stand for it. Elizabeth is proud to take up the fight against insurance companies so her clients can rest easier and focus on healing.

Baku N. Patel

Attorney Baku N. Patel is lead counsel in all felony criminal defense cases and personal injury/wrongful death matters at Patel Law, P.C. He was commissioned in the United States Navy as an Officer in the Judge Advocate General’s Corp (JAG) in 1993, serving as a criminal defense trial attorney and military prosecutor. He later joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as a trial attorney, then served as a senior prosecutor for Champaign County and Vermilion County State’s Attorney’s offices. He was appointed the youngest Chief Public Defender of Vermilion County at age 31. Mr. Patel was certified by the Illinois Supreme Court to be lead counsel in death penalty cases before its abolition in Illinois. He has tried over 150 criminal jury trials to verdict and recovered tens of millions of dollars for personal injury clients. He is eligible to practice in Federal District Court in both the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois.

Darrel F. Parish

Darrel F. Parish has been practicing law for over 40 years, focusing on estate planning, estate administration, probate, real estate, business transactions, litigation, and personal injury matters. He is licensed in all Illinois courts, including state and federal courts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. He served as chairman of the Agricultural Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association in 2004 and 2005.

Larry A. Apfelbaum

Larry joined the Springfield office of Kanoski Bresney in 1989 and opened the firm's Bloomington office in 1995. Along with his staff of dedicated legal assistants in Bloomington and Champaign, Larry has successfully represented thousands of personal injury and workers’ compensation clients throughout central Illinois for more than 30 years. Larry was born in Freeport, Illinois, and raised in the Chicago area with three brothers. After graduating from Illinois State University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree focusing on business administration and accounting, he attended the University of Illinois College of Law in Urbana-Champaign, earning his Juris Doctor degree in 1987. Larry's first position was at a general practice law firm in Bloomington before he joined Kanoski Bresney to concentrate on personal injury and workers' compensation cases. Larry quickly realized that the laws are often too complicated for lay people to understand, and insurance companies like to take advantage of this fact. By focusing his legal work on helping injured people, Larry has sought to level the playing field with big insurance companies. Larry has been married to his wife, Karen, since 1988. They share their home with three rescue pugs - Ebony, Lola and Reilly - and five rescue cats - Fuzz, Banjo, Oscar, Marley and Pepper. Together Larry and Karen are big believers in giving back, and donate their time and talents to several local non-profit organizations.

Roby M. Javoronok

Roby Javoronok joined Kanoski Bresney as an associate in October 2020 with over 14 years of workers' compensation experience. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he spent his childhood in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Roby graduated cum laude at Western Illinois University and Illinois Centennial Honors College before attending law school at Southern Illinois University. He enjoys traveling and working throughout Illinois. After law school, he has happily resided in Central Illinois. Roby concentrates his practice on workers' compensation and civil litigation. Roby has litigated cases on behalf of petitioners and respondents in each Illinois Workers Compensation Commission venue, giving him great familiarity with tendencies of a wide number of opposing attorneys and developing strong relationships with judges, arbitrators, and commissioners. He has obtained several favorable decisions from arbitrators and has successfully argued before the Illinois Appellate Court. With experience in civil litigation, Roby also appears in circuit and appellate courts. Roby is a litigator at heart and has a passion for securing favorable verdicts for his clients. Furthermore, Roby knows the value of negotiating favorable settlements to avoid delays caused by trial. He knows the strategic value of utilizing investigation, depositions, and medical experts to leverage favorable settlements, or to be fully prepared for trial while remaining cost-sensitive in achieving the client's desired result. Roby has conducted numerous seminars for clients and colleagues regarding workers' compensation laws and strategic case handling. He received multiple "Emerging Lawyer" awards in Leading Lawyers magazine, a distinction that is only given to the top 2% of the lawyers in the state of Illinois under the age of 40.