Springfield, IL

Peter C. Beard

Born in Springfield, Illinois, Peter C. Beard is a Partner & Attorney at Holley, Rosen & Beard. He received his B.A. from Bradley University in 1992 and his J.D. from Southern Illinois University in 1997. He previously served as an Assistant States Attorney and Assistant Attorney General before joining the firm. His practice areas include personal injury, criminal law, DUI/traffic, driver's license reinstatement, and general civil litigation. He is licensed in Illinois and admitted to practice in several U.S. District Courts and the U.S. Court of Claims/Vaccine Court. He has received numerous honors, including The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers and a High Rating in Legal Ability & Ethical Standards from Martindale-Hubbell.

Frank Lynch

Frank Lynch is a plaintiffs’ personal injury and workers’ compensation attorney with unique depth and experience in litigation. He graduated from SIU School of Law in 1983. He previously worked as a litigator for an insurance defense firm and later became a partner at Heyl, Royster, Voelker and Allen. In 1997, he co-founded a Plaintiffs’ Litigation and Tort practice. A member of the Trial Law Institute and Diversity Law Institute, he has secured numerous seven-figure verdicts and settlements, including the highest jury verdict in Sangamon County history. He has been recognized as an Illinois Leading Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyer, and a top lawyer in Illinois by Chicago Lawyer. He holds the highest peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and a Barrister of the Lincoln/Douglas Inn of Court. Frank is also active in community service, having served on the Board of Directors for the United Way of Central Illinois, as Volunteer of the Year for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education in 2014, and the Springfield Good as Gold Distinguished Volunteer of the Year in 2016.

Timothy S. Richards

Tim is recognized as an experienced and accomplished trial lawyer. One of the co-founders of Neville, Richards & Wuller, LLC, Tim has tried and won jury trials ranging from claims of asbestos exposure, to first and third-party insurance issues, intellectual property and trade secrets, and medical malpractice and premises liability. He has successfully handled numerous appeals in the Illinois Supreme Court, the Illinois Appellate Court, and the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits. His trial and appellate record, experience, and reputation have earned him an AV rating, the highest rating awarded to law firms by the Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating process. He has been inducted into select honor organizations Leading Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Litigation Counsel of America, and ABOTA. He served as president of the Missouri-Southern Illinois Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a national trial lawyer honor organization devoted to improving trial advocacy and preserving the jury system in American civil courts. Among his clients, colleagues, and judiciary, Tim is respected as a forthright and experienced advocate, who zealously represents his clients with skill and efficiency. He has published in peer review legal journals and frequently lectures to physician and lawyer organizations on several law related topics.

Frederick J. Schlosser

Frederick J. Schlosser is a partner focusing on criminal law, personal injury, and administrative law, including FOID card challenges. He is AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated and recognized as a Leading Lawyer in criminal defense. He was a member of the Capital Litigation Trial Bar.

Steven J. Rosen

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Steven J. Rosen is a Partner & Attorney at Holley, Rosen & Beard. He received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana in 1987 and his J.D. from Washington University School of Law in 1990. He practices in personal injury, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, and Illinois driver’s license reinstatement. He is a member of the Sangamon County Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, and the American Association for Justice. He has been recognized with several honors, including "10 Best" Attorneys for Client Satisfaction in Illinois by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys and Top 10 Illinois P.I. Attorney by Attorney & Practice Magazine.

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.

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.