Illinois

Tad Thomas

Chicago, IL

Tad Thomas has dedicated his practice to representing plaintiffs in various types of civil litigation, including personal injury, business litigation, class actions, and multi-district litigation. He founded Thomas Law Offices in 2011 and has expanded it to multiple locations. He is a frequent lecturer on trial skills, ethics, and technology. He has secured millions of dollars in settlements and is a past President of the American Association for Justice.

Joseph A. Power Jr.

Chicago, IL

Joseph Power has obtained more than 200 jury verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 million, including the largest jury verdict in Illinois history for a medical malpractice case ($55.4 million) and a recovery of $100 million in a trucking case which led to 76 criminal convictions, including the former Governor of Illinois in the “licenses for bribes” scandal, which triggered the retesting of over 2,000 truck drivers. In total, he has recovered over $1 billion for his clients. He has also never lost a medical malpractice case at trial.

Troy E. Walton

Edwardsville, IL

Attorney Troy Walton leverages his working-class roots and family values to bring favorable results to his clients facing personal injury litigation. A native of Central Illinois, and the youngest son of hard-working parents, Troy personally experienced the difficulty navigating a catastrophic illness when at age 12, his father passed away after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. Troy made good on his promise to his father and enrolled at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he received his Bachelor of Arts in History. After graduation, Troy attended St. Louis University School of Law and graduated cum laude in 2000. After law school, Troy handled real estate and construction litigation matters for large corporations and insurance companies. In 2001, he left corporate America behind and returned to his roots by accepting an associate position with renowned plaintiff’s personal injury firm-the Rex Carr Law Firm. While at Rex Carr, Troy honed his trial advocacy by representing individuals and families in a wide array of personal injury cases ranging from catastrophic injury to wrongful death. In January 2009, Troy co-founded Walton Telken, LLC (which, in 2025, merged with Bragee Law to form Walton Telken Bragee) where he continues to focus his practice exclusively on plaintiff’s personal injury litigation including trucking and motor vehicle accidents, products liability claims, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and neglect cases, class actions, complex civil litigation, and all claims involving serious personal injury or wrongful death. In his two decades of practice, Troy has successfully resolved several plaintiff’s personal injury cases resulting in significant recoveries to his clients. Such cases include a $7 million wrongful death and product liability settlement caused by a defective refrigerator; a significant settlement for a truck driver who was struck by an uninsured motorist; and a substantial settlement for a five-year-old boy who sustained second and third degree burns to over 20% of his body as a result of a defective shirt. Troy’s compassionate client advocacy has also resulted in major successes against powerful entities such as the U.S. Army and the Illinois State Troopers. In recognition of these results and others, Troy was inducted into the Million Dollar Advocate’s Forum - an organization whose members include many of the top trial lawyers in the United States. Troy’s hobbies outside of the courtroom include spending time with his family, playing golf with friends, traveling and cheering on his favorite teams - the St. Louis Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys.

Ronald L. Bell has been resolving legal problems for Illinois clients since 1980. He brings a diverse background of skills and experience to bear directly on clients’ cases in a wide variety of practice areas. His background includes private practice, in-house counsel and government work, and he has represented individuals, companies, state entities and even judges. He was the top student in his law school class at the age of 23, a former editor of the law review and graduated college at the age of 20. He has argued and/or presented cases before the United States Supreme Court, Illinois Supreme Court, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and every Illinois appellate court. He is a third-generation lawyer. He has secured multi-million-dollar settlements in personal injury, medical malpractice, and civil litigation and has successfully defended felony cases, including those involving life imprisonment. He is dedicated to family law and child custody and is the author of 'Dealing with Divorce in Illinois'.

Robert A. Clifford

Chicago, IL

Robert A. Clifford is the founder of Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, an internationally-recognized plaintiffs’ trial firm. He is among America’s Top 200 Lawyers in Forbes’ 2024 list and has received numerous awards including the Elite Trial Lawyers’ Award and Lifetime Achievement Award from The National Law Journal. He has been recognized as the number one lawyer in Illinois by Super Lawyers multiple times. Mr. Clifford has represented clients in major commercial airline crashes and served as lead counsel in the 9/11 World Trade Center subrogation and business property damage claims, settling for $1.2 billion. His trial career includes record verdicts, such as a $35 million verdict for a young woman. He is dedicated to the legal profession, holding leadership roles in the American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, and Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. He also sponsors the Annual Clifford Tort Symposium at DePaul University College of Law and the firm's annual free CLE program. He served as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Naples Children & Education Foundation.

Robert D. Kreisman

Chicago, IL

Robert Kreisman is one of the most experienced medical malpractice and personal injury lawyers in Chicago. Martindale Hubbell, the national lawyers rating directory, has awarded Robert Kreisman its highest Peer Review rating of "AV" for his successes and expertise. He has over 45 years of experience in litigating personal injury, medical malpractice, car accidents, product liability, birth injury and wrongful death cases.