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J. Wanca bwanca@andersonwanca.com B.A. Rutgers College, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Magna Cum Laude, 1976. J.D. Indiana University School of Law, Cum Laude, 1979. Law Clerk to Judge S. Hugh Dillin, Federal District Court (Southern Division of Indiana), 1977-1979. Areas of concentration: Chancery Litigation, Complex business litigation in state and federal court, arbitration. Published opinions: US Air v. Prestige, Laborers Pension Fund v. Travelers Ins. Co., Sparks Tune-Up Centers Inc. v. White,Sparks Tune-Up Centers v. Panchevre, Sparks Tune-Up v. Strong, Sparks Tune-Up Centers v. Addison , Sparks Tune-Up Centers v.Wyland, Krilich v. Gramarossa, HCCA v. The R.K. Co. Bar Associations: Chairman Civil Litigation Committee Northwest Suburban Bar Association, Delegate Suburban Bar Coalition, Illinois State Bar Association, American Bar Association. Jonathan E. Irwin Jonathan Irwin is a 1989 graduate of the Valparaiso School of Law. While in law school, he served as an Articles Editor for the Law Review and wrote the Honors paper in Product Liability Law. Prior to joining Anderson + Wanca, Mr. Irwin’s practice was primarily in the area of defense of catastrophic personal injuries, where he defended approximately 100 cases to verdict.
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David M. Oppenheim David M. Oppenheim is a litigator with in-depth experience in insurance coverage actions, class actions, and federal and state appellate matters. He earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2002 and a B.A. in Political Science (with distinction) and Economics from Yale University in 1999. Mr. Oppenheim was recognized as a “Rising Star” by Illinois SuperLawyers magazine in 2008 and 2009. He is admitted to practice in Illinois, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. D eborah S. BussertDeborah Bussert is a 1984 graduate of Northwestern University School of Law, where she received her J.D. cum laude, was a member of the Order of the Coif, and served as Articles Editor for the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. She received her undergraduate degree from Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, BBA Economics summa cum laude, in 1981. Ms. Bussert has concentrated her career in business and commercial litigation and dispute resolution, including shareholder and partnership disputes; claims involving commercial and residential real estate, condominium associations, contracts, fiduciary duty and construction defects; insurance coverage; and general business and commercial disputes of all types. She has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in class actions in both federal and state courts in cases involving securities fraud and consumer issues. She is admitted to the bar in Illinois and is also admitted to practice in the Federal District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern (including trial bar) and Central Divisions, the Eastern District of Wisconsin, as well as the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States. An active member of the Chicago, Illinois and American Bar Associations, Ms. Bussert served as a member of the ISBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Council from 2001 through 2007, and as Co-Chair of the CBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee from 2007 through 2008. She was an Instructor in the University of Chicago Intensive Trial Practice Workshop from 1996 through 2008 and recently coached the John Marshall Law School Labor and Employment Trial Advocacy Team in the ABA Fall 2009 competition. Ms. Bussert’s reported cases include Pohl v. McCaffrey, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2768 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 25, 2006); Valley Forge Insurance Co. v. Swiderski Electronics, Inc., 232 Ill. 2d 352 (2006); Premier Capital Management, et al. v. Cohen, et al., 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24981 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 27, 2004); Chmiel v. Opto Technology, Inc., 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13435 (N.D. Ill. July 20, 2004); Tower Asset Sub, Inc. v. McHenry County Conservation District, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20258 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 18, 2002); Garbie v. Daimler Chrysler Corp., 211 F.3d 407 (7th Cir. 2000); Abbasi v. Parakevoulakos, 187 Ill. 2d 386 (1999); In re Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 962 F.Supp. 450 (D.N.J. 1997); Insurance Co. of Illinois v. Stringfield, 292 Ill. App. 3d 471 (1st Dist. 1997); Case v. Forloine, 266 Ill. App. 3d 120 (1st Dist. 1993).
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