August 17, 2022
In July 2022, Karen Keis DeGrand and Christina D. Ketcham co-authored a chapter entitled “Postjudgment Motions” in the IICLE reference work, Civil Appeals: State and Federal (2022 Edition). The Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), an independent not-for-profit corporation dedicated to the professional development of Illinois attorneys, publishes a comprehensive series of practice handbooks…
June 6, 2022
DBMS congratulates Karen DeGrand and Laura Ieremia for their successful attack on a 2021 amendment to the Illinois interest statute, 735 ILCS 5/2-1303. The amendment imposed a prejudgment interest obligation on defendants in lawsuits alleging personal injury or wrongful death. In the fall of 2021, the DBMS team joined the briefing and argument in a medical malpractice case…
April 13, 2022
Mark Boyle participated as a member of the two-person trial team for an auto manufacturer sued in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, for enhanced injuries resulting from an alleged roof design defect that left the 61 year-old plaintiff paralyzed from a t-5 compression fracture. The plaintiff was a belted right front passenger in a converted van involved…
January 31, 2022
Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC is pleased to announce that Christina D. Ketcham, Jeffrey E. Eippert and Zachary A. Kutsulis have joined the firm. Christina, who joined the firm as senior counsel, focuses her practice on commercial, class action, insurance coverage and bad faith matters in state and federal courts around the country. Ms….
January 29, 2022
A medical malpractice lawsuit accusing an eye clinic and hospital of failing to refer a teenager suffering from gradual vision loss to a neurosurgeon soon enough to prevent permanent blindness heads to trial Monday in Montana state court, and the proceedings will be webcast gavel-to-gavel by Courtroom View Network. Plaintiff Brett Camen, 18, alleges that staff…
January 28, 2022
Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth is excited to announce the election of Daniel J. Cozzi as an equity partner in the firm. Mr. Cozzi’s practice concentrates on the representation of health care networks, hospitals, physicians and attorneys in malpractice lawsuits and disciplinary proceedings. He also represents clients in medical device, product liability, cybersecurity, premises liability…
January 3, 2022
In November 2021, Sherri M. Arrigo and Ashley Dus co-authored, “Duties to the Court” in the IICLE reference work, Attorneys’ Legal Liability (2022 Edition). The Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), an independent not-for-profit corporation dedicated to the professional development of Illinois attorneys, publishes a comprehensive series of practice handbooks designed by and for…
December 20, 2021
Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC is excited to announce the election of David K. Duffey as a partner in the firm. David joined DBMS in 2015 and concentrates his practice on professional negligence work and the defense of medical providers, groups and hospitals from pre-suit investigation through trial and appeal. Since joining the firm,…
November 10, 2021
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have released the 2022 “Best Law Firms” rankings, marking the 12th edition of this highly anticipated annual analysis. Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth has once again been ranked in Tier 1 in the Chicago metropolitan area for Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants and Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants and in Tier…
