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Michael T. Hannafan (mth@hannafanlaw.com)
is a Fellow of the American College of
Trial Lawyers (Fellowship is by invitation only following a detailed
investigation of skills, experience, and ethics; limited to no more than
1% of the total lawyer population of any state). Again, Mr. Hannafan
was selected by his peers as
an Illinois Super Lawyer in the General Litigation category. (Only
5% of all Illinois attorneys are selected as Super Lawyers.) For
more than ten years, Mr. Hannafan was again chosen by his peers for
inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in
the specialties of Business Litigation and Commercial Litigation. Mr. Hannafan also
has been an Adjunct Professor of Trial
Advocacy for Northwestern University's School of Law. The School of Law
at Washington University selected Mr. Hannafan to receive the
Distinguished Law Alumni Award in 2007. After graduating with honors from Washington
University (St. Louis) School of Law in 1970, Mr. Hannafan joined the
prestigious Chicago law firm of Kirkland & Ellis, where he honed his
litigation and trial skills under the mentorship of
nationally known attorneys. Thereafter, he formed Michael T. Hannafan & Associates,
Ltd., now known as Hannafan & Hannafan, Ltd., which is devoted exclusively to a general trial and litigation
practice. Mr. Hannafan has tried more than 50 cases to decision.
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Blake T. Hannafan (bth@hannafanlaw.com)
joined
Hannafan & Hannafan, Ltd., formerly known as Michael T. Hannafan & Associates, in June 2002. He was named a principal of the firm in July 2006. Again in 2011, Mr.
Hannafan was selected by his peers as an Illinois Rising Star by Illinois Super
Lawyers' publication. From 1998-2002, Mr. Hannafan was an
associate in the
Litigation Department of Winston & Strawn. He
has substantial antitrust, contract, patent, and pharmaceutical
experience and has tried nine cases to decision. Mr. Hannafan holds a BA
degree in Political Science from Vanderbilt
University and received his J.D. with Order of the
Coif honors from Washington University
School of Law. Mr. Hannafan has
argued before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the Illinois
Appellate Court. Additionally,
he is a member of
the U.S. District Court's Trial Bar for the Northern District of
Illinois. Click here
to view Mr. Hannafan's professional history.
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James
A. McGuinness (jam@hannafanlaw.com)
joined
Hannafan & Hannafan, Ltd. in August, 2009 as an associate after having worked for
Inman & Fitzgibbons in Chicago and Zizik, Powers, O'Connell, Spaulding & Lamontagne in
Boston. Mr. McGuinness is licensed in both the states of
Massachusetts and Illinois as well as the Trial Bar for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
Illinois. Recently, he was second chair in the successful prosecution of an insurance
coverage case on behalf of plaintiffs Jerald and Meryl Goldfarb. He holds his Juris Doctor from Boston College School of Law
where he competed in the national civil rights moot court competition and was a finalist in
the BC Law mock trial competition. Mr. McGuinness holds a B.A. degree in English
literature from Bowdoin College. In addition, he studied English and Irish literature and
history at the
National University of Ireland at Galway. Mr. McGuinness was recently named to the Irish
Legal 100, a list of leading Irish lawyers in the country, by the Irish Voice publication.
Click here to view Mr. McGuinness' professional history.
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Stacey
B. Jensen (sbj@hannafanlaw.com)
joined
Hannafan & Hannafan, Ltd. in September, 2010 as an associate after having worked as a
sole practitioner, handling a consumer fraud and breach of contract case involving multiple
plaintiffs and significant damages. Her experience also includes pro bono work as an
attorney for the Center for Disability and Elder Law and as an assistant to the director of
the School of Continuing Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Recently, she
participated in the successful prosecution of an insurance coverage case. Ms. Jensen
has studied international law and human rights in Utrecht, Netherlands at the Summer Institute
for Global Justice. She holds her Juris Doctor from Washington University School of Law
and her undergraduate degree from Tufts University. Click
here to view Ms. Jensen's professional history.
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