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Education:
Bachelor of Arts–Economics and Mathematics (Summa Cum Laude) Juris Doctorate |
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Kevin has spent his entire legal career at Heyl Royster, beginning in 1984 in the Peoria office. He has been in the Rockford office since it opened in 1985. Born in Morrison, Illinois, Kevin became a partner of the firm in 1990. Kevin is a licensed private pilot. Practice Emphasis: Kevin concentrates his practice in the areas of employment law, employer liability and workers’ compensation. He supervises the employment law, employer liability and workers’ compensation practice groups in the Rockford office. He has represented numerous employers before the Illinois Human Rights Commission and has arbitrated hundreds of workers’ compensation claims. He has also tried numerous liability cases to jury verdict. Kevin is a member of the Winnebago County Bar Association and its workers’ compensation and trial sections. He is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, Illinois State Bar Association and the American Bar Association, and has actively participated in sections relevant to his practice areas. He is a member of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Board of Directors). Kevin is the contributing editor of the Worker’s Compensation Report for the IDC Quarterly. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Keith Country Day School. Publications: Kevin co-authored “The Impact of Federal Legislation on the Employer/Employee Relationship in Illinois,” IDC Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Second Quarter 1996), “The Age Discrimination in Employment Act: A Seventh Circuit Perspective,” IDC Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Second Quarter 1998), and “Economic Disability and Earning Capacity: A Historical Analysis for Wage Differential Claims,” IDC Quarterly, Vol. 16, No. 3 (Third Quarter 2006). He is also the author of “The Normal Daily Activity Exception to Workers’ Compensation Claims,” IDC Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 3 (Third Quarter 2004), “Doctor/Patient Privilege in Work Place Injuries: Does Petrillo Apply to Workers’ Compensation Proceedings?,” IDC Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 4 (Fourth Quarter 1994), “Wakeford v. Rodehouse Restaurants: Is it the Law?,” IDC Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Second Quarter 1993), and “An Overview of Repetitive Trauma Claims,” Illinois Bar Journal, November 1992. He also authored “Doctor/Patient Privilege in Work Place Injuries: Should Filing a Claim Waive Privilege?,” Workplace Remedies III (1992). This article was presented at the American Bar Association’s seminar on workers' compensation and employer liability in April 1992. Admitted to Practice: State Courts of Illinois |