ESP KREUZER CORES - Key Persons
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- Partner / Location: Wheaton, Illinois
Adam Carter has represented corporations and individuals in state and federal courts for over 15 years in the defense of complex tort and commercial litigation, including product liability, aviation litigation, construction litigation, catastrophic loss, professional liability, premises liability, and breach of contract cases.
He is currently an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel and serves on the IDC Civil Practice Committee and Legislative Committee.
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- Partner / Location: Wheaton, Illinois
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- Managing Partner / Location: Wheaton, Illinois
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- Partner / Location: Wheaton, Illinois
Jeffrey S. Barger has extensive experience in the areas of construction litigation, commercial litigation, and insurance coverage litigation. Leading Lawyers Magazine, a division of Law Bulletin Media, has named Mr. Barger as one of the top 100 lawyers in the State of Illinois in the area of construction law. Mr. Barger graduated with Honors from the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign, where he majored in Political Science and minored in Economics. Mr. Barger received his Juris Doctor Degree from Chicago- Kent College of Law. While in law school, Mr. Barger served as President of the Christian Legal Society.
Mr. Barger is married to Fulbright Scholar and Wheaton College Assistant Professor, Dr. R. Pam Barger. Mr. Barger has served as an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman in Milton Township 15.
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- Partner / Location: Wheaton, Illinois
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- of Counsel / Location: Wheaton, Illinois
Prior to 2000, Rich Schulman was Associate General Counsel for the National Credit Union Administration responsible for the agency's regulatory program as well as a trial attorney involved in many troubled credit union cases. Prior to his eleven years with the NCUA, Rich was a Captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps serving as a criminal prosecutor in Texas, Korea and the Arlington, Virginia.
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- of Counsel / Location: Wheaton, Illinois
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- Associate / Location: Wheaton, Illinois
- Member of the DuPage County Bar Association
Shanna N. Valenti attended Westminster College in Fulton, MO, where she graduated with a B.A. in History. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Southern Illinois University School of Law in Carbondale, IL where she graduated Cum Laude. She earned her Juris Doctorate from SIU School of Law in 2014. Shanna is admitted to practice law in Illinois.
During Shanna's undergraduate career, she was a four year captain of the Women's Volleyball Team. Shanna broke the school record for most career digs her senior year. Shanna was also named the Female Student-Athlete of the Year her senior year and continues to play in volleyball leagues in the western suburbs.
While in Law School, Shanna was a member of the SIU Law Journal, where she was selected a CaseNote/Comment Editor of the journal her 3L year. Additionally, Shanna was selected as a Taylor Mattis Fellow where she mentored 1L students during weekly meetings.
Shanna is a member of the DuPage County Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, and Chicago Bar Association. She is also a member of the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers.
In her spare time, Shanna enjoys playing with her three dogs (Max, Maddie, and Murphy), going to the gym, and spending time with family and friends.
Job Titles:
- Partner / Location: Wheaton, Illinois