Recognition
Rachel D. Kiley and Gregory V. Ginex have been selected for inclusion in the 2012, 2013 and 2014 editions of Illinois Super Lawyers - Rising Stars.
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In February 2015, Michael D. Krause and Rachel D. Kiley obtained a defense verdict after a one week trial in a dental malpractice claim in which the jury only needed to deliberate for eleven minutes. Plaintiff alleged that Dr. Adams negligently performed dental work and failed to obtain informed consent. More specifically, Plaintiff argued that she went to see Dr. Adams for two implants. Instead, Dr. Adams did the preparatory work for a full-mouth restoration. Plaintiff ar
Recognition
Rachel D. Kiley, Gregory V. Ginex and Jeffrey J. Escher have been selected as Emerging Lawyers by the Law Bulletin Company's Leading Lawyers Division.
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In March 2010 Jeremiah P. Connolly obtained a defense verdict on behalf of Service Limousine and its driver, Jerry Fiscus, in a catastrophic injury case involving an automobile accident on the I-90 Expressway in Chicago. Plaintiff sustained massive head injury and multiple fractures and was in a coma for months before undergoing rehabilitation. Plaintiff suffered severe and permanent cognitive impairment, physical deficits, impaired speech and impaired vision. He can no lon
Recognition
Our founding partners, Jeremiah P. Connolly and Barry G. Bollinger have been selected for inclusion in the 2011 edition of Illinois Super Lawyers. Mr. Connolly and Mr. Bollinger have been included in the publication since 2005 and 2006 respectively.
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In February 2010, Gregory V. Ginex successfully co-chaired the defense of George Nissan, D.O., Betsy Pepper, M.D. and the Diamond Headache Clinic in a wrongful death medical malpractice case. Plaintiff alleged that her sixteen year old son was wrongfully prescribed Effexor XR, an antidepressant, for treatment of his migraine headaches. Plaintiff further alleged that the administration of Effexor XR caused plaintiff's decedent to commit suicide on February 4, 2004. Plaintiff r
Recognition
Bollinger Connolly Krause is pleased to announce that in October 2010, the Cook County Jury Verdict Reporter recognized our partners Jeremiah P. Connolly and Gregory V. Ginex with an award for Trial Lawyer Excellence for obtaining a defense verdict in the case of Samuels v. Tishman Speyer Properties. The award was presented at the JVR’s Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration and First Annual Awards Ceremony and was only one of two awards given for outstanding defense verdicts. Cong
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In November 2009, Gregory V. Ginex successfully co-chaired the defense of Jason Birnholz, M.D., and Diagnostic Ultrasound Consultants in a wrongful birth medical malpractice case. Plaintiffs alleged that had various abnormalities been identified on ultrasound, they would have terminated the pregnancy. Plaintiffs requested $3.8 - $4.2 million from the jury for the past and future costs of caring for their son. The jury returned a verdict in less than one hour in favor of the d
Recognition
Connolly & Krause is pleased to announce that Barry Bollinger has been honored by the Leading Lawyers Network in Chicago Medicine's Annual Magazine, 2010 edition, as being a leading Chicago area medical malpractice defense lawyer.
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In October 2009, Barry G. Bollinger obtained the most significant defense verdict in Cook County history. In 2006, a Cook County jury rendered a $35 million dollar verdict against Debra Thedos and the Cook County Sheriff's Office, in the case entitled Petraski v. Thedos, et al. Following that verdict, the excess carrier for the defendants placed Barry as lead appellate and trial counsel. The appeal of the verdict was successful and the retrial of the case, with Barry as lead
