ATTORNEYS
ANNE Z. MURPHY
SOLO PRACTITIONER
BIO
Anne is a personal injury trial lawyer in the areas of wrongful death, product liability, motor vehicle crashes, medical malpractice, premises liability and slip and falls. Anne's trial verdicts and settlements total in the millions of dollars.
She brings seventeen years of award winning litigation experience to her practice. Anne was named as a Lawyer of Distinction in 2019. For the last seven years, she has earned the "10 Best Attorney" award by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys. By a vote of her peers, Anne is also rated a Super Lawyer.
Anne began her career completing two judicial clerkships in Cleveland, Ohio at the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas and the Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District.
Thereafter, Anne went into private practice at Hawbecker & Garver, LLC managing the firm's entire personal injury practice.
Combining her experience in the trial courts, appellate courts and in a private firm, Anne opened her own practice in 2017. Anne personally oversees all of her cases from case inception through trial and settlement offering personal, individualized service.
EDUCATION
Miami University
Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, 2000
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, 2000
Cleveland State University, JD, 2004
BAR LOCATION
Admittance in Ohio, 2004
United States District Court, N.D. Ohio, 2005
Admittance in Illinois, 2006
HONORS:
Super Lawyer, Thompson Reuters Super Lawyer, 2024
Top 10 Civil Litigation Attorney, Illinois, Attorney & Practice Magazine, 2023
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Top 10 Personal Injury, Attorney and Practice Magazine, 2020-2021
Selected to the Illinois Super Lawyers "Rising Stars" List: 2015, 2016, 2017
Lawyer of Distinction, 2019
Selected to the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys "Top Ten" from 2017-2019
MEMBERSHIPS:
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
National Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
Illinois State Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
Women's Bar Association
DuPage County Bar Association
THOMAS J. CUNNINGHAM
OF COUNSEL
BIO
Tom is methodical, thorough and experienced. He has successfully represented personal injury clients for over forty years, recovering millions of dollars for his clients.
EDUCATION
Arizona State University, 1964
Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1967
BAR LOCATION
Admittance in Illinois, 1967
Admittance to the Northern District of Illinois
Admittance to the Supreme Court of the United States, 1968
HONORS:
Law Review
Moot Court Team
MEMBERSHIPS:
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
DuPage County Bar Association
