Clayborne and Wagner LLP is pleased to announce that attorney Jennifer Pitzer has joined the firm in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation.
Prior to joining Clayborne & Wagner, Pitzer spent six years as a law clerk in the Southern District of Illinois with particular emphasis on Section 1983 litigation. Pitzer was also formerly an associate of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, where she worked on municipal matters, labor & employment, school law, and toxic torts.
“It is with great pleasure that we welcome Jennifer to our firm,” said Michael L. Wagner, Partner of Clayborne & Wagner LLP. “Her qualifications and background in Personal Injury Litigationis something we are excited about and eager to share with our clients.”
Pitzer received her Juris Doctor Degree in law from the St. Louis University School of Law in 2011. She also served as managing editor for the Saint Louis University Law Journal “Teaching Admiralty” issue. She received a top student award in Civil Procedure 1, Civil Procedure 2, Constitutional Law 1, Constitutional Law 2, and Health Care law.
Pitzer was admitted to the Illinois bar in 2011 and the Missouri bar in 2012 and can be reached by calling 618.239.0187 or via email, jpitzer@cswlawllp.com.
Clayborne and Wagner LLP is pleased to announce that attorney Corinne Mitchell has joined the firm in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation and Animal Law.
Prior to joining Clayborne & Wagner, Mitchell spent two years as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge David R. Herndon in the Southern District of Illinois, with a particular emphasis on mass actions and multi-district litigation.
Prior to clerking, Mitchell served as an associate attorney for HeplerBroom LLC, where she worked exclusively on the complex litigation team, working closely on high-profile toxic tort trials in the city of St. Louis.
“We are more than pleased to welcome Corinne to our growing firm,” said James F. Clayborne, Jr, Partner of Clayborne & Wagner LLP. “Her talent and experience in products liability and personal injury will provide a valuable skill set to our clients. She is sure to be a great asset to our team.”
Mitchell received her Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Illinois College of Law in2015 where she participated in moot court and was a selected finalist of the ABA Negotiations Competition.
Mitchell was admitted to the Illinois bar in 2015 and the Missouri bar in 2016and can be reached by calling 618.239.0187 or via email, cmitchell@cswlawllp.com.
An Arbitrator for the Illinois Workers’ Compensation issued a decision in favor of the employer represented by Attorney Jennifer Barbieri. Petitioner, a bakery worker for Respondent, claimed she sustained injuries to her low back during an unwitnessed lifting accident. Petitioner demanded that Respondent authorize surgery for her low back condition, pay almost three (3) years of TTD benefits, and pay disputed medical expenses. Respondent denied the claim with Ms. Barbieri arguing that Petitioner completely failed to prove that she sustained a work-related accident.
The Arbitrator agreed with Ms. Barbieri’s position and the evidence put forth on behalf of the employer in ruling that Petitioner failed to prove that she sustained a work-related accident. Based upon the finding of no accident, all remaining issues including causal connection, liability for unpaid medical bills, temporary total disability, and prospective care were rendered moot. The Arbitrator agreed with Ms. Barbieri’s arguments that the contemporaneous medical record did not support Petitioner’s version of events, as well as the fact that the discrepancies in the timing of the injury, mechanism of injury, and Petitioner’s history were not corroborated in the evidence. As such, all benefits were denied. Febus v. Roundy’s d/b/a Mariano’s.
Jay Dowling was welcomed named to the Energy Bar Association’s State Utility Commission Practice Committee. The Committee serves lawyers who focus their practices on energy regulatory cases that proceed before state regulatory commissions.
An insurance subrogation lawsuit against AmerenIP to recover for property damage to an insured’s property was dismissed with prejudice by a Madison County judge based upon the AmerenIP tariff filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission. AmerenIP was represented by John Sabo of Clayborne, Sabo & Wagner LLP.
Majority Partner James Clayborne Jr. announced that Clayborne, Sabo and Wagner LLP will open a Chicago office in February.
The location will be in downtown Chicago near the Cook County Courthouse. According to Mr. Clayborne the decision to open a Chicago location was driven by requests from the Firm’s clients located in the Chicago and northern Illinois area. The location of the new office will be made public soon.
