Insurance defense counsel

Strategic defense.
Practical resolution.

Insurance defense for automobile, rideshare, and liability matters.

Clear direction for carriers, claims professionals, and insureds.

AUTOMOBILE & RIDESHARE DEFENSE

A clear strategy.
A practical way forward.

JHB defends automobile accident and rideshare matters for carriers and insureds. We evaluate the facts, assess exposure, and plan the work around the client’s objectives.

Evaluate early.

Identify the issues that can change the assessment.

Keep clients informed.

Clear reporting as the evidence and options evolve.

Automobiles and commercial vehicles on a Chicago street

PURPOSEFUL ADVOCACY

Prepared for trial.
Focused on resolution.

Our practice

Focused where the decisions matter.

01

Insurance Defense

Counsel for insurance carriers, claims professionals, and insureds, with a clear view of exposure, litigation cost, and the path to resolution.

02

Workers’ Compensation

Workers’ compensation representation for insurance carriers, employers, self-insured organizations, and third-party administrators.

03

Condemnation & Eminent Domain

Representation for state and local governmental agencies in eminent domain and condemnation matters.

04

Personal Injury

Careful attention to the facts and the person involved, with clear communication and practical guidance for the next step.

Illustrative glass-walled conference room with a meeting table

Precision in practice

Analysis that informs
the next decision.

Evaluate early. Identify the facts and disputed issues that could change the assessment.

Understand exposure. Consider the value of proposed work alongside litigation costs and the client’s objectives.

Keep clients informed. Report developments clearly as the evidence, evaluation, and options evolve.

Our attorneys

The judgment behind the strategy.

Meet the attorneys guiding matters from early evaluation through resolution.

Team backgrounds include trial and appellate defense, arbitration, and federal judicial clerkship experience. Explore the profiles for the experience behind the strategy.

Brian M. Begley

Brian M. Begley

Founding Partner

Insurance defense & condemnation

View Brian’s profile →

David B. Reeves

David B. Reeves

Attorney

Insurance defense

View David’s profile →

Kimberly Bernhard

Kimberly Bernhard

Attorney

Renee Wright

Renee Wright

Attorney

Civil litigation & insurance defense

View Renee’s profile →

CAREERS AT JHB

Good judgment
belongs here.

Build your next chapter around purposeful litigation, professional growth, and work that moves clients forward.

Attorneys

Bring your experience, analysis, and advocacy.

Legal Assistants

Help keep matters organized and clients informed.

START A CONVERSATION

Discuss your next matter.

Contact our Wheaton office to discuss a matter or connect with our team.