Amy L. Dvorak
Partner, Chicago
Amy Dvorak is a partner in the firm’s Chicago office. She concentrates her nationally based practice on subrogation and recovery involving extensive property damage claims.
Brad Gordon is the managing partner of the firm’s Chicago office. He focuses his practice on litigation, representing the interests of corporations and insurance companies throughout the United States. Mr. Gordon has extensive experience in all phases of complex litigation, as well as aggregation of mass tort claims. In addition to handling subrogation matters involving product failures and construction defects, Mr. Gordon has also prosecuted high-profile claims involving Ford Ignition Switches, Ford Speed Control Deactivation Switches and Torchiere Halogen Lamps.
Mr. Gordon takes great pride in his long-standing relationships with clients as he leads them through all phases of litigation. He is also well-versed in resolving matters through alternative dispute resolution in forums such as the American Arbitration Association and Inter-Company Arbitration.
Mr. Gordon is licensed to practice law in Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota. He is also admitted to the United States District Court for the Central, Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois, the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, the Northern District of Texas, the District of Colorado and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Iowa in 1993 and his Juris Doctor from DePaul College of Law in 1997.
Mr. Gordon frequently presents and lectures at the National Association of Subrogation Professional’s annual conference, along with other regional insurance seminars. Recent presentations include Fundamentals of a Relationship between Origin and Cause Investigator and Attorney, Spoliation of Evidence, and Aggregation of Claims. Recently, he was a participant in an expert panel at the Annual Meeting of the Illinois Association of Arson Investigators and was named to the IAAI Insurance Training and Membership Advisory Committee. In 2015, he achieved an AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell rating, the highest possible rating for an attorney for both ethical standards and legal ability. In his spare time, Mr. Gordon has volunteered his time with the local YMCA and Y-ME programs, along with becoming involved with the Court Appointed Special Advocates program of Lake County, Illinois. Mr. Gordon also spends his time volunteering for the Lincolnshire Sports Association.
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Amy Dvorak is a partner in the firm’s Chicago office. She concentrates her nationally based practice on subrogation and recovery involving extensive property damage claims.
Emma Gaddipati is a partner in the firm’s Chicago office. Ms. Gaddipati practices primarily in the areas of subrogation recovery and product liability. She represents clients before various state and federal courts throughout the country.
Brad Gordon is the managing partner of the firm’s Chicago office. He focuses his practice on litigation, representing the interests of corporations and insurance companies throughout the United States
Howard Lieber is of counsel in the firm’s Chicago office. Mr. Lieber practices in both State and Federal courts handling a variety of matters including class actions, product liability/construction defect claims, professional liability claims, directors/officers claims, errors/omission claims, insurance coverage matters, warehouse/bailment matters, contract matters and premises liability.
Mark McGuire is a partner in the firm’s Chicago office. Mr. McGuire focuses his practice on litigation matters involving insurance subrogation, products liability, premises liability and insurance defense.
Jessica Odum is an associate in the firm’s Chicago office. Her practice focuses primarily in the areas of property subrogation, products liability, and premises liability.
Brad Gordon will present “Legal Considerations During Your Investigation” from 8:00a.m.-11:30a.m. at the 2024 Indiana Fire Investigation Conference on Tuesday, August 13 in Danville, Indiana.
Grotefeld Hoffmann had the honor of hosting the 2024 Lloyd’s of London 30 Under 30 Tour in Miami, Florida. During this biennial event, up-and-coming members of the Lloyd’s of London insurance market study insurance-related businesses. Joel Radakovich and Meghan Rodda organized the event, which featured presentations and discussion with scientists from University of Miami Rosenstiel […]
Grotefeld Hoffmann is excited to be part of the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) 75th Anniversary International Training Conference. If you’re attending, be sure to check out the following session: Brad Gordon, together with Daniel Jaeger of Chubb, Jack Roble of West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, and Jason Mardirosian of IAAI will present a […]
